Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector Calibration and Settings Posted on September 28, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. Panasonic PT-AE7000 Home Theater Projector Review - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector Highlights - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector Overview - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Special Features2. Panasonic PT-AE7000 Special Features - PT-AE7000 Lens Memory and Lens Features - How Lens Memory sets up3. Panasonic PT-AE7000 – Competitors - Panasonic PT-AE7000 - Competitors - Panasonic PT-AE7000 vs. Epson Home Cinema 8700UB - Panasonic PT-AE7000 vs. Optoma HD8300 - Panasonic PT-AE7000 vs. Sony VPL-HW30ES - Panasonic PT-AE7000 vs. Sharp XV-Z17000 - Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. Panasonic PT-AE70004. Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector – Physical Tour - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector - Appearance - PT-AE7000 Control Panel - PT-AE7000 Projector - Input/Output - PT-AE7000 Menus5. Panasonic PT-AE7000 – Projector Screens - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector Screen Recommendations - Panasonic PT-AE7000 - Projector Screen - Cave / Home Theater - Panasonic PT-AE7000 - Projector Screen - Family Room6. Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector – Image Quality - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector - Flesh Tones - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Performance7. Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector – Warranty - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector - Warranty8. Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector Calibration and Settings - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector Calibration and Settings - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Color Temperature - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Color Temperature - PT-AE7000 Greyscale Calibration - PT-AE7000 RGB Settings9. Panasonic PT-AE7000 – Review Summary - Panasonic PT-AE7000 - Review Summary - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector - The Bottom Line - The Very Bottom Line on the PT-AE7000 projector: - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector: Pros - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector: Cons10. Panasonic PT-AE7000 – Overall Color & Picture Quality - Panasonic PT-AE7000 - Overall Color & Picture Quality - Post Calibration: Best Mode = REC 709 - Post Calibration: Brightest Mode = Dynamic - 3D Brightness of the Panasonic PT-AE7000 - Effect of zoom on lumen output (Dynamic mode): - PT-AE7000 Eco-Mode vs. Full Power - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Pre-Calibration Color temp, Cinema Mode: - PT-AE7000, Post Calibration, Best Mode (REC 709) - PT-AE7000, Post Calibration, Best Mode (REC 709) - Panasonic PT-AE7000 3D Brightness - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Bottom Line Brightness - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise11. Panasonic PT-AE7000U Projector Specifications Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector Calibration and SettingsBelow are the calibration settings Mike ended up with in doing a grayscale calibration, and general settings. As is typical, we did not individually calibrate the primary and secondary colors, although the Panasonic does have a full CMS (color management system). For your convenience we repeat the Panasonic PT-AE7000‘s brightness and color temp measurements from the Performance page. Let’s take a look at the numbers: Panasonic PT-AE7000 Color Temperature Color Temp over IRE Range (Pre calibration – best mode): 30 IRE 6703 50 IRE 6310 80 IRE 6601 100 IRE 6550 Before we provide our settings, let’s see what we started out with: Pre calibration, these are the color temperatures over the grayscale range: Panasonic PT-AE7000 Color Temperature Lumen Output and Color Temp with 100 IRE Field (mid zoom): Cinema 1 622 @ 7489 Cinema 2 1054 @ 8170 Game 1155 @ 9745 Normal 1255 @ 9428 Dynamic 1516 @ 8321 Rec. 709 602 @ 6550 D-Cinema 622 @ 6418 Before we provide our settings, let’s see what we started out with: Pre calibration, these are the color temperatures over the grayscale range Header Content Cinema 1 Cinema 2 Game Normal Dynamic Rec. 709 D-Ci Contrast = (0) 10 10 10 10 9 10 Brightness = (0) 1 1 0 2 4 3 Color = (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tint = (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 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. In the case of the PT-AE7000 projector, most of these default settings were fairly close to ideal, with only contrast altered more than slightly in most modes. PT-AE7000 Greyscale Calibration Color Temp over IRE Range (Post calibration): 20 IRE 6962 30 IRE 6504 40 IRE 6415 50 IRE 6455 60 IRE 6318 70 IRE 6511 80 IRE 6595 90 IRE 6408 100 IRE 6855 PT-AE7000 RGB Settings PT-AE7000 Post Calibration settings: Rec. 709 (Memory 1) Quick Cal of Dynamic (Memory 2) Contrast R = 7 20 G = -4 -15 B = -2 -15 Brightness R = -3 0 G = -1 0 B = 2 0 1. Panasonic PT-AE7000 Home Theater Projector Review - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector Highlights - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector Overview - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Special Features2. Panasonic PT-AE7000 Special Features - PT-AE7000 Lens Memory and Lens Features - How Lens Memory sets up3. Panasonic PT-AE7000 – Competitors - Panasonic PT-AE7000 - Competitors - Panasonic PT-AE7000 vs. Epson Home Cinema 8700UB - Panasonic PT-AE7000 vs. Optoma HD8300 - Panasonic PT-AE7000 vs. Sony VPL-HW30ES - Panasonic PT-AE7000 vs. Sharp XV-Z17000 - Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. Panasonic PT-AE70004. Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector – Physical Tour - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector - Appearance - PT-AE7000 Control Panel - PT-AE7000 Projector - Input/Output - PT-AE7000 Menus5. Panasonic PT-AE7000 – Projector Screens - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector Screen Recommendations - Panasonic PT-AE7000 - Projector Screen - Cave / Home Theater - Panasonic PT-AE7000 - Projector Screen - Family Room6. Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector – Image Quality - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector - Flesh Tones - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Performance7. Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector – Warranty - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector - Warranty8. Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector Calibration and Settings - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector Calibration and Settings - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Color Temperature - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Color Temperature - PT-AE7000 Greyscale Calibration - PT-AE7000 RGB Settings9. Panasonic PT-AE7000 – Review Summary - Panasonic PT-AE7000 - Review Summary - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector - The Bottom Line - The Very Bottom Line on the PT-AE7000 projector: - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector: Pros - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector: Cons10. Panasonic PT-AE7000 – Overall Color & Picture Quality - Panasonic PT-AE7000 - Overall Color & Picture Quality - Post Calibration: Best Mode = REC 709 - Post Calibration: Brightest Mode = Dynamic - 3D Brightness of the Panasonic PT-AE7000 - Effect of zoom on lumen output (Dynamic mode): - PT-AE7000 Eco-Mode vs. Full Power - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Pre-Calibration Color temp, Cinema Mode: - PT-AE7000, Post Calibration, Best Mode (REC 709) - PT-AE7000, Post Calibration, Best Mode (REC 709) - Panasonic PT-AE7000 3D Brightness - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Bottom Line Brightness - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise11. Panasonic PT-AE7000U Projector Specifications Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector – Warranty Panasonic PT-AE7000 – Review Summary