X-Rite ColorChecker Passport

The X-Rite ColorChecker Passport is an extremely portable colour checker for use when you're out and about. Review by John Riley.

The first task for this review was to download from the X-Rite website the latest version of the software, the additional profile management software, and the training video. It took around an hour to watch the video: it is not as long as that, but...

I've got bad news for you. Shoo the kids away from the computer first. Ready? Guys and gals, there is no Santa Claus and the sensors in digital cameras are not all created equal. I hate to break it to you but all sensors vary to some degree in their...

Couldn't really be simpler to use, if you're already using Adobe's Camera Profiles in Bridge or Lightroom, then you'll be up and running with the X-Rite in minutes. (And if you're not, why not? This is the quickest way to correct skin tones I know of,...

I was never totally happy with the colours from Lightroom but the colourchecker passport has done a good job for me. It's a handy size and the grey card is useful too.

After purchasing many other white balance tools and carrying out the very long process of profiling with other methods, this little gem allows a quick and accurate profile and white balance, plus is well protected with its supplied case. A definite...

When it comes to colour accuracy, exposure, calibration etc… I am quite a perfectionist. I have known about camera calibration and DNG files for a while but didn't think it would 'make much difference' for the time and cost involved. Then I became...