Canon LV-7292M

The Canon LV-7292M is an LCD-based projector that provides decent data and good video image quality for a small business, and is fairly portable as well. It has a relatively low price, and low brightness for its class. It's a reasonable choice, though it brings nothing that makes it stand apart from similar machines.

The LV-7292M has native XGA resolution (1,024 by 768 pixels), a 4:3 aspect ratio suitable for most business presentations. It has a rated brightness of 2,200 lumens, low by today's standards where most similar projectors have a brightness of around 3,000 lumens. Its 500:1 contrast ratio is unusually low, which may explain one quirk that I discuss in the section on data image quality.

The silver and dark gray LV-7292M measures 3.9 by 13.0 by 9.6 inches, and weighs 6.5 pounds, so it's reasonably portable, although it lacks a carrying case. Behind the lens are the (reasonably responsive) focus wheel, and a zoom wheel with a 1.2x zoom.

The LV-7292M has a modest selection of ports for a portable projector: a VGA port (which triples as a component video and S-video input); 3 RCA jacks for composite audio/video; HDMI, RS232; audio-out, and a microphone jack.

Testing

I tested the LV-7292M at about 8 feet away from our 6-feet-diagonal test screen, at which distance the projector's image filled the screen. The image was fine when the room was in darkness; it was still quite usable though a little weak when ambient light was added.

The LV-7292M's data image quality is suitable for typical business uses, though you might not want to use it in situations that demand exacting color. Text was readable down to the smallest sizes. I did notice some tinting; white backgrounds sometimes appeared with a slight yellow tinge, and some grays looked a bit greenish. Also, I noticed some yellow or blue fringing where bright and dark areas meet. The tinting was reduced somewhat by switching from Standard Mode to Presentation Mode; it was even less of an issue when I changed from a VGA to an HDMI connection. However, switching to HDMI notably reduced the projector's ability to distinguish between very dark, similar shades, and between very light shades as well. (Perhaps this was due to the projector's low contrast ratio.)

Video quality was reasonably good for a data projector, suitable for showing short to mid-length clips as part of a presentation. As an LCD-based projector, the LV-7292M is immune from the rainbow effect?little red-green-blue rainbow-like artifacts that appear with moving images or when one moves one's head?that is a frequent problem with DLP projectors, particularly with video.

As is not unusual with a portable projector in its class, the 1-watt built-in speaker provides rather feeble audio, useful only in a small room or when one is very close to the projector; you may want to use external speakers with it.

The Canon LV-7292's data and video image quality is suitable for typical business needs. This low-priced projector gets the job done, though it brings nothing special to the table. Canon sees it for general use in small or home offices, and it's certainly adequate for that role.

At 2,200 rated lumens, it is of modest brightness compared with its peers. Even the Editors' Choice Epson PowerLite 93+, at 2,600 rated lumens, is of lower brightness than most mainstream XGA projectors, but it provides high-quality data images, good video quality, and a good sound system at a low price. The NEC Display Solutions NP-V300X is brighter at 3,000 lumens and provides great data image quality, but it's a bit more expensive, and as a DLP projector its video quality is impacted by the rainbow effect.

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