Mitsubishi HC7000 – Image Quality-3 Posted on October 14, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. Mitsubishi HC7000 Projector Review - HC7000 Projector Highlights - Mitsubishi HC7000 Projector Overview2. Mitsubishi HC7000 Special Features - 24/48 Frame Rate - Cinemascope Anamorphic Lens Solution3. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Physical Tour 1 - Appearance - Control Panel - Input/Output - Menus - Remote Control4. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Physical Tour 2 - Lens Throw - Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens5. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Image Quality-1 - Mitsubishi HC7000 Out of the Box Picture Quality - HC7000 Flesh Tones - HC7000 Projector Black Levels & Shadow Detail6. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Image Quality-27. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Image Quality-3 - Shadow Detail Performance8. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Image Quality-49. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Image Quality-510. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Image Quality-6 - HC7000 Bottom Line: Shadow details11. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Image Quality-7 - Mitsubishi HC7000 Overall Color & Picture Quality - Mitsubishi HC7000 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports12. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Performance-1 - Brightness13. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Performance-2 - Sharpness14. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Performance-3 - Mitsubishi HC7000: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise15. Mitsubishi HC7000 Projector Calibration-1 - Mitsubishi HC7000 Projector - Color Temperature - Basic Settings - Post Calibration Grayscale16. Mitsubishi HC7000 Projector Calibration-2 - RGB Settings17. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Projector Screens - HC7000 Projector Screen Recommendations:18. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Competitors-1 - HC7000 vs. Epson Home Cinema 1080 UB - Mitsubishi HC7000 vs. Mitsubishi HC650019. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Competitors-2 - Mitsubishi HC7000 vs. Sanyo PLV-Z3000 - Mitsubishi HC7000 vs. Panasonic PT-AE300020. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Competitors-3 - Mitsubishi HC7000 vs. Epson Home Cinema 6500 UB and Pro Cinema 7500 UB - HC7000 vs. InFocus IN83 and IN8221. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Competitors-4 - HC7000 vs. JVC DLA-RS1x, DLA-RS2 DLA-RS10 and DLA-RS2022. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Warranty23. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Review Summary-1 - Mitsubishi HC7000 Projector: Bottom Line - Mitsubishi HC7000 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities24. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Review Summary-2 - Mitsubishi HC7000 Projector: Cons - Mitsubishi HC7000 Projector: Typical Capabilities25. Mitsubishi HC7000 Projector Specifications Bottom line, on black levels: The HC7000 is excellent by today’s standards, but still a bit down in performance, compared to the very, very best. Still, it is close enough to all, but the JVC champ, to make differences minor. If everything else in your decision process works out to a tie, between two of the best black level projectors I have mentioned above, then, certainly consider the subtle black level differences. Here are two more images which is a good one for considering black levels. Look for the richness in the black part of some of the buildings and the sky in the second image. Both of these are digital hi-def images from the DVE-HD calibration disc. Bottom line, on black levels: The HC7000 is excellent by today’s standards, but still a bit down in performance, compared to the very, very best. Still, it is close enough to all, but the JVC champ, to make differences minor. If everything else in your decision process works out to a tie, between two of the best black level projectors I have mentioned above, then, certainly consider the subtle black level differences. Shadow Detail PerformanceThe HC7000 exhibits very good shadow detail. Not the best, but no issue to speak of here. Because projectors with great black levels have a lower threshold for details, it also means that the darkest of those details is also darker to the eye, and can be harder to make out than projectors with more average shadow detail abilities, as their darkest details may well be intentionally lightened to be visible above their black level threshold. (I hope that made sense – the bottom line is, typically, projectors with weaker black level performance, often seem to have more dark shadow details visible. This though is offset by the lack of those richer blacks which make for a more stricking image. The HC7000 is one of those with the very good details and the striking image, one of the reasons I like it so much. HC7000Panasonic PT-AE3000Epson Home Cinema 1080 UBPreviousNext 1. Mitsubishi HC7000 Projector Review - HC7000 Projector Highlights - Mitsubishi HC7000 Projector Overview2. Mitsubishi HC7000 Special Features - 24/48 Frame Rate - Cinemascope Anamorphic Lens Solution3. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Physical Tour 1 - Appearance - Control Panel - Input/Output - Menus - Remote Control4. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Physical Tour 2 - Lens Throw - Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens5. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Image Quality-1 - Mitsubishi HC7000 Out of the Box Picture Quality - HC7000 Flesh Tones - HC7000 Projector Black Levels & Shadow Detail6. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Image Quality-27. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Image Quality-3 - Shadow Detail Performance8. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Image Quality-49. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Image Quality-510. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Image Quality-6 - HC7000 Bottom Line: Shadow details11. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Image Quality-7 - Mitsubishi HC7000 Overall Color & Picture Quality - Mitsubishi HC7000 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports12. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Performance-1 - Brightness13. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Performance-2 - Sharpness14. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Performance-3 - Mitsubishi HC7000: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise15. Mitsubishi HC7000 Projector Calibration-1 - Mitsubishi HC7000 Projector - Color Temperature - Basic Settings - Post Calibration Grayscale16. Mitsubishi HC7000 Projector Calibration-2 - RGB Settings17. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Projector Screens - HC7000 Projector Screen Recommendations:18. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Competitors-1 - HC7000 vs. Epson Home Cinema 1080 UB - Mitsubishi HC7000 vs. Mitsubishi HC650019. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Competitors-2 - Mitsubishi HC7000 vs. Sanyo PLV-Z3000 - Mitsubishi HC7000 vs. Panasonic PT-AE300020. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Competitors-3 - Mitsubishi HC7000 vs. Epson Home Cinema 6500 UB and Pro Cinema 7500 UB - HC7000 vs. InFocus IN83 and IN8221. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Competitors-4 - HC7000 vs. JVC DLA-RS1x, DLA-RS2 DLA-RS10 and DLA-RS2022. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Warranty23. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Review Summary-1 - Mitsubishi HC7000 Projector: Bottom Line - Mitsubishi HC7000 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities24. Mitsubishi HC7000 – Review Summary-2 - Mitsubishi HC7000 Projector: Cons - Mitsubishi HC7000 Projector: Typical Capabilities25. Mitsubishi HC7000 Projector Specifications Mitsubishi HC7000 – Image Quality-2 Mitsubishi HC7000 – Image Quality-4