Method, system and apparatus for jointly calibrating color digital cameras and monitors

A method for generating a controlled light source, the method comprising:

• providing a light source including a plurality of light emitters;
• displaying a plurality of light source selections to a user on a display device;
• receiving a user light source selection;
• selecting one or more of the light emitters and associated intensity level for each selected light emitter such that the selected light emitters produce a light output matching the user light source selection as closely as possible when operated at the associated intensity levels;
• operating the selected light emitters, each selected light emitter operated at the associated intensity level.

A computer program product for calibrating and characterizing a color display comprising:

• a computer readable medium;
• computer program instructions, recorded on the computer readable medium, executable by a processor, for performing the steps of:
• operating a light source to emit light, the light source including a plurality of light emitters;
• calibrating and characterizing a color capture device based on the emitted light;
• displaying color images on the color display;
• capturing the displayed color images on the color capture device;
• and
• calibrating and characterizing the color display based on the captured color images.