Once again, we adjust the general controls and perform a grayscale calibration. As is normal, we do not do a full individual color CMS calibration. We leave that for your calibrator. If you aren't into calibrating your VPL-VW95ES - either yourself (hobbyist), or hiring, then we strongly recommend you try plugging in our settings, and seeing if you like them better than the defaults.
The initial red caste to black (mentioned elsewhere) was always below our ability to measure. That said, over the 120+ hours we put on the projector, it seems to be almost completely gone. This may have been a characteristic of this particular lamp.
Sony VPL-VW95ES Basic Settings - Pre-calibration
|
Dynamic |
Standard |
Cinema 1 |
Cinema 2 |
Cinema 3 |
| Contrast |
(Max) 89 |
89 |
89 |
91 |
-91 |
| Brightness (50) |
53 |
53 |
53 |
-50 |
51 |
| Color |
-55 |
-55 |
-50 |
-50 |
-50 |
| Tint (50) |
-50 |
-50 |
-50 |
-50 |
-50 |
| Color Temp |
(High) |
(Middle) |
(Low 1) |
(Low 2) |
(Low 1) |
| Color Space |
(Wide 3) |
(Normal) |
(Wide 1) |
(Wide 2) |
(Normal) |
| Gamma |
-7 |
-6 |
-8 |
-5 |
(Off) |
| Iris |
(Auto 1) |
(Auto 1) |
(Auto1) |
(Off) |
(Off) |
|
Lamp Mode=High (unless noted otherwise)
All other settings at default (untouched)
|
Photo |
User 1 |
User 2 |
| Contrast |
(90) |
89 |
(90) |
| Brightness (50) |
51 |
53 |
(50) |
| Color |
(55) |
(50) |
47 |
| Tint (50) |
(50) |
(50) |
(50) |
| Color Temp |
(Low 2) |
(Low 1) |
(Low 1) |
| Color Space |
(Normal) |
(Low 1) |
(Normal) |
| Gamma |
(10) |
(3) |
(Off) |
| Iris |
(Manual=50) |
(Auto 1) |
(Off) |
|
Sony VPL-VW95ES Color Temperature
| Dynamic |
859 @ 10495, 954 lumens @ 8508 with Color Temp on Custom 5 |
| Standard |
804 @ 8824 |
| Cinema 1 |
718 @ 6908 |
| Cinema 2 |
646 @ 5719 |
| Cinema 3 |
722 @ 6917 |
| Game |
721 @ 6923 |
| Photo |
523 @ 5663 |
| User 1 |
723 @ 6923 |
| User 2 |
715 @ 6921 |
|
Lumen Output (Low Lamp, Dynamic mode): 497
Effect of zoom on lumen output (Dynamic mode):
Zoom out: 928, 1031 on Custom 5 Color Temp
Mid-zoom: 859
Zoom in: 701
Effect of Iris settings on lumen output (Dynamic mode):
Iris on Manual (maximum opening) = 786
Iris on Manual (50% open) = 653
Iris on Manual (minimum opening) = 392
Iris Off or on Auto 1 or 2 = 859
| 30 IRE |
7453 |
| 50 IRE |
7275 |
| 80 IRE |
7121 |
| 100 IRE |
6917 |
|
The Sony starts out just a bit cool, but that is easily corrected.
Calibration
|
User 2 – Custom 3 Color Temp |
Quick Cal of User 1 – Custom 5 Color Temp |
| Gain |
R |
7 |
R |
30 |
| G |
0 |
G |
-10 |
| B |
7 |
B |
-15 |
| Offset |
R |
3 |
R |
0 |
| G |
0 |
G |
0 |
| B |
-2 |
B |
0 |
|
Calibration settings for User 2:
Color Temp on Custom 3, Iris off, Gamma off, Color Space on Normal, Color on 47, all other settings on default or as previously stated.
Sony VPL-VW95ES Post Calibration Grayscale: User 2 (based on Cinema 3) "Best"
| 20 IRE = |
6490 |
| 30 IRE = |
6557 |
| 40 IRE = |
6554 |
| 50 IRE = |
6550 |
| 60 IRE = |
6510 |
| 70 IRE = |
6489 |
| 80 IRE = |
6460 |
| 90 IRE = |
6422 |
| 100 IRE = |
6602 |
| Average gamma = 2.22 |
Best Mode Brightness: Lumens at 100 IRE: 725 @ 6552K
Brightest Mode Brightness: Lumens at 100 IRE: 877 @ 7830K
Notes
Mike's NOTES: Quite a bit brighter than the VW90. Excellent grayscale and gamma (without using custom gamma) results. As usual, Sony provides a range of color spaces that make using a CMS unnecessary. If you look at the CIE charts, Normal color space is very close to the Rec. 709 standard. Wide 1, 2 and 3 expand the gamut to varying degrees, with Wide 3 being the largest gamut.
