The SB-8000 spectrophotometer has an upper measuring port and apertures from Φ3mm to Φ11mm. The measurement of the sample from the bottom allows accurate placement of the part on the measuring port, or in the case of liquid and powdery materials for placing the sample pan directly on the diaphragm. The device is equipped with a color display and a wide selection of colorimetric parameters, such as color spaces, systems of colorimetric equations, indexes, types of lighting, etc.