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Intro
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01.Tour & Design
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02.Blacks & Whites
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03.Color Accuracy
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04.Motion
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05.3D
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06.Viewing Effects
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07.Calibration
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08.Remote Control
Canon REALiS SX7 Mark II
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Remote Control
Calibration
• The Canon SX7 Mark II has preset modes that vary, depending on the type of input device.
• To get the best color performance, use Photo mode when computers are connected; use Movie mode for AV devices.
Calibration
The Canon SX7 can lead a sort of double life as both business projector and home theater projector. But in order to do so, we had to create two separate calibrations. In fact, you’re forced into certain choices, because the menu changes depending on the connection type. Computer inputs have one menu, while video device inputs have another menu.
In the charts below, you’ll first see the calibration settings we used for video and AV device inputs. We used "Movie" as the picture mode.
| Calibration (for AV devices) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Setting | Default | Calibrated |
| Mode | Movie | Movie |
| Brightness | 0 | -5 |
| Contrast | 0 | 0 |
| Sharpness | 0 | 0 |
| Fan Mode | Quiet | Normal |
The second chart details the calibration settings for computer devices. There is no "Movie" mode in this setting. Instead, we found "Picture" mode to have the most accurate colors, though certainly not the brightest display (the two rarely go hand-in-hand).
| Calibration Settings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Setting | Default | Calibrated |
| Mode | Standard | Photo |
| Brightness | 0 | -5 |
| Contrast | 0 | 0 |
| Sharpness | 0 | 0 |
| Fan Mode | Normal | Normal |
Video Modes
There are a number of preset modes on the Canon SX7.
| Mode | What it Does |
|---|---|
| Standard | Decent color reproduction, with emphasized whites |
| Presentation | The brightest mode |
| Movie | A mode for color fidelity (only available when an AV device is plugged in) |
| Photo | A mode for color fidelity (only available when an computer is plugged in) |
| sRGB | A Windows-standard color space |
| AdobeRGB | Colors conform to the AdobeRGB color space |
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