Datacolor SpyderCUBE RAW Calibration Tool

The SpyderCUBE RAW Calibration Tool from Datacolor is a compact, pocket-sized color reference designed to help photographers accurately adjust color, exposure, brightness, and black point in their images. Measuring just 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) square, this spectrally neutral, three-dimensional tool provides more image control than a traditional gray card or white balance target. Its multi-sided design allows precise attention to highlights and shadows, making it ideal for both professional and advanced amateur use. To use, simply place the SpyderCUBE in the same lighting as your subject, positioning the black face with its black trap at the front bottom and ensuring the split white and gray faces are visible, then include the Cube in a photograph. The tool captures essential reference information, including the chrome ball for analyzing specular highlights, the white faces for defining highlights, the gray faces for measuring color temperature and midtones, the black face for shadow detail, and the black trap to define absolute black. With this data, photographers can confidently adjust RAW images to achieve accurate colors, optimal shadow and highlight detail, and ideal density regardless of lighting conditions. The SpyderCUBE is compatible with all RAW conversion software, can also assist with JPEG workflows, and is small enough to carry anywhere, making it equally suited for studio and on-location shooting. Its spectrally neutral design ensures accurate responses to any lighting, providing a reliable reference for adjusting color temperature, exposure, shadows, and highlights quickly and efficiently, eliminating the need for trial-and-error corrections in post-production.