--- product_id: 734369922 title: "calibrite ColorChecker Digital SG CCDSG" brand: "calibrite" price: "£457.96" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 4 category: "Calibrite" url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/734369922-calibrite-colorchecker-digital-sg-ccdsg store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # 140 color patches for vivid gamut 8.5 x 11 inch classic size Industry standard for 40+ years calibrite ColorChecker Digital SG CCDSG **Brand:** calibrite **Price:** £457.96 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🎯 Nail your true colors, every time. ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** calibrite ColorChecker Digital SG CCDSG by calibrite - **How much does it cost?** £457.96 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/734369922-calibrite-colorchecker-digital-sg-ccdsg) ## Best For - calibrite enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted calibrite brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Trusted Legacy:** Over four decades as the industry benchmark ensures your color calibration is backed by proven reliability. - • **Expanded Color Precision:** 140 scientifically formulated color patches deliver unmatched color accuracy for digital photography professionals. - • **Perfect Size for Workflow:** Classic 8.5 x 11 inch target fits seamlessly into any professional studio or on-location setup. - • **Vivid Color Balance Control:** Achieve flawless color reproduction under any lighting condition, eliminating guesswork in post-production. - • **Elevate Your Visual Storytelling:** Join the elite photographers and filmmakers who rely on ColorChecker Digital SG to make every pixel count. ## Overview The Calibrite ColorChecker Digital SG is a professional-grade color calibration target featuring 140 expanded color patches in a classic 8.5 x 11 inch format. Trusted by photographers and filmmakers for over 40 years, it enables precise color profiling and consistent color reproduction across digital workflows, ensuring your images reflect true-to-life colors under any lighting. ## Description ColorChecker Targets are scientifically formulated 24 color sequences that have been industry leading color reference targets for over 40 years. It is designed to provide real color reproduction so photographers and filmmakers can predict and control how colors look under any light. Review: Durch die Anzahl der Farbfelder ermöglicht dieses Target sicher eine mehr Farben umfassende Kalibrierung als z.B. das kleinere ColorChecker Passport. Schon das ColorChecker Passport hatte die Farbpräzision meiner Nikon D6 deutlich gesteigert. Aber verglichen mit der Hasselblad X2D, deren werkseitige Farbkalibrierung jedes Kamerasensors mit ungleich mehr Farbfeldern arbeitet, reicht auch die Anzahl der Farbfelder dieses Targets noch nicht aus. Aber der Vergleich ist wohl nicht wirklich fair. Das Produkt ist aber sicher excellent und zu empfehlen. Review: First of all, I received this very pricey CCSG chart to replace my old 2016 x-rite copy which I fear may have faded, you pay for accuracy right? I have used the x-rite with great success to build camera profiles for many years now. Upon opening the case, I find irregular dents on the plastic frame separating the patches, then bubbles in the paint of one of the gray patches, then scuffs on some of the outer black control patches. Definitely bad quality control in the factory as an initial impression. Then I tried to build a color profile with the chart as I have done dozens of times with my old x-rite version ... the drama begins! I spend maybe, 8, 14, 27 hours pulling my hair out and second guessing everything I have done for years trying to figure out why the same workflow I have been using with my old Colorchecker SG was producing terrible and inaccurate color profiles. Dozens of hours spent wondering what I am doing wrong, and how I cannot repeat a very simple process I have done many times before, (just for fun) I decided to shoot my old x-rite version with the perfect lighting setup, then swap to the new Calibrite chart, take the two images and compare them in PatchTool, which will give you the numerical difference between the two charts.... Shockingly, the red patch G4, was, TERRIBLY, HORRIBLY off between the charts. The deltaE (the measurement of color error) was 8X, where 1x is imperceptible, above 2x is considered a fail, it was 8x OFF! The new patch was also much less saturated and lighter than the old, the opposite of what you would expect if my old 2016 chart had faded! The effect of this 8x error on the red patch basically ruined all the adjacent orange/red colors in the color profile when the calibration software tried to make it fit into the supposed standard colors that this chart was supposed to match. Terrible results all around! Unfortunately, it took me days of frustration to realize it was possible for such an egregious manufacturing error on a $400 standardized color chart to make it past QC and to the public! As a fair warning to anyone purchasing a Calibrite product to use for to build color profiles for your camera or scanner. DO NOT trust that the colors are accurate, just because it costs $400, does not mean that the quality control department at Calibrite actually is doing their job. If you want to buy a Colorchecker SG for color profiling; because of Calibrite's basic QC failures; you now HAVE to also purchase a calibrated spectrophotometer (about $1800) or spend $600 to purchase a CCSG from Image Science Associates which has been professionally re-measured. My one word summary of this product and company: CalibWRONG. ## Features - ColorChecker Digital SG Targets are ideal for digital photography - Equipped with 140 patches specially expanded color gamut for digital photography, it allows you to check more vivid color balance - ColorChecker Classic Same Size - 8.5 x 11 inches ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B0973HSKV4 | | Amazon Bestseller | #380,948 in Electronics ( See Top 100 in Electronics ) #82 in Photographic Calibration Charts & Grey Cards | | Batteries Included | No | | Brand | calibrite | | Customer Reviews | 3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars (9) | | Date First Available | June 25, 2021 | | Item model number | CCDSG | | Model Number | CCDSG | | Product Dimensions | 22.86 x 30.48 x 0.64 cm; 18.14 g | | Size | Digital SG | ## Images ![calibrite ColorChecker Digital SG CCDSG - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71yXp8LWg+S.jpg) ![calibrite ColorChecker Digital SG CCDSG - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61iqPk0wA6S.jpg) ![calibrite ColorChecker Digital SG CCDSG - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61AZlZKblBS.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review *by R***R on December 9, 2024* Durch die Anzahl der Farbfelder ermöglicht dieses Target sicher eine mehr Farben umfassende Kalibrierung als z.B. das kleinere ColorChecker Passport. Schon das ColorChecker Passport hatte die Farbpräzision meiner Nikon D6 deutlich gesteigert. Aber verglichen mit der Hasselblad X2D, deren werkseitige Farbkalibrierung jedes Kamerasensors mit ungleich mehr Farbfeldern arbeitet, reicht auch die Anzahl der Farbfelder dieses Targets noch nicht aus. Aber der Vergleich ist wohl nicht wirklich fair. Das Produkt ist aber sicher excellent und zu empfehlen. ### ⭐ Review *by S***N on December 1, 2023* First of all, I received this very pricey CCSG chart to replace my old 2016 x-rite copy which I fear may have faded, you pay for accuracy right? I have used the x-rite with great success to build camera profiles for many years now. Upon opening the case, I find irregular dents on the plastic frame separating the patches, then bubbles in the paint of one of the gray patches, then scuffs on some of the outer black control patches. Definitely bad quality control in the factory as an initial impression. Then I tried to build a color profile with the chart as I have done dozens of times with my old x-rite version ... the drama begins! I spend maybe, 8, 14, 27 hours pulling my hair out and second guessing everything I have done for years trying to figure out why the same workflow I have been using with my old Colorchecker SG was producing terrible and inaccurate color profiles. Dozens of hours spent wondering what I am doing wrong, and how I cannot repeat a very simple process I have done many times before, (just for fun) I decided to shoot my old x-rite version with the perfect lighting setup, then swap to the new Calibrite chart, take the two images and compare them in PatchTool, which will give you the numerical difference between the two charts.... Shockingly, the red patch G4, was, TERRIBLY, HORRIBLY off between the charts. The deltaE (the measurement of color error) was 8X, where 1x is imperceptible, above 2x is considered a fail, it was 8x OFF! The new patch was also much less saturated and lighter than the old, the opposite of what you would expect if my old 2016 chart had faded! The effect of this 8x error on the red patch basically ruined all the adjacent orange/red colors in the color profile when the calibration software tried to make it fit into the supposed standard colors that this chart was supposed to match. Terrible results all around! Unfortunately, it took me days of frustration to realize it was possible for such an egregious manufacturing error on a $400 standardized color chart to make it past QC and to the public! As a fair warning to anyone purchasing a Calibrite product to use for to build color profiles for your camera or scanner. DO NOT trust that the colors are accurate, just because it costs $400, does not mean that the quality control department at Calibrite actually is doing their job. If you want to buy a Colorchecker SG for color profiling; because of Calibrite's basic QC failures; you now HAVE to also purchase a calibrated spectrophotometer (about $1800) or spend $600 to purchase a CCSG from Image Science Associates which has been professionally re-measured. My one word summary of this product and company: CalibWRONG. ### ⭐ Review *by T***. on July 7, 2024* So a little background on myself before reading this review. 33 years running a custom photo lab, last 10 years spent specializing in fine art reproduction and custom Giclee' prints. Bachelor of Arts degree from Brooks Institute of photography, Major was color technology. I have created literally hundreds of icc profiles, I have participated in beta testing various color management systems, etc. I currently have over $10,000 worth of software and hardware for creating ICC profiles. I spent at least five hours with the digital SG chart and X-rites Camera calibration chart. The way just about every ICC profile creation software works is they compare the target with known measured values versus what the camera or scanner captured and then attempts to make the capture as close to the original as possible. Depending on the computer programmer and the algorithms that's where the magic happens. There is of course limitations when you're talking about inks, paper, etc. The results should be consistent as well. My first four attempts produced some of the wackiest looking color I've ever seen. Indications were readings were grossly off. Since the camera has been producing very good results, I'm assuming that the target values for the chart are wacky. Quality control is probably all over the place. One other person who reviewed this color checker had similar things to say. Considering how critical these charts are, if you don't have quality control then you have nothing more than a glorified piece of plastic with some nice colors on it. After about seven attempts and carefully checking every little nuance in my workflow I gave up. Chart is going back. This thing is worthless. Please save your money. It does appear the smaller color checkers are far more accurate, which is not exactly what you would expect when you're spending nearly $400 to get the very best. Totally disgusted. Shame on you X-rite! ## Frequently Bought Together - Calibrite ColorChecker Digital SG (CCDSG) - Calibrite ColorChecker Passport Video 2 (CCPPV2) - SMALLRIG Folding Tool Set with Screwdrivers and Hex Key Wrenches, Seven Functional Tools Included (Silver) - AAK2213D --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/734369922-calibrite-colorchecker-digital-sg-ccdsg](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/734369922-calibrite-colorchecker-digital-sg-ccdsg) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-15*