Contrast ratio of Acer Aspire 9504

Contrast ratio 518:1
Monitor model Acer Aspire 9504
Submitted 26 Sep 2010 04:33 CEST, by 91.64.*.*
Camera model Pentax K-x
Processing remarks


Black
Screen photo
Luminance 0.31 cd/m2
Luminance spread 0.18 cd/m2 (2 standard deviations)
Exposure value –2.46 stops   (aim for –2 to –3)
Exposure spread 0.87 stops
Area used for calculation 0.542 x 0.609
Camera settings Exposure time: 2   ISO: 400   F-number: 4
Focal length: 39 mm   (35 mm equivalent)
Exposure compensation: 0
White
Screen photo
Luminance 161 cd/m2
Luminance spread 69 cd/m2 (2 standard deviations)
Exposure value –2.09 stops   (aim for –2 to –3)
Exposure spread 0.63 stops
Area used for calculation 0.542 x 0.609
Camera settings Exposure time: 1/200   ISO: 400   F-number: 4
Focal length: 39 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.