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Illuminati Instrument IM150 Light and Color Meter

BH #ILIM150 • MFR #IM150
 31 reviews
Illuminati Instrument IM150 Light and Color Meter
Key Features
  • Wireless Bluetooth Light/Color Readings
  • Measures any Light Source
  • Reads Light & Color Temperature
  • Control with Apple or Android App
Designed with a compact, sleek form factor, the IM150 Light and Color Meter from Illuminati Instruments is a wireless meter for video, cine, broadcast, photo, and industrial applications. The IM150 offers color accuracy for LED sources, improved strobe metering and triggering, and a battery life of approximately 40 hours of continuous use. Truly wireless, the IM150 continuously sends exposure and color temperature info directly to your smartphone running the Illuminati App for iOS or Android. It works with all types of lighting - tungsten, daylight, LED, fluorescent, HMI, and strobe. Multiple Illuminati meters can be connected to your smartphone, so you can monitor many lights simultaneously.
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Illuminati Instrument Light and Color Meter Overview

  • 1Description
  • 2Measure Continuous Lighting
  • 3Measure Strobes
  • 4Measures Color of Strobe and Ambient Light
  • 5Connect Multiple Sensors to Your Phone
  • 6Measure Illuminance in Lux and Color in Chromaticity
  • 7Trigger a Meter Reading
  • 8Flash Triggering
  • 9Spring-Loaded Retractable Dome
  • 10RGB Status Indicator LEDs on Meter Face
  • 11Powered by Two AAA Batteries

Designed with a compact, sleek form factor, the IM150 Light and Color Meter from Illuminati Instruments is a wireless meter for video, cine, broadcast, photo, and industrial applications. The IM150 offers color accuracy for LED sources, improved strobe metering and triggering, and a battery life of approximately 40 hours of continuous use. Truly wireless, the IM150 continuously sends exposure and color temperature info directly to your smartphone running the Illuminati App for iOS or Android. It works with all types of lighting - tungsten, daylight, LED, fluorescent, HMI, and strobe. Multiple Illuminati meters can be connected to your smartphone, so you can monitor many lights simultaneously.

Measure Continuous Lighting
  • Exposure: Shutter Speed, Aperture, ISO, plus Frame Rate & Shutter Angle for Video
  • Color Temperature: Kelvin
  • Measures all kinds of continuous light, including LED, HMI, tungsten, fluorescent and daylight
    • Measure Strobes
  • Combines both exposure and color temperature for strobe readings
  • Dedicated high-speed circuitry to filter out camera pre-flash and accurately measure strobe power and color
  • Measure strobe ratios (foreground/background or main/fill/hair, etc.)
  • Helps you detect and correct color differences under mixed lighting, or craft deliberate neutral + warm/cool lighting scenarios
    • Measures Color of Strobe and Ambient Light
  • Detect and correct color differences when shooting with mixed lighting
  • Select gels for correcting your strobe or LED lights
  • Libraries for Rosco and Lee filters
    • Connect Multiple Sensors to Your Phone
  • Simultaneously measure color of different light sources, e.g. daylight from windows and artificial lighting
  • Meter large areas to get uniform lighting - great for green screens
  • Measure the foreground and background simultaneously with multiple meters
  • Measure strobe ratios (foreground/background or main/fill/hair, etc.)
    • Measure Illuminance in Lux and Color in Chromaticity
  • Measure strobe ratios (foreground/background or main/fill/hair, etc.)
  • Simultaneously measure color of different light sources, e.g. daylight from windows and artificial lighting
    • Trigger a Meter Reading
  • From the app
  • From your watch
  • From button on the meter
  • Continuous ambient monitoring - no need to keep pressing buttons
    • Flash Triggering
  • Strobe photo trigger with automatic preflash rejection
  • Use a sync cable from Illuminati Meter sync port to remotely trigger strobes
    • Spring-Loaded Retractable Dome
  • Dome toggles up/down much like a ballpoint pen cap
  • Dome up for metering people or other 3D objects and multiple light sources at same time
  • Dome down for metering flat objects or single light sources
  • Safety feature: accidental pressure on the dome will push it into meter body instead of cracking
    • RGB Status Indicator LEDs on Meter Face
  • Used for displaying status information (battery warning, BLE connection status, etc.)
  • Primarily used to display user-programmable light and color level alarms. The LEDs are a great way to check lighting conditions with even looking at your phone
    • Powered by Two AAA Batteries
  • Battery life is approximately 40 hours of continuous use
  • AAA batteries are easy to find, easy to replace
  • No need to worry about charging an internal or proprietary battery
    • UPC: 867844000418

    Illuminati Instrument Light and Color Meter Specs

    Key Specs
    Meter Type
    Ambient
    Color Temperature
    Flash
    Luminance
    Flash Metering
    Cordless
    Light Reading Method
    Incident
    Light Readings
    CCT
    Lux
    Measuring Modes
    Continuous Reading
    Contrast Ratio
    Exposure Correction
    Fill Flash
    Flash to Ambient Ratio
    Multiple Flash
    Cine Speed / Shutter Angle
    1 fps at 358°
    Diffuser
    Spherical
    Battery
    2 x AAA
    Spot Metering
    No
    Flash Metering
    Cordless
    Metering
    Light Reading Method
    Incident
    Light Readings
    CCT
    Lux
    Measuring Modes
    Continuous Reading
    Contrast Ratio
    Exposure Correction
    Fill Flash
    Flash to Ambient Ratio
    Multiple Flash
    Aperture Range
    f/0.5 to 144
    ISO Range
    3 to 409,600
    Cine Speed / Shutter Angle
    1 fps at 358°
    Illuminance Range
    1 to 1,000,000 Lux / 0.09 to 92,900 fc
    Color Temperature Range
    1600 to 20,000K
    Physical
    Diffuser
    Spherical
    Media Card Reader
    No
    Tripod Mounting Thread
    1/4"-20 Female
    General
    Battery
    2 x AAA
    Wireless
    Bluetooth
    Dimensions
    Meter: 3 x 2.8 x 1.2" / 7.62 x 7.11 x 3.05 cm (with Dome)
    Weight
    2.2 oz / 62.0 g (with Batteries)
    Packaging Info
    Package Weight
    0.405 lb
    Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
    5.7 x 4 x 1.9"

    Illuminati Instrument Light and Color Meter Reviews

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    does this give you suggestion on what gel to use ...

    does this give you suggestion on what gel to use to match the color?
    Asked by: Byron
    Yes.
    Answered by: Rob
    Date published: 2020-11-03

    When was the last time the app on ios was ...

    When was the last time the app on ios was updated?
    Asked by: Caprae
    The iOS App Store says that it was last updated 2 years ago from June 2020.
    Answered by: Kevin
    Date published: 2022-08-26

    What’s the sensitivity range?

    What’s the sensitivity range?
    Asked by: Sandro
    Exposure Measuring Range: 1.0 to 1,000,000 lux (-1 EV to 18 EV)
    Answered by: Reuben
    Date published: 2020-02-10

    Where is it made?

    Where is it made?
    Asked by: Willy
    Illuminati Instrument IM150 Light and Color Meter country of origin is USA.
    Answered by: Daniel
    Date published: 2023-01-05

    Can the IM150 be used to record data samples ...

    Can the IM150 be used to record data samples automatically throughout the day?
    Asked by: Henry
    This meter does not have the ability to continuously save measurement data.
    Answered by: Reuben
    Date published: 2020-02-27

    How accurate are the Kelvin measurements? I am ...

    How accurate are the Kelvin measurements? I am looking for a meter that can measure 3000K vs 3500K vs 4000K vs 4500K light sources
    Asked by: Laura
    The Illuminati Instrument IM150 Light and Color Meter will accurately measure the Kelvin at those levels and more precisely than that, if required.
    Answered by: Boyd
    Date published: 2022-01-13

    What type of cord-connector is needed at IM150 ...

    What type of cord-connector is needed at IM150 "Sync Port" for Flash Triggering via cable? [ PC-Male plug? 1/8" mini-Male plug?
    Asked by: Sam
    The Illuminati Instrument IM150 Light and Color Meter has a 3.5mm jack for the sync cord.
    Answered by: Dan
    Date published: 2023-08-16

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    Does this device measure the color temperature in degrees Kelvin?
    Asked by: Michael
    Yes it does.
    Answered by: Udo L.
    Date published: 2018-08-27
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