Contrast ratio of Apple iMac G4 17"

Contrast ratio 390:1
Monitor model Apple iMac G4 17"
Submitted 27 Sep 2010 04:06 CEST, by 121.91.*.*
Camera model Fujifilm FinePix S5000
Processing remarks


Black
Screen photo
Luminance 0.41 cd/m2
Luminance spread 0.16 cd/m2 (2 standard deviations)
Exposure value –2.03 stops   (aim for –2 to –3)
Exposure spread 0.57 stops
Area used for calculation 0.536 x 0.536
Camera settings Exposure time: 1   ISO: 400   F-number: 2.8
Focal length: 37.1 mm   (35 mm equivalent)
Exposure compensation: 0
White
Screen photo
Luminance 160 cd/m2
Luminance spread 9 cd/m2 (2 standard deviations)
Exposure value –2.12 stops   (aim for –2 to –3)
Exposure spread 0.08 stops
Area used for calculation 0.536 x 0.536
Camera settings Exposure time: 1/416   ISO: 400   F-number: 2.8
Focal length: 37.1 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.