Screen calibration issues
p.1 #1Screen calibration issues
Hi guys , it is not 100% Sony related but I always got good answers here .
I use a laptop with about 100% srgb , it is Asus tuf a15 2023 FHD .
I got a datacolor spyder x pro and did a full calibration .I chose standard led for my screen which is IPS.
The results are not what I expected.Everything has a red tint , and skies in my photos are also have slight unnatural red tint in them . The image is less bright and crisp with the new profile generated.
I did about 6 calibrations and all look the same.
When I check the calibration with the software I get gamma 2.2 in target and current . and white point of
target 0.313 0.329
current 0.314 0.332
Which is a pass .
When I run the same checkcal on my usual profile , I also pass with white point of :
0.294 0.317 , but everything looks really different .
What is going on here? how come 2 very different results are passing?
Why there is a contrast and brightness differences?
Maybe it is all in my head ? I dont think so because I usually dont mess with colors and there is no reason for midday blue skies to have red in them.
Thanks in advance...
I use a laptop with about 100% srgb , it is Asus tuf a15 2023 FHD .
I got a datacolor spyder x pro and did a full calibration .I chose standard led for my screen which is IPS.
The results are not what I expected.Everything has a red tint , and skies in my photos are also have slight unnatural red tint in them . The image is less bright and crisp with the new profile generated.
I did about 6 calibrations and all look the same.
When I check the calibration with the software I get gamma 2.2 in target and current . and white point of
target 0.313 0.329
current 0.314 0.332
Which is a pass .
When I run the same checkcal on my usual profile , I also pass with white point of :
0.294 0.317 , but everything looks really different .
What is going on here? how come 2 very different results are passing?
Why there is a contrast and brightness differences?
Maybe it is all in my head ? I dont think so because I usually dont mess with colors and there is no reason for midday blue skies to have red in them.
Thanks in advance...
Nov 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
p.1 #2Screen calibration issues
Did you have some Asus software installed (Armoury Crate) and pre-built colour profiles (Racing, RTS,Cinema, Vivid and so on) selection there?
Did Spyder software have installed its own tool to load profile you've got during calibration?
Probably there is some mismatch with profile loading.
On my Asus laptop I have default/neutral vendor profiles and DisplayCAL autorun with autoloading of calibration profiles.
Did Spyder software have installed its own tool to load profile you've got during calibration?
Probably there is some mismatch with profile loading.
On my Asus laptop I have default/neutral vendor profiles and DisplayCAL autorun with autoloading of calibration profiles.
Nov 26, 2025 at 12:33 PM
p.1 #3Screen calibration issues
There's a post-processing forum here on FM where you can usually get good answers to questions like this.
Nov 26, 2025 at 01:00 PM
p.1 #4Screen calibration issues
Armoury crate is installed but the display settings assistent tool is not installed and can not be accessed.
I installed the spyder software , after the calibration those Spyder profiles just appear in the windows display menu (win11).
What is displayCal?
q-w-z wrote:
Did you have some Asus software installed (Armoury Crate) and pre-built colour profiles (Racing, RTS,Cinema, Vivid and so on) selection there?
Did Spyder software have installed its own tool to load profile you've got during calibration?
Probably there is some mismatch with profile loading.
On my Asus laptop I have default/neutral vendor profiles and DisplayCAL autorun with autoloading of calibration profiles.
Nov 26, 2025 at 01:03 PM
p.1 #5Screen calibration issues
How are you judging the "red tint"? By eye? Do you have a physical reference to compare your screen to like a colorchecker or grey card? Our eyes and brains are easily tricked.
Nov 26, 2025 at 03:01 PM
p.1 #6Screen calibration issues
By eye . I do not have ... Any idea on how to judge?
jeffbuzz wrote:
How are you judging the "red tint"? By eye? Do you have a physical reference to compare your screen to like a colorchecker or grey card? Our eyes and brains are easily tricked.
jeffbuzz wrote:
How are you judging the "red tint"? By eye? Do you have a physical reference to compare your screen to like a colorchecker or grey card? Our eyes and brains are easily tricked.
Nov 26, 2025 at 03:22 PM
p.1 #7Screen calibration issues
There are color temperature/white balance measuring apps for the iPhone, perhaps for Android also. Your phone camera may not match the accuracy of a dedicated spectrophotometer, but in my experience, these two apps do a good job: "White Balance Meter KEV AI" and "Light Spectrum Pro".
Your phone app can certainly tell you the difference between the color temperature of one object versus another: the absolute measurement may be slightly off, but if there is a clearly discernible difference between the two objects, it should be measurable.
Be sure to perform your calibration and evaluation in a dark room.
One question I have is: was your monitor pretty well calibrated already ?
Another suggestion would be to try calibrating another device. If after calibration it skews in the same direction, then perhaps your spectro unit is off.
Your phone app can certainly tell you the difference between the color temperature of one object versus another: the absolute measurement may be slightly off, but if there is a clearly discernible difference between the two objects, it should be measurable.
Be sure to perform your calibration and evaluation in a dark room.
One question I have is: was your monitor pretty well calibrated already ?
Another suggestion would be to try calibrating another device. If after calibration it skews in the same direction, then perhaps your spectro unit is off.
Nov 26, 2025 at 05:27 PM
p.1 #8Screen calibration issues
Garmadon wrote:
By eye . I do not have ... Any idea on how to judge?
Sony rear caps are neutral grey.
By eye . I do not have ... Any idea on how to judge?
jeffbuzz wrote
How are you judging the "red tint"? By eye? Do you have a physical reference to compare your screen to like a colorchecker or grey card? Our eyes and brains are easily tricked.Sony rear caps are neutral grey.
Nov 26, 2025 at 06:52 PM
p.1 #9Screen calibration issues
I knew where to ask 
So just look for natural grey online and compare to the cap?
jeffbuzz wrote:
Sony rear caps are neutral grey.
So just look for natural grey online and compare to the cap?
jeffbuzz wrote:
Garmadon wrote
By eye . I do not have ... Any idea on how to judge?jeffbuzz wrote
How are you judging the "red tint"? By eye? Do you have a physical reference to compare your screen to like a colorchecker or grey card? Our eyes and brains are easily tricked.Nov 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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p.1 #10Screen calibration issues
Kenneth Lee wrote:
There are color temperature/white balance measuring apps for the iPhone, perhaps for Android also. Your phone camera may not match the accuracy of a dedicated spectrophotometer, but in my experience, these two apps do a good job: "White Balance Meter KEV AI" and "Light Spectrum Pro".
Your phone app can certainly tell you the difference between the color temperature of one object versus another: the absolute measurement may be slightly off, but if there is a clearly discernible difference between the two objects, it should be measurable.
Be sure to perform your calibration and evaluation in a dark room.
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It is the first time I try to calibrate.
I will check on another , if it is the same maybethe unit ia s off or my eyes are off
Nov 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
p.1 #11Screen calibration issues
Thanks , I will ask there as well.
gdanmitchell wrote:
There's a post-processing forum here on FM where you can usually get good answers to questions like this.
gdanmitchell wrote:
There's a post-processing forum here on FM where you can usually get good answers to questions like this.
Nov 28, 2025 at 12:57 AM
p.1 #12Screen calibration issues
Garmadon wrote:
datacolor spyder x pro
How old is it? does it use glass filters?
My spyder used gel filters instead of glass filters, the gel tends to color shift over time =/
better to stick to calibrators which use glass filters
use displaycal software.
datacolor spyder x pro
How old is it? does it use glass filters?
My spyder used gel filters instead of glass filters, the gel tends to color shift over time =/
better to stick to calibrators which use glass filters
use displaycal software.
Nov 28, 2025 at 01:18 AM
p.1 #13Screen calibration issues
I bought second hand , release date of this model is 2019 , not sure about the lens...
aCuria wrote:
How old is it? does it use glass filters?
My spyder used gel filters instead of glass filters, the gel tends to color shift over time =/
better to stick to calibrators which use glass filters
use displaycal software.
aCuria wrote:
Garmadon wrote
datacolor spyder x proMy spyder used gel filters instead of glass filters, the gel tends to color shift over time =/
better to stick to calibrators which use glass filters
use displaycal software.
Nov 28, 2025 at 02:13 AM
p.1 #14Screen calibration issues
Why displayCal?
aCuria wrote:
How old is it? does it use glass filters?
My spyder used gel filters instead of glass filters, the gel tends to color shift over time =/
better to stick to calibrators which use glass filters
use displaycal software.
aCuria wrote:
Garmadon wrote
datacolor spyder x proMy spyder used gel filters instead of glass filters, the gel tends to color shift over time =/
better to stick to calibrators which use glass filters
use displaycal software.
Nov 28, 2025 at 08:45 AM
p.1 #15Screen calibration issues
DisplayCal is GUI for ArgyllCMS best full-featured open-source and most accurate software to manage profiles, LUTs and 3D Luts and calibration. https://www.pointsinfocus.com/learning/digital-darkroom/displaycal-and-argyll-cms-quick-start-guide/#a-thought-on-the-advanced-options
Nov 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
p.1 #16Screen calibration issues
Ok I tried DisplayCal .
The settings I used (not sure if they are the ones I need) :
It found my display model ,generoc mode , whitepoint pf 6500k and white level as measured , gamma 2.2 .
So in its measurments I also got a low red levels , so it's profile is also with pink tint .
So either this Spider is wrong , or my eyes .
Another wierd thing , after using displaycal ,when switching between display profiles it jumps to the default colors and after 2 seconds it shows the selected profile.
q-w-z wrote:
DisplayCal is GUI for ArgyllCMS best full-featured open-source and most accurate software to manage profiles, LUTs and 3D Luts and calibration. https://www.pointsinfocus.com/learning/digital-darkroom/displaycal-and-argyll-cms-quick-start-guide/#a-thought-on-the-advanced-options
The settings I used (not sure if they are the ones I need) :
It found my display model ,generoc mode , whitepoint pf 6500k and white level as measured , gamma 2.2 .
So in its measurments I also got a low red levels , so it's profile is also with pink tint .
So either this Spider is wrong , or my eyes .
Another wierd thing , after using displaycal ,when switching between display profiles it jumps to the default colors and after 2 seconds it shows the selected profile.
q-w-z wrote:
DisplayCal is GUI for ArgyllCMS best full-featured open-source and most accurate software to manage profiles, LUTs and 3D Luts and calibration. https://www.pointsinfocus.com/learning/digital-darkroom/displaycal-and-argyll-cms-quick-start-guide/#a-thought-on-the-advanced-options
Nov 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
p.1 #17Screen calibration issues
I checked another monitor and also it doesnt seem right. Some kind of pink and yellow tint and different then the other monitor.
White pages on amazon or google should look like white paper in mid day sunlight right? This red tint should not be there.
White pages on amazon or google should look like white paper in mid day sunlight right? This red tint should not be there.
Nov 28, 2025 at 02:17 PM
p.1 #18Screen calibration issues
Garmadon wrote:
I bought second hand , release date of this model is 2019 , not sure about the lens...
aCuria wrote
Garmadon wrote
datacolor spyder x proMy spyder used gel filters instead of glass filters, the gel tends to color shift over time =/
better to stick to calibrators which use glass filters
use displaycal software.
2019??
If the calibrator uses gel filters it’s probably done.
Get a new one with glass filters
Nov 28, 2025 at 07:54 PM