We're increasingly demanding more and more demands from our cameras. We already have 14 steps of dynamic range, very low noise at 3200 ISO, an extremely fast autofocus and compact lightweight bodies, but… what about color? Manufacturers don’t say anything remarkable about the color that is captured and how their cameras reproduce it, beyond the fact that they can produce "perfect" and "wonderful" colors (who would dare to doubt it!).

Well, many current DSLR cameras already have the ability to record a tremendous color gamut, reaching and even slightly exceeding the ProPhoto space in some cases. This makes them truly capable color registration tools. So, why don’t we adjust that wide color gamut with advanced color charts? Many photographers use the ColorChecker, introduced in 1976, with only 24 color patches which does not seem to be the best option. Firstly, because it was not designed for that purpose, but to verify the results.

In this article I want to explain my experienc...