Hasselblad H4D200MS manual

1 US E R M AN U AL v 3[...]

2 INTRODUC TION[...]

3 Mediu m format p hotogr aph y is about professionalism . Camera sys tems have to be professional, handling has to be professional and captures have to be professional in qualit y . Hasselblad knows it and delivers it; professionals know th at too . The Hasselb lad H seri es of cameras consists o f building new developments on t he shoulders of th[...]

4 The H5 mo del s have a good deal in common. Stainless steel and aluminium were the materials chosen to endure the treatment handed ou t in professional use – and that can b e pret t y tough. The sturd y but ergo nomic integral grip incorp orates not only the bat ter y but on e of the user inter faces too. It is here, by way of the surrounding b[...]

5 Introduction 2 System requirement s 6 Warn in gs & r es tr ic t io ns 6  General ov er view – con tr ol s and d is pl ays 7 Parts, components, but tons 7 Grip buttons & controls 8 Ca mer a bo dy b ut t on s & con tr ol s 9 Sensor unit 10 Viewf inder 1 1 Lenses 1 1 Dis pl ay over vi ew 12 Sensor unit display 1 3 Grip display 1 4 V[...]

6 •  If you want to power the H5D from a PC laptop (as opposed to a Macintosh laptop), you must ensure that the FireWire port on the computer is capable of supplying power. Please note the following: Most recent Macintosh computers are compatible, both desktops and laptops. Most recent desktop PC computers are compatible. Most laptop PC compute[...]

7 Shutter release button Front scroll wheel Grip buttons: Flash, AF, ISO/WB, MENU, Battery check, Profile Camera strap lug Rear scroll wheel Focus Assist illuminator Mirror Up button Remote release port Stop Down button Battery grip True Focus button Card format button AE-L button button Camera strap lug Grip lever release button Battery grip locki[...]

8 Note tha t some of the buttons are modal and so have mul tiple functions acc ording to the setting be - ing made. 1 Shut ter rel ease but ton This but ton has half- pre ss and fu ll-p ress positi ons. By pressing half-way ( or softly) the camera, auto focus func tion and exp osure meter can be activated. By pressing all the wa y down (or more fi[...]

9 Note tha t some of the buttons can be re- assigned to another fu nction . There are three con trol buttons on the rear of the grip. 1 T rue Foc us but ton At default setting, ac tivates T rue Focus (see separat e sec tion for description) but al so ac t s as a Zoom-in button when browsing or Sel ector but ton when making a set ting change on the [...]

10 SEN SOR UN IT 1 MENU / (EXIT) button Opens and closes the menu system. Also used f or various other task s (EXIT but ton, for example) as y ou issue commands na vigating the menu system. 2 P 1 but ton Assignable but ton to acc ess a specific f unction . Set ting is made via Cu s- tom Options on sensor unit or in the Camera Configuration t oo l[...]

11 1 Hot shoe Connection for automatic flash unit ( with SCA 3902 adapter ) or for wireless flash connec tion. 2 Rubber ey e cup Can be exchanged for ano ther model. 3 Ey esig ht adjustment whee l The per sonal eyesight adj ustment facilit y has a diop - ter range of -5 to + 3. 5, to su it most user s. 4 E xposure compensation but ton Press th is[...]

12 VIEW FINDER INFOR M A TIO N • Meter ing met hod • Aper tur e set ting • Shut ter sp ee d • Ex posure m etho d • Capture cou nter • Ex posure com pens ation • Focus assist • Warning triangle • Flash warning • Spirit level DISP L A Y INFORMA T ION − O VERVIEW •  ISO •  White  Balan ce •  IAA  rating •  Sto[...]

13 When shooting, the sensor unit can display t he information most of ten re - quired for a quick set tin gs check . T he unit ’ s but tons, grip scroll wheels and camera but tons are used to navigat e the main menu and change settings. The display can show al l s aved cap - tures on a CF card for browsi ng and enlarge them f or detailed inspec [...]

14 T ypical  camera  grip  displa y  when  changing  set tin gs. T Y PIC AL G R I P D IS PL A Y GRI P DISP L A Y − O VERVIEW Focus se ttin g (Manual s et ting) White balance (Daylight ) Shut ter spe ed se tti ng (1 / 12 5 s ) ISO set ting (20 0 I SO ) Capture cou nter Battery symbols Meter ing met hod indication (Centre weighted) Dr i[...]

15 T ypical view finder display . N ote the LEDs will only be visible when activated (by the camera or a set ting) . St anda rd settings SOM E EX AM PLES OF V AR IOUS V IE WFIN DE R D ISPL A YS Fla sh LE D Ex posure m etho d indic ation (‘ aper ture priori t y ’ mode) Aper tur e set ting (f/5 . 6) Warning triangle LED Ex posure com pens ation [...]

16 SH O RTCU T AC C ESS TO BUT TO N SE T T I NG SC R E E N S 1 ) Press t he ME NU button fol- lowed by t he button you want to reas sign (T rue Focu s, AE- L , M .UP or Stop Dow n) . This directly ac cesses the par - ticul ar but ton you cho se at the Custom opt ions level in the menu. 2 ) Rotat e the REAR s crol l whe el to select the function you[...]

17 The Camera Configu ration tool in Phocu s offers a ver y thorough and secure way of cr eating com prehensive profi les for the H5 D . There are three wind ows – Contr ols , E xp osure and General – that present vir tually all param eters to enabl e total control at the press of a button. This means that separate and specif ic custom profi[...]

18 Some buttons acces s shor tcuts if used in different w ays or contexts . 1 Menu button – P 1 / P 2 settin g opti on ac ce ss Press MENU on sensor unit and then P1 or P2 to acce ss the relevant set ting options directly for that par ticular but ton. Af ter making any changes, press EXIT ( Menu but ton ) or t he shut ter release but ton to sa[...]

19 Pho to: Ken He rm an n © / Has se lb lad M as ter s GENERA L[...]

20    C ARRYI NG ST R AP The carr y ing strap is att ached by firstly withdrawing the safet y collar . The hook is then free d and can be at tached to the strap lug. Slide back the safet y collar to ens ure the hook remains in the lock ed p osition bet ween the small protruding lugs. The collar is purposely a tight fit to a void uninten t[...]

21    CHAR G IN G TH E BA T T E RY With the batter y removed from the camera , inser t the jack plug from the bat ter y charger into t he so cket on the batter y grip. Insert the bat ter y charger into a standard ( 1 0 0 – 2 40V~ /5 0 – 60 Hz) dom estic socket. During the charging p rocedure, the lamp on the charge r signifies the foll[...]

22    B AT T E R Y L I F E Batter y life is dependent on a n umber of variable factors and therefore can - not be exac tly predic ted. I f the cam - era is lef t in the ac tive state instead of D ispla y O ff or Sl e ep modes for long periods, for example, then the ba t ter y will b ecom e ex hauste d much f aste r . A low camera bat ter y[...]

23    POW ER MODES The H5D can be set at three active modes − ON , D i s p l ay Off and Sleep . In these ac tive modes, bat ter y consumption is least in Sleep mo de and most in ON mode. Both the grip and the sensor unit displa ys are dimmed accordingly . How - ever , after a set number of minutes of complete inactivit y , the whole came[...]

24    PC -CONNECT OR A PC connector for non T TL - flash s yn chronis atio n is lo cate d on the lef t side of the bod y . It is protected by a captive rubber plug.    A C CESS OR Y C ONNECTION There are t wo acc essor y - retaining s crew threads (M5) as well as a databus c onne ctor on the lef t hand side of the camera body, prot[...]

25    I NS E RTI N G A CF C AR D 1 . Op en the CF ca rd slot c over on the s ensor unit by i nsert- ing a thum b in the reces s and then sliding i t to the left. 2. Behind the c over , you will see a slot for t he card ( A) and a releas e but ton (B ) below the slot . 3. Hold the c ompac t-fla sh car d so that the c onnector holes fac e in[...]

26    FOR MA T TI NG C AR DS The camera is only ab le to read and write to storage media that ha ve been f ormatted correc tly . New cards some times hav e no format ting, or you might want to c onvert a card that is currently us ing a format that the camera cannot read. In either case, you must reformat a CF card in the sensor unit for H5D[...]

27    SE N SO R UN IT – I NTR OD UC TI O N The captured image is temporarily stored internally on a CF card in the sensor unit or onto a c omputer hard disk when tethered using Phocus. T rue to the modular design, the sen - sor unit can be removed and att ached to a large format / view camera (see later section in this manual) for both te[...]

28 Note If you sti ll see spots on your sho ts af ter you have cleaned t he outside of the infr ared filter , then you may have dus t either on the ins ide of the IR filter or on the s ensor itself . Howev er , never attempt t o remove th e glass filt er – you will probably ruin the s ensor if you do so! If dust manages t o get bet ween the IR[...]

29    HASS E LBL AD C AP TU R E FI LES , PHOCUS & ADOB E/ APPLE SOF T W AR E WOR KF LOWS The H5D can capture files and store them as Ha sselblad R AW format fi les or Hasselblad R AW + JP EG formats simultaneously . Hasselblad RAW files ar e initially stored in the 3F R format which is a proprietar y Hasselblad format for the tempora[...]

30 Phocus is t he capture processin g and file manage - ment application aimed primar ily at Hasselblad 3F file handling. Phoc us Mobile offe rs remote viewing and cont rol when shooting tet hered while Phocus Quick offers a ver y rapid and simplified file process - ing capability . Phocus allows the extrac tion of the most detaile d files f[...]

31 Pho to: Jo ach im S ch me is se r © / Has se lb lad M as ter s LE N S E S & F OCU S MODES[...]

32    A T T ACHI NG A LE N S Remove t he front protective c over on the camera body by depressi ng the lens rele ase but ton and k e ep - ing it dep ressed while turnin g the co ver coun ter - clock wise. Remov e the rear lens cap by unscr ewing it in a coun ter - clock wise direction. Align the index on the len s with the index on the came[...]

33    STOP D OWN / DE P TH - O F - FI E LD PRE VI E W A visual depth- of-field preview can be made by depressing the STO P D OWN but - ton while vie wing the image in the vie w finder . Dep th - of-fie ld can b e cal cula ted as f oll ows: 1 . Focus the l ens as requir ed. 2. Make an exposure r eading ( auto or manual) and no te the aper[...]

34 Note Some lenses h ave ex tra char acteristics t hat require further ex planation. F or e xample, the au tofocus r ange on the HC 4/ 1 20 Macro lens c an be limited b y a specific setting on the camer a allowing for near r ange, far r ange or full range. Thi s only app ears on the grip dis play together with t hat par ticular le ns. F ur ther i[...]

35    MAN UAL FOCUS There is both a Manua l focus mode set ting and a manual override capability. Manu al focus is a specific set ting that you actively make, whereas manual o ver - ride is always a vailable as a temporar y override of an autofocus setting. In M anual focus mod e, focusing is carried out by rotating the focusing ring in t [...]

36    SINGLE SHO T At Single Shot setting ( AF S ) , the shutter release will be b locked until the camera finds the optimum focus setting. This ensures that no captures can be made that are not finely focused. H owev er , this delay will normally be only a frac tion of a second in good lighting conditions with a clea r fo cusing pattern.[...]

37    TR UE FOCUS AN D ABSO LUTE POS ITI ON LOC K The obvious situation that w ould most b enefit from using T rue F ocus would be a fashion shoot with a fairly wide angle lens at a large aper ture setting and where the central area of the image is cloth ing while retaining focus on the mo del's face. Ideally , a fairly cont rolled an[...]

38    TR UE FOCUS AN D C AM E R A HAN D LIN G T o o btain the maximum benefit f rom T rue Focus y ou should tr y to work within the requirements of the system. This might need a lit tle prac tice but it will impro ve the accuracy of the meas urements and thereby pr ovide bet ter resu lts. Firstly , tr y to remain as still a s p ossible whe[...]

39 1 . Pr ess MENU button on grip and select Settings or press MENU t w ice . 2. Select C ustom Options and selec t # 31 ( T rue Focu s in AF-S ) with the Fro n t scroll wheel . Select ON with the Rea r front sc roll w hee l . S ave . 3. Aim camer a at impor tan t area in subject and hal f-p res s the shutter releas e button. 4. W ait for the T rue[...]

40 ACTI V A TED BY TRU E FOC US BUT TON  AUTO FOCUS D E ACTI V A TE D In this mode the T r ue Focus function is ac tivated by pressing the T rue Focus but ton. Normal autofocus is de-ac tivated, therefore, pressing the sh ut ter release but ton will not reset the focus. Useful when many shots are required with the same focus s et ting . 1 . Pr e[...]

41 Photo: Joe Felzman © / Hasselb lad Masters E XPOSU R E CONTRO L[...]

42    ISO & WH ITE BAL ANC E ON G R I P – presets and manual 1 . Pr ess I SO/ W B . 2. T urn the FRONT sc rol l whee l to select ISO set ti ng. 3. T urn the RE AR scr oll wh eel to select WB ( Day light, Shade, Cloudy , Fl ash , Fluorescent and Tu n g s t e n ) . 4. T o mak e a Manual White Balance setting (n ot a White ba lan ce tes [...]

43    E XPOSU R E SE T TI N G MO DE S Ex posure can be controlled either manually or by u sing one of four automatic mo des. These have the following designa - tions on the grip displa y: M – Manual A – Aper tu re (priori t y) S – S hut ter (pri orit y) P – Program Pv – Pro gram vari able In each mode you can see both the aper tur[...]

44    AUTOMA TI C EXP OSUR E – A , S, P , PV Automa tic exp osure provides a choic e of t wo ways of con - trolling shut ter sp ee d and ap er ture se t tings semi -auto - matically and two ways fully automat ically: Aper tu re prio rit y: A - The ap er ture is manually chose n by you by turni ng the front scroll whee l, and the shutter s[...]

45    AE - L BU T TON This but ton has two main functions that can be incorporat - ed in various w ork ing methods in volving exposure locking. It also has an extra f unc tion for the flash measure capability (s e e AE- L section under Fl as h ). The AE- L bu t to n c an: a) lock an EV set ting in manu al and automatic modes. b ) be used a[...]

46    E XPOSU R E COM PE NSA TI ON / QU I CK ADJUST The exp osure compensation function, for b oth manual and aut omatic modes can b e set from -5 to + 5 EV , in 1 /3, 1 or 1 /2 EV increments (C ustom Option #3 ) and is vis ible ab ove the scale in the view finder and as a ± symb ol on the grip display . The quickest way t o make an adjus[...]

47 Pho to: Tom D. Jones © / H as se lb lad M as ter s NA V I GA TI N G TH E M E N US[...]

48 DE LE TE For single or multiple dele - tion of images. S T O R AG E SET TI NGS BASI C D ESC RI P TI O N OF S EN SO R U NIT M E N U ITE MS By using the buttons on the control panel and the scroll wheels on the grip you can navigat e down through the various levels in the menu. Below is an overview of the set ting options available. White Bal ance[...]

49    OVERV IE W OF N A VIGA T IN G M E N U AND S ET TI NG S ON S E NSO R U NI T . Navigating the menu and ac cessing the settings on the sensor unit are achiev ed by pressing the appropriate buttons surround - ing the displa y . Note that some of the but tons are modal and so hav e dual func tions which is indicat ed by the designation tha[...]

50    OVERV IE W OF N A VIGA T IN G M E N U AND S ET TI NG S ON G R I P Navigating the menu and ac cessing the settings on the grip is achieved by pres sing the but tons surrounding the dis play and turning the scroll wheels. Note that some of the buttons are modal and so have sev eral f unctions which is indicated by the designation tha t [...]

51 Pho to: Wai Kue n Eri c Wong © / H as se lb lad M as ter s PR E V I E WS & B R OWS I N G[...]

52    PREVIEW MODES Use the Di s p l ay bu tton to c ycle through the a vailable pre - view modes which are:  • Standa rdprevi ew: Shows a preview im age surrounded by a di splay of a few important settings. Not e that the in formation co vers some of the image. Go to F ull–scr een mode to see whole image.  • Histogr[...]

53    HISTOGRAM MODE The histogram provides a graph that indicates the t otal number of pixels at each brightnes s level, with brightness - es going from black on the lef t to white on the right. It is a valuable tool for evaluating captures. A well-e xposed shot usually has a full range of levels, while under- a nd overex - posed shots ten[...]

54 SE N SO R U N IT SE T TI N G S Pho to: D en is R ou vr e © / Hasselblad Masters[...]

55 The menu is struc tured in a manner similar to v er y many digitally c ontrolled per sonal devices and should be familiar to most. Once the menu is acc essed navigation, selec tion and confirmation are made by the various buttons beneath the displa y , the scroll wheels on the grip as well as the T rue Focus and AE- L but tons. Af ter pressing [...]

56 1 . Pr ess MENU . 2. Navigate t o ISO (u se the Rear scroll wh eel or the Navigator ). 3. Pres s the T rue Focus ( ) or AE- L ( ) buttons – ( or the ZOO M but ton ) – to step t hrough the avail able set ting s. 4. Save t he chosen selection by pr essing EXIT ( ME NU b u t t o n).    WH ITE BAL AN CE S ET TI NG O N SE N SO R UN IT –[...]

57 There are t wo ways t o make manual white/ grey balanc e set - tings using a ‘ Grey card ’ or ‘Qp card’ . If colour accuracy is not critical, you can use an y neutrally coloured area or sur face that you judge to be close t o a mid - grey value ( concrete, over cas t sk y , or even white paper , for example) . It won’t be per fe ct b u[...]

58 S T O R AG E Note Y ou will always be ask ed to c onfirm each delete operation.    F O R M AT The camera is only ab le to read and write to storage media that ha ve been fo rmat - ted. New cards sometimes have no formatting, or you might want t o convert a card that is curren tly using a format that the camera cannot read. There are t w[...]

59 SET TINGS    SOU N D SEN SOR UNIT MENU > SET TINGS > USE R INTERF A CE > SOUND The H5D offers audio feedback to relay informat ion. T his menu item has V olume ( choose b et ween High , Low and Off ), Ke y Click ( choose b et ween On and Off ) and Exposure Warni ng (choose between On and Off ). 1 . Pr ess MENU . 2. Navigate [...]

60    DISPLA Y SEN SOR UNIT MENU > SET TINGS > USE R INTERF A CE > DISP L A Y This set ting contr ols the level of Contras t and Brightness (both on a scale of 1 -1 0 ) on the display . Usually , you should lea ve this set to the default level of 5 ; however in some viewing environments and/ or with some t yp es of images you may w[...]

61    BUT TON P1 & P2, DIS PL A Y OFF , SLE E P , POWE R O FF , IM AGE OR I E NT A TIO N, SH OW PR EV IE W , Custom Options allo ws the set ting of various options, as listed here. The set ting procedure is the same for these features: 1 . Pr ess MENU . 2. Navigate t o Sett ings (u se the Rear scroll w heel or the Navigator ). 3. Naviga[...]

62 • Image Orientation SE NSO R UN I T M EN U > SE T T I NGS > CUSTO M OP T IO NS > IMAGE ORIENT A TION Sets the viewing orientation of captures when they appear in Phocus. In or - der to a void unin tentional orien tation ch anges when the camera is pointi ng straight up or down, for example, the orientation setting can b e locked at: O[...]

63 SE T TI N GS > ABO UT    ABOUT SEN SOR UNIT MENU > SET TINGS > ABOU T The About b ox will tell y ou which firmware version is pres - ent so you can see if you hav e the lat est (which can be down - loaded f rom the Hasselblad website ). The s erial number is also displa yed in case Hasselblad Suppor t n eed to kn ow it for any [...]

64    SPI R IT LE VE L The integrated elec tronic spirit level provides a rapid and accura te way of en suring the camera is either horizontally neutral in alignm ent (level) and/ or ver tic ally neutral in align - ment (plumb ). It uses two methods that are fully visible on the sensor unit displa y and par tly v isible in the viewfinder. [...]

65 Pho to: Fran k Mey l © / Ha ss el bl ad Ma ste r s G R I P M E NU S E T TI N GS[...]

66 Set tings optio ns Self ti mer optio ns Bracketing opti ons    GENERAL O VER VIEW OF GRIP MENU Te x t s e t t i n g Dri ve Cus to m O pt i o ns Syst em status Interval opt io ns Note At very low tempera tures the displ ays might requir e a few sec - onds to pr esent new settings. The se ar rows sig nif y the FRO NT s cr oll whe el is us [...]

67    SET TIN GS Apar t from the more regularly used ISO/WB , AF , Flash but - tons and featur es accessible on the grip there ar e a number of other features a vailable. These provide the integral finess - es that mak e the H5D a powerful and so phisticated tool to satisf y a variet y of professional demands. There are five func tions: S[...]

68 Mirr or se que nce hig hlig hted. ‘Delay first, then mirror raised’ chose n as op tion . ‘D elay ’ hig hlighte d wi th drop shadow . 1 0 seconds chosen. SE LF TI ME R S ET TI NG 1 ) Press MENU on grip. 2 ) T urn Front scroll w hee l unti l Sel f Timer appears. 3) Pr e s s ENTER . 4) T urn Front scroll wheel to a cces s the options, tha [...]

69 The bracketing func tion provides an automat ic series of c ap - tures; one at the standard exp osure set ting (Manual or Auto ) and the others wit h pre - determined deviat ions in EV from the standard e xp osure. This is par ticularly use ful for ima ges con - taining a very wide tonal range, for ex ample. Firstly you make an a ssessment conce[...]

70 – cont inued 7 ) In turn the Rearscroll whe el to choos e the amount of EV varia tion required : 3 , 2, 1, 1 /2 , 1 /3 EV . 8 ) Pr ess S AV E . 9) Pre ss ENTER again from the Br acketing s creen to activ ate the function. Press On . Note t hat this now r eads Off and the line of t e x t at the bottom of the sc reen reads ‘ Br ac ket - ing o[...]

71 2 fra me s – 255 fr am es 1 se con d − 1 hour I N T E R VA L By using the int er v al set ting, you can allow the camera to take a series of captures automat ically over a set period . This is often required for time and motion stu dies, securit y sur veil - lance, nature study , e tc. The e xposure and f ocus set tings (Man - ual or Auto ) [...]

72 SET TIN GS > CUSTOM O PTIONS CUSTOM OPTIO NS F rom the Set tings screen you can access four ma in sub -set - tings: Custom options , Image in fo, Date & Tim e and System statu s by turning the front scroll wheel. F rom each of these CUSTO M OP TI O NS ON G R IP 1 ) Press MENU on gri p. 2 ) T urn the F ront scroll wheel until Set t[...]

73 Disp lay off tim e 1 • 10 s • 20s • 30s • 60 s Determines the amount of time elapsing be fore the display auto - matically turns off . Set on the sen - sor unit> Menu > Settings > C ustom Options > Dis play Off . EV increment 2 • 1 /2 Ste p • 1 Step • 1 /3 Step Determines the amount of EV change applied (per click of[...]

74 Note If usi ng flash/ strobe as t he main light sourc e and 1 /800s shu t ter speed, re- member to turn off the T rue Exp osur e optio n. Magazine exposure lock 1 0 • Ye s • No Allows y ou to release t he lens and auxiliar y shut ter in camera bod y without a sensor unitat tached. Ye s blocks the lens sh ut ter an d aux - iliary shutter in[...]

75 Rear wh ee l quic k adjust 1 7 • Ye s • No Allows rear scroll wheel to mak e a rapid EV a djustment ( or EV compen - sation ) in auto - exposure mode. Ye s turns t he setting on. By turning the rear s croll wheel, the adju stment is made and appears on both displays a s a ± symbol bet ween the shutter speed and aper ture va lues. The amount[...]

76 Aper tu re cont rol i n Manu al 26 • Front wheel • R ear wh eel Selects which scrol l wheel changes the aper ture set ting whe n in Manual ex posu re mo de. F ront wheel selects the front scroll wheel to chan ge the aper ture setting. Rear wheel selects the rear scroll wheel to chan ge the aper ture setting. Low flash warn ing 2 7 • On ?[...]

77 In Image info you can compose your o wn combination of let ters, words, symb ols, etc to be included in the metadata. T he same procedure is also used to cha nge a Profile name. SET TIN GS > IMA GE INFO IMA GE INF O SETTING 1 ) Press MENU . 2 ) T urn the F ront scroll wheel until Set tings appears. 3 ) Press ENTER . 4) T urn the Front scroll[...]

78 IMA GE INF O SETTING Here is an example of how to change existing text (in this case the word ‘T ex t ’ to a cop yr ight symbol p lus a photogra - pher ’ s name -’ Jens Karlsson’). See previous sec tion 4. 2 Im - age info for procedure des cription . 1 ) St ar t by ac cess ing the Image info sc reen. On the tex t row to wards t he bot [...]

79 Check c omponent usage and general ser vicing informa tion as follow s: SYSTEM ST A TUS DISCLOSURE 1 ) Press MENU on grip. 2 ) T urn the F ront scroll wheel until Set tings appears. 3 ) Press ENTER . 4) T urn the Front scroll wheel to acc ess S ystem Status . 5 ) Press ENTER . 6 ) The display now s hows a list of c amera components Info -Usage a[...]

80    DR IVE There are t wo drive modes: Single and C ontinuous . In Single mode, a capture is made when the shutter release but ton is pressed and the camera is made ready for the nex t capture. T o make the nex t capture however , you must first release the shutter release button and then pr ess again. SINGLE AND C ONTINUOUS SETTING In c[...]

81 PRO F I LE S Pho to: Vic en te Ans ol a © / Ha ss elb la d Ma ste r s[...]

82 The profiles feature allows rapid acc ess to pre- de termined combination s of set tings that increase the speed and secu - rit y of work flow . One e xample might be in a social situation where there might be a need for f ormal outdoor por tr aiture followed b y informal indoor handheld fla sh-assisted wide- angle shot s, b oth situations re[...]

83    US IN G PRO FI LE S 1 ) From the mai n screen, click PROFI LES on the grip and th e profile screen will app ear . 2 ) Us e the scroll bar t o go through the lis t and highlight t he desir ed profile. 3 ) Press Load ( AF but ton ). The c amera is now s et accor ding to all the paramet ers stored acc ording to the name.    CHA[...]

84 Pho to: Ol iv ier Va ls ecc hi © / H as se lbl ad M as ter s FL A S H / S T R O B E[...]

85 Note As with all st robe / studio flash u se, very par ticular attent ion should be tak en to ensur e correct c onnec tions and gener al handling practic e. Pot ential dangers migh t increas e when camera s are also c onnected to electronic periphera ls ( computers, ligh ting backs, etc ) and should diminish w hen IR and similar wir eless flas[...]

86    I NTEG R AL FL AS H The integral flash unit feature s the following spe cifications: Guide no. 1 2 Co verage 56º horizon tal, 4 4º ver tic al Maximum light fall- off at side centres - 1 E V (5 0%) Color temperature ( full flash ) 5,000 – 5,60 0 º K T o r aise the flash unit in to its op erative position, slide the flash-bac[...]

87    SE P AR A T E FL AS H UN IT CON N EC T IO N Separate flash units can be elec trically connec ted either by way of t he hot shoe acc essor y holder (see previous wa rn - ings ) on the top of the view finder or via a cord to the PC c on - nec tion por t on the le f t hand side of the camera b ody . Slave unit switches/ transmitters ca[...]

88 A C CESS ORIES Pho to: Mil os z Woz ac z y nsk i © / Ha ss el bla d Ma ste r s[...]

89 CONNEC TI VIT Y D IA G R AM Optional V system lenses Tilt/Shift Lenses Camera body HVM waist-le vel viewnder HV 90x / HVD 90x viewnders Optional viewnders H5D 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 [...]

90 HCD 4/28 mm HCD 4. 8/ 24mm H C 3 . 5/ 35 m m HC 2 . 8/8 0 mm HC 2. 2/1 00 mm HC 3. 2/1 50 mm H C 4 / 210 m m HC 3. 5 – 4 . 5/ 50 – 1 1 0m m HCD 4.0 –5.6/3 5 –9 0mm HC 3. 5/50- I Imm HC 4. 5 /300 mm HC Macro  4/1 20 - IImm HC LE NS R ANG E Most V syst em C typ e lenses  with  optional C F lens adapter[...]

91 HV M wais t lev el viewnder (3 0533 28 ) The HVM waist lev el view finder al - lows a c omfor table lower viewing angle either for effect or where eye contact with the subjec t is desirable in por trait photo graphy , for example. Autofocus function of all lenses fully retained. Optimized for h orizontal format shooti ng and not suitable fo[...]

92 HTS 1 .5 (30 434 0 0 ) The HTS 1.5 is a shift and tilt adapt - er designed for the HC D2 8mm, HC35mm, HC50mm, HC80 mm and the HC 1 0 0mm lenses. It not only so lves technic al challe nges but a lso prov ides exciting oppor tback ies for creative soluti ons. CF Ad ap ter (30 435 0 0) The CF adapter allows vir tually all lens - es from the V-syste[...]

93 Multi-shot capabilit y is available with the H 5D - 200MS and H5D-50MS mode ls. Apar t f rom regular 1-shot captures, the H5D-50MS also offers 4 -shot captures while the H5 D - 200 MS offers 4 - or 6 -shot captures. Multi-shot captures are made of the same scene with the sensor offset ver y slightly for each shot. The resul ting image shows u[...]

94 APPE N D IX Pho to: Jon L owe ns tei n © / Has se lb la d Mas te rs[...]

95 H5D-40 H5D-50 H5D-60 H5D-50MS H5D-200MS Sensor size 40 Mpix (5478 × 7304) 50 Mpixels (6132 × 8176) 60 Mpixels (6708 × 8956) 50 Mpixels (6132 × 8176) 50 Mpixels (6132 × 8176) Sensor dimensions 32.9 × 43.8 mm 36.7 × 49.1 mm 40.2 × 53.7 mm 36.7 × 49.1 mm 36.7 × 49.1 mm Pixel size 6.0 μm 6.0 μm 6.0 μm 6.0 μm 6.0 μm / 3.0 μm Image siz[...]

96 H5D Camera T ype Auto -foc us, au to -e xp osur e digi tal SLR c amer a wit h inter chang eable v iew fin der s and le nse s. Construction One pi ece s tain les s ste el shell. D ie -c as t alumin ium inte rnal s tr uc tu re. T r ipo d soc ket s (1 / 4 an d 3/8”) and q uick coupling tripod plate for rapid mounting. Lenses Hasse lblad HC / HCD[...]

97 DEF A UL T SET TINGS  ‘DEF A UL T’ PROF ILE E xp. mo de LM mo de Ex p. adjus t Focus m od e Drive mo de Flash syn c Flash adjust De lay Sequence Mirror mode Fra m e s Sequence EV d iff Fra m e s Interval 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 A (Aper ture priority) Ce ntre wei ghte[...]

98 T rue Exp osure is an HC/HCD lens function that allows the shutter spee d to remain un-affec ted when stopping down. This effec t is perhaps not so commonly unders tood as it is restricted sp ecifically to integral lens shutters as opposed to focal p lane shut ters. When a lens is stopped down, the effe c tive shutter speed becomes longer , [...]

99 A UTOM A TI C EX POSUR E  P & PV MODE LIGHT M ETE R ING M ETH OD SE NSITI VIT Y DISTR IBUTI ON RECOM ME N DE D CF C AR DS FOR H5D 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 [...]

10 0 The H5D is a ver y s ophis tic ated cam era t hat relie s on much i nform ation b ein g pass ed an d process ed to an d from e ach mo dular b ack to pro duce the corre c t be havior. It is theref ore ess ential that re asona ble c are is tak- en in at t aching , det achin g and sto ring th e view finde r , le nses, e x tensio n tube s, etc to[...]

101 INDEX A Abo ut 63 AE-L b ut to n 45 Attaching / removing the viewf inder 24 Att ac hi ng a l en s 32 Autofocus 3 5 Automa tic exposure mode 44 B Bat te r y c har ge r 20 Bat te r y g ri p − pr ec au ti ons 21 Bat te r y li fe 21 Bat te r y s ta tus 22 Bracketing 6 9 Browsing 5 3 Buttons, parts, components 7 C Ca mer a bo dy b ut t on s & [...]

102 Th e info rm atio n in th is ma nual i s fur nis he d for i nfo rm atio nal u se only , is su bjec t to c hange without noti ce, and shou ld not be con - str ue d as a com mit me nt by V ic tor H ass el bla d AB. Th e ima ges i n this m anua l wer e not t ake n wit h a Has sel bl ad H5D. Th ey are u se d for i llus tr ati ve pur p ose s onl y a[...]

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