User manual HASSELBLAD CFV

[. . . ] User Manual English, version 3. 0 CONTENTS Please see the `bookmark' list in the PDF document for a comprehensive and interactive list General Introduction Computer system requirements Warnings and restric tions Before you star t 5 5 5 6 General over view Par ts, components & control panel but tons Shooting / image storage modes Selec ting the current medium Using compac t f lash memor y cards Working with an Imagebank Tethered to a computer 7 9 12 12 13 13 14 General Over view Storage over view - working with media and batches 15 18 Over view of viewing, deleting and transferring images 24 Working with the menu settings STOR AGE SETTINGS Flash / strobe Cleaning Equipment care, Ser vice and Guarantee Technical specifications 30 35 44 56 57 PLEASE NOTE ! The menu on the digital back can be set to seven different languages: 59 60 Inset photo on user user manual CD and user manual cover: Christian Kettiger / Hasselblad Master 2006 2 Congratulations on your new Hasselblad CFV! The 16 Mpix based digital back is custom built to fit the design and functionality of Hasselblad cameras from the V-series with its range of high performance, leaf-shutter based lenses. However, it can also fit onto view cameras using the V-system interface plate for mechanical attachment and flash sync connection to trigger the digital capture for optimum compatibility and economy. It provides both cable free and computer tethered options to suit all types of work. The back offers an ultra high level of integration, image quality and flexibility to the specialist professional photographer or highend amateur user. [. . . ] To cycle through the various modes, press the view-mode button on the front panel. Regardless of the current mode, if you zoom in on the image or zoom out to the thumbnails, the display reverts to showing the "standard" preview frame, which shows information about the current image and camera settings around the edges. When you return to the standard zoom level, however, you will then also return to your last-selected preview mode. Note that the screen can also operate in menu mode, which does not show a preview, but enables you to make digital back settings. 26 The standard preview display The standard preview display is the one shown when you first turn on the camera. It features a preview of your most recent shot and basic information about the digital back settings and the image itself. Using the histogram The histogram provides a graph that indicates the total number of pixels at each brightness level, with brightnesses going from black on the left to white on the right. A well-exposed shot usually has a full range of levels, while under- and overexposed shots tend to show levels concentrated at the left or right part of the scale, respectively. For example: A Underexposure A A histogram that is cut-off at the left with few pixels elsewhere indicates a likely underexposure. Many details will be lost in the shadows. Even exposure B B A histogram that is spread across the full range indicates a likely good exposure. There may still be a few pixels at the extremes, indicating a few spectral highlights and saturated shadows, but this is often normal in a good exposure. Overexposure C A histogram that is cut-off at the right with few pixels elsewhere indicates a likely overexposure Many details will be lost in the highlights C The histogram is only an indicator that should be interpreted--there are many situations in which a questionable histogram will match an exposure that is fine for the intended effect (and vice-versa). Full-details mode D D In full-details mode, you can read a complete list of camera settings, plus see the histogram and, in the background, a darkened preview of the image. The camera-setting details are stored with the image, so you can refer to them using FlexColor even after you have loaded the image to your computer and stored it in your archive. 27 Battery-saver mode In this mode, the digital back is fully responsive, so you can take pictures but the screen is not lit up, thereby saving battery power. You can enter the menu system while shooting in this mode (which activates the screen until you exit the menu system again) but the approval, zoom and navigator buttons have no effect. You can also save battery power by turning down the brightness and/or contrast of the display using the entries of the MAIN MENU > SETTINGS > USER INTERFACE > DISPLAY menu. See Making Display Settings for details. Other ways to save battery power include setting a display time-out and/or a power- down time-out (each of these is disabled by default). Use MAIN MENU > SETTINGS > USER INTERFACE > Power Down to set a power-down time out. Use MAIN MENU > SETTINGS > USER INTERFACE > DISPLAY > Timeout to set a display time-out. See also Entries of the USER INTERFACE Menu and Making Display Settings for details about these settings. Full-Screen Mode In full-screen mode, you can browse your images at standard preview resolution without any distracting data surrounding them. Because the current approval setting is not shown in full-screen mode, the approval button has no effect. This will prevent you from accidentally assigning the wrong status without knowing it. Overexposure indicator Overexposure indicator shortcut ! There is also a one-button shortcut for toggling the overexposure marker on and off. To use it, press and hold until the indicator is working as you would like (enabled or disabled). Though the histogram shows you when some of your pixels are overexposed, it does not tell you which ones. In a shot with many bright areas, it can be hard to know whether the key parts of your image are just bright or completely overexposed. To help you find them, the digital back can provide an overexposure indicator, which shows precisely which areas of your shot are overexposed (i. e. , pixels that are at maximum brightness, thereby eliminating details). [. . . ] In coastal areas take measures to protect your equipment from sand and salt water spray. Some form of protective case or camera bag is advised for transportation. Hasselblad equipment is much sought after and you should take obvious steps to prevent theft. Separate and specific camera insurance cover should be considered by professional users. · · · · · · Keep all equipment and accessories out of the reach of small children. [. . . ]