[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":512},["ShallowReactive",2],{"post-\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fdartboard-lighting":3,"post-other-\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fdartboard-lighting":266},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"date":256,"description":257,"extension":258,"key":259,"meta":260,"navigation":261,"path":262,"seo":263,"stem":264,"__hash__":265},"blog_en\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fdartboard-lighting.md","Dartboard lighting: how to get rid of shadows on your board",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":237},"minimark",[9,13,18,21,44,51,55,58,62,67,74,77,88,95,99,110,114,117,121,125,128,132,139,143,150,154,171,191,204,208,230],[10,11,12],"p",{},"You're going for treble 20 and your first two darts cast a black shadow right across it. Poor lighting doesn't jump out at you straight away, but it tires your eyes, makes you second-guess the score and gets in the way of your third dart. The good news: it's one of the easiest things in your set-up to fix.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"why-lighting-matters-so-much","Why lighting matters so much",[10,19,20],{},"A dartboard is metal wires, double and treble bands 8 mm wide, and darts sticking several centimetres out from the surface. With a single light source:",[22,23,24,32,38],"ul",{},[25,26,27,31],"li",{},[28,29,30],"strong",{},"every dart casts a shadow"," on the board, often over the segment you're aiming at next;",[25,33,34,37],{},[28,35,36],{},"the wires get hard to read",": you can't tell at a glance whether a point is in the treble or just below it;",[25,39,40,43],{},[28,41,42],{},"the colours fade",": the red and green of the doubles and trebles barely stand out from the black in dim light.",[10,45,46,47,50],{},"Good lighting means light that's ",[28,48,49],{},"bright, even and free of cast shadows"," across the whole board.",[14,52,54],{"id":53},"the-ceiling-light-trap","The ceiling light trap",[10,56,57],{},"A light on the ceiling in the middle of the room lights the board from a distance and from one side. Worse, when you step up to the oche you're standing between the lamp and the board, so your own body throws the shadow. It's rarely enough.",[14,59,61],{"id":60},"the-fixes","The fixes",[63,64,66],"h3",{"id":65},"an-led-ring-led-surround","An LED ring (LED surround)",[10,68,69,70,73],{},"This is what most regular players go for. A ring fitted with LEDs goes ",[28,71,72],{},"all the way around the board",", often built into a surround, and lights the surface from the entire rim. Because the light comes from every side at once, each shadow is \"filled in\" by the light coming from the opposite side, and dart shadows all but disappear.",[10,75,76],{},"The upsides:",[22,78,79,82,85],{},[25,80,81],{},"no dart shadows, or very nearly;",[25,83,84],{},"the same light on every segment, from the 20 down to the 3;",[25,86,87],{},"nothing sticking out into the room or into your line of sight.",[10,89,90,91,94],{},"Pick one that doesn't stand too far proud of the board face (a dart that clips it will bounce out) and a ",[28,92,93],{},"neutral white"," light, neither too yellow nor too blue.",[63,96,98],{"id":97},"spotlights","Spotlights",[10,100,101,102,105,106,109],{},"Without an LED ring, spotlights do the job well, as long as you use ",[28,103,104],{},"at least two",", ideally three, lighting the board from different angles. Mount them ",[28,107,108],{},"above and slightly in front"," of the board, aimed at it, so they don't dazzle you at the oche. A single spotlight above the board guarantees a shadow under every dart.",[63,111,113],{"id":112},"combining-them","Combining them",[10,115,116],{},"An LED ring on the board plus soft background light in the room is the most comfortable combination. Try not to make the board the only bright spot in a dark room: the contrast wears your eyes out over a long session.",[14,118,120],{"id":119},"things-to-avoid","Things to avoid",[63,122,124],{"id":123},"glare","Glare",[10,126,127],{},"Metal wires, a glossy surround or a varnished cabinet can all bounce light back at you. A lamp pointing too directly, or a window opposite the board, creates dazzling hot spots. Go for matt surfaces around the board and light that comes in at an angle.",[63,129,131],{"id":130},"backlight","Backlight",[10,133,134,135,138],{},"A window ",[28,136,137],{},"right behind"," or beside the board means aiming straight into daylight. If you've no choice, draw the curtains while you play and rely on artificial light.",[63,140,142],{"id":141},"flickering-light","Flickering light",[10,144,145,146,149],{},"Some cheap LEDs, and many LEDs dimmed right down, ",[28,147,148],{},"flicker"," at a rate your eye barely registers. It can be tiring over time. More to the point, a camera definitely sees it: on a phone screen it shows up as rolling bands or a pulsing picture. If you film your games or keep score with a phone, choose a decent power supply and avoid turning the dimmer right down.",[14,151,153],{"id":152},"good-light-better-camera-scoring","Good light, better camera scoring",[10,155,156,157,162,163,166,167,170],{},"If you use ",[158,159,161],"a",{"href":160},"\u002Fen\u002Finstall","Throw"," to keep score with your phone, lighting matters twice over. Throw compares an image of the board ",[28,164,165],{},"before"," and ",[28,168,169],{},"after"," each dart to spot the one that just arrived, then finds its tip. What helps:",[22,172,173,179,185],{},[25,174,175,178],{},[28,176,177],{},"steady light",": a flickering lamp, a dimmer turned mid-visit or light that keeps changing all add changes to the picture that aren't darts;",[25,180,181,184],{},[28,182,183],{},"a board that's evenly lit",": a tip stands out better on a well-lit segment than in a shadow;",[25,186,187,190],{},[28,188,189],{},"no backlight in the frame",": a window or a bare bulb in the phone's view dazzles the camera.",[10,192,193,194,198,199,203],{},"You don't need a film studio, though: lighting that's comfortable for your eyes is usually comfortable for the camera. For where to put the phone (off to the side, 1.5 to 2 m away, whole board in the frame), see ",[158,195,197],{"href":196},"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fset-up-a-dartboard-at-home","how to set up a dartboard at home",", and to see what the app actually does, read ",[158,200,202],{"href":201},"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-throw-scores-your-darts","how Throw scores your darts",".",[14,205,207],{"id":206},"in-short","In short",[22,209,210,213,220,227],{},[25,211,212],{},"A ceiling light on its own isn't enough.",[25,214,215,216,219],{},"An ",[28,217,218],{},"LED ring"," around the board gets rid of nearly every shadow.",[25,221,222,223,226],{},"Otherwise, ",[28,224,225],{},"several spotlights"," from different angles, above and in front of the board.",[25,228,229],{},"No glare, no backlight, no flicker.",[10,231,232,233,203],{},"Once the lighting's sorted, all that's left is to throw. For your first games, have a look at the ",[158,234,236],{"href":235},"\u002Fen\u002Frules\u002Fx01","501 rules",{"title":238,"searchDepth":239,"depth":239,"links":240},"",2,[241,242,243,249,254,255],{"id":16,"depth":239,"text":17},{"id":53,"depth":239,"text":54},{"id":60,"depth":239,"text":61,"children":244},[245,247,248],{"id":65,"depth":246,"text":66},3,{"id":97,"depth":246,"text":98},{"id":112,"depth":246,"text":113},{"id":119,"depth":239,"text":120,"children":250},[251,252,253],{"id":123,"depth":246,"text":124},{"id":130,"depth":246,"text":131},{"id":141,"depth":246,"text":142},{"id":152,"depth":239,"text":153},{"id":206,"depth":239,"text":207},"2026-10-27","LED rings, spotlights, ceiling lights: how to light a dartboard with no shadows or glare, and why good lighting also helps when a camera is keeping score.","md","board-lighting",{},true,"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fdartboard-lighting",{"title":5,"description":257},"en\u002Fblog\u002Fdartboard-lighting","s7u1UaC_FL6940Yaq0RZXHHkYAShqRPlvx4cWKyUmmg",{"id":267,"title":268,"body":269,"date":256,"description":506,"extension":258,"key":259,"meta":507,"navigation":261,"path":508,"seo":509,"stem":510,"__hash__":511},"blog_fr\u002Fblog\u002Feclairage-cible-flechettes.md","Éclairage de cible de fléchettes : en finir avec les ombres",{"type":7,"value":270,"toc":490},[271,274,278,281,301,308,312,315,319,323,330,333,344,351,355,366,370,373,377,381,384,388,395,399,406,410,425,445,457,461,483],[10,272,273],{},"Tu vises le triple 20, et tes deux premières fléchettes jettent une ombre noire pile dessus. Un mauvais éclairage ne se remarque pas tout de suite, mais il fatigue les yeux, fait douter du score et gêne le placement de la troisième fléchette. Bonne nouvelle : c'est l'un des réglages les plus simples à corriger.",[14,275,277],{"id":276},"pourquoi-léclairage-compte-autant","Pourquoi l'éclairage compte autant",[10,279,280],{},"Une cible, c'est des fils métalliques, des bandes de 8 mm de large pour les doubles et les triples, et des fléchettes qui dépassent de la surface de plusieurs centimètres. Avec une seule source de lumière :",[22,282,283,289,295],{},[25,284,285,288],{},[28,286,287],{},"chaque fléchette projette une ombre"," sur la cible, souvent sur le segment que tu vises ensuite ;",[25,290,291,294],{},[28,292,293],{},"les fils deviennent difficiles à lire"," : impossible de dire du premier coup d'œil si une pointe est dans le triple ou juste en dessous ;",[25,296,297,300],{},[28,298,299],{},"les couleurs s'éteignent"," : le rouge et le vert des doubles et triples se distinguent mal du noir dans la pénombre.",[10,302,303,304,307],{},"Une bonne lumière, c'est un éclairage ",[28,305,306],{},"fort, homogène et sans ombre portée"," sur toute la surface.",[14,309,311],{"id":310},"le-plafonnier-le-piège-classique","Le plafonnier : le piège classique",[10,313,314],{},"Une lampe au plafond, au milieu de la pièce, éclaire la cible de loin et d'un seul côté. Pire : quand tu es à l'oche, tu te retrouves entre la lampe et la cible, et c'est ton propre corps qui fait de l'ombre. C'est rarement suffisant.",[14,316,318],{"id":317},"les-solutions","Les solutions",[63,320,322],{"id":321},"lanneau-led-surround-led","L'anneau LED (surround LED)",[10,324,325,326,329],{},"C'est la solution la plus répandue chez les joueurs réguliers. Un anneau garni de LED se fixe ",[28,327,328],{},"tout autour de la cible",", souvent intégré à un surround, et éclaire la surface depuis tout le pourtour. Comme la lumière arrive de partout à la fois, chaque ombre est « remplie » par la lumière qui vient d'en face : les ombres des fléchettes disparaissent presque entièrement.",[10,331,332],{},"Avantages :",[22,334,335,338,341],{},[25,336,337],{},"plus d'ombres de fléchettes, ou presque ;",[25,339,340],{},"un éclairage identique sur tous les segments, du 20 au 3 ;",[25,342,343],{},"rien qui dépasse dans la pièce ni dans le champ de vision.",[10,345,346,347,350],{},"Choisis un modèle qui ne dépasse pas trop de la face de la cible (une fléchette qui le heurte rebondit) et une lumière ",[28,348,349],{},"blanche neutre",", ni trop jaune ni trop bleue.",[63,352,354],{"id":353},"les-spots","Les spots",[10,356,357,358,361,362,365],{},"Sans anneau LED, des spots font très bien l'affaire, à condition d'en mettre ",[28,359,360],{},"au moins deux",", voire trois, qui éclairent la cible depuis des angles différents. Place-les ",[28,363,364],{},"au-dessus et un peu en avant"," de la cible, dirigés vers elle, de sorte qu'ils ne t'éblouissent pas depuis l'oche. Un seul spot au-dessus de la cible, c'est la garantie d'une ombre sous chaque fléchette.",[63,367,369],{"id":368},"combiner","Combiner",[10,371,372],{},"Un anneau LED pour la cible, et une lumière d'ambiance douce dans la pièce : c'est le combo le plus confortable. Évite que la cible soit le seul point lumineux dans une pièce noire, le contraste fatigue les yeux sur une longue session.",[14,374,376],{"id":375},"les-pièges-à-éviter","Les pièges à éviter",[63,378,380],{"id":379},"les-reflets","Les reflets",[10,382,383],{},"Les fils métalliques, un surround brillant ou une armoire vernie peuvent renvoyer la lumière. Une lampe trop dans l'axe, ou une fenêtre en face de la cible, crée des points éblouissants. Préfère des surfaces mates autour de la cible et une lumière qui arrive de biais.",[63,385,387],{"id":386},"le-contre-jour","Le contre-jour",[10,389,390,391,394],{},"Une fenêtre ",[28,392,393],{},"juste derrière"," ou à côté de la cible t'oblige à viser face à la lumière du jour. Si tu n'as pas le choix, ferme les rideaux pendant que tu joues et compte sur l'éclairage artificiel.",[63,396,398],{"id":397},"la-lumière-qui-scintille","La lumière qui scintille",[10,400,401,402,405],{},"Certaines LED bon marché, et beaucoup de LED réglées très bas avec un variateur, ",[28,403,404],{},"scintillent"," à une fréquence que l'œil ne remarque presque pas. Ça peut fatiguer à la longue. Et surtout, une caméra, elle, le voit : sur l'écran d'un téléphone, ça donne des bandes qui défilent ou une image qui pulse. Si tu filmes tes parties ou si tu comptes avec un téléphone, préfère une alimentation de qualité et évite de baisser le variateur au minimum.",[14,407,409],{"id":408},"bonne-lumière-bon-comptage-par-caméra","Bonne lumière, bon comptage par caméra",[10,411,412,413,416,417,420,421,424],{},"Si tu utilises ",[158,414,161],{"href":415},"\u002Finstaller"," pour compter les points avec ton téléphone, l'éclairage compte doublement. Throw compare une image de la cible ",[28,418,419],{},"avant"," et ",[28,422,423],{},"après"," chaque fléchette pour repérer celle qui vient d'arriver, puis il retrouve sa pointe. Ce qui l'aide :",[22,426,427,433,439],{},[25,428,429,432],{},[28,430,431],{},"une lumière stable"," : une lampe qui clignote, un variateur qu'on tourne en pleine volée ou une lumière qui change ajoutent du changement à l'image qui n'est pas une fléchette ;",[25,434,435,438],{},[28,436,437],{},"une cible bien éclairée partout"," : une pointe se distingue mieux sur un segment lumineux que dans une ombre ;",[25,440,441,444],{},[28,442,443],{},"pas de contre-jour dans le cadre"," : une fenêtre ou une lampe nue dans le champ du téléphone aveugle la caméra.",[10,446,447,448,452,453,203],{},"Pas besoin d'un studio pour autant : un éclairage confortable pour tes yeux est, en général, confortable pour la caméra. Pour placer le téléphone (de côté, à 1,5 à 2 m, cible entière dans l'image), lis ",[158,449,451],{"href":450},"\u002Fblog\u002Finstaller-cible-flechettes-maison","installer une cible chez soi",", et pour comprendre ce que fait l'app, ",[158,454,456],{"href":455},"\u002Fblog\u002Fcomment-throw-compte-les-flechettes","comment Throw compte tes fléchettes",[14,458,460],{"id":459},"en-résumé","En résumé",[22,462,463,466,473,480],{},[25,464,465],{},"Un plafonnier seul ne suffit pas.",[25,467,468,469,472],{},"Un ",[28,470,471],{},"anneau LED"," autour de la cible supprime presque toutes les ombres.",[25,474,475,476,479],{},"Sinon, ",[28,477,478],{},"plusieurs spots"," venant d'angles différents, au-dessus et en avant de la cible.",[25,481,482],{},"Pas de reflets, pas de contre-jour, pas de lumière qui scintille.",[10,484,485,486,203],{},"Une fois la lumière réglée, il ne reste plus qu'à lancer. Pour tes premières parties, jette un œil aux ",[158,487,489],{"href":488},"\u002Fregles\u002Fx01","règles du 501",{"title":238,"searchDepth":239,"depth":239,"links":491},[492,493,494,499,504,505],{"id":276,"depth":239,"text":277},{"id":310,"depth":239,"text":311},{"id":317,"depth":239,"text":318,"children":495},[496,497,498],{"id":321,"depth":246,"text":322},{"id":353,"depth":246,"text":354},{"id":368,"depth":246,"text":369},{"id":375,"depth":239,"text":376,"children":500},[501,502,503],{"id":379,"depth":246,"text":380},{"id":386,"depth":246,"text":387},{"id":397,"depth":246,"text":398},{"id":408,"depth":239,"text":409},{"id":459,"depth":239,"text":460},"Anneau LED, spots : comment éclairer une cible de fléchettes sans ombres ni reflets, et pourquoi une bonne lumière aide aussi le comptage par caméra",{},"\u002Fblog\u002Feclairage-cible-flechettes",{"title":268,"description":506},"blog\u002Feclairage-cible-flechettes","E2MgFRh6oW2eAYK-SjTmNuf-UB2frhXPgQI5QWGwXXw",1794595396769]