| Feature |
Datacolor 500 |
Datacolor 500UV |
Datacolor 550 |
| Instrument type |
Dual beam d/8º spectrophotometer |
| Illumination source |
Pulsed xenon filtered to approximate D65 |
| Sphere diameter |
152 mm / 6 in |
| Wavelength Range |
360 nm -700 nm |
| Wavelength resolution |
2 nm |
| Reporting interval |
10 nm |
| Photometric range |
0-200% |
| Spectral analyzer |
Proprietary SP2000 analyzer with dual 256 element diode array |
20 Read Repeatability on White Tile
Using Double Flash (CIELAB)* |
0.03 (max) |
Inter-instrument Agreement –
Reflectance Measurements (CIELAB)* |
0.15 (avg)
0.30 (max) |
| Lens |
4 position auto-zoom |
| Aperture Plates |
3 Standard
LAV (30 mm illuminated, 26 mm measured)
SAV (9 mm illuminated, 5 mm measured)
USAV (6.5 mm illuminated, 2.5 mm measured)
2 Optional
MAV (20 mm illuminated, 16 mm measured)
XUSAV (3.0 mm illuminated, 2.5 mm measured) |
| Aperture Detection |
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| Automated, adjustable UV Calibration |
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| UV Cutoff Filters |
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400 nm
420 nm
460 nm |
400 nm
420 nm
460 nm |
| Remote Measurement Button |
 |
| Sample Positioning Camera |
 |
| Vertical Mount |
 |
| Transmittance |
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| Inter-instrument Agreement – Regular Transmittance at 550 nm |
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±0.40% at 85% T
±0.20% at 32% T |
| Inter-instrument Agreement – Transmission Haze Measurements |
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±0.30% at 10% TH |
| Transmission Sampling Aperture Size |
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22 mm |
| Operating Environment |
5° to 40°C up to 85% RH, non-condensing |