Datacolor: Take full control of light and colour

Posted on Jul 18, 2025 by Admin

An essential tool for filmmakers, photographers and content creators: the new Datacolor LightColor Meter

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Introducing the Datacolor LightColor Meter – a compact, wireless, multifunctional device that instantly measures both exposure and colour temperature and streams the data live to your smartphone. This new colour meter is designed for discerning photographers and filmmakers.

Mixed lighting sources often result in unwanted colour shifts, especially when the set colour temperature of your lights doesn’t match the actual measured temperature in the scene.

These shifts typically occur along the magenta/green or blue/yellow axes, leading to noticeable colour casts that are difficult to correct on set.

Imagine you’re shooting a white car under two lights, both set to the same colour temperature. Despite the settings, one light skews slightly towards blue, and the other to yellow. The result? Visible colour contamination in your highlights. Adjusting white balance at this point simply favours one cast over the other – not an ideal fix.

Of course, if you’re shooting Raw, you can correct some issues in post. But the smarter approach is to capture the cleanest, most accurate Raw footage from the outset. Better source material means less time in post and superior results overall.

This is where the Datacolor LightColor Meter excels. It accurately reads any type of lighting and transmits both exposure and colour data via Bluetooth to the free LightColor Meter app.

Whether you’re working in film, photography or a hybrid set-up, you can fine-tune your lighting conditions in real time – all without taking your hands off the camera.

Need to manage a multi-light set-up? No problem. Multiple meters can be synced to a single device to provide a live overview of your entire lighting environment – ideal for working on complex productions.

A smart investment for professionals

The Datacolor LightColor Meter has a recommended retail price of £379, but has been spotted at trusted retailers like CameraWorld, Park Cameras, and Wex Photo Video – as well as the Datacolor online store – for as little as £249. A bit of research could save you a significant amount of money.

Learn from the pros

In his latest YouTube video, professional photographer Mark Wallace demonstrates how he integrates Datacolor’s LightColor Meter into his studio workflows – highlighting its colour accuracy as well as its ease of use across a range of lighting conditions.