Tokyo (January 23, 2025) - Konica Minolta, Inc. (Konica Minolta) today announced that the Company will launch the CM-SA2 skin analysis software.

In quality control in various industrial fields, color management using measuring instruments has become an important factor. Due to their superb reliability and multifunctionality, Konica Minolta’s colorimeters are widely used for quality control, production, and R&D in industries where color measurement and management are required, such as automobiles, electrical equipment, smartphones, cosmetics, paints, plastics, construction materials, and textiles.

The CM-SA2 is the successor to the CM-SA, a software product which is highly evaluated by cosmetics manufacturers and research institutes globally. Used with Konica Minolta’s spectrophotometer, the CM-SA2 enables concurrent measurement of skin color as well as the Melanin Index and Hb (Hemoglobin) Index, which are used in research on the measures against sunburn and dark spots in the cosmetics, functional food, and pharmaceutical markets. The CM-SA2 features a graph display function to check multiple indices at a glance. Connection with the CM-17d spectrophotometer enables easy positioning and image saving of measurement points via an electronic viewfinder. The software also has a function to display in Chinese (Traditional and Simplified Chinese) and Korean in addition to Japanese and English to meet the needs of the growing cosmetics market in Asia. The CM-SA2 will contribute to higher quality advanced research by the product development divisions of cosmetics manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies, skin-related testing companies, and research institutes, including universities, in the global market.

Values Provided by the CM-SA2 Skin Analysis Software

1. Highly accurate measurement and graphs of various indices

2. Positioning and image saving of measurement points via an camera viewfinder

By using the CM-17d, the measurement point can be checked and moles can be avoided in measurement, further enhancing the measurement data. In addition, the CM-SA2 makes it possible to link images, which are stored during measurement, with data, enabling measurement positions to be checked on images later.

3. Support for Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean for global deployment

The CM-SA2 supports Chinese (Traditional and Simplified Chinese) and Korean in addition to Japanese and English which are supported by the CM-SA, so that it can be used in the Asian region where there is strong demand for brightening and measures against sunburn and dark spots.

CM-17d Spectrophotometer

Main Specifications

The descriptions, specifications, and appearance are subject to change without notice.

System requirement (OS)	Windows® 10 Pro 64-bit Version 1903 or later/Windows® 11 Pro
Compatible spectrophotometers	CM-17d/CM-16d, CM-700d/CM-600d, CM-2600d/CM-2500d
Display languages	Japanese, English, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), and Korean
Skin data display	Melanin Index Hb Index [total hemoglobin (oxidized + reduced) index] Hb SO2 Index (%) [hemoglobin oxygen saturation (%) index] ITA° [Individual Typology Angle] *1, ITA° classification
Colorimetric value display	L*, a*, b* , C*, h, Munsell value (Hue, Value, Chroma) *2
Graph display	Hue-Value graph, Hb Index–Melanin Index graph, ITA° graph, 2-axis graph *3
Data handling	Saving/reading data in original format Saving data in text (CSV) [Melanin Index, Hb Index, Hb SO2 Index (%), L*, a*, b*, C*, h, Munsell value (Hue, Value, Chroma), ITA°, ITA° classification, field of view/light source, measurement diameter, measuring instrument name, spectral reflectance (400–700 nm) *4]