BenQ SW320 31.5 in. Widescreen 4K IPS Adobe RGB Color Management Monitor for Photographers

The SW320 builds upon the success of its award-winning predecessor, the SW2700PT (item #270016), and sets a new benchmark for wide gamut monitors taking image quality to the next level with the addition of HDR capabilities. The new 31.5” 4K UHD monitor offers extraordinary clarity of fine details and textures on a true 10-bit panel with 99% Adobe RGB, 100% sRGB color space coverage as well as supporting HDR content.

BenQ understands the photographer’s pursuit of perfect color accuracy and true-to-life image quality. With that in mind, the BenQ SW Photographer Monitors offer unparalleled technology that allows you to revive the creative vision and preserve that special moment. Featuring high color accuracy through Adobe RGB color space, BenQ SW Photographer monitors are built to faithfully and effortlessly reproduce and display your creative vision so that the moment you captured never fades away.

Features 

• 99% Adobe RGB Color Space With IPS technology
• 31.5 Inch 4K UHD Resolution
• High Dynamic Range (HDR)
• Hardware Calibration With Palette Master Element Software
• Hotkey Puck for switching different picture modes effortlessly
• Monitor Shade Hood Included
• 16:9 Aspect Ratio
• 3840x2160‎ resolution (max)

*HDMI connector cable not included.

4K UHD Monitor

4K Ultra HD resolution ensures extraordinary clarity of fine details and textures for an optimal viewing and visual-intensive work experience.

99% Adobe RGB

See the true colors of nature! Adobe RGB color space offers a greater range of color reproduction for shades of blue and green, resulting in a more realistic color representation for outdoor and nature photography.

10-bit Color Display

Enjoy the smoothest color gradations on a 10-bit display which shows more than one billion colors.

High Dynamic Range (HDR)

High Dynamic Range (HDR) increases the overall dynamic range between black and white so the resulting image appears closer to what your eyes see in the natural world.

    *To view HDR content from your device, ensure that you use the HDMI cable provided with the SW320 monitor or an High Speed HDMI Cable or Premium High Speed HDMI Certified Cable.

   *HDR function supports HDR10.

14-bit 3D LUT & Delta E ≦ 2

The 14-bit 3D Look Up Table (LUT) improves RGB color blending accuracy, resulting in impeccable color reproduction. Having Delta E≤2 in both Adobe RGB and sRGB color spaces gives you the truest and most representative view of the original image.

Hardware Calibration

Hardware calibration allows you to adjust the image processing chip in the monitor without changing the graphics card output data. It keeps images consistent with its original copies without being affected by graphic settings.

Palette Master Element Calibration Software

With the use of Palette Master Element and a calibrator, you can tune and maintain the color performance of the monitor at its most optimal state.

   *Supported Platforms: Win7 or above, Mac OS 10.6.8 or above

   *Supported Calibrators: X-Rite i1 Display Pro / i1 Pro / i1 Pro 2 & Datacolor Spyder 4 / Spyder 5

Advanced Black & White Mode

View your photos in a black and white film effect. Choose from three different black and white presets to preview your photos in before you perform actual adjustments in your photo processing program.

GamutDuo

GamutDuo enables you to view content simultaneously in different color spaces side-by-side for added comparison. Switch to PIP/PBP mode to enable GamutDuo. 

Hotkey Puck

The Hotkey Puck allows the user to switch between Adobe RGB mode, sRGB mode and Black & White mode effortlessly. The buttons can also be customized to map other modes or OSD settings, such as brightness and contrast to bring added convenience to photographers.

Shading Hood

The SW320 includes a detachable shading hood that effectively reduces the monitor’s screen glare resulting from ambient lighting, ensuring superb color accuracy required for professional work. The shading hood can be used in both portrait and landscape orientations.

Tip:  Have you reached across your desk and suddenly the colors on your monitor are wrong? Somehow you unknowingly hit your OSD Controller (the puck at the base of your monitor) or your Control Keys (found on the bottom right side of you monitor screen).  This scenario is very easy to prevent. All you need to do is lock the monitor.  Using the Control Key #4, select Menu, then System, OSD Setting, OSD Lock. Done.  To unlock, hold any control key for a long ten seconds.