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Photo Research PR-521 ColorMate Photometer / Colorimeter


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The PR-521 ColorMate / SpotMate system is a completely portable hand-held, battery powered auto-ranging photometer and colorimeter.  It provides everything you need for video calibration in one small package at a surprisingly affordable price. 

It features a backlit touch- screen LCD display, USB interface, Secure Digital (SD) card and rechargeable lithium-ion battery.

Through-the-Lens Optics

The through-the-lens optical system (Pritchard Optics) gives you unambiguous target alignment.  What you see through the viewfinder is the exact area you are measuring

Photo   Research PR-521 ColorMate Photometer Colorimeter

Photo   Research PR-523 ColorMate Photometer Colorimeter side view

Photo Research PR-525 ColorMate Photometer Colorimeter

 

The PR-521 is a combination of two other Photo Research Units: The PR-525 Photometer / Colorimeter, and the PR-523 through-the-lens optical system.

Technical Specifications

Standard Equipment PR-525 ColorMate with Illuminance Measuring Head, Lithium-ion battery, carrying case, AC Adapter, Secure digital (SD) card Utilities software
Digital Resolution 20 Bits
Display Backlit Touch Screen LCD
Sync Range 20 to 400 Hz
Options PR 515 Remote Heads (up to 15)
Luminance Range 1.19 to 35,700,000 cd/m2
Luminance Accuracy ±2% against an Illuminant A based Luminance Standard
Luminance Repeatability <1% measuring Illuminant A at 2.0 cd/m2
Illuminance Range (PR-525) 0.0005 - 40,000 fc (0.05 - 400,000 lux) @ 10:1 S/N
Illuminance Accuracy (PR-525) ±2% against NIST traceable illuminance standard at 2856 Kelvin (Illuminant A) @ 0.0125 fc (0.125 lux)
Illuminance Repeatability (PR-525) <1.00% at 0.0125 fc (0.125 lux)
Color Accuracy ± 0.003 in CIE 1931 x,y measuring Illuminant A (2856 Kelvin) @ 0.05 fc (0.5 lux)
Color Precision ± 0.0005 CIE 1931 x,y measuring Illuminant A (2856 Kelvin) @ 0.05 fc (0.5 lux)
Resolution 11 mm spot at 356 mm;  4 inches at 10 feet.
Measurement Storage

Capacity:

Internal: 100 Measurement Buffer (while unit is on).

External: For a 256 MB Card: Approx. 416,000 measurements (approx. 600 bytes per measurement)

PR-523 Specifications Aperture 2 degrees

Luminance Range: 0.08 fl to 10,500,000 fl (0.274 to 35,700,000 cd/m2).

Luminance Repeatability: < 1% measuing Illuminant A at 0.40 fl (1.37 cd/m2).

Color Accuracy and Repeatability: ± 0.003 in CIE 1931 x. y measuing Illuminant A (2856 Kelvin) @ 1.6 fl (5.48 cd/m2)

Measuring Distance:

Spot Size:

356mm (14 in.)

11.54mm (0.454 in.)

1.53m (5 ft.) 53.2mm (2.10 in.)
3.05m (10 ft.) 106.2 (4.08 in.)
Power Rechargeable lithium ion battery - charges while the PR-521 is connected to the computer
Battery Life 6 hours continuous use (without backlight)
Interface USB


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