Light meters are devices capable of measuring the intensity of illumination of the space. The simplest light meter consists of a selenium photocell, whose task is to convert light energy into electric current. The product measures the flow and displays the fluctuation of performance of the microammeter, with the scales, programmirovanie in the suites.
The company Lumu Labs, who previously created the stylish Lumu light meter for iPhone, has announced the next-generation Power Lumu. Lumu Power, in addition to the level of the surrounding light, can also measure the exposure when shooting with flash and color temperature.
These features the gadget provides two sensors located on two sides of the nozzle, which has a hemispherical shape, said Prophotos. Special photodiode, calibrated according to the standard International Commission on illumination CIE will measure the light level and the sensor True Color, consistent in color CIE 1931/DIN 5033 reads the color temperature.
The Power meter Lumu is structurally made of stainless steel, it connects to your iPhone or iPad through the Lightning connector. The lenses are made of durable transparent polycarbonate plastic Lexan. As in the case of the first model Lumu, the device can be a mobile applications.
As stated by Lumu Labs, now in the App Store there are as many as 7 compatible apps, and are coming soon. By connecting to your smartphone and control via app Lumu Power gives a very flexible device. It will be useful not only to photographers, but also lighting designers, lighting specialists, plant breeders and so on.
When started the campaign on the website Kickstarter financial goal at $ 30,000 was reached in the first day. To order Lumu Power for 150 dollars.
