Andreas S
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Today we've got a parcel from Konica-Minolta, their new MYIRO-1. It is for the first time that Konica-Minolta enters this part of measuring devices. The goal seems to be clear, taking over at less a part of the business in entry level devices. Until now there was only Xrite to provide "affordable" devices with their i1Pro series. That will change from january on (official date of release).
The beauty
compared to Xrite i1Pro2
As their responsable for Europe told me, there is the same technology inside as in their FD range. They are produced in Japan (not in China as the i1Pro) with the same quality standards as all the other devices from Konica Minolta. And they can be operated wireless!!!! The specs:
We will implement it to our software by the end oft this week or next week. Until then we will do some tests to have a direct compairaison to the i1Pro. But as i know both brands quite well I'm almost certain who will be the winner. I will post the results here when it is done.
The MYIRO-1 will be available in different packages, in the way Xrite does with their iProfiler software. I'm not allowed to communicate the prices, just let me say that the price will be close to the i1Pro range, depending on the software bundle.
The beauty
compared to Xrite i1Pro2
As their responsable for Europe told me, there is the same technology inside as in their FD range. They are produced in Japan (not in China as the i1Pro) with the same quality standards as all the other devices from Konica Minolta. And they can be operated wireless!!!! The specs:
Illumination/viewing system | 45°a:0° (annular illumination)*1 |
Spectral separation device | Concave grating |
Wavelength range | Spectral reflectance: 380 to 730 nm Spectral irradiance: 360 to 730 nm |
Wavelength pitch | 10 nm |
Half bandwidth | appr. 10 nm |
Measurement area | ø 3.5 mm |
Light source | LED |
Measurement range | Reflectance: 0 to 150% / Density: 0.0 D to 2.5D |
Repeatability | Colorimetric: Within 𝞼∆E00 0.05 (When white calibration plate is measured 30 times in 10-second intervals after white calibration has been performed) |
Inter-instrument agreement | Within ∆E00 0.3 (Average of 12 BCRA Series II color tiles compared to values measured with a master body under manufacturer's standard conditions) |
Measurement time (single-point) | Appr. 1s |
Measurement conditions *2 | M0, M1, M2, User-defined illuminant |
Observers | 2° Standard Observer, 10° Standard Observer |
Status indicator | LED to indicate instruments status |
Interface | Wireless LAN (802.11 b/g/n); USB 2.0 |
Scanning measurements | Scanning of color charts under all measurement conditions in one single scan |
Power | USB bus power; Rechargeable internal battery |
Dimensions (WxDxH) | 73 mm x 171 mm x 71 mm |
Operating temperature/humidity range | 10° to 35°C, 30% to 85% relative humidity with no condensation |
Storage temperature/humidity range | 0° to 45°C, 0% to 85% relative humidity with no condensation |
*1 | Illumination for wavelengths under 400 nm is unidirectional |
*2 | M0, M1, M2: Illumination conditions defined in ISO 13655 |
We will implement it to our software by the end oft this week or next week. Until then we will do some tests to have a direct compairaison to the i1Pro. But as i know both brands quite well I'm almost certain who will be the winner. I will post the results here when it is done.
The MYIRO-1 will be available in different packages, in the way Xrite does with their iProfiler software. I'm not allowed to communicate the prices, just let me say that the price will be close to the i1Pro range, depending on the software bundle.