Calibrite ColorChecker Passport Video 2

As I've become more serious about filmmaking, I've realised just how important consistent colour and exposure are. I bought the ColorChecker Passport Video 2 to improve my workflow with a Sony FX30, and it's quickly become something I wouldn't want to shoot without. The build quality is excellent. It folds into a tough protective case that's small enough to live permanently in my camera bag, so it's always available whenever I'm setting up a new scene. I mainly use it at the start of a shoot to establish an accurate white balance and capture a colour reference before filming. It only takes a few seconds, but it gives me far more confidence when grading later because I know I have a reliable reference rather than relying on memory or guessing how a scene looked. I've also found the greyscale and exposure targets really useful. Combined with the waveform and false colour tools on my Portkeys LH5C monitor, they've helped me become much more consistent with exposure, especially when shooting in changing lighting conditions. One thing I particularly like is that it works regardless of which editing software you use. It's simply providing an objective reference, so whether you're using DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro or something else, the benefits are the same. This isn't a product that makes your footage look better by itself—you still need to understand white balance, exposure and colour grading—but it gives you a reliable starting point every single time. If you're moving beyond casual video and want more consistent, repeatable results, it's an investment that's absolutely worth making.

Excellent quality swatches. The case is solid and durable. There's a lock to keep it closed, and it snaps open with a very solid detent. Works seamlessly in Resolve. I labelled it to make it easier to remember which side to open.

Really useful bit of kit. Changed my colour workflow on shoots and with Davinci Resolve

It does the job, but the price is a lot for what it is. If you don’t mind the price, purchase this, it works.

This is appalling, you cannot open it without feeling like it is just going to snap, when you do finally get it open you cannot close it. Will be sending back, absolutely not what you expect for 130 quid. I was sent the photo 2 not the video 2 and it does not have white balance card.

Es una herramienta indispensable para la producción de video, además de que cuenta con el color checker classic para fotografía, por lo cual cuentas con dos herramientas súper valiosas en una. No falta nunca en mis producciones o sesiones de fotos.

Just makes life easy. Footage is always in the right colour due to the correct white balance. And future corrections can be made in Colour correction with the colour chart.

A little on the pricey side, but so hand when you want simple colour grading, very happy with it

Super Produkt und sobald man im Mac gecheckt hat, wie man das PlugIn manuell aktiviert ist alles super einfach.

L’ho acquistato per regalarlo a mio marito e a giudicare dall’espressione deve essere perfetto per chi cerca un sistema di taratura per i colori! Un po’ rigida l’apertura come letto in altre recensioni ma sicuramente si ammorbidirà con l’uso.