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Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Projector Calibration and Settings

Posted on October 21, 2013 By Art Feierman

We calibrate each home theater that is reviewed. It is a pretty standard calibration, there’s always more that can be done by some of the “hi-end” calibrators. Our calibrations, including the VPL-VWPRO1, are normally limited to a grayscale calibration, along with brightness, contrast, color saturation, etc. We did not adjust the individual colors.

Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Color Temperature

Color Temp over IRE Range (Best Mode, Pre calibration, different color temp settings):
Cinema w/ default Custom 2 color temp Cinema w/ Low color temp
30 IRE 9422 7512
50 IRE 9185 7356
80 IRE 8871 7122
100 IRE 8684 7003

Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Basic Settings

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.

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Dynamic Standard Cinema User 1 User 2 User 3
Contrast = (90) 90 89 89 90 89 89
Brightness = (50) 51 52 52 51 52 53
Color (60) (55) (50) (60)50 (55) (50)40
Tint = (50) 50 50 50 50 50 50
Color Temp (High) (Middle) (Custom 2) (High) (Middle) (Low)
Color Space (Wide) (Wide) (Wide) (Wide) (Wide) (Wide)
Gamma (5) (4) (4) (5) (4) (4)
Lamp Mode High (unless noted otherwise)
Auto Iris Off (unless noted otherwise)
All other settings at default (untouched)

Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Post Calibration Grayscale: User 3 (based on Cinema)

Color Temp over IRE Range (Post calibration):
20 IRE 6268
30 IRE 6592
40 IRE 6559
50 IRE 6588
60 IRE 6568
70 IRE 6532
80 IRE 6460
90 IRE 6415
100 IRE 6794
Average gamma 2.22

RGB Settings

Calibration settings for User:  Iris off, all other settings same as pre-calibration or as stated below.
User 3, Custom 3, Gamma 3 Quick Cal, User 1, Custom 4
Gain R = 8 R = 20
G = 0 G = -10
B = -9 B = -25
Bias R = 5 R = 0
G = 0 G = 0
B = -3 B = 0
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