Contrast ratio results

Contrast ratio 1263:1
Monitor model
Submitted 22 Oct 2008 09:21 CEST, by 85.74.*.*
Camera model Canon EOS 1000D
Processing remarks

Warning: image file 1: camera was zoomed out too much.
Warning: image file 1: Underexposed. Please increase the shutter time.
Note: image file 1: suggested exposure time: 3.7 s (Set EV to +3.2)
Warning: image file 2: camera was zoomed out too much.
Warning: image file 2: exposure time below 1/500 sec is unreliable. Try increasing the EV compensation.

Black
Screen photo
Luminance 0.13 cd/m2
Luminance spread 0.01 cd/m2 (2 standard deviations)
Exposure value –5.7 stops   (aim for –2 to –3)
Exposure spread 0.17 stops
Area used for calculation 0.1 x 0.113
Camera settings Exposure time: 0.4   ISO: 400   F-number: 3.5
Focal length: 0.7 mm   (35 mm equivalent)
Exposure compensation: 0
White
Screen photo
Luminance 159 cd/m2
Luminance spread 8 cd/m2 (2 standard deviations)
Exposure value –3.45 stops   (aim for –2 to –3)
Exposure spread 0.07 stops
Area used for calculation 0.1 x 0.113
Camera settings Exposure time: 1/664   ISO: 400   F-number: 3.5
Focal length: 0.7 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.