Sony VPL-VW600ES 4K Projector – Calibration Posted on March 9, 2014 By Art Feierman 1. Sony VPL-VW600ES 4K Home Theater Projector - VPL-VW600ES Overview - Highlights of the Sony VW600ES Projector2. Sony VPL-VW600ES 4K Projector – Special Features - VW600ES offers true 4K Ultra-HD resolution - Multi-functional Dynamic iris on VW600ES - Reality Creation3. Sony VPL-VW600 ES 4K Projector: Special Features 2 - CFI - Creative Frame Interpolation on the VW600 ES - Auto Calibration - VPL-VW600 ES Panel Alignment - Gamma Control - Blanking - Instead of Overscan or Masking4. Sony VPL-VW600 ES 4K Projector: Hardware Tour - Hardware Overview: Sony VPL-VW600ES Projector - VPL-VW600ES Control Panel - Inputs and Connectors - VPL-VW600 ES Projector - Sony VPL-VW600ES Menus5. Sony VPL-VW600ES 4K Projector: Hardware Tour 2 - VPL-VW600ES Remote Control - VPL-VW600 ES 4K Media Player - Sony Xperia Tablet for VW600ES6. Sony VPL-VW600ES 4K Projector: Picture Quality - Out of the Box Picture Quality - VPL-VW600ES Handling of Skin Tones - Skin Tones Depend on Lighting - Sony VPL-VW600 ES Black Level Comparison7. Sony VPL-VW600ES 4K Projector: Picture Quality 2 - VPL-VW600ES Dark Shadow Detail Handling8. Sony VPL-VW600ES 4K Projector: Picture Quality 3 - HDTV and Sports Viewing on the Sony VPL-VW600ES - Overall Picture Quality of the Sony VW600ES9. Sony VPL-VW600ES 4K Projector: Performance - VPL-VW1100ES - Modes Brightness and Color Temp - Pre Calibration - Color Temp Readings for Reference Mode - VPL-VW600ES Post Calibration Color Temp and Brightness - Eco-Mode: Affect on Brightness, Power Consumption - Sony VPL-VW600ES Lens Position - Affect on Brightness10. Sony VPL-VW600ES 4K Projector: Performance 2 - VPL-VW600ES 4K and Sharpness Demonstration - Additional Sharpness / Detail Images - Sharpness and Detail - VPL-VW600ES Lens Throw Information11. Sony VPL-VW600ES 4K Projector: Performance 3 - Lens Shift Range - Image Noise - Audible Noise12. Sony VPL-VW600ES 4K Projector Warranty13. Sony VPL-VW600ES 4K Projector – Calibration - Sony VPL-VW600ES General Settings - VPL-VW600ES Grayscale Calibration14. Sony VPL-VW600ES 4K Projector – Advanced Calibration Information - Color Management Settings (CMS) - Mike's Notes - Calibration Charts (Before and After)15. Sony VPL-VW600ES 4K Projector – Summary - The VW600ES is not just about 4K! - VPL-VW600ES Brightness16. Sony VPL-VW600ES 4K Projector: Summary 2 - The Very Bottom Line: Sony VPL-VW600ES 4K Projector17. Sony VPL-VW600ES Projector Specifications VPL-VW600ES PROJECTOR: CALIBRATION SETTINGS Sony VPL-VW600ES General Settings VPL-VW600ES Calibration Settings – General Setting Reference TV Cinema Film 1 Cinema Film 2 User Contrast (Max) Max Max Max Max Max Brightness (50) 50 53 53 53 50 Color (sat) (50) 50 50 53 50 50 Tint (50) 50 50 50 50 50 Color Temp D65 D75 D65 D65 D65 Color Space BT.709 CS1 CS3 CS3 BT.709 Gamma Off 2.4 G8 Off Off Iris (Dyn Cntl) Off Full Full Limited Off Iris (Brightness) Max Max Max 70 Max VPL-VW600ES Calibration Settings – General Setting Photo Bright Cinema Bright TV Game Contrast (Max) Max Max Max Max Brightness (50) 50 52 52 52 Color (sat) 50 50 50 55 Tint (50) 50 50 50 50 Color Temp D55 D75 D75 D65 Color Space BT.709 CS3 CS2 CS3 Gamma Off G9 G10 G9 Iris (Dyn Cntl) Off Full Full Off Iris (Brightness) Max Max Max Max In the tables shown here, User is based on Reference. However, Color Space 3 is used in the calibration process, as it can be adjusted. In the real world of viewing, we used User mode, post adjustment, and turned on the Dynamic iris to Full, and with Iris Brightness to Max. Settings shown in ( ) or those which are the same as the settings in the Setting column are the defaults. Lamp is set to full power (High) unless otherwise noted. Color Temp over IRE range, Best Mode (Reference) IRE Temperature (Kelvin) 100 6399 80 6474 50 6355 30 6242 For your convenience we’ve repeated here, the basic color temp at four points from white to dark gray. These are pre-calibration. Below we provide the RGB settings to balance the grayscale to the correct D65 (6500K) with red, green, and blue in the proper balance. It should be noted that we do one additional level of calibration, which is to calibrate the individual colors themselves. This is often referred to as a CMS calibration (color management system). As is typical, that means adjusting the Hue, Saturation, and Brightness of each of the primary and secondary colors. That information, or rather those settings can be found on the Advanced Calibration page, one of the pages of this review. Please note, though that that page is only accessible to our paid subscribers. That’s the case for all the projectors we’ve calibrated in the last year. Prior to then, we did not perform calibration of the individual colors. As we contract out to Mike as our calibrator, we pay a good deal more per projector for adding that aspect of the calibration. The annual subscriber fee is our attempt to cover the cost of this extra info, as well as some of the additional videos and other features. We think most of you enthusiasts will find the annual fee well worth it. VPL-VW600ES Grayscale Calibration Sony VW600ES Calibration – Grayscale Custom Color Space 3 Gain R=-2 G= 0 B=-2 Bias R= 0 G= 0 B= 3 Edit Color Space 3, putting in these settings. Select Color Space 3 for User (if you haven’t already). These changes will affect any modes where you select Color Space 3. From a default basis, Cinema Film 1, Bright Cinema, and Game all default to Color Space 3. In each case this should result in a net improvement, at least for the grayscale balance. 1. Sony VPL-VW600ES 4K Home Theater Projector - VPL-VW600ES Overview - Highlights of the Sony VW600ES Projector2. Sony VPL-VW600ES 4K Projector – Special Features - VW600ES offers true 4K Ultra-HD resolution - Multi-functional Dynamic iris on VW600ES - Reality Creation3. Sony VPL-VW600 ES 4K Projector: Special Features 2 - CFI - Creative Frame Interpolation on the VW600 ES - Auto Calibration - VPL-VW600 ES Panel Alignment - Gamma Control - Blanking - Instead of Overscan or Masking4. Sony VPL-VW600 ES 4K Projector: Hardware Tour - Hardware Overview: Sony VPL-VW600ES Projector - VPL-VW600ES Control Panel - Inputs and Connectors - VPL-VW600 ES Projector - Sony VPL-VW600ES Menus5. Sony VPL-VW600ES 4K Projector: Hardware Tour 2 - VPL-VW600ES Remote Control - VPL-VW600 ES 4K Media Player - Sony Xperia Tablet for VW600ES6. Sony VPL-VW600ES 4K Projector: Picture Quality - Out of the Box Picture Quality - VPL-VW600ES Handling of Skin Tones - Skin Tones Depend on Lighting - Sony VPL-VW600 ES Black Level Comparison7. Sony VPL-VW600ES 4K Projector: Picture Quality 2 - VPL-VW600ES Dark Shadow Detail Handling8. Sony VPL-VW600ES 4K Projector: Picture Quality 3 - HDTV and Sports Viewing on the Sony VPL-VW600ES - Overall Picture Quality of the Sony VW600ES9. Sony VPL-VW600ES 4K Projector: Performance - VPL-VW1100ES - Modes Brightness and Color Temp - Pre Calibration - Color Temp Readings for Reference Mode - VPL-VW600ES Post Calibration Color Temp and Brightness - Eco-Mode: Affect on Brightness, Power Consumption - Sony VPL-VW600ES Lens Position - Affect on Brightness10. Sony VPL-VW600ES 4K Projector: Performance 2 - VPL-VW600ES 4K and Sharpness Demonstration - Additional Sharpness / Detail Images - Sharpness and Detail - VPL-VW600ES Lens Throw Information11. Sony VPL-VW600ES 4K Projector: Performance 3 - Lens Shift Range - Image Noise - Audible Noise12. Sony VPL-VW600ES 4K Projector Warranty13. Sony VPL-VW600ES 4K Projector – Calibration - Sony VPL-VW600ES General Settings - VPL-VW600ES Grayscale Calibration14. Sony VPL-VW600ES 4K Projector – Advanced Calibration Information - Color Management Settings (CMS) - Mike's Notes - Calibration Charts (Before and After)15. Sony VPL-VW600ES 4K Projector – Summary - The VW600ES is not just about 4K! - VPL-VW600ES Brightness16. Sony VPL-VW600ES 4K Projector: Summary 2 - The Very Bottom Line: Sony VPL-VW600ES 4K Projector17. Sony VPL-VW600ES Projector Specifications Sony VPL-VW600ES 4K Projector Warranty Sony VPL-VW600ES 4K Projector – Advanced Calibration Information