The reflectometer, PicoGloss 562MC, is a portable gloss meter with a switchable measuring angle of 20° and 60° and automatic switchover facility to the mirror gloss mode.
At 150 GU and above the PicoGloss 562MC automatically switches over to the mirror gloss measurement mode and there is an increase in the measuring range of up to 1000 and/or 2000 GU.
The high gloss mode with a 20° measuring angle is specially meant for use on high gloss surfaces (e.g. metals) and has a measuring range of 0 to 2000 GU, and a measuring spot (size) of 9 mm x 9 mm (81 mm²).
The medium gloss mode with a 60° measuring angle is specially meant for use on medium gloss surfaces (e.g. varnish, synthetic materials) and has a measuring range of 0 to 1000 GU, and a measuring spot (size) of 8 mm x 16 mm (128 mm²).