Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector Calibration and Settings Posted on July 26, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. Sharp XV-Z30000 Home Theater Projector Review - Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector Highlights - Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector Overview2. Sharp XV-Z30000 Special Features - XV-Z30000 Lamp Life - Sharp 2:1 Zoom Lens - Sharp XV-Z30000 Lens Memory3. Sharp XV-Z30000 Special Features 2 - XV-Z30000 Projector - 3D Performance - Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector: 2D to 3D conversion - XV-Z30000 Creative Frame Interpolation - or rather: Lack thereof4. Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector – Physical Tour - Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector - Appearance - XV-Z30000 Control Panel - XV-Z30000 Projector - Input/Output5. Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector – Physical Tour 2 - XV-Z30000 Menus - Sharp XV-Z30000 Remote Control - Sharp XV-Z30000 Lens Throw - Sharp XV-Z30000 Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens - Wide Screen6. Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector – Image Quality - Sharp XV-Z30000 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector - Flesh Tones7. Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector – Image Quality 2 - Sharp XV-Z30000 Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Black Levels Comparison - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Comparison8. Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector – Image Quality 3 - Black Level and Shadow Detail Performance: XV-Z30000 Projector - Bottom Line - Sharp XV-Z30000 - Overall Color & Picture Quality9. Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector – Image Quality 4 - Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports - Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector: Bottom Line on HDTV and Sports10. Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector – Performance - Sharp XV-Z30000 Brightness11. Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector – Performance 2 - Sharp XV-Z30000 Pre-Calibration Color temp, Movie 1 Mode12. Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector – Performance 3 - Sharp XV-Z30000 Sharpness - Sharpness Comparison Images - Sharp XV-Z30000: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise13. Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector Calibration and Settings - Sharp XV-Z30000 Color Temperature - Sharp XV-Z30000 Basic Settings14. Sharp XV-Z30000 – Projector Screens - Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector Screen Recommendations15. Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector Calibration and Settings 216. Sharp XV-Z30000 – Competitors - Sharp XV-Z30000 - Competitors17. Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector – Warranty - Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector - Warranty18. Sharp XV-Z30000 – Review Summary - Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector - The Bottom Line19. Sharp XV-Z30000 – Review Summary 2 - XV-Z30000 Color and Overall Picture Quality - Z30000 Projector - Brightness for 2D viewing20. Sharp XV-Z30000 – Review Summary 3 - The Very Bottom Line on the XV-Z30000 projector - Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector: Pros - Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector: Cons21. Sharp XV-Z30000 – Full Specifications We try to calibrate every home theater that we review. (OK, every over $1000 projector and an occasional one under that.) This Sharp XV-Z30000 is no exception. I viewed the XV-Z30000 for about 1 day using default modes, before passing it to Mike for calibration. Our calibrations, including this Sharp XV-Z30000, are normally limited to a grayscale calibration, along with brightness, contrast, color saturation, tint (where applicable), etc. Only in very special circumstances will we calibrate the individual colors, in which case we discuss why. Sharp XV-Z30000 Color Temperature Sharp XV-Z30000 Color Temp over IRE Range, Best mode, (Movie 1) 30 IRE 7464 50 IRE 7458 80 IRE 7147 100 IRE 7198 Before we provide our settings, lets see what we started out with: Pre calibration, these are the color temperatures over the grayscale range. XV-Z30000 Lumen Output and Color Temp at 100 IRE Standard 847 @ 8231 Anime 829 @ 8236 Dynamic 1063 @ 8319 Movie 1 531 @ 7198 Movie 2 270 @ 7274 (w/ Eco+Quiet mode ON) Game 829 @ 8206 Monochrome 270 @ 8699 (w/ Eco+Quiet mode ON) Sports 829 @ 8211 Stage 1090 @ 8276 User 1 & 2 838 @ 8192 Sharp XV-Z30000 Basic Settings Settings for measurements (default values are in parenthesis): Standard Anime Dynamic Movie 1 Movie 2 Contrast (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 Brightness (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 Color (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 Tint (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 Color Temp (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 Eco+Quiet (Off) (Off) (Off) (Off) (On) Iris 1 (manual) (High Brite) (High Brite) (High Brite) (High Cont) (High Cont) Iris 2 (auto) (On) (Off) (Off) (Off) (On) Color Enhancement (3) 0 (3) (3) -3 In addition to calibrating Red Green and Blue for a correct grayscale balance (6500K), there are a number of other settings that come into play. Typically Contrast and Brightness (white balance and black balance), need to be done first. Color saturation and gamma also need adjustment. Settings for measurements (default values are in parenthesis). Settings for measurements (default values are in parenthesis): Monochrome Sports Stage User 1 & 2 Game Contrast (0) -1 (0) -1 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) -1 Brightness (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) -1 (0) 1 (0) 2 Color NA (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 Tint NA (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 Color Temp (-1) (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 Eco+Quiet (On) (Off) (Off) (Off) (Off) Iris 1 (manual) (High Cont) (High Brite) (High Brite) (High Brite) (High Brite) Iris 2 (auto) (On) (Off) (On) (On) (Off) Color Enhancement (0) 0 (0) 0 (3) (0) 0 NA) Mike’s Notes: Good looking picture overall. Blacks could be better (even with Iris 2 on). Odd that there’s only RGB gain controls, but they do affect the full range pretty evenly and the calibrated grayscale was very good. Don’t understand why there are so many picture modes that are similar (Standard, Anime, Game, Sports and both User modes). Movie 2 mode, in its default Eco mode, is too dim for anything but a smaller screen in a totally light-controlled room. Colors are a little off, particularly green and magenta (see CIE chart), but there are two CMS modes that could be used to improve the situation. 1. Sharp XV-Z30000 Home Theater Projector Review - Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector Highlights - Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector Overview2. Sharp XV-Z30000 Special Features - XV-Z30000 Lamp Life - Sharp 2:1 Zoom Lens - Sharp XV-Z30000 Lens Memory3. Sharp XV-Z30000 Special Features 2 - XV-Z30000 Projector - 3D Performance - Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector: 2D to 3D conversion - XV-Z30000 Creative Frame Interpolation - or rather: Lack thereof4. Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector – Physical Tour - Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector - Appearance - XV-Z30000 Control Panel - XV-Z30000 Projector - Input/Output5. Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector – Physical Tour 2 - XV-Z30000 Menus - Sharp XV-Z30000 Remote Control - Sharp XV-Z30000 Lens Throw - Sharp XV-Z30000 Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens - Wide Screen6. Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector – Image Quality - Sharp XV-Z30000 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector - Flesh Tones7. Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector – Image Quality 2 - Sharp XV-Z30000 Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Black Levels Comparison - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Comparison8. Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector – Image Quality 3 - Black Level and Shadow Detail Performance: XV-Z30000 Projector - Bottom Line - Sharp XV-Z30000 - Overall Color & Picture Quality9. Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector – Image Quality 4 - Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports - Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector: Bottom Line on HDTV and Sports10. Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector – Performance - Sharp XV-Z30000 Brightness11. Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector – Performance 2 - Sharp XV-Z30000 Pre-Calibration Color temp, Movie 1 Mode12. Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector – Performance 3 - Sharp XV-Z30000 Sharpness - Sharpness Comparison Images - Sharp XV-Z30000: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise13. Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector Calibration and Settings - Sharp XV-Z30000 Color Temperature - Sharp XV-Z30000 Basic Settings14. Sharp XV-Z30000 – Projector Screens - Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector Screen Recommendations15. Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector Calibration and Settings 216. Sharp XV-Z30000 – Competitors - Sharp XV-Z30000 - Competitors17. Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector – Warranty - Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector - Warranty18. Sharp XV-Z30000 – Review Summary - Sharp XV-Z30000 Projector - The Bottom Line19. Sharp XV-Z30000 – Review Summary 2 - XV-Z30000 Color and Overall Picture Quality - Z30000 Projector - Brightness for 2D viewing20. 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