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Contrast ratio 73235:1
Monitor model
Submitted 30 Nov 2012 17:26 CET, by 92.36.*.*
Camera model Canon EOS 60D
Processing remarks

Warning: image file 1: camera was zoomed in too much.
image file 1: Warning: image includes screen edges or something that's not a monitor. Hold the camera close to the screen.
Warning: image file 1: Overexposed. Please decrease the shutter time.
Warning: image file 2: camera was zoomed in too much.
Warning: image file 2: exposure time below 1/500 sec is unreliable. Try increasing the EV compensation.
image file 2: Warning: image includes screen edges or something that's not a monitor. Hold the camera close to the screen.
Warning: Image ISO settings are not the same.
Warning: Image F-number settings are not the same.

Black
Screen photo
[open image]
Luminance 0.09 cd/m2
Luminance spread 0.35 cd/m2 (2 standard deviations)
Exposure value –3.38 stops   (aim for –2 to –3)
Exposure spread 4.25 stops
Area used for calculation 1 x 1
Camera settings Exposure time: 15   ISO: 200   F-number: 5.6
Focal length: 113 mm   (35 mm equivalent)
Exposure compensation: 0
White
Screen photo
[open image]
Luminance 6307 cd/m2
Luminance spread 12380 cd/m2 (2 standard deviations)
Exposure value –2.8 stops   (aim for –2 to –3)
Exposure spread 4.25 stops
Area used for calculation 1 x 1
Camera settings Exposure time: 1/3200   ISO: 100   F-number: 4
Focal length: 113 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.