Datacolor Spyder5 Studio

£340/$440

www.datacolor.com

The Spyder5 Studio is a calibration kit consisting of the Spyder5 Elite monitor colorimeter, a separate Spyder printspectro colorimeter for assessing printed output, and a small Spydercube to help set the white balance, exposure, black level and brightness when shooting Raw images.

The monitor calibration hardware and software, and the resulting colour accuracy, are identical to the Spyder5 Elite. Printer calibration requires you to print at least one sheet of colour patches, which you scan using the Spyderprint and a plastic ruler guide. Opt for the single-page print of 225 colour patches and the scanning process demands accuracy, but it’s painless; choosing two pages of larger swatches is easier and you can ditch the guide.

Pros Well-priced for a combined monitor and print solution; performs well Cons Bulky to store; print scanning not that smooth We say

It’s not compact, but this kit is reasonable value if you need to calibrate printers too Overall score