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Contrast ratio results

Contrast ratio 8898:1
Monitor model
Submitted 01 Mar 2011 23:00 CET, by 193.11.*.*
Camera model Sony DSLR-A300
Processing remarks

Warning: image file 1: Underexposed. Please increase the shutter time.
Note: image file 1: suggested exposure time: 8.1 s (Set EV to +2.6)
Warning: image file 2: exposure time below 1/500 sec is unreliable. Try increasing the EV compensation.

Black
Screen photo
[open image]
Luminance 0.04 cd/m2
Luminance spread 0.01 cd/m2 (2 standard deviations)
Exposure value –5.14 stops   (aim for –2 to –3)
Exposure spread 0.48 stops
Area used for calculation 1 x 1
Camera settings Exposure time: 1.3   ISO: 400   F-number: 2.8
Focal length: 75 mm   (35 mm equivalent)
Exposure compensation: 0
White
Screen photo
[open image]
Luminance 326 cd/m2
Luminance spread 64 cd/m2 (2 standard deviations)
Exposure value –1.72 stops   (aim for –2 to –3)
Exposure spread 0.29 stops
Area used for calculation 1 x 1
Camera settings Exposure time: 1/640   ISO: 400   F-number: 2.8
Focal length: 75 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.