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Contrast ratio results for Dell

Contrast ratio 7:1
Monitor model Dell
Submitted 28 Oct 2018 21:57 CET, by 41.169.*.*
Camera model Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE
Processing remarks

Warning: image file 1: Overexposed. Please decrease the shutter time.
Note: image file 1: suggested exposure time: 1/5 s (Set EV to -2.5)
Warning: image file 3 is too bright to be a dark photo. Maybe you mixed up the files?

Black
Screen photo
[open image]
Luminance 0.14 cd/m2
Luminance spread 0.13 cd/m2 (2 standard deviations)
Exposure value –2.87 stops   (aim for –2 to –3)
Exposure spread 1.41 stops
Area used for calculation 0.398 x 0.529
Camera settings Exposure time: 1   ISO: 400   F-number: 2.2
Focal length: 30 mm   (35 mm equivalent)
Exposure compensation: 0
White
Screen photo
[open image]
Luminance 1.03 cd/m2
Luminance spread 0.01 cd/m2 (2 standard deviations)
Exposure value –0.01 stops   (aim for –2 to –3)
Exposure spread 0.01 stops
Area used for calculation 0.398 x 0.529
Camera settings Exposure time: 1   ISO: 400   F-number: 2.2
Focal length: 30 mm   (35 mm equivalent)
Exposure compensation: 0
Black at screen edge
Screen photo
[open image]
Luminance 0.2 cd/m2
Luminance spread 0.19 cd/m2 (2 standard deviations)
Exposure value –2.34 stops   (aim for –2 to –3)
Exposure spread 1.43 stops
Area used for calculation 0.398 x 0.529
Camera settings Exposure time: 1   ISO: 400   F-number: 2.2
Focal length: 30 mm   (35 mm equivalent)
Exposure compensation: 0

The luminance values in cd/m2 are not very reliable, since camera sensitivities can easily differ up to 50% from their nominal value. Typically, the real luminance is 30% lower than this number. The area used for calculation is chosen such that it corresponds to a viewing angle of ±14° horizontally and ±10.5° vertically, which is equivalent to viewing the screen from a distance of about 1.5 times the diagonal size.

Unfortunately, there is a lot of variation in how cameras use EXIF settings. If photos from your camera your produce unusable results, try coming back in a few days. I review submitted pictures regularly and try to fix problems.