Comparison

Datacolor LightColor Meter vs Camera Lens Crop Factor

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Datacolor LightColor Meter

This pocket-sized device streams real-time light and color data to your smartphone, offering precise control over exposure and color consistency for photos, videos, and cinema. It measures various light types and color parameters, and includes gel filter libraries for creative adjustments.

Highlights
  • Real-time light and color data streaming
  • Exposure and lighting ratio control
  • Color consistency across setups
  • Measures Lux, Chromaticity, CCT, DUV
  • Includes gel filter libraries
  • Simultaneous measurements from multiple meters
  • Hands-free functionality
Features
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· The Datacolor LightColor Meter is a Bluetooth-enabled, multifunctional tool that fits in your pocket, continuously streaming both light and color data in real-time, to your smartphone. · Perfect for photos, videos, cinema and hybrid photo/video shoots, the LightColor Meter takes the guesswork out of exposure settings, giving you better control of lighting ratios as well as color consistency across varied lighting conditions and multiple camera setups. · The Datacolor LightColor Meter accurately measures all types of lighting, from fluctuating outdoor light, mixed natural/artificial location lighting, plus any type of studio lighting, including continuous lighting and strobe/flash. · It goes beyond a regular light meter to also measure color temperature, Lux, Chromaticity, CCT and DUV. Additionally, the device comes with filter libraries from Profoto®, LEE® and Rosco® to help you choose the right color gels for functional or creative color adjustments. · The rugged, travel-friendly device goes anywhere you’re shooting, providing you with a wireless versatility that lets you easily fine-tune your lighting and exposure without having to leave your camera. · You can attach the device to a light stand or tripod, use the through-hole for lanyards to hang the meter where needed, use the alligator clip that’s included to attach the LightColor Meter to clothing or other fabrics or use the rare earth magnet on the back of the device for easy magnetic attachment. · You can seamlessly sync multiple Datacolor LightColor Meters to get light and color temperature measurements from several locations simultaneously. The device accurately measures light and color temperature from a distance of up to 80 feet, allowing you to cover wide areas and is perfect for ensuring uniform lighting for green screens for easy and effective chroma keying in post-production. Key Feature Highlights o Incident Metering for Ambient & Flash o Mobile App/Wireless Bluetooth 4.0 LE o Photo, Video, Cine Exposure Modes o Measures Lux, Chromaticity, CCT, and +/- Green (Duv) o Measures Any Kind of Light Source o Color Temperature Range: 1,600K - 20,000K o Luminance Range: 1.0 - 1,000,000 lux o Cine Settings: Frame Rate, Shutter Angle/Speed & ND Filter Compensation o HSS Flash & Flash Duration Measurements o Included: Gel Filter Libraries from Profoto®, LEE® and Rosco® o Simultaneous Measurements from Multiple Meters Up to 80 ft Away o Hands-Free Functionality - incl. Magnet, ¼”-20 Mount o Cord-in (PC Sync) o Custom Exposure Profiles

About

Camera Lens Crop Factor

Features
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Crop Factor is a professional cinematography tool designed to simulate how lenses behave across different camera sensor formats. Built for cinematographers, camera operators, students, and filmmakers, the app provides an accurate and intuitive way to visualize lens crop factor and field of view across industry-standard cinema cameras. Modern productions often use multiple camera systems with varying sensor sizes. A lens will not behave the same way across different cameras, which can affect framing, composition, and shot consistency. Crop Factor solves this by allowing users to instantly compare how lenses perform on cameras from ARRI, RED, Sony, Blackmagic, and Canon, using professional lens sets from ARRI/Zeiss, Cooke, Leica, and DZOfilm.

Screenshots

Datacolor LightColor Meter4 screens
Camera Lens Crop Factor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Datacolor LightColor Meter at Free against Camera Lens Crop Factor's $1.99. Datacolor LightColor Meter also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Datacolor LightColor Meter is free to download; Camera Lens Crop Factor costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Datacolor LightColor Meter versus Camera Lens Crop Factor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDatacolor LightColor MeterCamera Lens Crop Factor
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating1.7 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDatacolor Inc.John Mark Santos

In-app purchases

None

Datacolor LightColor Meter

No in-app purchases

None

Camera Lens Crop Factor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Datacolor LightColor Meter free?
Datacolor LightColor Meter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Camera Lens Crop Factor free?
Camera Lens Crop Factor costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Datacolor LightColor Meter or Camera Lens Crop Factor have ads?
Neither Datacolor LightColor Meter nor Camera Lens Crop Factor shows ads.

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