Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 70480532 Hasselblad
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H4D User Manual H4D-60 H4D-50 MS H4D-50 H4D-40 H4D-31.
H4D C O N T E N T S Len s cap 32 Filters 3 2 Len s shad es 32 Shutter and aperture control 32 Depth-of- f ield calculation 33 Depth-of- f ield / visual preview 33 Infrared focus settings 33 Focus assi.
3 H4D 10 SU – get ti ng sta rte d 63 Settings check 64 White Balance / Grey balance 64 Med ia 66 11 Browsing images 6 7 Basic image browsing 68 Zooming in a nd out 68 Zooming in for more detail 68 T.
4 H4D W elcome to Hasselblad ! The sensa tional Hass elblad H4D build s on and expands the impress ive feat ure set o f the m uc h pr ai sed H 3D c ame ra -line . Dev elop men ts hav e ra is ed th e bar f or medium format photogr aphy , placing Hasselblad in rst place around the world yet again.
5 H4D H4D feature s in abu ndance • 'T r ueFocus'with' APL '(AbsolutePositionLock)–patentpending,makingauto- focussubs tantiallyeasierandmorea ccurateforphotogr aphyprofessionals.
6 H4D Instant Approv al Architecture Buildin g on the suc cess of it s Audio Exposure F eedback t ech nology , Hass elblad ha s creat ed Inst ant Appr oval Ar chi tecture ( IAA), an enhanc ed set of feedbac k tools, de signed t o enable t he photo- gr apher to focu s on the s hoot ra ther than t he selection pr oces s.
7 H4D The primar y goal of all camera dev elopment is of course the seamless and unobtrusiv e production of superb images, regar dless of situat ion. Hasselblad c ameras hav e abilities and f eatu re s tha t you ma y not t hin k you n eed y et; e ach i nd ivid ual h as t heir o wn w ay of w orki ng.
8 H4D C omputer system requirements Digital les naturally end up on a computer for proces sing. Image -storage and correc tion requires a certain minimum standard re garding computer cap abilities. Large images will require a high-p erfor manc e computer with plenty of mem ory , advanced graphics cap abilit ies and a recent operating system.
9 H4D 1 Pho to: Dirk R ees / Ha sse lbla d Maste rs There are v e diere nt H4D models t o choose fro m. Apar t from per form ance an d resul ts relat ed to the die rent speci - cations, ther e are some ver y minor di erences in hand ling bet w een the models.
10 H4D TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS Sensor size 60.1 Mpixels (6708 x 8956 pixels) Sensor dimensions 40.2 x 53.7 mm Pixel siz e 6.0 μm Image size RA W 3FR: 80 MB. RGB TIFF 8 bit: 180 MB T rue Focus Ye s Shooting mode Single Shot ISO speed range ISO 50, 100, 200, 400 and 800 Shutter Speed 32 sec.
11 H4D In addition to standard single-shot captures, the H4D-50 MS has a multi-shot capture mode that produc es the most accurate color r endering and resolution available on the market today in the medium format. See special section in this manual concerning the multi-shot capture mode.
12 H4D TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS Sensor size 31 Mpixels (4872 x 6496 pixels) Sensor dimensions 33.1 x 44.2 mm Pixel siz e 6.8 μm Image size RA W 3FR: 40 MB. RGB TIFF 8 bit: 93 MB T rue Focus Ye s Shooting mode Single Shot ISO speed range ISO 50, 100, 200, 400 and 800 Shutter Speed 32 sec .
13 H4D 2 Photo : Claudio Napolitan / Hasselblad Masters This section pro vides an in troduction to t he con trol buttons ' functions as w ell as th e informa tion pro vided on the dis pla y scree ns.
14 H4D Below is an o verview of the primary functions of the con trol wheels and buttons. Some con trols ha ve dual or t riple functions acc ording to th e state of the menu or setting. A full descri ption can be found further on in this man ual. But t on func tions − o v er view Shut ter release bu tton Releases shutter .
15 H4D GRIP LCD IN FORM A TI ON This overv iew illustrates the functions and feat ures most commonly n eede d when shoot - ing, and ho w they are dist ri- buted on the three displays.
16 H4D T y pical camer a grip displa y when changin g set - tings . Command indica tion The upper row on the screens describes commands (which change acc ording to the setting). The button immediately above each command eect s the change . So in this case, for example, you would press the F LA SH button to ‘ e xit ’ from the screen.
17 H4D T ypical view nder display . Note the LEDs will only be visible when ac tivat ed (by the camera or a se tting) . View nder display − o ve r v i e w Normal screen with T rue Focus activa.
18 H4D When shooting, the sen sor unit can displa y the information mo st of ten requir ed for a quick settings check. The unit's buttons are used t o naviga te the mai n menu and change settings.
19 H4D Buttons and controls − d etails Shutt er release bu tton A This but ton ha s half-pr ess and full-press posit ions. By pressing half-way ( or sof tly) the camera, auto focus func tion and exposure meter can be ac tivated.
20 H4D J K L M N O Rearcont rolwheel I The front and rear control wheels are used to make ch anges in exp osu re set tings, acc ess the various loop se ctions of the menu for set tings as w ell as navigat e the sensor unit ’ s menu. The ee ct of the whee ls’ di rec tion is customizable.
21 H4D P There are also two contr ol buttons on the viewfinde r , a s w ell as the eyesi ght correction ad justment wheel: Ey esight c orrection adjustment wh eel P The per sonal eyes ight adjustment facility has a diopter range of -5 to + 3.5, to suit most users .
22 H4D · Some bu tton s have a t oggle function , the ON. OFF bu tton ha s a quick ‘ click’ action as w ell as a lo nger (hal f- sec ond) ‘p res s’ action and t he sh utter r eleas e has two positions : ‘half-press’ and ‘f ull-press’.
23 H4D 3 Photo: Nina Berman / Hasselblad Masters Aluminium cast in one piece Stai nless steel shell Integral quick - coupling plate Upgradeable r mware Modular desig n Integ.
24 H4D 4 Carr ying strap 1 , 2 The carr ying strap is at tached by rstly withdrawing the safet y collar . The ho ok is then freed and att ached to the strap lug ( g. 1 ). Slide back the safet y collar ( g. 2) to ensure t he hook remains in the locked position bet ween the small protruding lug s.
25 H4D Char ging th e batter y 8 With the batter y removed from the camera, inser t the jack plug from the batter y charger into the sock et on the bat tery grip. Inser t the batter y charger int o a standard ( 1 0 0–2 4 0V ~ /5 0 – 60 Hz) domestic socket.
26 H4D 11 Rechargeable batter y grip – precautions : The following precautions should be followed : • Connec tthebat ter ygriptothec ameracorre ctl y . • Keep the protec tive cover in placew hen noti nus e.
27 H4D 15 Batter y stat us ( rechargeable battery only ) 1 5 An immediate full-screen information and batter y status check appear s on the grip displa y by holding down the illuminat ion/ batter y status button.
28 H4D 20 22 21 17 16 T wo typ es of vie w nder screens showing the dier ence in masking and composition frame marking. T y pe varies accord - ing to sensor size. See Ac cessories for other ty pes ( with grid pattern, for example ). Note Do not attempt to clean the s creen by immersin g it in wat er , or use any kind of clean ing uid.
29 H4D 4 Photo: Joao Carlos / Hasselblad Masters Multi-mode ligh t metering F ull exp osure information 1 0 0% image 90° viewing angle for e ye-line composit ion F ull image for s.
30 H4D Atta chingandremovi ng t heview nd er 1 While holding the view nder at a sligh t angle and resting it on the top of the camera, slide the view nder forward until the front locating pin is in position in the recess in t he front edge of the view nder screen aper ture on camera bo dy .
31 H4D 5 All HC len ses ha ve been special ly formul ated for t he H system to prod uce the extremely hig h per formanc e expec ted from Hassel blad. In addit ion to ex cepti onal sha rpness, the de sign also i ncorporat es a very pleasi ng boké.
32 H4D 1 A B C D E 3 4 P ar ts and components 1 A. Lens shade index B. Manual focus ring C. F ocusing distance scales D . Depth-of-eld scales E. Lens index Atta ching a l ens 2, 3 Remove the front .
33 H4D Dep th- of-el d can be cal culated a s follows: 1 . Focus t he lens as requ ired. 2. Make an exposure readin g (au to or manual) and no te the aperture setting. 3. Find the markings on eit her side of the c entra l index that corres pond to the chos en aper ture.
34 H4D Note Some lenses h ave ex tr a characteri stics that r equire further e xplanation. F or example, the autofocu s range on the HC 4 /1 20 Macro len s can be limited b y a specic setting on the camera allowing for near r ange, far r ange or full range.
35 H4D Manual focus There is both a Manual focus mode set ting and a Manual Overri de capabilit y . Manual focus is a specic set ting that you actively make , whereas Manual Overr ide is always available as a t emporar y override of an autofocus setting.
36 H4D Note though that in th is mode the lens will focus at a distance and will remain focused at that distance whi le pressure remains on the sh ut ter release button.
37 H4D Tr u e F o c u s can be used with long er lenses, smaller apertures etc but the fur ther you come from situations sim ilar to the 'ideal' as described above, t he less the eec t will be until it has no visible eec t at al l.
38 H4D T rue F ocus and Absolut e Position L ock The obvious situation that would most benet from using Tr u e F o c u s would be a fashion shoot with a fairly wide angle l ens at a large aper ture setting and where the central area of the image is c lothing while retaining focus on the model's face.
39 H4D T rue F ocus T rue Focus can be used in combination with other autofocus settings to achieve various functions. 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 T em porarilya ctivatedbya selected &a.
40 H4D 5 The ligh t metering syst em of the viewnder is capa ble of selec tive sen sitivity producing three reective metering methods : Av erage , Cent reS pot and Spot.
41 H4D Light met ering and exposure control T wo primar y factors have to be c onsidered when mak ing exposure cont rol choice, namely , meteri ng method and expos ure method: Metering method determines in which manner the ligh t measurement is made and how much of the image is tak en into acc ount ( Centre W e igh ted, CentreS pot and Spot).
42 H4D Metering met hod There are three meterin g modes available. All thre e are reec tive meth ods ( measuring the light reected o various se lected par ts of the subjec t ac cording to method) and are through the lens (T TL).
43 H4D Manual Exposu re – M Manual mode will provide total user con trol of the shutter and aper ture set tings. T o set t he Manua l mode, p roceed a s follows w ith the ca mera in active mode: 1 ) Press the EXP button on the viewnder . 2 ) T urn the front con trol wheel in either dir ection until you r each M (Manual ) .
44 H4D 2 1 ISO / WB Save EXP Tip Aper ture an d shutter speed settings c an both be changed even while t he busy light on s ensor unit i s ashin g. Tip Acc ess t o the B and T shutter s peed set ting s can be tempo - rari ly hidden. See Custom Options #34 .
45 H4D 6 5 4 New metered area is 1 . 8 EV lower than the area metered when the AE-L button was pressed. AE-L but ton pressed to call the metered area ‘ Z o n e 5 ’. Metere d area reads ‘Zone 8 ’ . Metered area above ‘Zone 1 0’ . b ) The AE -L b utton also allows the spot metering function to make zone placements.
46 H4D 6 5 4 3 ISO / WB Save A B AF Clr +/- F R E xposure com pensatio n/ Qu ick Adjust The exp osure c ompensation facilit y , for both manual and automatic modes can be se t from.
47 H4D 7 Photo: Mark Holthusen / Hasselblad Masters Pro les not on ly allow f or rapid setup i n chang ing working en vironmen ts but also en sure a n element of secur it y .
48 H4D Proles The proles feature allows rapid acc ess to pre- determined combinations of settings that increase the speed and se curity of work ow .
49 H4D 2 ON • OFF PROF ILES/ESC ON • OFF PROF ILES/ESC ISO / WB Save T o qui ckly r eset al l prol es back t o the original factor y settings: 1. R emove b atte ry. 2. Wa it 5 10 seconds. 3. R epla ce the ba tter y wh ile kee p - ing b oth the M enu an d IS0/ WB buttons pressed.
50 H4D 8 Pho to: Dirk R ees / Ha sse lbla d Maste rs Se nso r unit – int rod uc ti on.
51 H4D Introduction The captured image is temporarily stored internally on a CF card or ex ternal ly , via a Fire Wire connection onto a computer hard disk. When tethered to a computer you can control the camera using P hocus (see the separate Phocus manual for further det ail s) .
52 H4D P ar ts, components & control panel buttons The but tons are used for browsi ng images and navigating the menu system to mak e set tings. T wo of the but tons, located at the bot tom-right and -lef t of the screen, are given an on-scree n label that ch anges according t o the current cont ex t.
53 H4D Note Genera l senso r unit c are • Time & Date settings on the s ensor unit ( which are included wi th les and bat ch labels ) are updated automat ically throug h a Fire Wire /P hocus c onnection.
54 H4D The menu is struc tured in a manner similar t o mobile/c ell phones and similar small electronic devices. V arious branches within the tree system are accessed by pressi ng the navigation button until you reach the point where a choic e has to be made.
55 H4D Schematic vie w of sensor unit menu Here you can see where all the screens are situated with regard to each ot her . Navigating t o them is just a matter of tracing along the paths using the Na vigation button. Y ou can revert by either pressing the Navigation button in the opposite direction or the M enu/Exit but ton.
56 H4D MENU DELETE Forsingleormultipledele - tionofimages. S T O R AG E SET TINGS Byusing theb uttons onthe control panel andthecont rolwhe elsonthe grip youcan navigatedownthro ughthe various levelsinthe menu.
57 H4D 9 This section deal s with getting started as well a s a general ov er view o f tethered a nd untet hered shooti ng and capt ure storage modes. Pho to: Mark Z iber t / Ha ssel blad M aste rs Ge.
58 H4D 5 6 3 4 Getti ng st ar ted The initial general set ting is language choic e. This choice is retained but can b e changed at an y time. Y ou can choose be twe en: EN GLISH GE RMAN FRE NCH IT ALI.
59 H4D Capt ure stora ge The H4D ca n store captu res in t wo ways: 1 . Untet hered / Compact ash card mode In this mode the H4D act s independently of other con nec tions.
60 H4D 1 2 1 2 Using compact ash memor y cards When using a compact-ash card, the H4D is c ompletely self- contained. No additional wires or connectors ne ed to be attache d. The H4D is shipped with a 4 GB ( o r larger ) compact-ash card, which is capable of holding approximately 50 − 1 00 c aptures ( accordi ng to model).
61 H4D For matting The camera is only abl e to r ead and write to storage media that hav e bee n formatted. New cards or disk s sometimes hav e no for - matting, or you might want to c onvert media that are currently using a format that the camera cannot read.
62 H4D T ethered t o a computer When tethered to a computer , you can control man y camera func tions using P hocus sof tware. All captures are sav ed as 3F les ( as opposed to 3FR les from a CF card) and can be immediately exp orted to other formats if desired.
63 H4D 10 This section co vers bas ic init ial settings : ISO , white bala nce and selection of media. Photo : Claudio Napolitan / Hasselblad Masters Se nso r unit – get ting st a r t ed.
64 H4D 1 1 2 3 1 2 Set tings c heck ISO, White Balance and Browse set ti ngs should be check ed before each session. They are therefore placed at the top lev el of the menu for quick and easy acces s. They are also shown on-s creen in most preview modes, so you can easily keep an eye on them as your w ork.
65 H4D 4a 3a 2a 1a 1 1 T o set the wh ite bal ance o n the grip The I SO/ W B but t on provides immediate acce ss to white balance set tings. The rear con trol whee l is used to mak e the desired changes. T he set tings are automatically and simultaneously transferred from the c amera to the sensor unit.
66 H4D 4b 3b. Alt ernatively , you can pos ition the c entr al spot in the view- nder over an ar ea that you c onsider should be ren dered as neutr al in color in the image ( a ‘grey c ard’ or .
67 H4D 11 This section is an o verview of the va rious wa ys of bro wsing , zooming, sorting and viewing images. Photo: Mark Holthusen / Hasselblad Masters Brow sin g images.
68 H4D Bas ic image browsing The large, full- color displa y enables you to inspect your shots while you are still on- location. It oers full -screen previews, high- magnication zoom, t wo lev els of thumbnails and an alysis tools including a full histogram and camera set tings.
69 H4D Thumbna il views Preview thu mbnails are small v ersions of each preview , sized to t either four or nine images on the screen at once. Use them to get an o ver view of your work so far and to help nd sp ecic shot s.
70 H4D 12 The previe w can be set to var ious modes to show or h ide tech nical inf ormation. I t can be changed i n seconds. Photo : Bang P eng / Hasselblad Masters P re view M od es.
71 H4D Y ou can c yc le throug h all the ava ilable pre view modes by pressing the View-Mod e but ton. Preview Mo des Choos ing th e Pre view mode Use the View Mode but t on to c yc le through the available preview modes which are : • Standardpre view: Show s a preview image surrounded b y a display of a few i mpor tan t settings.
72 H4D Histogram Mode 1 , 2, 3 Using th e histogram The histogram provides a graph that indicates t he total number of pixels at each brigh t - ness level, with brightnes ses going from b lack on t he lef t to white on the right. It is a valuable tool for evaluating captures.
73 H4D F ull Details Mode 4 In full- details mode, you can read a complete list of camera set ting s, plus see the histogram and, in the backgr ound, a darkened preview of the image.
74 H4D 13 IAA should be c onsider ed as a neces sar y part of your methods. It can help y ou brow se ecient ly and help in so r ting befor e you do wnload to a w ork stat ion.
75 H4D Using Instant Appro val Archit ecture The Instant Approval Archit ec ture system helps you to evalua te your images as quick ly as you take them. It works by supplying immediate audio feedback , which tells y ou instantly whether each new capture is exp osed correctly or likely to be rated as ov er- or underexp osed.
76 H4D 3. If no problem is detected, then the image i s saved wit h the chosen def ault approv al sta tus . 4. When you are br owsing thr ough your shots, k eep an eye on the approval s tatu s of each and con sider whether you s hould promote or demot e each shot ba sed on its appearanc e on the preview scr een.
77 H4D Defaul t appro val s ta tus By default, the s ystem ass igns an initial appro val status for each new shot based on an analysis of the distribution of exposure levels.
78 H4D Brow sing b y approv al sta tus Y ou can set the came ra to bro wse by approval status, which means, for example, that you will see only green-s tatus images a s you browse a bat ch ( or both green and yellow , or only red, etc.). The current lter setting is indicated on- screen, as illu strated.
79 H4D Deleting b y approv al status There are several ways t o delete images, including approval status. Y ou can choose to delete: • Allre d-statusimagesfromthese.
80 H4D 14 This section co vers na vigation of t he menu regar ding storag e media, the st orage of capt ures in ba tche s, viewing bat ches a s well a s ratin g and brow sing capt ures of u sing the I AA s yst em.
81 H4D Introductor y o v er view Medium-typeicon(CompactFlash ) Mediumname Currentremainingcapacityonmedium The ME DIA scree n. Displ ays in format ion about the C urrent Medium Batchname Date thebat chwas created Current batch capacity The B AT C H scree n.
82 H4D Organizing work withb at ches Collections of captures are stored in named and dated folders called batches. They help you to organize your sho ts as you work and function exac tly a s folders on a computer .
83 H4D 6 8 5 7 Navigatin g batc hes The camera always work s with a current batch . This is the loc ation at which the camera will save a ll new shots. T o view b atches u sing th e browse cont rols: 1 . Press t he zoom- out ( ) but t on repeatedly until y ou are all the way at t he top zoom level.
84 H4D 15 Pho to: Stepha n Zir wes / Ha sse lbla d Maste rs De let ing i mages.
85 H4D Menus for d eleting sev eral ima ges from all ba tche s from a card. Menus for d eleting sev eral ima ges from a bat ch. Menus for d eleting si ngle or sev eral imag es from the cur rent bat ch.
86 H4D De lete The storage set tings allow y ou to format media and create new batches. Y ou can also set the initial approval status ( green or yellow ) assigned to new pic tures.
87 H4D 2 Deletin g sev eral im ages from a ba tch T o de lete several im ages fro m a selec ted batch: 1 . St arting at the single-image preview dis play , Select MAIN MEN U > STORAGE > De lete . 2. Us e to enter t he Delete submenu or us e shortcut.
88 H4D Tip Use t he delete shortcu t immedi - ately after an unwan ted captur e to sav e space on a c ard. Tip One way of working i s to simply as sign unw anted images as Red.
89 H4D Set ti ngs This section co vers vari ous div erse set ti ngs suc h as sound, dat e & time, d ispla y brightnes s, etc. 16 Photo : Bang P eng / Hasselblad Masters.
90 H4D Na vig ati ng th e US ER I NTERF A CE settings User I nterface By altering the User Int erface set tings, you can c ontrol the way the sensor unit in teract s to suit y ou and your preferred way of working. It also includes date and time settings.
91 H4D • Sound : The H4D uses audio fee dback to help let you know if each new image is exposed correc tly . This is described in Standard Inst ant Approval Workow. This menu item has V olume ( choose bet ween High, Low and O ), Ke y Click ( choose bet ween On and O ) and Exposure W arning ( choose bet ween On and O ).
92 H4D C amera The Came ra set ting aut omatically corresponds to an H4D body in normal use. However , when the sensor unit is attache d to a la rge format/v iew camera then other settings must be manually made. See separate sec tion for fur ther information .
93 H4D C ustom Options Selecti ng an opti on Proceed as foll ows: 1 . Press MENU and navigat e down to select SET TINGS . 2. Pres s the button and navigat e down to Custom Options . 3. Pres s the button to select the opti on. Choices ar e selected by the + or – b utto ns.
94 H4D 17 This section co vers us ing the sen sor unit when a t tac hed to a view or la rge format ca mera. Photo : Claudio Napolitan / Hasselblad Masters Se nso r unit – u s e w i t h vi ew c ame r.
95 H4D Use with view / lar ge format camer as For optimum use , the H4D sensor unit can also be used with view cameras (with the appropria te adapter a nd cables ).
96 H4D SettingCAMERA modeland opt ions These set tings are only ava ilable when the sensor unit is not attache d t o an H4D bod y . Proce ed as foll ows: 1 . Press t he menu ( MENU ) button to open the menu. 2. Us e and to select the SET TINGS sub-menu.
97 H4D SettingEXPOS URETIMEand CAPTURESEQ UENC E Proce ed as foll ows: 1 . Press t he menu ( MENU ) button to open the menu. 2. Us e and to select the SET TINGS sub-menu. 1 2 4 3 5 6 8 7 9 10 3. Press to open the SET TINGS menu.
98 H4D 1 1 . P ress eit her the or button to make an INITIAL DE LA Y setting. This se ttin g control s the amou nt of tim e that ela pses befo re the r st captu re in the seq uence. 1 2. Press to select D E L AY. 11 12 14 13 15 16 18 17 19 1 3.
99 H4D 18 This section descri bes the feat ures th at can be exploit ed to obtain the opti mum in customi zed work ow . The custom o ptions a re desig ned to work for y ou in the bac k- ground, ens uring security and also helping to bring do wn the barriers between you and cap turing th e image.
10 0 H4D Set tings optio ns Self tim er optio ns Bracketing options Gener al o vervie w of camer a menu MENU Te x t s e t t i n g Dri ve Custom Opti ons Syst em status Interval opt ions.
101 H4D Menu ch arts – gener al Throughout this manual you will nd char ts to explain the steps and p rocedures require d to alter the various settin gs. These char ts are laid out to graphically illu strate in a simple manner how to na vigate through the menus.
10 2 H4D There are a number of more advanced features that while not necessarily used every day still rema in immediately acces sible through the menu system. T hey pro vide the integral nesses that make the H4D a pow er ful and sophisticated tool to satisf y a variet y of professional demands.
10 3 H4D 2 Self t imer setting The Self timer f unction is set in the following manner: 1 ) Press the MENU bu t t on on the grip. 2 ) T urn the front con trol wheel unt il Self Timer appears.
10 4 H4D 2 Br ack eting The bracketing facility provides an automatic series of captures; one at the standard e xposure setting (Manual or Aut o ) and the others with pre -de termined deviations i n E V from the standard ex posure . This is par ticularly useful for images containi ng a ver y wide tonal range, for e xample.
10 5 H4D 2 1 Brack eting setting The Bracketing func tion is set in the following man ner : 1 ) Press the MENU bu tto n. 2 ) T urn the front con trol wheel unt il Bracketing appears 3) Press Enter ( I.
10 6 H4D 2 3 In te rva l By using the interval set ting, you can allow t he camera to take a series of captures automatically o ver a set perio d. This is often re quired for time and motio n studies, se curity sur veillance, nature study , etc.
107 H4D 2 1 4 Sett ings F rom the Sett ings screen you can acces s four main sub-se ttings: Custom options , Im age info, Dat e & Time and System status by turning the front c ontrol wheel. From each of these sub- set tings y ou can access further items for set ting changes.
10 8 H4D Standby ti meout 1 • 10 s •5s•1 5s•30s Determine s the amou nt of ti me the cam era remains active before it automati - cally reverts to st andby mode (indicat ed on the grip displa y by the H4D logo) . Minimizes batter y cons umption.
10 9 H4D Note If usi ng ash/ strobe as the main ligh t sourc e and 1 /800s shutter speed, re-member to turn o the T rue Exp os ure option. Maga zine ex posure l ock 1 0 • No •Y es Allows you t o release the lens and aux ili ar y shutter in camera b ody without a sensor unit attache d.
11 0 H4D Rear wh eel qui ck adjust 1 7 • Ye s •No Allows rear c ontrol wheel to make a rapid EV adjustment (or EV compensation ) in auto -e xposure mode. Ye s turns the setting on. By turning t he rear con trol wheel, the adjus tment is made and appears on both displays as a ± symbol bet ween t he shutter speed and ap erture val ues.
111 H4D Aper ture co ntrol in M anual 26 • Fro nt whe e l •Rearwhe el Selec ts which control wheel changes the aper ture set ting when in Manual e xpo - sure m ode. F ront wheel selects the front c ontrol wheel to change t he aper ture setting.
11 2 H4D 4 None The but ton has no f unction . Tr u e F o c u s Acti vates T rue Fo cus functi on. AF Drive Acti vates the AF system in any fo cusing mode.
11 3 H4D 6 2 1 4 . 2 Image Info In Image info you can c ompose your own combination of letters, words, symbo ls, et c to be included in the meta data. The same procedure is also used to change a P role name. T ex t setting 1 ) Press the MENU bu t t on on the grip.
11 4 H4D 1 3 5 7 2 4 6 8 Changing t ex t - an e x ample Here is an example of how to change existing tex t (i n this case the word ‘T e xt ’ to a copyright symbol plus a photographer ’ s name -’ Jens Karlsson’). See previous sec tion ‘ 4.2 Image info' for proce - dure descripti on.
11 5 H4D 1 7 2 6 4.4 Syst em status Check com ponent usage and general servicing information a s foll ows: 1 ) Press the MENU bu t t on on the grip. 2 ) T urn the front con trol wheel unt il Sett ings appears. 3 ) Pr ess the Enter ( IS O/ WB button ) on the grip.
11 6 H4D 2 4 D rive There are t wo driv e modes: Single and Continuous . Single and C ontinuous In Single mode, a capture is made when the shutter release but ton i s pressed and the camer a is made ready for the nex t capture. T o make the nex t capture howev er , you must rs t release the shutter release but ton and then press agai n.
11 7 H4D S ync at all sh utter speeds to 1 /800s Integral ll-ash SCA 3002 compatible Flash measure capabilit y Rear syn c capabilit y The H system meets profes sional dem ands for a va riet y of situations wh ere ash is requ ired.
11 8 H4D The H4D can be use d together with most ash units in manual mode. Howev er , to make use of a T TL automatic function, you must ensure the ash unit i s compatible with the SCA 3002 system. Connec tion is either by the PC sock et or by the hot shoe (see warning no te b el ow).
11 9 H4D 4 3 5 2 1 Examp le of viewnder display showi ng Flash set to R ear syn c as well as '- 1EV ' exp osure com - pens ation. T o acce ss the co ntrols: 1 ) Ac tiv ate the camer a and press the FLASH but t on once.
12 0 H4D 2 6 1 1 5 ) If the s et tin gs were inc orrect to mat ch the output of t he ash unit, the v iew nder di splay shows a r ed triangle along side a ash ing green ‘as h’ symbol plus a warn ing message - ‘ Low flash ’ . The grip display will al so show a war ning message - ‘ Low flash ’.
H4D Mu lti Shot Thi s sectio n pro vides a n ov er vie w of t he H4 D - 50MS model. 20 Pho to: L yl e Ower ko / Hass elb lad Ma ster s.
12 2 H4D Multi-shot The H4D multi-shot capabilit y is a vailable with the H4D -50MS product. Multi-shot provides a ca pture mode where four sepa - rate images are sa ved that are captures of the same object w ith the sensor oset by one pi xel between the shots .
12 3 H4D 20 Optional ac cessories pr ovide the oppor tuni t y to extend the capabil ities of y our system or j ust to add extra con veni ence t o suit y our way of working. Photo: Mark Holthusen / Hasselblad Masters O pt ional A cc essor ies HTS 1 .
12 4 H4D HVMwaist lev el view nder (3 05332 8) The HVM waist level view nder allows a comfortable lower viewing a ngle either for eec t or where eye con tac t with the subject is desirable in por trait photo - graphy , fo r example.
12 5 H4D HTS 1 .5 (75020359) The HT S 1 .5 is a shif t and tilt adapter designed for the HCD 28mm, HC35 mm, HC50mm, H C80mm and the HC1 0 0mm lenses. It not only solves technical challenge s but also pro vides exciting oppor tunit ies for creat ive solution s.
12 6 H4D HCD 4/2 8 mm HC lens range HC 3.5/3 5 mm HC 3. 5/ 50 - II mm HC 2. 8/ 80 mm HC 2 .2 / 1 00 mm HC Macro 4/ 1 20 -II mm HC 3. 2 / 1 50 m m HC 4/2 1 0 mm HC 4.
12 7 H4D C onnec tivity diagram Optional V system lenses Tilt/Shift Lenses Camera body HVM waist-le vel viewnder HV 90x / HVD 90x viewnders Optional viewnders H4D Camera All HC/HCD lenses, including extension tubes and conver ter CF lens adapter HTS 1.
12 8 H4D 21 Pho to: L yl e Ower ko / Hass elb lad Ma ster s A ppe nd ix This section pro vides an in sigh t int o the more tec hnical aspect s as w ell as some i mpor tant r eferenc e informa tion.
12 9 H4D T 1 T 3 = T 1 T 2 T rue e xpo sure The ee ctive shutter speed f or a c entral lens shutter is dened as the length of time bet ween the opening and closing when measured at the half height position when expressed in diagram form (see diagram ) .
13 0 H4D Light meter ing method sensitivit y distribution Autom atic exposu re – P & Pv Mode P Mode 8 Shutterspeed 1000 500 250 125 60 30 15 8 4 2 1s 2s 4s 8s 16s 32s 64s 2.
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13 2 H4D SENSOR UNIT H4D-60 H4D -50MS H4D-50 Sensor size 60. 1Mpixels:(6 708x8956pixels) . 50Mp ixels:( 61 32x8 1 76pixels) . 50Mpixels:(6 13 2x81 76pixels ) . Sensor dimensions 40.2x53.7mm. 36. 7x49 .
13 3 H4D SENSOR UNIT H4D-40 H4D-31 Sensor size 40Mpi xels:(73 04x5 4 78pixels ) 31Mpixels:( 4 872x6496pixels) Sensor dimensions 33 . 1x4 4.2mm. 33 . 1x4 4.2mm. Image size Raw3FRcapt ure50MBonaverage.
13 4 H4D Default Settings ('Default' prole) Exp.mode A (Aper ture priorit y) LM mode Centre weighted Ex p. adjust 0 Focus mode AF -S Drive mode S Flash sync Normal (b eginning of exp.
13 5 H4D C are and maint enance o f senso r unit Handling a nd stor age • Alwaysre placetheprotectiveCCD /ltercoverwhenth esensorunitis notmounted on the camera. • D onottouchtheexpo sedC CD /lterwithyou rngers .
13 6 H4D Cleaning using the HAMA cleaning uid and tiss ues Note! Hasselblad recommends HAMA Optic Cleaning Fl uid 590 2. 1 . Carefully spr ay the uid ont o the IR lter at a d istan ce of 1 0 - 1 5 cm ( 4-5 inches ), so that the u id is applied onto t he lter as a t hin, even haze.
13 7 H4D Pro blems, Equipment C are & Service The H 4D is a ver y sophis ticated cam era that rel ies on much info rmation b eing passe d and pro cessed to and f rom each mo dular unit to pro duce the corre ct behavi or .
13 8 H4D A Ab ou t 92 Accessories 1 23 Accessory connection 28 AE-L b utt on 44 Appendix 1 28 App rova l sta tus 77 Audio feedback 21 Autofocus 3 5 Automa tic exposure mode 4 3 B Bas e pla te 28 B a t.
H4D Th e infor matio n in this ma nual is f urnish ed fo r infor matio nal use only , is subject to cha nge without no tice, a nd should no t be con - str ued as a co mmitm ent by V icto r Hasse lbla d AB & Hass elbla d A/S . Th e image s in this ma nual wer e not take n with a H assel blad H4 D.
14 0 H4D Hassel blad A/S Hej revej 3 0, DK - 2400 C ope nhag en, Denmark Vic tor Hasselbla d AB Box 22 0, SE - 401 23 G ötebo rg, Sweden 12. 2010 - UK v6.
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