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Contrast ratio results for Dell Latitude E5540 / AUO21ED Panel

Contrast ratio 882:1
Monitor model Dell Latitude E5540 / AUO21ED Panel
Submitted 03 Jun 2015 00:36 CEST, by 5.45.*.*
Camera model Canon PowerShot A650 IS
Processing remarks

Warning: image file 1: Underexposed. Please increase the shutter time.
Note: image file 1: suggested exposure time: 3.4 s (Set EV to +1.8)
Note: image file 2: suggested exposure time: 1/260 s (Set EV to -1.0)

Black
Screen photo
[open image]
Luminance 0.35 cd/m2
Luminance spread 0.17 cd/m2 (2 standard deviations)
Exposure value –4.27 stops   (aim for –2 to –3)
Exposure spread 0.71 stops
Area used for calculation 0.488 x 0.488
Camera settings Exposure time: 1   ISO: 100   F-number: 2.8
Focal length: 33.8 mm   (35 mm equivalent)
Exposure compensation: 0
White
Screen photo
[open image]
Luminance 306 cd/m2
Luminance spread 40 cd/m2 (2 standard deviations)
Exposure value –1.45 stops   (aim for –2 to –3)
Exposure spread 0.19 stops
Area used for calculation 0.488 x 0.488
Camera settings Exposure time: 1/125   ISO: 100   F-number: 2.8
Focal length: 33.8 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.