Datacolor Spyder5 Pro USB Colorimeter with Desktop Cradle

2019-03-14T20:01:06

Easy to use, did make considerable changes to my screen color. Good to standardize the colors through different devices.

Ali K.

2019-02-19T07:40:56

A calibrated monitor is a must have if you’re serious about your images rendering as they should. I updated to the Spyder 5 Pro from the Spyder 3 Express that I have used for several years. I’m very happy with my purchase.

JEFF S.

2019-01-14T15:24:37

I’ve never calibrated my IMac before despite seeing that the colors of my photos were obviously off. The Datacolor Spyder 5 Pro fixed this within minutes. I would recommend buying it!

Jeffrey R.

2019-01-13T07:37:57

Most people don’t know about how important monitor calibration REALLY is. It will drastically change your photo / video edits. Thanks Adorama.

MIGUEL Q.

2018-11-28T15:40:47

It is easy to use, but unsure if the color is correct. My 3 displays all look pretty different. My old X-Rite did a better job.

MIKE B.

2018-11-27T04:49:05

I was completely satisfied with the spyder until I upgraded my computer with a SSD and had to reinstall all my programs. Everything installed without any issues except the Datacolor software. I spent hours on their support website (which showed others reporting the same error "unknown activation error (102)"). They even had a new improved installation program that didn't work. I opened 2 support tickets, left emails all without a response. It's been over 2 weeks. It worked great for me until I couldn't install it again!

Roy D.

2018-09-06T13:17:10

Having become increasingly frustrated with prints that did not match what I crafted on my monitor, I finally said enough. Since installing and using Spyder5 Pro, I have profilrd my camera and my monitor, and now I see virtually the same thing on both devices, and the resulting print looks nearly exactly like the screens, Finally! I wish I had done this a lot sooner, but it has greatly improved my experience when printig my photos. Thanks Datacolor, and a big thanks to Adorama, the GoTo site for everything photographic

MIKE H.

2018-08-18T12:25:56

easy install sotware , no longer install , i'm really happy with my calibrator device

JUAN V.

2018-06-28T06:12:56

You don't know what you have until it has been really improved. I was pleased with my monitor's color but disappointed with the photos I had printed. Colors on paper were wonky. So I bit the bullet and bought this diminutive monitor color calibrator. I have been happy with the results. The before and after renditions of my own photos shown when setting it up are dramatic. I had my laptop screen and and monitor looking very much alike before the setup, so I could see the changes in front of my eyes, proving the changes shown by the software. My photos now print much more like what I see on my monitor. Unfortunately, I think I will upgrade to a brighter monitor because my HP Pavilion 27dw isn't bright enough to give the best color rendition. As Gilda Radner used to say, "It's always something..."

Clint H.

2018-06-26T09:24:50

Spyder 5 pro is easy to use and does an excellent job calibrating the colors of your monitor. I have used it in a desk top and a laptop computer. Price is comparable to others and well worth it.

DAVID J.

2018-06-21T09:08:04

Love the fact that this can do my laptop too so in a pinch I can edit my images on the go! Does the job and works great.

MICHAEL S.

2018-06-18T21:01:47

This thing makes a world of difference when working with Photoshop or Premiere. Word of advice...get this colorimeter and download the open source DisplayCal (or DispCal). The Datacolor software couldn't get my 2 equal age Asus monitors to look the same, but the DisplayCal with the Spyder5 unit did an excellent job.

John C.

2018-05-19T18:45:20

The Spyder Pro gives great results and is very easy to use.

KEVIN G.

2018-05-18T10:11:45

Easy to setup and use. Walks you through the calibration process for each monitor.

Karl W.

2018-04-10T08:41:35

Great package which helped calibrate the monitor on my desktop and laptop and get the lens focus dialed-in too.

BRIAN P.

2018-03-14T12:34:22

The best tool that has been my life super super easy when it comes to using different screens to edit. Installation so easy as well

Juliana V.

2018-03-07T13:14:14

I was able to get my two monitors pretty close to each other with the Spyder software. The results weren't perfect, but were closer than I could ever get with doing it manually. Off the bat photo prints also come out pretty close to what I now see on screen, without any printer to screen calibration in my printer's software. For my next calibration though I am going to try the open source software DispalyCAL. It is more in depth than the Spyder software and I hear you get much better results.But the Spyder result are great if you want a nice quick calibration.

Brady W.

2018-02-27T11:15:53

Its a great product and does what its supposed to do. Customer service i got was great, no complaints. Happy customer!!

sunil s.

2018-02-18T07:38:43

The Spyder 5 Pro did what I wanted it to do. Was easy to use and the directions were easy to follow, I would recomend this for anyone.

HENRY K.

2018-01-22T05:50:03

I cant believe ive been doing it all wrong. My wife spotted that my colors were off when i sent her some pictures that i worked on for a client. So I did some reserach and realized I never calibrated my monitors. Turns out its a big deal. So I came across this Spyder5 and decided to give it a shot. I cant believe how off my monitor were. This product made a huge difference. Very easy to use. Just follow the step and you will be calibrated in no time.

Conrad B.

2018-01-03T02:58:39

Since I purchased this product I found a absolute lack of customer support from datacolor. In order to use this product the software must match the Adobe Lightroom or photoshop apps. I've been unable to integrate the results from datacolor into my photo and video capture. There is no way for real time interaction with datacolor. As of this posting I would not recommend this system.

herbert g.

2017-12-27T07:52:22

Received this as a Christmas gift. Calibrated my laptop. So simple to use. What a difference it made.

Jeffrey L.

2017-12-21T07:44:51

Works great on my 4K led monitor. Easy to use, just takes a few minutes to set up and go through the calibration procedure. My photos come out of light room and photoshop looking much more like what I saw when I took the picture. This is a must for anyone serious about photography.

RICHARD B.

2017-12-06T07:37:48

My Laptop and desktop were not in sync and results from photo adjustment were not aligned.

MICHAEL S.

2017-11-26T13:07:13

Has good instructions and intuitive process.

Bill H.

2017-11-20T13:21:42

Might take you a couple goes but it'll whip your screen into shape. I was running an old Korean Apple Cinema Display knockoff and had to calibrate using the laptop setting due to the limited display settings on the actual monitor. Got it to match my iMac and Macbook perfectly after a couple tries. It'll do!

JACK S.

2017-11-07T09:25:36

I had been getting poor color matches between my LED backlit LCD monitor and print output from my Epson Stylus Photo R3000. With earlier Windows operating systems I had been using a Monaco Optix XR colorimeter from X-Rite, but with Windows 10 the Optix became obsolete. I elected to try the Datacolor Spyder5 Pro USB colorimeter, and it worked perfectly. Prints match very nicely with my newly calibrated monitor and my days of experimental color tweaking images in Photoshop are over. I couldn't be more pleased.

ROBERT A.

2017-10-31T18:27:39

These are two useful tools for me at a good price. I like to shoot with wide open apertures but if the focus on a subject's eyes is off by one-half inch it's a wasted shot. And a print that's a little off in color is a waste of time and money. So these things are important to me. Both of these tools are easy to use and work as advertised. What more can you ask for?

Richard R.

2017-10-15T14:50:55

Very easy to use and a modest price, what's not to like? And works well on a Mac, which is what I use.

Alexander M.

2017-10-04T20:27:42

I purchased the Spyder 5 Pro to calibrate my new Dell XPS-15 9560 laptop that appeared to be far too saturated and too red. Despite trying to adjust it "to my eye", I simply couldn't get it equal to my "reference monitor", a 30" HP LCD monitory (HP3065). Well, the Spyder 5 corrected the laptop for sure. But to my surprise, my HP monitor, that I thought was right, was off too! It was definitely better than the laptop, but too bright and too yellow. It became obvious when reviewing the before and after calibration samples included with the Spyder program. The colors on both monitors, laptop and desktop, are now perfect.

RON C.