Italy 2001, Casio QV-3500EX

How to view this page correctly

Use a native PC system that is not gamma corrected (or if you are on a Mac system set the gamma space to 2.5) and verify that the blackpoint of the monitor is accurately set.

more about this calibration chart here

Casio QV-3500EX, final calibrated versions of the photos

The device space of the QV3500EX was calibrated using the XLProfiler using the following photometry related camera settings: Contrast: Low, Saturation: Normal, Whitebalance: Daylight, Sharpening: Low. The editing for all the calibrated versions on this page was the same:

1. Open to Photoshop v 6.0.1 into AIM RGB pro working-space.
2. Convert to 16-bit/c mode.
3. Apply calibration Curves.
4. Apply calibration ChannelMixer.
5. Apply USM at a=200, r=0.5, t=1.
6. Resample down to 1365x1024 pixel size.
7. Optionally apply density mask correction.
8. Apply manual white-point and blackpoint correction using the Levels dialog.
9. Apply USM at 200 / 0.5 / 0.
10. Convert to nativePC profile.
11. Convert to 8-bit/c mode.
12. Save as JPEG at compression quality 9.

The calibration files are here.

Click the below thumbnails to show the images in the larger size.
Originals Thumbnails are sharpened using Photoshop USM 140/0.5/0. Click the thumbnails to see unedited camera photos.	Final, calibrated for PC For viewing in native PC system that is not gamma corrected but has accurately set blackpoint. Click the thumbnails to see 1.3MP (1365x1024 pixels) final images.
Sirmione, lake Garda
Venice, Gande Canal
Venice
A nearly tourist free nice village close to Ancona
A nice tourist free village close to Rome...
and picturesque too
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Rome
Rome
Rome, yet another must see monument, small portion of it.
Pompei
Pompei, Vesuvio behind
Pompei
Pompei
Sorrento
Sorrento
Vesuvio, as seen from a beach in Sorrento
Firenze, yet another huge must see building
A very nice hotel in the middle of Firenze and Bologna, on the oldest road.