Panasonic PT-AE4000 Basic Settings Posted on October 1, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector Review - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector Overview - DLA-PT-AE4000 Projector Highlights - DLA-PT-AE4000 Projector - Special Features - Color Management System (CMS) - Dynamic Features: Sharpening, CFI - CFI - Creative Frame Interpolation - PT-AE4000 Split Screen and Waveform Monitor2. Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector – Warranty3. Panasonic PT-AE4000 – Physical Tour - Appearance - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Control Panel - Input/Output - PT-AE4000 Menus - PT-AE4000 Remote Control - Lens Throw - Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens4. Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector – Image Quality - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector - Image Quality - PT-AE4000 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Flesh Tones - PT-AE4000 Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Performance - Overall Color & Picture Quality - Panasonic PT-AE4000U Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports5. Panasonic PT-AE4000 – Performance - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Brightness - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector - Uncalibrated6. Sharpness - Panasonic PT-AE4000: Bottom Line Sharpness7. Light Leakage - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Image Noise - PT-AE4000 Audible Noise8. Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector Calibration and Settings - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Color Temperature - Lumen Output and Color Temp at 100 IRE (mid zoom): - Color Temp over IRE Range (Pre calibration):9. Panasonic PT-AE4000 Basic Settings - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Post Calibration Grayscale - Color Temp over IRE Range (Post calibration)10. Panasonic PT-AE4000 RGB Settings - Calibration settings for Memory 111. General Screen Recommendations: 16:9 Diagonal - Cinemascope Projector Screens12. Panasonic PT-AE4000 – Competitors - PT-AE4000 vs. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB, Pro 9500UB - Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. Mitsubishi HC6800 - Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. BenQ W600013. Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. BenQ W6000 - Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. Sanyo PLV-Z3000 - Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. Planar PD815014. PT-AE4000 vs. InFocus IN83 and SP8602 - Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. Panasonic PT-AE3000 - Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. JVC DLA-RS25, DLA-RS15 older models - Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. Sony VPL-HW1515. Panasonic PT-AE4000 – Review Summary - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector - The Bottom Line16. Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector Specifications 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. Header Content Contrast = (0) 1 -1 0 0 -2 0 0 Brightness = (0 1 1 1 4 4 4 7 Color = (0) 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0 Tint = (0) 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 Lamp Mode=High (unless noted otherwise) Lens aperture fully open All other settings at default (untouched) Zoom set at mid-point for all measurements To get the very most out of the DLA-PT-AE4000, a calibration is necessary, but will only yield a slight improvement over Color 1mode. Calibrating the individual colors will further improve and should eliminate the slight red push. Panasonic PT-AE4000 Post Calibration Grayscalehat is truly a superb set of numbers! Only a 40K variation across the range from dark gray to white, and about as close to 6500K as you will see. Mike placed the calibration settings to get these numbers in the Memory 1 of the Panasonic (which offers more than a dozen savable memories. Color Temp over IRE Range (Post calibration) Header Content 20 IRE 6522K 30 IRE 6566K 40 IRE 6555K 50 IRE 6523K 60 IRE 6548K 70 IRE 6552K 80 IRE 6516K 90 IRE 6520K 100 IRE 6533K Gamma settings: The gamma controls on the PT-AE4000 allow for detailed customization, including different gamma curves for each primary color! You can have about as much fun as you would like, customizing gamma for your screen, room conditions, personal tastes, etc. The measured default gamma averages 2.15, pretty close to the “ideal” 2.2. With the advanced gamma controls you can furthter tune the gamma. 1. Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector Review - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector Overview - DLA-PT-AE4000 Projector Highlights - DLA-PT-AE4000 Projector - Special Features - Color Management System (CMS) - Dynamic Features: Sharpening, CFI - CFI - Creative Frame Interpolation - PT-AE4000 Split Screen and Waveform Monitor2. Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector – Warranty3. Panasonic PT-AE4000 – Physical Tour - Appearance - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Control Panel - Input/Output - PT-AE4000 Menus - PT-AE4000 Remote Control - Lens Throw - Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens4. Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector – Image Quality - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector - Image Quality - PT-AE4000 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Flesh Tones - PT-AE4000 Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Performance - Overall Color & Picture Quality - Panasonic PT-AE4000U Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports5. Panasonic PT-AE4000 – Performance - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Brightness - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector - Uncalibrated6. Sharpness - Panasonic PT-AE4000: Bottom Line Sharpness7. Light Leakage - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Image Noise - PT-AE4000 Audible Noise8. Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector Calibration and Settings - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Color Temperature - Lumen Output and Color Temp at 100 IRE (mid zoom): - Color Temp over IRE Range (Pre calibration):9. Panasonic PT-AE4000 Basic Settings - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Post Calibration Grayscale - Color Temp over IRE Range (Post calibration)10. Panasonic PT-AE4000 RGB Settings - Calibration settings for Memory 111. General Screen Recommendations: 16:9 Diagonal - Cinemascope Projector Screens12. Panasonic PT-AE4000 – Competitors - PT-AE4000 vs. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB, Pro 9500UB - Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. Mitsubishi HC6800 - Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. BenQ W600013. Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. BenQ W6000 - Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. Sanyo PLV-Z3000 - Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. Planar PD815014. PT-AE4000 vs. InFocus IN83 and SP8602 - Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. Panasonic PT-AE3000 - Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. JVC DLA-RS25, DLA-RS15 older models - Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. Sony VPL-HW1515. Panasonic PT-AE4000 – Review Summary - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector - The Bottom Line16. Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector Specifications Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector Calibration and Settings Panasonic PT-AE4000 RGB Settings