In the Meat Standards Australia (MSA) and Guaranteed Global Grading (3G) grading schemes, beef marbling isscored visually in the chiller by accredited graders from 100 to 1190 marble score points in increments of 10.This study aimed to evaluate a hand-held camera (Q-FOM™ Beef) for determining MSA marbling scores ofcarcasses quartered between the 5th and 6th rib. The carcasses were scored by two accredited graders, includingan expert grader (i.e. a more experienced grader). The R2 of correlation between scores of the two graders for 377carcasses was 0.78 with a RMSE of 47.9. The R2 of correlation between the scores of the expert grader and the QFOM™ for 285 carcasses was 0.75 with a RMSE of 44.9. For the grader-to-grader comparison, 75.9 %, 97.1 %and 100 % of the values were within 50, 100 and 200 marbling points, respectively. For the comparison betweenQ-FOM™ predictions and the expert grader, 78.6 %, 96.8 % and 99.7 % of the values were within 50, 100 and200 marbling points, respectively. Both between visual graders and the Q-FOM™ against expert grader showedacceptable accuracy performance and fulfilled the accreditation criteria defined by AUS-MEAT in Australia.Additionally, 124 Q-FOM™ images were assessed on-screen by the expert grader. The R2 of correlation betweenthe in-chiller and on-screen MSA marbling scores was 0.78 with a RMSEP of 48.7. Thus, on-screen assessing metrequirements for accreditation, and both in-chiller and on-screen visual assessments of MSA marbling score areacceptable inputs for developing a Q-FOM™ Beef marbling model.