Canon REALiS SX7 Mark II

Throw (10.09)

Throw distance is definitely an important factor in choosing a projector for your specific needs. Below you’ll find a table of how much throw distance you’ll need to fill a screen of a certain size. The SX7 Mark II has a great zoom lens, which provides a lot of flexibility in how much throw distance you need.

	Canon SX7 Mark II Required Distance for Screen Size
	64-inch screen	80-inch screen	100-inch screen	120-inch screen	140-inch screen
Wide Angle	5ft 9in	7ft 2in	9ft 0in	10ft 10in	12ft 8in
Telephoto	9ft 0in	11ft 3in	14ft 1in	16ft 11in	19ft 9in

Screen Brightness

The distance between the projector and screen can often dramatically affect the picture’s brightness. The greater the distance, the dimmer the display. Below you’ll find a few charts that list distances and screen sizes, along with how bright the displayed image will appear.

	Canon SX7 Mark II Projector brightness
64-inch screen	2140 lux
80-inch screen	1370 lux
100-inch screen	877 lux
120-inch screen	609 lux
140-inch screen	447 lux

Unless you’re in a perfectly dark room, your projector will have to compete with ambient light. The more ambient light in a room, the more washed out a projector’s display will look. Below is a chart with different incidental light levels, ranging from near darkness to a well-lit office, and whether or not the projector will run into trouble in those environments. The short answer: it won’t. The SX7 Mark II is ridiculously bright. The only place you’ll run into issues is if you’re trying to fill a 140" screen in a bright room.

	Ambient Light Performance Comparisons
	Canon SX7 Mark II	ViewSonic PJD6531w	Canon LV-8310	Optoma HD66
Darkened Room (10 lux)
Dimly Lit Room (15 lux)
Moderate Lighting (500 lux)
Bright Lighting (1500 lux)

Screen Materials

Since you don’t always have an $800 screen to display your image onto, we test how much the projector’s picture quality suffers from being displayed on different surfaces, such as painted drywall or wood paneling. The SX7 Mark II had virtually no issues here. The image was still clear, even on the wooden surface. Additionally, the projector’s auto calibration mode was great for displaying onto off-white or colored walls.

Optical Issues (7.00)

We didn’t see too many optical issues with the SX7 Mark II. The main problem was some bowing along top edge: it was noticeably concave, up to an inch off from where it should have been. There was some minor pixel flare towards the outer edges as well. We also noticed some slight keystoning distortion, but it was fairly typical: straight lines would alternate between appearing thicker or thinner than they should.

Image Sharpness

Video Processing (0.00)

The projector doesn’t have any video processing features.

Formats (10.00)

The projector’s native resolution is 1400×1050, but it can also display 480p, 720p, and 1080i content.

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