Calibrate your display - just like professionals. Spyder2express™ calibrates monitors in three easy steps - simply plug it in, specify your display type, and it does the rest, automatically calibrating your monitor or laptop. Check the before-and-after. You'll see the improvement!

Easy Software Wizard - You don't have to be a color expert to calibrate your display
Unique Before & After Viewing Feature - Compare your display before and after calibration
Reliable & Consistent Color - A result of years of research and development provides sophisticated software that makes calibration simple
State of the Art Optical Science - Patented optics make your colors match accurately and simply outstanding reliability backed by a 2 year hardware warranty

Features & Benefits

CRT, LCD, and laptop displays to industry standards.
Easy Software Wizard guiding you through the calibration process in just a few steps means you don't have to be a color guru.
New State-of-the-Art Optical Science provides a five-fold increase in color sensitivity over previous technology with a patent-protected light baffle for accurate characterization of LCD displays.
Sleek, Dual-Phase Hardware Design offers effortless LCD, CRT, and laptop calibration while protecting delicate LCD screens.
Outstanding Reliability backed by a 2 Year hardware warranty
Sophisticated Gray Balance and Tonal Response Algorithms provide demanding users with exceptionally smooth gradient steps and neutral grays.
Unique Before and After Viewing Feature lets you compare your display with and without calibration.
Specifications

OS Compatibility Mac / Windows
Hardware

Accuracy: Chroma x,y: 0.0020 (CRT), 0.0035 (LCD)
Luminance: Y Typical +/- 1.5%
Dynamic Range: Black Point: 0.02 cd/m2 , White Point: > 5,000 cd/m2
Infrared Filter: Included
Calibration Time: Approximately 5 minutes
Optical Device: Patented Datacolor Colorimeter
Mounting Methods: Suction Cups (CRT's), Counterweight (LCD's)
Cable Length: 6 ft
Computer Connection: USB
Dimensions: Depth 1.4" / Width 4.25" / Length 4.7"
Weight: 3.2 oz. (including counterweight & cable)
Hardware warranty: 2 years
Specifications

OS Compatibility Mac / Windows
Software

64 bit compatibility: Yes
Gamma Choices: Fixed
Color Temperature Choices: Fixed
Color Analysis Patches: 64
Customized Analysis for monitor type: Yes
Multi Level Help Screen: Yes
Before and After Feature: Yes
Calibration Reminder: 1 day - 6 months (user defined)
Upgrade Path to Spyder2Pro™: Yes
Included Software: Adobe® Photoshop® Album Starter Edition (Win)
Software Updates: Free
Tech Support: Unlimited
What You Get

Award-Winning Spyder2 Colorimeter
Spyder2express Monitor Calibration Software (Site License)
Adobe® Album Starter Edition (FREE)
Quick Start Guide
2 Year Hardware Warranty
Free Technical Support
Free Software Updates
Requirements

CRT, LCD, Laptop Display
Windows 2000, XP, Vista and higher
Mac OS X 10.3 or higher
Powered USB Port


Solution Comparison

Features Spyder2express Spyder2Suite Spyder2PRO
OS Compatability
HARDWARE
Accuracy Chroma x,y: 0.0020 (CRT), 0.0035 (LCD) Chroma x,y: 0.0020 (CRT), 0.0035 (LCD) Chroma x,y: 0.0020 (CRT), 0.0035 (LCD)
Luminance Y Typical +/- 1.5% Y Typical +/- 1.5% Y Typical +/- 1.5%
Dynamic Range Black Point: 0.02 cd/m2
White Point: > 5,000 cd/m2 Black Point: 0.02 cd/m2
White Point: > 5,000 cd/m2 Black Point: 0.02 cd/m2
White Point: > 5,000 cd/m2
Infrared Filter Included Included Included
Calibration Time Approximately
5 minutes Approximately
5 minutes Approximately
5 minutes
Optical Device Patented Datacolor Colorimeter Patented Datacolor Colorimeter Patented Datacolor Colorimeter
Mounting Methods Suction Cups (CRT’s), Counterweight (LCD’s) Suction Cups (CRT’s), Counterweight (LCD’s) Suction Cups (CRT’s), Counterweight (LCD’s)
Cable Length 6 ft 6 ft 6 ft
Computer Connection USB USB USB
Dimensions Depth 1.4”
Width 4.25”
Length 4.7” Depth 1.4”
Width 4.25”
Length 4.7” Depth 1.4”
Width 4.25”
Length 4.7”
Weight 3.2 oz. (including counterweight & cable) 3.2 oz. (including counterweight & cable) 3.2 oz. (including counterweight & cable)
Hardware warranty 2 years 2 years 2 years
SOFTWARE
64 bit Compatibility Yes Yes Yes
Gamma Choices Fixed 2 Unlimited
Color Temperature Choices Fixed 3 Unlimited
Color Analysis Patches 64 64 64
RGB PreCAL No Yes Yes
Ambient PreciseLight™: No No Yes
Customized Analysis for monitor type Yes Yes Yes
Multiple Monitor Support No No Yes
Front Projector Calibration No No Yes
Custom Response Curve Targeting No No Yes
ICC Profile Support ICC 2 ICC 2 ICC 2, ICC 4
Multi Level Help Screen Yes Yes Yes
Before and After Feature Yes Yes Yes
Calibration Reminder 1 day - 6 months
(user defined) 1 day - 6 months
(user defined) 1 day - 6 months
(user defined)
Upgrade Path to Spyder2Pro™ Yes Yes n/a
Included Software Photoshop® Album Starter Edition (Win) PrintFIX PLUSTM Software PrintFIX PLUSTM Software
Software Updates Free Free Free
Tech Support Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited