Canon REALiS WUX450ST Pro AV Brochure

REALiS WUX450ST PRO AV LCOS PROJECTOR

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The Bottom Line

The Canon REALiS WUX450ST is a very 
good performer that produces a very 
sharp, bright image with good out-of-the-
box color fidelity in the Photo/sRGB image 
mode. Further improvements should be 
possible to any of the factory image modes 
using the projector’s comprehensive grey 
scale and color management adjustments.  
I found skin tones to be very natural with 
the out-of-the-box settings for Photo/
sRGB image mode and for business 
presentations the WUX450ST projects  
a very sharp image with excellent text 
readability when displaying our standard 
text test image.

This a short throw projector with a fixed 
focal length lens. As a result, the projector 
will need to be placed 0.56 times the 
screen width back from the screen.  
However, the WUX450ST does have optical  
lens shift which helps with integrating the 
projector into the installation. The Photo/
sRGB image mode is well suited to 
presentations/displays that require 
accurate colors for displaying photos or 
videos. Brighter, but less accurate, picture 
modes are available that are suitable for 

typical business presentations or 
specialized commercial applications,  
such as for digital signage. As for black 
levels and contrast, while not in the same 
league as a good home theater projector, 
they are very good for a bright business/
installation class projector.

The WUX450ST has built-in support for 
both wired networks (Ethernet) and also 
HDBaseT (for networking/audio/video 
over a single cable). While there is no 
wireless network capability built-in, that 
capability can be added via an optional 
Wi-Fi adapter. Management and control  
of the projector are supported over the 
network from a computer running PJLink 
software. The projector also supports 
connections to AMX and Crestron  
control devices.

Multi-projector setups are supported with 
built-in support for edge blending and 
geometric corrections to seamlessly join 
together the images being projected by 
two or more compatible Canon projectors.  
This can be useful for extra large, high 
resolution displays for commercial 

promotions (e.g., at trade shows) or digital 
signage and also perhaps for museums 
needing a high-impact display in 
conjunction with an exhibit.

While this a short throw projector with  
a throw ratio of 0.56:1, Canon offers 
otherwise similar projectors with the  
same 1920 x 1200 resolution, such as the 
WUX500 that comes with 1.8x zoom lens 
that covers throw ratios from 1.39 to 2.51:1.  
If that’s not adequate there are other 
installation projector models from Canon, 
such as the previously reviewed WUX6000, 
with optional interchangeable lens 
available that cover a very wide spectrum 
of installation needs, ranging from short 
throw up to long throw.

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Special Features

The Canon WUX450ST is specified to 
produce a noise level of 37 dB in normal 
lamp mode and 30 dB in Eco mode. These 
values are similar, or only slighter higher, 
than many business/education class  
3000 to 3500 lumen projectors. Other 
projectors with 4000 to 4500 lumens 
frequently have a noise level similar, or  
1 or 2 dB higher than this model. While the 
noise level, especially with the projector 
operating in normal (high power) mode, is 
certainly very audible, but should not be  
so loud as to prove distracting when this 
projector is being used in the intended 

business or installation environment. 
Changing to the “Eco” mode resulted in a 
noticeable decrease in noise level and to a 
level only a little louder than a typical home 
theater projector, when such a projector is 
operating high lamp mode.

The WUX450ST comes with a 3 year parts 
and labor warranty on the projector itself 
and 120 days on the lamp. According to 
Canon product literature for this projector, 
the warranty includes Canon’s Advanced 
Warranty Service Exchange Program and 
Service Loaner Program.