Canon REALiS SX7 Mark II

Peak Brightness (8.76)

The Canon SX7 Mark II had a decent brightness in Presentation mode: 569.02 candelas per square meter (cd/m²). This is about twice as bright as most LCD HDTVs, which, in turn, are typically typically twice as bright as most projectors. You shouldn’t have any issues with a dim display as long as you’re set to Presentation mode. The projector’s other modes aren’t quite as bright, but are definitely better than average, with outputs ranging from 350-450 cd/m².

Peak Brightness

Tunnel Contrast (1.60)

The SX7 Mark II had some serious issues with tunnel contrast. On a 90% black screen, the projector’s black level is 1.95 cd/m², which is decent. At an 80% black screen, however, the black level is almost twice as bright; the difference is definitely noticeable. The black level climbs steadily as less and less of the screen is black. We measured a 5% black screen at 17.73 cd/m², which is downright horrible. Many projectors have issues with maintaining a deep black, but the SX7 Mark II was especially bad.

Tunnel Contrast

Uniformity (9.50)

The SX7 Mark II really didn’t have many issues with uniformity. It wasn’t perfect—the edges were 10-20% dimmer than the center—but the transitions in brightness were smooth enough to not be noticeable. You shouldn’t see any uniformity issues with the SX7 Mark II.

Uniformity

Greyscale Gamma (8.27)

Greyscale gamma refers to the curve along which the projector’s greys darken to black or brighten to white. You want this curve to have a slope of about 2.2 so each step in the progression is uniform: if the slope is steeper or more shallow, our eyes will have trouble detecting changes between different shades.

We measured the SX7 Mark II’s greyscale gamma at about 2.49. That’s pretty close to perfect. You shouldn’t lose any detail due to the projector’s greyscale being out of whack.

Greyscale Gamma

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