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External dimension (Horizontal)

External 
dimension 
(Vertical)

Center line

A

B

C

C

C

C x 2

C x 2

C x 4

AF assist chart

External dimensions

900 x 1350 or lager

A

758 

± 7.6

B

1133 

± 7.6

C

25 

± 2.5

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Check
1. Insert the CF card in the card slot of the camera, and set the camera on the tripod.
2. Set up the equipment and distance as shown on the following table.

Image size

L: 10M

Compression Mode

Fine

Exposure Mode

A mode (Aperture full open)

Focus Mode

Auto Focus

Flash Mode

Cancell

Distance

Approx. 3 m (Using AE master lens)

Chart Lighting

BV3 

± 2 (EV8 ± 2 at ISO100)

3. Capture the charts (for Wide-angle) at the when focusing from both 

∞ and near end for 5 times.

* Light up the chart (center and 4 corners) with the fluorescent stand (inverter fluorescent light).  The dim lighting may result in the

incorrect reading due to low contrast.
If the amount of the light is insufficient, capture each half separately.

4. Open the images with Adobe Photoshop on PC, check the resolving power.

* Do not apply any image correction to test images on Photoshop.  (Image correction such as contrast, tone Curves compensation or

histogram operation may cause incorrect reading.)

* All the 10 pictures taken should have resolving power as below when read under magnification of 2.5X.

Standard  Center: 884 lines or greater

Moreover, satisfy the following about the scene of resolving power best among ten scenes.

Standard  Center: 1400 lines or greater/ Corners: 775 lines or greater

Reading

Number of lines

Reading

Number of lines

(television resolution)

(television resolution)

A

1,400

G

800

B

1,300

H

700

C

1,200

I

600

D

1,100

J

500

E

1,000

K

400

F

900

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Check Grayscales and Color Reproduction to verify performance.
Capture images with the given condition and save them to a computer, and then read the color data with the Color Calculator 2.

Color Calculator 2 is downloadable from the ESI homepage.

Color Calculator 2 Installation
1. Download the Color Calculator 2 from the ESI homepage.
2. Extract the downloaded file.
3. Double-click on SET UP.exe. The installer program starts automatically.
4. Continue the installation according to the screen until “Finish” appears.

Using Color Calculator 2
1. Click Program in Start menu, and click on “Color Calculator”.
2. Click on Read Image button and select the desired image in Select Image window.
3. Set the modes as below.

Check Item

Grayscales, Color reproduction

Chart

Macbench Color Checker

Color Space

sRGB

Color Display Mode

RGB+L*a*b

Calculate Mode

Multi Area

Cropping Area Size

20 x 20 pixel

4. In Multi Area mode, click and drag the edge of the frame to select the entire color chart.
5. Click on Calculate button. Data calculation starts, and the result is listed in the right window.

Multi Area mode: The average readings for each of 24 areas are listed.
Center Single Area: The average reading for the center area is listed.

LS

B G R Y M C

1 2 3 4 5 6

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Measuring Condition
Chart:

Macbeth Color Checker

Light Source:

Light Source-A (Tungsten) 6500 

± 100 lux.

Lens:

Attach the AE master lens be sure to set the chart right in front of the camera so that the chart center aligns
with the optical axis.

Distance (from the subject): 1.5 m
Focus:

MF (1.5 m)

WB:

Preset A light source (Tungsten)

Image size:

L: 10M

Compression Ratio:

Fine

Exposure Condition:

Proper Exposure

Standard
Read L* value of each square, and confirm all readings suffice the standard.

Chart

L

*

1 (White)

93.8 

± 5

2

82.1 

± 10

3

67.5 

± 10

4 (Gray)

51.2 

± 10

5

28.9 

± 10

6 (Black)

10.7 

± 10

Measuring Condition
Chart:

Macbeth Color Checker

Light Source:

Light Source-A (Tungsten) 6500 

± 100 lux.,

Light source-C (Light source-A + Light balance filter LB200) 600 

± 200 lux,

White Fluorescent (FL-10W) 700 

± 200 lux.,

Flash (Built-in)

Lens:

Attach the AE master lens be sure to set the chart right in front of the camera so that the chart center aligns with the
optical axis.

Magnification:

The taking a picture distance is adjusted with the focal length so that the width of the wide area AF display is
corresponding to as many as four patches of Macbeth Color Checker.

White-balance:

Light Source-A; Auto WB and Preset WB
Other light source; Preset WB

Image Size:

L: 10M

Compression Ratio: Fine
Exposure Condition: L* of a white patch of Macbeth color chart may become 95 

± 5.

Standard
Read a* and b* value of each square, and confirm that all readings suffice the standard.
The tolerance level is all 

± 10

Light

Light

White

Flash

Source-A

Source-C

Fluorescent

(Built-in)

WB

AWB

Tungsten

Cloudy

Fluorescence

Flash

a*

b*

a*

b*

a*

b*

a*

b*

a*

b*

B

10.6

-20.3

42.6

-68.3

27.5

-51.4

31.5

-59.9

23.6

-50.5

G

-28.0

45.3

-43.2

23.6

-41.3

33.6

-42.1

40.3

-33.8

29.8

R

66.1

56.9

65.9

48.4

50.8

25.9

56.2

41.1

55.4

40.4

Y

15.1

77.6

-7.2

76.2

-4.1

79.3

-3.2

84.9

-1.4

69.0

M

61.1

38.5

59.5

-15.1

49.0

-16.0

51.1

-21.6

47.4

-8.8

C

-16.4

-1.6

-4.2

-43.0

-21.7

-26.7

-8.0

-36.2

-13.8

-26.0

LS

32.8

51.2

16.8

13.0

13.3

17.0

15.8

20.6

17.3

15.4