Unlock Flawless Color Fidelity with the Calibrite Digital ColorChecker SG
In the world of professional photography and digital imaging, color is not just a detail—it's everything. Inconsistent color from capture to edit wastes valuable time and can compromise your creative vision. The Calibrite Digital ColorChecker SG (Semi-Gloss) is the definitive tool designed to eliminate this guesswork, providing an unparalleled standard for achieving true-to-life, predictable color across your entire workflow.
Engineered for photographers, filmmakers, and digital archivists who demand the highest level of color accuracy, the ColorChecker SG is more than just a reference target; it's the foundation of a robust, professional color management system. Its expansive palette of 140 patches—including the 24 original ColorChecker colors, 17 grayscale steps, and 14 unique skin-tone shades—offers a comprehensive range of colors specifically chosen to mimic real-world objects and tones. This extended gamut allows you to create highly precise, custom ICC and DNG camera profiles that account for the unique characteristics of your camera, lens, and lighting combination.
The semi-gloss surface is meticulously designed to minimize specular highlights and glare, ensuring even illumination and a more accurate profile. By photographing the ColorChecker SG in your shooting environment, you capture a scientifically precise color reference. This reference file is then used with compatible software to build a custom profile, which corrects for color casts and ensures that the colors you see on your monitor are the colors you captured in the field. This streamlined process not only saves countless hours in post-production but also guarantees consistency from shoot to shoot, camera to camera. Stop correcting color and start perfecting it. Elevate your work with the precision and reliability that professionals trust.
Key Features
- Expanded Color Palette: Features 140 carefully selected color patches, including skin tones and grayscale steps, for creating highly accurate camera profiles.
- Professional-Grade Accuracy: The industry-standard tool for building custom DNG and ICC camera profiles, ensuring true-to-life color reproduction.
- Semi-Gloss (SG) Surface: Optimally designed to reduce glare and specular highlights, providing a more precise reference under any lighting condition.
- Streamlined Workflow: Drastically reduces post-production time by eliminating the need for extensive manual color correction.
- Broad Software Compatibility: Works seamlessly with major profiling software, including Calibrite Camera Calibration software, i1Profiler, i1Match, and more.
- Consistent Results: Achieve uniform color across different cameras, lenses, and lighting setups for a cohesive body of work.
Technical Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Patches | 140 |
| Target Type | Semi-Gloss Color Reference Chart |
| Dimensions | 8.25 x 11 inches (20.95 x 27.94 cm) |
| Humidity Range | 85% or less, non-condensing |
| Included Colors | Standard 24 ColorChecker patches, 17 grayscale steps, 14 skin tones |
| Primary Use | Creating custom DNG and ICC camera profiles |
Shipping policy
Any items which are in stock, will be dispatched immediately - same day if possible and morning of the following business day at the latest. Items which are not in stock at our local warehouse will be routed to us, and dispatched immediately upon arrival to us. In that case, the estimated dispatch time is noted on the product page.
Note that you are always welcome to email info@dittools.eu or call (+372) 5556 0057 for a more accurate shipping time estimate, as this does vary depending on a number of factors.
Standard shipping
Unless otherwise noted, all items are shipped standard via DPD. We normally ship to European Union countries only – do contact us for possible exceptions, particularly other European mainland countries. Shipping times vary between 1 to 10 business days within Europe – an up to date estimate will be given at checkout.
Express shipping
Our shipping partner for expedited deliveries is DHL Express; please contact us directly for a quote.
Returning an item
If you are not completely satisfied with your purchase, you can return your item(s) for a full refund within 14 days of confirmed delivery.
Special sales, demo items and promotions may have modified return policies. If an item from a bundle is returned for refund, the total bundle discount or the total value of the gifts will get deducted from the returned item prior to issuing a refund. If the bundle discount (or gift value) exceeds the value of the returned item, the difference must be paid to be able to return the item.
Return autorization
If you would like to return any item(s), please contact us by either emailing info@dittools.eu or calling (+372) 5556 0057. We will share with you a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) code and ask that you clearly mark this code outside of your shipping box as you ship your item(s) back for a refund.
You will be liable for the shipping and any applicable customs/duty fees returning the item(s).
Incorrect items
If the return is made due to a faulty product, or an incorrectly shipped product, or if you are returning the item(s) due to a defect, or functionality issue, or because it is not the item you have ordered, we will gladly email or mail a return shipping label covering all shipping related expenses. In order to determine whether the return is initiated due to a technical problem, we may ask for you to provide visual support like images or a video on the item(s).
Shipping
Returned merchandise must be in its original packaging, and placed in a decent shipping box, e.g. the same box that we shipped the items to you in. Please make sure to clearly mark the RMA code you have received from us outside on the box.
Do not forget to cover or peel off any existing shipping labels on the box.
DIT Supplies OÜ cannot be held accountable for return shipments that have not reached us or returns made without RMA codes. We strongly advise that if you are returning the item(s) with a carrier of your choice that you use a traceable shipping method.
It may take 4-5 business days for your return to reach us. Once it is received and inspected, your refund will be processed and automatically applied to your credit card or original method of payment within 14 business days. Please note that depending on your credit card company, it may take an additional 2-4 business days after your credit is applied for it to post to your account.
Customs, duties & taxes
There are no customs duties or taxes on orders shipping within the EU. Orders shipped outside of the EU may be subject to import taxes, customs duties and fees collected by the destination country. The recipient of an international shipment may be subject to such import taxes, customs duties and fees, which are collected once a shipment reaches the recipient's country. Additional charges for customs clearance must be paid for by the recipient; we have no control over these charges and cannot predict what they may be. Customs policies vary widely from country to country; and when customs clearance procedures are required, it can cause delays beyond our original delivery estimates. We advise that you contact your local customs office for more information.