Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector Calibration and Settings Posted on May 28, 2010 By Art Feierman 1. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector Review - HC6800 Projector Highlights2. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector Overview3. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector – Special Features - Frame Interpolation - Color Management System (CMS) - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector: Dynamic Iris4. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Physical Tour - Mitsubishi HC6800 Appearance - Control Panel5. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Physical Tour-2 - Input/Output - Menus - Remote Control6. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Physical Tour-3 - Lens Throw - Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens7. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector – Image Quality - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector: Out of the Box Picture Quality - Flesh Tones8. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector – Image Quality-2 - Mitsubishi HC6800 Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Black Levels Comparison9. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector – Image Quality-3 - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Performance Comparison - Satellite Comparison10. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector – Image Quality-4 - Shadow Detail and Dark Blacks Comparison - Thumbnail Comparison - Bottom line Mitsubishi HC6800 Blacks and Shadow detail11. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector – Image Quality-5 - Overall Color & Picture Quality - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports12. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Performance - Mitsubishi HC6800 Brightness - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector - Uncalibrated - The Effect of zoom lens positioning on brightness - The Effect of low lamp (eco) mode on brightness13. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Performance-2 - Sharpness - Sharpness Comparison - Playstation Video Comparison14. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Performance-3 - Computer Monitor Comparison - Mitsubishi HC6800: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - Mitsubishi HC6800 Image Noise - Mitsubishi HC6800 Audible Noise15. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector Calibration and Settings - Mitsubishi HC6800 Color Temperature - Color Temp over IRE Range (Best color temp) - Lumen Output at various Color Temps at 100 IRE - Mitsubishi HC6800 Basic Settings - Settings for measurements (default values are in parenthesis)16. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector Calibration and Settings-2 - Mitsubishi HC6800 Post Calibration Grayscale - Color Temp over IRE Range (Post calibration) - Gamma settings - Dynamic Iris - Mitsubishi HC6800 RGB Settings - Medium Ref. Color Temp, User 1 Gamma 17. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Projector Screens - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector Screen Recommendations18. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Competitors - HC6800 vs. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB, Pro Cinema 9100 - Mitsubishi HC6800 vs. BenQ W6000 - Mitsubishi HC6800 vs. Panasonic PT-AE4000 - Mitsubishi HC6800 vs. Sony VPL-HW15 - HC6800 vs. JVC DLA-RS15 - HC6800 vs. LG CF181D19. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector – Warranty20. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Review Summary - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector - The Bottom Line - HC6800 Brightness - Mitsubishi HC6800 Color Performance21. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Review Summary-2 - Sharpness - Black Level Performance and Shadow Detail - The very bottom line22. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector: Pros - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector: Cons - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector: Typical Capabilities23. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector Specifications We calibrate each home theater that is reviewed. We perform contrast, brightness, saturation and other image adjustments, as well as a grayscale balance. A complete professional calibration can go even further, but the settings we provide generally offer a anywhere from a slight to dramatic improvement, compared to the “out of the box settings”. Mitsubishi HC6800 Color TemperatureThese are the measurements, taken “right out of the box.” Mike chose Cinema as our starting point for a “best” mode. Cinema is also the same as the two user savable modes: Expert 1, and 2. To start, the HC6800 looked very good, though not really on the money. Color temp was a little cool (more blue than red), but not much in the brighter areas, moving to neutral to wam (more red than blue) in the lower ranges. Color Temp over IRE Range (Best color temp) Medium Color Temp 30 IRE 7929K (dark grey) 50 IRE 7236K 80 IRE 6540K 100 IRE 6583K (white) For those interested, here are the color temperature measurements (and lumens) for white (100 IRE), for each of the preset modes, as reported on the Performance page. Lumen Output at various Color Temps at 100 IRE Medium 687 @ 6583K High Brightness 946 @ 7864K Cool 573 @ 9459K Warm 652 @ 5937K Mitsubishi HC6800 Basic SettingsIn 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, all color temps Cinema Bright Photo Reference User Contrast -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 Brightness 3 3 3 3 3 Color -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 Tint 0 0 0 0 0 Gamma Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Color Temp Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Lamp Mode Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Iris Off Off Off Off Off 1. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector Review - HC6800 Projector Highlights2. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector Overview3. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector – Special Features - Frame Interpolation - Color Management System (CMS) - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector: Dynamic Iris4. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Physical Tour - Mitsubishi HC6800 Appearance - Control Panel5. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Physical Tour-2 - Input/Output - Menus - Remote Control6. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Physical Tour-3 - Lens Throw - Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens7. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector – Image Quality - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector: Out of the Box Picture Quality - Flesh Tones8. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector – Image Quality-2 - Mitsubishi HC6800 Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Black Levels Comparison9. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector – Image Quality-3 - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Performance Comparison - Satellite Comparison10. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector – Image Quality-4 - Shadow Detail and Dark Blacks Comparison - Thumbnail Comparison - Bottom line Mitsubishi HC6800 Blacks and Shadow detail11. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector – Image Quality-5 - Overall Color & Picture Quality - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports12. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Performance - Mitsubishi HC6800 Brightness - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector - Uncalibrated - The Effect of zoom lens positioning on brightness - The Effect of low lamp (eco) mode on brightness13. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Performance-2 - Sharpness - Sharpness Comparison - Playstation Video Comparison14. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Performance-3 - Computer Monitor Comparison - Mitsubishi HC6800: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - Mitsubishi HC6800 Image Noise - Mitsubishi HC6800 Audible Noise15. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector Calibration and Settings - Mitsubishi HC6800 Color Temperature - Color Temp over IRE Range (Best color temp) - Lumen Output at various Color Temps at 100 IRE - Mitsubishi HC6800 Basic Settings - Settings for measurements (default values are in parenthesis)16. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector Calibration and Settings-2 - Mitsubishi HC6800 Post Calibration Grayscale - Color Temp over IRE Range (Post calibration) - Gamma settings - Dynamic Iris - Mitsubishi HC6800 RGB Settings - Medium Ref. Color Temp, User 1 Gamma 17. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Projector Screens - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector Screen Recommendations18. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Competitors - HC6800 vs. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB, Pro Cinema 9100 - Mitsubishi HC6800 vs. BenQ W6000 - Mitsubishi HC6800 vs. Panasonic PT-AE4000 - Mitsubishi HC6800 vs. Sony VPL-HW15 - HC6800 vs. JVC DLA-RS15 - HC6800 vs. LG CF181D19. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector – Warranty20. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Review Summary - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector - The Bottom Line - HC6800 Brightness - Mitsubishi HC6800 Color Performance21. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Review Summary-2 - Sharpness - Black Level Performance and Shadow Detail - The very bottom line22. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector: Pros - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector: Cons - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector: Typical Capabilities23. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector Specifications Mitsubishi HC6800 – Performance-3 Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector Calibration and Settings-2