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BenQ SW271C Pro 27in IPS LCD Monitor
BenQ is an industry-leading developer of hardware calibrated monitors. Manufacturing colour accurate displays to allow for photographers and other image editors to have access to accurate reproduction. The BenQ SW271C Pro 27 inch IPS LCD monitor is ideal for photo and video editing.
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AQCOLOR Advantage
This monitor features BenQ AQCOLOR technology. This technology has been designed to allow the monitor to display colour as accurately as it is intended to appear.
Industry Standard Colour Performance
Focused on delivering absolute colour accuracy, BenQ monitors such as the SW series are dedicated to delivering industry-standard colour performance. Making it exceptional for photo and video editing.
Fantastic Colour Space coverage
The SW271C can offer multiple colour spaces including Adobe RGB, sRGB for image editing. Along with the ability to edit 4K video in DCI-P3/Rec.709. The variety of Colour Spaces available to you gives you more creative control over the way your finished work looks.
16-bit lookup table (LUT)
This BenQ monitor boasts a highly improved RGB colour blending accuracy due to its 16-bit lookup table (LUT). Enabling impeccable colour reproduction and Delta E ≤ 2 in Adobe RGB and sRGB colour space.
10-bit Colour Depth
The SW271 Pro 27 inch monitor has a 10-bit colour depth allowing you to enjoy smooth colour gradations along with more than one billion colours and an increased range of natural shading.
Uniformity Technology
Delivering screen-wide precise colour from corner to corner, thanks to BenQ Uniformity Technology. The Sw271C can offer this due to the meticulous fine-tuning of hundreds of sub-regions on the screen for balanced brightness
Colour Consistency across multiple monitors
Using multiple monitors can sometimes come with issues of inconsistency in the colour displayed on each monitor. BenQ has attempted to combat this by ensuring monitors from different production lines will display colour at an identical level. Therefore enabling photographers and videographers to perceive consistent colours when working on dual screens.
Hardware Calibration
Having a monitor that is capable of Hardware calibration lets you make adjustments to the image processing chip in the monitor, without interfering or changing the graphics card output data. Therefore reassuring you that your images remain consistent with original copies without being affected by graphic settings.
Factory Calibrated
Each SW271C monitor has been calibrated for precise Delta-E and Gamma performance. This essentially means that each monitor comes ready for out-of-the-box colour accuracy. Should you find that you need to use the monitor straight out of the box BenQ’s high-quality manufacturing standards will allow you to do so without compromising on the colour accuracy of your images.
Maintain colour performance
With the use of Palette Master Element software and calibrator, you can maintain the high-quality colour performance of your SW271C monitor. This software allows you to calibrate and fine-tune your screen, increasing long term optimal performance.
Brilliant for both photo and video editing
The SW271C has been designed to provide the best images quality both for photographers and video editors. The use of HDR support and multiple video formats allows you to always gain the best results out of your editing process.
High Dynamic Range
Compatible with HDR10 and HLG formats, the SW271C allows videographers the option to preview their video content with the HDR effect during editing. Allowing you to gain the best results out of your post-production process.
Featuring video format support
The SW271C can go beyond simple still photo editing with the capability to preview video footage without pulldown or distortion. The SW271C supports 24P/25P/30P film content, shown at native cadence for a seamless display.
Select SDI to HDMI Device Compatibility
Having tested a select number of SDI to HDMI devices as compatible with the SW271C monitor, you can connect select SDI devices to the monitor. Allowing for stable, non-compressed signal transmission between your device and your screen.
Efficient editing
The SW721C has been designed to deliver a streamlined, smooth retouching-to-printing process. Preview your images in a refined format to assure the best-finished quality of your images.
Screen-to-Print consistency
The SW271C had been created with features to specifically guarantee a level of consistency between what you see on screen and your final print. Paper Colour Sync has been integrated by BenQ into the SW271C. This software allows you to generate simulated images based on the parameters of the type of the printer, the colour settings and photo paper in use. This guarantees that what you see displayed on your screen is always consistent with the final printed version.
Shading hood
Ambient lighting can often cause glare to appear on your monitor, use the detachable shading hood to effectively reduce screen glare. This reduction of glare ensures superb colour accuracy, an ideal feature for any professional photographer or editor.
Designed to include USB-C port connectivity
The addition of a USB C port in the SW271C monitor allows for high-speed video, audio and data transmission along with power delivery with one single cable. This increased versatility enables you to not only speed up your post-production process but also do away with the need for multiple cables when connecting a device such as a laptop to your monitor.
Hotkey Puck G2
The additional Hotkey Puck provided with the SW271C monitor helps improve efficacy during your editing process. Allowing you to access several different preferred colours modes and features with a simple click. The Hotkey Puck can be connected to your BenQ monitor via the mini USB port at the back of your monitor. The keys come preprogrammed to aid in functionality, but you can reassign each of the keys to suit your preferred style of editing.
Advanced Black & White Mode
The SW271C comes with three advanced Black and white preview colour settings. You can use these preview options to see how your image will look before you begin editing.
GamutDuo Mode
GamutDuo mode is a unique feature that lets you preview the same image in two different colour gamuts in a side-by-side comparison. Enabling you to see an image in both sRGB and Adobe RGB side-by-side lets you see the key differences between the two colour spaces.
Key features
- Designed for Photo Editing
- AQCOLOUR Technology
- HDR with 24/25/30p video format support
- USB-C to provide video/audio/data and power delivery
- 10-bit Colour Depth
- Uniformity Technology
- View video footed in High Dynamic Range (HDR)
- Screen-to-print consistency
FAQ
What SDI to HDMI Devices are compatible with the SW270C?
- Black Magic Teranex Mini SDI to HDMI 12G
- Black Magic Micro Converter SDI to HDMI
- Black Magic DeckLink 4K Extreme 12G
- AJA Hi5 12G
- AJA KONAS
Want to know more?
Find out the Best Monitor Setup for Photo Editing here >
Or read Why every Photographer needs an External Monitor here >
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