HOYA C-Series Color Compensating Filters for Industrial Applications
HOYA CANDEO C-Series color compensating filters are precision daylight-balanced bandpass filters designed to accurately reproduce visible wavelengths while blocking UV and IR. Engineered for industrial imaging, machine vision, color measurement, and scientific research. Standard 50x50mm square format.
Key Features
- Precise visible light transmission with UV/IR blocking
- High transmittance in the 400–600nm visible range
- Sharp cut-off in the red and near-infrared region
- Precision optical glass construction
- Standard 50x50mm square format for industrial applications
- Suitable for machine vision, colorimetry, and color-accurate imaging
Spectral Transmittance

Technical Data
Transmittance Specification
| Item | Thickness (mm) | Transmittance Specification (%) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T400 | T500 | T600 | T700 | T750 | T850 | T1000 | T1100 | T1200 | λ50% (nm) | ||
| C500S | 1 | ≥80 | ≥88 | ≥58 | ≤11 | ≤4 | ≤1.5 | – | – | – | 616±6nm |
| C5000 | 1 | ≥86 | ≥89 | ≥60 | ≤10 | – | – | ≤5 | ≤11 | ≤23 | 618±6nm |
| CD700 | 0.45 | ≥83 | ≥87 | ≥57 | ≤9 | – | – | – | – | ≤16 | 613±4nm |
| CM700 | 1 | ≥82 | ≥86 | – | ≤6 | – | – | – | – | ≤10 | 602±4nm |
Physical Properties
| Item | Color Specification (Std. Illuminant A) | Thickness (mm) | Refractive Index (600nm) | Chemical Property | Thermal Properties | Thermal Expansion (×10⁻⁷/K) | Mechanical Properties | Specific Gravity (d) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x | y | DW | DA | Tg (°C) | Ts (°C) | α -30/70 | α 100/300 | HK | FA | ||||
| C500S | 0.271 | 0.325 | 1 | 1.514 | 1 | 1 | 615 | 675 | 54 | 70 | 485 | 120 | 2.54 |
| C5000 | 0.271 | 0.324 | 1 | 1.514 | 2 | 4 | 370 | 405 | 127 | 158 | 380 | 520 | 3.4 |
| CD700 | 0.266 | 0.322 | 0.45 | 1.540 | 1 | 5 | 409 | 452 | – | 146 | 370 | 530 | 3.07 |
| CM700 | 0.254 | 0.318 | 1 | 1.537 | 1 | 5 | 411 | 457 | – | 146 | 375 | 520 | 3.06 |
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