| Contrast ratio | 7670:1 | 
|---|---|
| Monitor model | vw2420h | 
| Submitted | 14 Jul 2012 18:51 CEST, by 89.107.*.* | 
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot A495 | 
| Processing remarks | Warning: image file 1: Underexposed. Please increase the shutter time. | 
| Black | |
| Screen photo |  | 
| Luminance | 0.02 cd/m2 | 
| Luminance spread | 0.02 cd/m2 (2 standard deviations) | 
| Exposure value | –6.32 stops (aim for –2 to –3) | 
| Exposure spread | 3.01 stops | 
| Area used for calculation | 0.526 x 0.526 | 
| Camera settings | Exposure time: 1.6   ISO: 400   F-number: 3 Focal length: 36.4 mm (35 mm equivalent) Exposure compensation: 0 | 
| White | |
| Screen photo |  | 
| Luminance | 115 cd/m2 | 
| Luminance spread | 14 cd/m2 (2 standard deviations) | 
| Exposure value | –2.75 stops (aim for –2 to –3) | 
| Exposure spread | 0.18 stops | 
| Area used for calculation | 0.526 x 0.526 | 
| Camera settings | Exposure time: 1/403   ISO: 400   F-number: 3 Focal length: 36.4 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.