Hasselblad 70480542 manual

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 assist 33 Manual focus 34 Autofocus 3 4 Single 3 5 Continuous 3 5 True Foc us 36 6 Light Metering & Exp osure Control 40 ISO & w hite ba lanc e bu[...]

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 Thumbnail views 69 12 Preview modes 70 Pre view m odes 71 Histogram mode 72 Full-details mode 73 Battery-saver mode 73 Full-screen mode 73 Overexposure[...]

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. Ha ss elb lad c ame ra s, fam ed for q ual ity and[...]

5 H4D H4D feature s in abu ndance • 'T r ueFocus'with' APL '(AbsolutePositionLock)–patentpending,makingauto- focussubs tantiallyeasierandmorea ccurateforphotogr aphyprofessionals. • Theabilit ytochoosebe tweenwork ingtetheredoruntet here[...]

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. IAA triggers audi ble and vis[...]

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. B ut t he H 4D ha s tr eme ndo us s c ope for [...]

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. In [...]

9 H4D 1 Pho to: Dirk R ees / Ha sse lbla d Maste rs There are v e diere nt H4D models t o choose fro m. Apar t from per form ance an d resul ts relat ed to the die rent speci - cations, ther e are some ver y minor di erences in hand ling bet w een the models. Howe ver , vir tual ly all the i nformat ion in thi s manu al applie s to a[...]

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. - 1/800 Color depth 16 bit Color management Hasselblad N[...]

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. TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS Sensor size 50 Mpixels (6132 x 8176[...]

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 . - 1/800 Color depth 16 bit Color management Hasselblad Nat[...]

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. G ene r al o v er view – c on tr ols and dis play s[...]

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 . Also ac tivat es came -[...]

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. For exampl e, aper ture and shut - ter setting s appear in both t he view nder a nd on the grip dis plays i n normal mode but can als o appear on the sen sor unit [...]

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 eect s the change . So in this case, for example, you would press the F LA SH button to ‘ e xit ’ from the screen. See note[...]

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 activat ed St andard settings Some example s of various viewf inder displays View finder display according t o set ting Drive mode Fla sh mode AF mode Ex po[...]

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. Sensor unit display ov e rview IAA rating Capture le name Button func tion ISO set ting White balance Storage medium ISO set ting, white balance [...]

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. By pressing al l the way down ( or mo re rmly ) the shutter will be release d ( or the chosen e xposure proce - dure[...]

20 H4D J K L M N O Rearcont rolwheel 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 ee ct of the whee ls’ di rec tion is customizable. On the rear of the grip, as w ell as the rear [...]

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 . EV corr ection adjustment bu t t on Q Press th is but ton t o access the EV compens[...]

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’. · Sever al button s on the g rip ar e mult ifunctiona l, ac co rdi ng to t he st at e of the menu[...]

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  Integral ergonomic grip  Pix el based user in terface The H4D camera body is a rob ust con struction of cast alu- mini um with a stai nless steel s hell[...]

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. Th e c ollar is purposely a tight t and m[...]

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. During the charging p rocedure, the lamp on the charger signies th e following: Note I[...]

26 H4D 11 Rechargeable batter y grip – precautions : The following precautions should be followed : • Connec tthebat ter ygriptothec ameracorre ctl y . • Keep the protec tive cover in placew hen noti nus e.(Shor t - circuitin gac ross keys in ap ocket, for examp le,[...]

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. T his scr een displays: • thermwar eversion • thenumbe rofcapture stakensincethelastb at[...]

28 H4D 20 22 21 17 16 T wo typ es of vie w nder screens showing the dier 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. If t[...]

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 pec tacle wearers  Integral diopt er adjustment  Integral ash unit The viewnder provide s a late rally c orrected 1 00% image at eye-line[...]

30 H4D Atta chingandremovi ng t heview 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 . Press the rear part of the view[...]

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. Al l lenses fe ature a n electronically c ontrolled c entral s hutter desi gned to extreme - ly ne [...]

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 prot ec tive co ver on the camera bod y by depress ing the lens release button and keeping it depre ssed while turning the cov er count er - clockwise[...]

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. 4. Fr om these two markings, read o on t he required lens d istan ce sc a[...]

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 specic setting on the camera allowing for near r ange, far r ange or full range. Thi s only appears on the grip dis play together with t hat particular lens. Further info[...]

35 H4D Manual focus There is both a Manual focus mode set ting and a Manual  Overri de capabilit y . Manual focus is a specic set ting that you actively make , whereas Manual Overr ide is always available as a t emporar y override of an autofocus setting. In Manu al focus m ode, focusing is c arried ou t by rotating the focusin g ring in t[...]

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. In this way , you can focus on a nearby objec t for example, temporarily positioned within the focusing zone on the viewing screen and then without releasing pressure on the shutte[...]

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 eec t will be until it has no visible eec t at al l. Please remember that although T rue Focus can noticeably improv e a demanding shoot it will only work [...]

38 H4D T rue F ocus and Absolut e Position L ock The obvious situation that would most benet 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. Ideally , a f airly c ontrolled and stat[...]

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 porarilya ctivatedbya selected 'Use r'b utton– Autofocus retained Activatedby aselec ted' User' button –Ma nualfocus ret[...]

40 H4D 5 The ligh t metering syst em of the viewnder is capa ble of selec tive sen sitivity producing three reective metering methods : Av erage , Cent reS pot and Spot. Al l methods are meas ured in inc rements of 1 /1 2 EV . Inform ation tra nsfer is rapid and aut omatic ens uring cons istent ly correct exposur e settings ev en in dic ul[...]

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). Expos[...]

42 H4D Metering met hod There are three meterin g modes available. All thre e are reec tive meth ods ( measuring the light reected o various se lected par ts of the subjec t ac cording to method) and are through the lens (T TL). These hav e the following designations ( w ith their r espec tive dis play sy mb ol s ): – Centr e Weigh ted ?[...]

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 viewnder . 2 ) T urn the front con trol wheel in either dir ection until you r each M (Manual ) . 3) Press Save ( I SO[...]

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 . F Programmed v ariable: Pv - T his mode is v er y similar t o Pro - grammed, except with [...]

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. When the AE- L but t on[...]

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 -5 t o +5 EV , in 1 /3, 1 or 1 /2 E V increments (C us tom Option # 3 ) and is visible above the scale in the view nder and as a ± symbol on the [...]

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 . Pr o f i l e s[...]

48 H4D Proles The proles feature allows rapid acc ess to pre- determined combinations of settings that increase the speed and se curity of work ow . On e example might be in a social situa- tion where there might be a need for for mal outdoor por traiture follo wed by informal indoor handheld as h-assisted wide-angle shots, both situa t[...]

49 H4D 2 ON • OFF PROF ILES/ESC ON • OFF PROF ILES/ESC ISO / WB Save T o qui ckly r eset al l prol 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. MENU IS O/ W B Tip AF Load AF Load ON • OFF PROF ILES/ESC[...]

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) . As the H4D is a purely elec tronic device, a t tent ion to power su[...]

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. For example, the Approval button sets the a[...]

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. These settings are ret ained for about two cons ecutiv e weeks by a small rech argeable cell t hat is aut o - matic ally recharged b y th[...]

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. The OK (Appro ve ) button or SELE CTI ON ( ZOOM IN / ZOOM OUT ) but ton s are then used to[...]

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 Forsingleormultipledele - tionofimages. S T O R AG E SET TINGS Byusing theb uttons onthe control panel andthecont rolwhe elsonthe  grip youcan navigatedownthro ughthe various levelsinthe menu. Belowis anover viewof these[...]

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 n e r a l se n s o r u n i t o v er view – initial set tings[...]

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 ALIAN SP ANISH JAP AN ESE CHINE SE Before each shoot an ISO and a white balance setting should be made (white balanc e is for your con venience regarding[...]

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. Captures are stored on the internal, removable compac t-ash card.  • Them ainadvantagewiththismodeisthef reedomofcablesa ndex t[...]

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). Lossles s comp[...]

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. There are t wo wa ys to format cards. The quickest way is t o use the Format card button [...]

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. Connecting to a computer T o connect to a computer , at tach a Fire Wire cable fr[...]

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. ISO The ISO set ting can be made using [...]

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. Plea se note that the changes are only displ[...]

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 even a sheet of whit e paper is ideal) and make a te st capture ( ensure t he exp os ure is appro ximately c orrect otherwise you will get a warnin g [...]

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 oers full -screen previews, high- magnication zoom, t wo lev els of thumbnails and an alysis tools including a full histogram and camera set tings. When you rst turn on the came ra, the displa y opens in stand[...]

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 ecic shot s. T o see the thumbnails, star t with the standard preview displa y and press the zoom -out but t on once to see four t[...]

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 :  • Standardpre view: Show s a preview image surrounded b y a display of a few i mpor tan t settings. No[...]

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. A w ell- exp osed shot usua lly has a full range of levels, while u[...]

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. The camera -set ting details ar e stored with the image, so you can refer to them using Phocus even after you hav e loaded the image to your computer and stored it in [...]

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 ecient ly and help in so r ting befor e you do wnload to a w ork stat ion. Photo: Nina Berman / Hasselblad Masters IA A – Ins t ant Appro v al Ar c hi t ec t ure[...]

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. Simultaneously , it appl[...]

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. Y ou can also apply a browse l te[...]

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. In the factor y congurat ion, the st atu s of each new shot is assigne d as follows:  • Gre en( app rov ed): The new s hot see ms t o have been expos ed cor r[...]

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. Filtered images are still there, but they [...]

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:  • Allre d-statusimagesfromthesel ectedbatchormedi um  • Allred -andyellow-statusimagesfromtheselec tedbatch or medium  • All?[...]

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. Photo: Joao Carlos / Hasselblad Masters Fi l e s t o r a g e –w or ki n gw i t hba t c h es[...]

81 H4D Introductor y o v er view Medium-typeicon(CompactFlash ) Mediumname Currentremainingcapacityonmedium The ME DIA scree n. Displ ays in format ion about the C urrent Medium Batchname Date thebat chwas created Current batch capacity The B AT C H scree n. The blue frame ar ound a folder t ells y ou[...]

82 H4D Organizing work withb 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 . Batches ha ve the following proper ties:  • Whe nyoucreateanewbatch,youassignanametoi[...]

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. 2. If you start with the s ingle-image preview [...]

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. The rst item on the storage list is le deletion. T he great advantage of digital capture is of course the ability to judge images on the spot, delete them immediat[...]

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. 3. Use the – or + button to select: A. This image - deletes the c urrent image only B. [...]

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. In thi s way , you retain the opt ion (for a wh ile) of changing y our mind later wh ile allowing the syst em to automat ically delete t he unwant ed images as the stor age [...]

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. Us er in terfa cemenuit ems The user inter face menu incl udes both items and sub- men[...]

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 Workow. 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 . About Hasselblad regularly releases updates to the rmwar e of the sens[...]

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. • Tilt s ensor The til t sen sor sets t he viewi ng orien t ation[...]

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 as[...]

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 ). The exp osure t ime set on the unit set s the maximum length of exposure. The def ault set ting is 1 /8 sec and this is the set ting tha t can be kept for all exp os ures from 1 /8 sec [...]

96 H4D SettingCAMERA modeland 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. 3. Press  to open the SET TINGS menu. 4. Use  and  to select CAME R[...]

97 H4D SettingEXPOS URETIMEand CAPTURESEQ 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. 4. Use  and  to select CAME RA . 5. Press  to open the CAME RA menu. 6. Press either [...]

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. Press eit her + or – to make a D E L AY set ting. This se ttin g control s the amou nt of tim e [...]

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. Eac h one can be chang ed to suit y our prefe renc[...]

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. While they include all the information th at would be presented on the display r [...]

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. There are ve main func tions: Sel f tim er , B r[...]

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. 3) Press ENTE R ( I SO/ W B button ) on the grip. 4) T urn the fron t contr ol wheel to acc ess the options, tha t are: De l ay Mirror sequence Mir ror Up / M[...]

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. Firstly you make a[...]

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 SO/ WB ) button on the grip 4) T urn the front c ontrol wheel t o acc ess the option s, that are : Number of Captures ( the number of captures requir[...]

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. The ex posure and focus settings (Manual or A uto ) will be according t o the camera se ttings at[...]

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. Look at the main menu chart to get an idea of where all the opt[...]

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. EV inc rement 2 • 1 /2 Step •1Step•1 / 3Step Determi[...]

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. Ye s block s the len s shutter an d auxili ar[...]

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 •Rearwhe 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. Rear wheel selects the rear c ontrol wheel t o change the aperture setting. Low ash wa[...]

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. Wh en the but ton is pressed the AF sys tem sets the corre ct focusing p oint automati cally. This is a rapid, accurate and hand y way of using the AF s ystem when the ca mera is set to manual f[...]

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 role name. T ex t setting 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) Press Enter ( I SO[...]

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. 1 ) S tart by acc essing the Image info scr een. O[...]

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. 4) T urn the fron t contr ol wheel to acc ess Sy stem S tatus . 5 ) Pr ess the Enter ([...]

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. In Conti[...]

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. It inc ludes an in tegral  ash prim arily in tended for l l-ash use but strong en[...]

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). The view nder houses an integral ll-ash with a gu[...]

11 9 H4D 4 3 5 2 1 Examp le of viewnder 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. 2 ) T urn the front con trol wheel to s et the amount of compens a- tion req uired:  • from + 3EV thr ou[...]

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 ’. Con vent ional measures s hould[...]

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 oset by one pi xel between the shots . The resulting image shows ultima te color denition and eliminat es unwant ed moir[...]

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 . 5  HVM wa ist lev el view nder  Pro shade V /H 60 – 95  GIL  T rip od quick cou[...]

12 4 H4D HVMwaist lev el view nder  (3 05332 8) The HVM waist level view nder allows a comfortable lower viewing a ngle either for eec t or where eye con tac t with the subject is desirable in por trait photo - graphy , fo r example. Autofocus func tion of all lenses fully retained. Optimized for horizontal forma t shooting [...]

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. C onv erter H 1 .7X (302371 7) The Conv er ter attaches bet ween the lens and the body to[...]

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 4.5/3 00 mm HC 3.5 – 4.5/ 50 – 1 1 0 mm HC 4.0 –5.6/3 5 –90 mm V system C typ e lenses wi th optional CF lens ada pter[...]

12 7 H4D C onnec tivity diagram Optional V system lenses Tilt/Shift Lenses Camera body HVM waist-le vel viewnder HV 90x / HVD 90x viewnders Optional viewnders H4D Camera All HC/HCD lenses, including extension tubes and conver ter CF lens adapter HTS 1.5. For use with HCD28, HC35, HC50, HC80 and HC100 (including extension tubes) Sensor unit[...]

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.  P and Pv explanator y char ts  T echnic al specic ations  Problem s, Equipment Care & Service[...]

12 9 H4D T 1 T 3 = T 1 T 2 T rue e xpo sure The ee ctive shutter speed f or a c entral lens shutter is dened 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 ) . The f act that it will take some time t o open and close the shutter will hav e an inue[...]

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 2.0 2.8 4.0 5.6 11 16 22 32 45 64 90 1.4 Aper ture 1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 23 45 6 7891 01 1 EV 12 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 210 80 35 150 120 50 50-110 @ 50 50-110 @ 110 [...]

131 H4D T e chnic al specications Camera T ype Auto-f ocus,auto -exp osuredigit alSLRcamerawi thinterchangeablev iew ndersandlens es. Construction Onepie cestainles ssteelshell.Die -ca staluminiuminter nalstruc ture.Tripodsoc kets( 1/ 4and3/8”)andqui ck coupling?[...]

13 2 H4D SENSOR UNIT H4D-60 H4D -50MS H4D-50 Sensor size 60. 1Mpixels:(6 708x8956pixels) . 50Mp ixels:( 61 32x8 1 76pixels) . 50Mpixels:(6 13 2x81 76pixels ) . Sensor dimensions 40.2x53.7mm. 36. 7x49 . 1mm. 36.7x4 9 . 1mm. Image size Raw3FRcapt ure.  Compres sedt[...]

13 3 H4D SENSOR UNIT H4D-40 H4D-31 Sensor size 40Mpi xels:(73 04x5 4 78pixels ) 31Mpixels:( 4 872x6496pixels) Sensor dimensions 33 . 1x4 4.2mm. 33 . 1x4 4.2mm. Image size Raw3FRcapt ure50MBonaverage. 8bitTIFF:1 20MB. Raw3FRcapture4 0MBonavera[...]

13 4 H4D Default Settings ('Default' prole) 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.) Flash adjust 0 Self time r de lay 10 s e c Sequence Mirror up / D elay Mirror mode Mirror goes do wn Bracketing Fr am es 3 Sequence Normal - over - und [...]

13 5 H4D C are and maint enance o f senso r unit Handling a nd stor age  • Alwaysre placetheprotectiveCCD /ltercoverwhenth esensorunitis notmounted on the camera.  • D onottouchtheexpo sedC CD /lterwithyou rngers .  • Keepa llforeignobje ctso[...]

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. 1 - 2 sprays are enough. If you apply too little, the[...]

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 . It is ther efore ess ential that reaso nable ca re is taken in at tachin g, det aching and s toring the v iew nder, lense[...]

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 c h e s 8 2 Ba t ter y 24 Bracketing 1 0 4 Bro wsin g by app rova l stat us 78 Browsing 68 Buttons and c ontrols ( details ) 1 9 Button functions 14 [...]

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. Th ey are use d for il lustr ative pu rpos es on[...]

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[...]