Contrast ratio results for BENQ

Black
Contrast ratio	1:1
Monitor model	BENQ
Submitted	12 Jul 2011 19:23 CEST, by 109.149..
Camera model	Canon EOS 7D
Processing remarks	Warning: image file 1: camera was zoomed out too much. Warning: image file 1: exposure time below 1/500 sec is unreliable. Try increasing the EV compensation. 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. Warning: image file 2: automatic white balance can cause inaccuracies.
Screen photo	[open image]
Luminance	414 cd/m2
Luminance spread	7 cd/m2 (2 standard deviations)
Exposure value	–2.05 stops (aim for –2 to –3)
Exposure spread	0.02 stops
Area used for calculation	0.1 x 0.113
Camera settings	Exposure time: 1/1024 ISO: 400 F-number: 2.8 Focal length: 6.7 mm (35 mm equivalent) Exposure compensation: 0
White
Screen photo	[open image]
Luminance	462 cd/m2
Luminance spread	7 cd/m2 (2 standard deviations)
Exposure value	–1.89 stops (aim for –2 to –3)
Exposure spread	0.02 stops
Area used for calculation	0.1 x 0.113
Camera settings	Exposure time: 1/1024 ISO: 400 F-number: 2.8 Focal length: 6.7 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.