For better results, choose darker days when illumination from the sun is limited. On such days, depending on your local conditions, you can even consider using a portable projector. The very minimum you will need is 500 lumens, which is what good portable projectors as GV50 offer.
Time matters too. If you think 11am-2pm timeframe is great for movies, you’ll need more illumination or settle for not getting the full picture. We recommend later hours when solar power begins to diminish. If you can’t do nighttime, better the hours before sunset, or early morning.
Locations with more shade to block direct sunlight are great. If you insist on setting up in the middle of a huge park, your experience won’t be as good as in the middle of a wooded section where trees help redirect much of the sunlight, or a partly covered spot in your garden that can help creating a shade place for your screen projection. With the GV50 you can even experience an outdoor projector viewing onto the ceiling, if that’s the only partly covered spot you can find. With its 360º angle rotation and tilt capacities, you can project a screen up to 120”.
Importantly, choose your screen carefully. Slightly off-white screens that aren’t glossy offer the best experience, though an overly matte screen will diffuse light too much and compromise image clarity. Avoid dark-colored screens, as those “soak up” light. The most popular options for outdoor viewing are inflatable screens, which often feature just the right combination of screen color and texture.
As an alternative, you can use a sheet, as long as well stretched to help you get a solid image. The best part: you don’t have to mind with the color of the sheet, nor even to place it perfectly aligned. Thanks to GP520’s Auto Cinema Mode feature, the projector automatically adjusts the image in 3 steps: wall color correction, ambient light adaptation and distance-based adjustment, ensuring a great picture quality, tailored to ambient conditions.