Vista L2 - Benchtop Transmission Spectrophotometer - HunterLab
Measure transmission color and haze of clear and translucent liquids and solids in one step with HunterLab's Vista L2 - delivered and supported by Cromocol.
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The Vista L2 is HunterLab’s next-generation benchtop transmission spectrophotometer, engineered to measure the color and haze of transparent and translucent liquid and solid samples in a single step. Determining the purity of raw materials and finished products ensures both safety and quality, and the Vista L2 delivers the accurate, repeatable results needed to verify product purity and meet regulatory standards.
A Modern, Smart Interface
Vista L2 pairs proven dual-beam measurement with a modern smart touchscreen interface, built-in PC power and storage, and a spill-resistant sample compartment. With 32 GB of on-board storage it holds over 4 million data records with images, and it is ready to go out of the box - complete with everything needed to get measurements right from the start.
Key Benefits and Features
- Capture transmission color and haze with a single measurement
- Modern touchscreen interface with built-in PC power and storage
- Spill-resistant sample compartment for confident, low-risk handling
- Flexible pathlength up to 100 mm for varied sample types
- Extensive transmission color scales and indices, including the US, EU, Japanese and Chinese Pharmacopeias
- Print, email or stream measurement data to LIMS and SPC systems
- FDA 21 CFR Part 11 support for regulated environments
Applications
Vista L2 is ideal for measuring the color of edible oils, beverages, petrochemicals, bio-pharma, plastic preforms and more - anywhere precise color and haze measurement of clear and translucent materials is essential for quality control, contamination detection and meeting standards.
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Technical Specifications
Measurement
- Measurement Principle: Dual-beam spectrophotometer
- Geometry: Tt/0º or Td/0º per ASTM E1164, CIE 15:2018
- Measurement Time: 2.5 seconds
- Measurement Time with Haze: 5 seconds
- Measurement Interval: MIN 3 seconds
- Port Size/Measured Area: 11 mm (0.43 in.) illuminated / 9.8 mm (0.39 in.) measured
- Transmission Modes: Tt (TTRAN) and Td (RTRAN) and Haze
- Flashes per Measurement: 4 flashes
- Measurement Pathlength: Up to 100 mm
- Spectral Range: 400 nm - 710 nm
- Wavelength Resolution: < 3 nm
- Effective Bandwidth: 10 nm equivalent triangular
- Reporting Interval: 10 nm
- Photometric Range: 0 to 150 %
- Photometric Resolution: 0.003 % (0.01 % reported)
- Light Source: Full spectrum, balanced LED array
- LED Life: 5 years typical
- Sphere Diameter: 76 mm (3 in)
- Sphere Coating: Spectralon™
- Standards Conformance: CIE 15:2018, ASTM E1164, DIN 5033 Teil 7 and JIS Z 8722 Condition E, G
- Colorimetric Repeatability: < 0.02 ∆E* on air
- Spectral Repeatability: Standard deviation within 0.1 %
- Inter-instrument Agreement: ∆E* (D65/10) < 0.15 (Avg), < 0.25 (Max) (Transmission Filter Set), ± 0.30 % at 10 % TH (Haze)
- Data Views: EZ View, Color Data Table, Color Plot, Spectral Data, Spectral Plot, Trend Plot
- Other Features: Pass/Fail color and time and date stamp, auto-naming, auto-saving, data backup and recovery
- Indices and Metrics: APHA/PtCo/Hazen, ADMI, Saybolt, Gardner, ASTM D1500, Iodine, EBC, ASBC, ASBC Turbidity, Chinese Acid Wash, Lovibond® RYBN, AOCS IPI, AOCS Cc 13d-55 Chlorophyll Concentration, FAC, % Y D65 Wesson, Yl D013, WI E313, CIE Y Transmission, US Pharmacopeia, Japanese Pharmacopeia, EU Pharmacopeia, Chinese Pharmacopeia EP, Opalescence, Haze, NTU, ICUMSA and Diffuse
- Color Scales: CIE L*a*b*, Hunter Lab, CIE L*C*h, CIE XYZ, CIE Yxy, CIE XYZ
- Data Storage: 32 GB (> 4 million data records with images)
- Languages: Supports multiple languages - with the option to add more as needed
- Display: Touch screen, high resolution 1280x800
- External PC Software: Compatible with EasyMatch Quality Control
- FDA Title 21 CFR Part 11: Electronic Records and Electronic Signatures
- USB Connections: Connectivity to keyboard, mouse, flash drive, barcode QR code scanner
- Front Panel USB: 2.0 bidirectional, data export/import via thumb drive
- Ethernet RJ45: Print directly to network printers, stream data to LIMS and SPC systems
- Dimensions: Height: 177.8 mm (7.0 in.), Width: 228.6 mm (9.0 in.), Depth: 228.6 mm (9.0 in.)
- Power Requirements: 100 to 240 VAC, 47 to 63 Hz, 60 W
- Operating Environment: 10 to 40º C (50 to 104º F), 10 % to 90 % RH, noncondensing
- Storage Environment: -21 to 66º C (-5 to 150º F), 10 % to 90 % RH, noncondensing
- Standard Accessories: Certificate of compliance, Power supply, Vista Quick Start Guide, Stylus, USB Flash Drive, Cleaning Cloth
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Vista L2 used for?
The Vista L2 is a benchtop transmission spectrophotometer for measuring the color and haze of transparent and translucent liquid and solid samples in a single step. It is used for quality control across edible oils, beverages, petrochemicals, bio-pharma, plastics and chemicals, where verifying product purity and meeting regulatory standards is critical.
How is the Vista L2 different from the original Vista?
The Vista L2 is HunterLab's next-generation update of the Vista platform. It keeps the dual-beam transmission measurement of color and haze in one step but adds a modern smart touchscreen interface, built-in PC power and storage with 32 GB capacity (over 4 million records with images), and a spill-resistant sample compartment in a compact benchtop footprint.
Can the Vista L2 measure both color and haze at the same time?
Yes. Using dual-beam spectrophotometer technology with Tt/0º or Td/0º geometry, the Vista L2 captures visible-range transmission color and haze with a single measurement. It supports Total (TTRAN), Regular (RTRAN) and Haze transmission modes, with a measurement time of 2.5 seconds, or 5 seconds when measuring haze.
Which color scales and indices does the Vista L2 support?
The Vista L2 reports a wide range of transmission color scales and indices, including CIE L*a*b*, APHA/Pt-Co/Hazen, Gardner, ASTM D1500, Saybolt, Iodine, EBC, ASBC, Lovibond RYBN, AOCS chlorophyll, plus US, EU, Japanese and Chinese Pharmacopeia, Haze %, NTU and ICUMSA - covering the methods required across food, beverage, chemical and pharmaceutical industries.
How can data be exported from the Vista L2?
The Vista L2 offers USB connectivity for a keyboard, mouse, flash drive or barcode/QR scanner, a front-panel USB 2.0 port for data export and import via thumb drive, and an Ethernet RJ45 connection to print directly to network printers and stream data to LIMS and SPC systems. It is also compatible with EasyMatch Quality Control software and supports FDA 21 CFR Part 11.
Is the Vista L2 suitable for regulated environments?
Yes. The Vista L2 supports FDA Title 21 CFR Part 11 electronic records and electronic signatures, conforms to CIE 15:2018, ASTM E1164, DIN 5033 Teil 7 and JIS Z 8722 standards, and provides pass/fail indication with time and date stamps, auto-naming, auto-saving and data backup and recovery for traceable quality control.
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