Datacolor Spyder X2 Elite

Spyder X2 | Elite
Colour Calibration Tool for Display Monitors

Ideal for photographers, hybrid photo/video producers, digital designers and content creators with standard to advanced calibration needs who may run multiple displays on one or more computers. Ideal for use in studios/set workspaces.

Key Features:

• Lens-based, expanded X2 sensor capabilities allows for enhanced colour/brightness range calibration in today’s HDR/high-brightness monitor market, up to 2000 nits.
• Ideal for both photo and video, as well as digital design, content creation and HDR content production and consumers with high brightness monitor/advanced calibration needs.
• Adaptable X2 sensor ensures precision calibration for today’s high-brightness monitors, connected TVs and projectors plus ensures ongoing functionality with future technical advances in HDR/high-brightness monitors.
• Remastered software provides a cleaner more concise user interface (UI) experience.
• New hardware with native USB-C connection. Also includes USB-A adaptor for added convenience.
• Ultimate colour control capabilities (High Brightness Workflow; Video & Cinema Targets (Rec. 709, Rec.2020); Advanced Display Mapping & Analysis; unlimited calibration settings; Soft Proofing; Studio Match for multiple monitor calibration.
• Note: Make sure HDR mode is turned off before calibrating your monitor to avoid inaccurate results.

Datacolor has remastered their Spyder X software and expanded their sensor capabilities to deliver their most versatile monitor colour calibration tool to date.

• Advanced Display Mapping & Analysis

  Get a better understanding of the colour, brightness, contrast, gamut, tone response and white point of your monitors. You can also check screen brightness, colour uniformity, and display colour accuracy.
   

• Side-by-side Multiple Computer/Display Calibration

  Studio Match provides simultaneous side-by-side calibration for multiple computers/displays. Ensures consistent and accurate colour reproduction across multiple connected monitors with most monitor types.
   

• Video and Cinema Targets

  Experience a more concise user interface (UI) experience. Includes video calibration targets Rec. 709 and Rec. 2020.
   

• Unlimited Calibration Settings

  Starting with industry-standard presets, you can customize settings to meet all your calibration needs, including fully customizable gamma curves, white point, and brightness settings.
   

• Soft Proofing

  Allows you to simulate other displays and devices on your calibrated screen. For printers, you can see how prints will look for a specific printer model, paper and ink, and upload ICC printer profiles.
   

• Room Light Monitoring

  An integrated ambient light sensor measures your room light throughout the day allowing you to adjust your display brightness and contrast to ideal levels. The software can either warn you to recalibrate or do it automatically using custom profiles based on light level.

How it works

Display calibration optimizes your monitor’s colour performance and accuracy for your workflow (photography, videography, etc.). This quick and easy process measures, evaluates and corrects your monitor display for an accurate view into your digital world.

Spyder monitor calibrators create an ICC display profile that is used by the video card and colour managed software in your computer’s operating system. A calibrated display enables your computer to show a true colour representation of your image file within your editing software so you can make accurate editing decision to create the look you want.