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Illumination converter

Convert illuminance on a surface between lux and foot-candles.

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1 lx = 0.001 klx

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Using illumination measurements

Illuminance is luminous flux per area, not radiant watts per area. One lux is one lumen per square meter. Photometric weighting prevents a universal lux-to-watts conversion. Carry the same physical assumptions into subsequent physics calculations.

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