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Portable Spectrophotometers

DC-26D

DC-26D
DC-26D Handheld

DC-26D Portable Spectrophotometer
 

Precision Colour Measurement in the Palm of Your Hand

The DC-26D Portable Spectrophotometer is engineered for professionals who require precise colour measurements across various industries. It offers a wide wavelength range from 360nm to 780nm, making it suitable for applications that demand accuracy beyond the capabilities of standard colourimeters.
 

Key Features:

  • High Accuracy: Measurement repeatability of ΔE*ab ≤ 0.01 ensures consistent results, crucial for maintaining colour standards.

  • Versatile Measurement Modes: Supports both SCI and SCE modes, allowing for comprehensive surface analysis.

  • Dual Light Source: Utilises both xenon lamps and LEDs to provide a robust and long-lasting light source, with a service life of up to 10 million measurements.

  • Adaptable Apertures: supplied with six different apertures to measure various sample sizes, from large surfaces to intricate details.

  • Comprehensive Colour Space Support: Measures and displays data in multiple colour spaces, including CIE-Lab, CIE-LCh, HunterLab, and more.

  • User-Friendly Interface: Equipped with a full-colour 3.5-inch screen and Bluetooth connectivity, it easily integrates with Android, iOS, and Windows devices through the "NetProf" software.

  • Automatic Calibration: Features intelligent calibration using BCRA-certified plates, ensuring the instrument remains accurate over time.

  • Lightweight & Portable: Weighing only 600g, it’s easy to carry and use in various locations, providing on-the-go colour measurement.

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Innovative Dual Light Source for Superior Accuracy

Featuring cutting-edge dual light source system, combining the strengths of pulsed xenon lamps and high-precision LEDs. This advanced system ensures reliable, consistent measurements across a wide range of materials and finishes.
 

Pulsed Xenon Lamp: Provides a broad spectrum light source that mimics natural daylight, ideal for measuring colours accurately across a variety of settings.
 

High-Precision LEDs: These offer long-lasting, stable illumination with precise control, ensuring the device delivers accurate readings even in challenging conditions.

This dual light source approach not only extends the operational life of the device but also enhances the consistency of measurements, reducing the variability often seen in single-source systems.

Advanced Calibration for Consistent Precision

Equipped with an automatic calibration feature, ensuring that your device maintains peak performance with minimal user intervention. Additionally, the device includes the BCRA Green Tile Wavelength Calibration, a critical tool for ensuring accurate wavelength readings across the spectrum. By using these calibration tiles, you can trust that your measurements will remain consistent and accurate, aligning with industry standards and ensuring the highest level of colour precision in your operations.

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DC-26D with Calibration base
DC-26D BCRA Green Tile Calibration
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Versatile Aperture Sizes for Diverse Applications

Includes as standard 6 interchangeable aperture sizes, (Φ11mm, Φ10mm, Φ6mm, Φ5mm, Φ3mm and a1mm x 3mm), allowing you to select the best fit for your specific measurement needs. Whether you're working with small, detailed samples or larger surfaces, these apertures provide the flexibility to achieve accurate, consistent measurements across various materials and textures.

DC-26D Apertures
DC-26D broad spectral range of 360-780 nm

Wavelength Precision for Comprehensive Colour Analysis


Operates with a spectral wavelength range of 360-780 nm, extending beyond the typical visible spectrum (approximately 380-740 nm) to cover parts of the ultraviolet (UV) and near-infrared (NIR) spectra. This broader range allows for enhanced material analysis, capturing properties that may only be visible under UV or NIR light. It ensures more comprehensive and accurate colour measurements, especially in industries where these extended spectra are critical, such as coatings, plastics, and textiles.

NETPROF available

NetProf Network Calibration Support

The DC-26D supports NetProf, a network calibration function that ensures your spectrophotometers maintain consistent, accurate measurements. Using NetProf software, users can regularly check their instruments' performance, mitigating risks associated with component aging or system deviations. This calibration method ensures that your colour data remains reliable and consistent, bringing confidence and precision to your quality control processes.

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Exceptional Inter-Instrument Agreement and Repeatability

Engineered for superior inter-instrument agreement, ensuring that measurements taken by different devices remain consistent, even when used across various locations. This feature is essential for maintaining uniformity in large-scale operations where multiple instruments are involved. The DC-26D offers an impressive inter-instrument agreement with a dE*ab≤0.12, synchronising the calibration data of each device to ensure aligned and reliable colour measurements across your global supply chain.

DC-26D Inter-Instrument agreement
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DC-26D Technical Specifications

  • Geometry: d/8, SCI+SCE(diffused illumination,8° viewing, Specular 

  • Repeatability: dE*ab≤0.01

  • Inter-instrument agreement: ΔE*ab ≤ 0.12 (BCRA Series Ⅱ, average measurement of 12 tiles)

  • Display accuracy: 0.01

  • Illumination Area/Aperture: Φ11mm,Φ10mm,Φ6mm,Φ5mm,Φ3mm,1mm x 3mm (6 Supplied)

  • Colour Spaces and Indices: Reflectance, CIE-Lab, CIE-LCh, HunterLab, CIE Luv, XYZ, Yxy, RGB, Colour difference (ΔEab, ΔEcmc, ΔE94, ΔE00), WI (ASTM E313-00, ASTM E313-73, CIE/ISO, AATCC, Hunter, Taube Berger Stensby), YI (ASTM D1925, ASTM E313-00, ASTM E313-73), Blackness (My, dM), Colour Fastness, Tint (ASTM E313-00), Colour Density CMYK (A, T, E, M), Milm, Munsell, Opacity, Colour strength

  • Illuminants: A, B, C, D50, D55, D65, D75, F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, F7, F8, F9, F10, F11, F12, CWF, U30, U35, DLF, NBF, TL83, TL84, ID50, ID65, LED-B1, LED-B2, LED-B3, LED-B4, LED-B5, LED-BH1, LED-RGB1, LED-V1, LED-V2

  • Light Source: Full-band balanced LED light source + xenon lamp +UV

  • Camera for aperture viewing: Yes

  • Software: Android, Android, iOS, Windows, WeChat applet

  • Observer: 2°, 10°

  • Sphere Size: 40mm

  • Standards: Conforms to CIE No.15, GB/T 3978, GB 2893, GB/T 18833, ISO7724-1, ASTM E1164, DIN5033 Teil7

  • Spectroscopic method: Grating spectroscopy

  • Sensor: Dual column high-precision CMOS array sensor

  • Wavelength Interval: 10nm

  • Wavelength Range: 360-780nm

  • Reflectance Range: 0-200%

  • Reflectance Resolution: 0.01%

  • Measurement Time: < 2s

  • Interface: USB, Bluetooth

  • Screen: IPS Full Colour Screen, 3.5 inches

  • Battery: Rechargeable, 8000 times continuous measurements, 3.7V/3000mAh

  • Lamp Lifetime: 10 years, 1 million measurements

  • Language: English & Chinese

  • Storage Memory: Instrument: 10,000 items; APP: Mass storage

  • Colour: Black

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