The POLARIS Dual 5 Flash Meter is a dynamically enhanced version of the POLARIS 2 meters of Flash Player. The POLARIS Dual 5 features both 5-spot degree measuring ability and a rotating head receiver -, as well as a command screen BACKLIGHT LCD.
| Measuring system | Incident or reflective |
| Measuring modes | Ambient and flash (wired, wireless) - incident and reflected (35°), 5 degrees spot metering |
| Receiver head | Rotatable, not interchangeable |
| Aperture / Shutter priority | Shutter speed priority |
| Display indications | Digital LCD |
| ISO range | 3-8000 in 1/3 steps |
| f / Stop Display Range | f/0.5 to 90 |
| Shutter Speed - Ambient | 1/8000 to 60 seconds; total of nine flash sync shutter speed selections available to match the sync speed of virtually any camera |
| Shutter Speed - Flash | 1/500 to 1 sec |
| EV Range (ISO-100) | -4 to 26 EV; Ambient EV: 1-19.9, Flash: f/2-90.9 |
| Film Speeds | Not applicable |
| Exposure Memory | Not applicable |
| Shadow / Highlight Calculation | Not applicable |
| Brightness Difference | Not applicable |
| Inflammation Ambient Ratio | Not applicable |
| Multiple flash | Scale for calculating 2-9 flashes |
| Exp Adjustable compensation | 0.9 EV - 0.9 (in 1/10 increments) |
| Power supply | One "AA" battery (not included), displays battery level via analog scale after pressing power button |
| Dimensions | X 2-9/16 5-13/16 x 7/8 "(65 x 148 x 22 mm) (WDH) |
| Weight | 4.1 oz (115 g) |
The POLARIS Dual 5 Flash Meter is a dynamically enhanced version of the POLARIS 2 meters of Flash Player. The POLARIS Dual 5 features both 5-spot degree measuring ability and a rotating head receiver -, as well as a command screen BACKLIGHT LCD.