User Manual Hasselblad CF Digital Camera Back Range CONTENTS Int roduct ion 1 General over view Par ts, components and control panel Initial setup Shooting and storage modes Initial General Settings Over view of menu struc ture Setting the menu language Storage over view ­ working with media and batches Batches Navigating media and batches Creating new batches Using Instant Approval Architec ture Reading and changing approval status Browsing by approval status Deleting by approval status 3 6 8 10 11 14 15 17 5 2 6 3 18 18 18 20 21 22 22 23 MENU -- ISO, White balance, Media, Browse Menu system over view Navigating the menu system Language choice ISO White balance Media Browse MENU --Storage Delete Format Copy Batch Default Approval Level MENU --Settings User Inter face Camera Capture sequence Connec tivit y Setting exposure time/sequence Miscellaneous About Default 31 31 31 33 33 34 34 35 36 37 42 42 43 44 45 46 48 50 51 54 56 57 58 7 4 Over view of viewing, deleting and copying images 24 Basic image browsing 24 Choosing the current batch 24 Browsing by approval status 24 Zooming in and out 24 Zooming in for more detail 25 Thumbnail views 25 Preview modes 26 Histogram 27 Underexposure 27 Even exposure 27 Overexposure 27 Full - details 27 Batter y saver mode 28 Full -screen mode 28 Overexposure indicator 28 Deleting images 29 Transferring images 29 8 Multishot General 59 59 60 60 60 61 9 Flash/Strobe General T TL 10 Cleaning 11 Equipment care, ser vice, technical spec. General Technical specif ications 63 63 64 Inset photo on cover: © Francis Hills/www.figjamstudios.com. Not all the images in this manual were taken with a Hasselblad CF. They are used for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to act as a representation of the image quality produced by a Hasselblad CF. © Jens Karlsson/Hasselblad and David Jeffery. 2 Welcome to Hasselblad! The Hasselblad CF line of digital backs offers 22 and 39 Mpix digital capture at a professional level for unbeatable results. Together with the option of an i-Adapter, Hasselblad's interchangeable camera interface, this capability extends beyond medium format into the world of large format too. In addition, the option of true color multi-shot capture provides the possibility of moiré free captures in world class exhibiting stunning quality. The CF line matches the functionality of the Hasselblad H2 camera perfectly, giving you access to the H System's range of high performance, central shutter-based lenses, and extended digital features such as Digital APO Correction technology and Instant Approval Architecture. Fashion Francis Hills In short, the Hasselblad CF line brings unprecedented flexibility to the professional photographer, and enables you to take full advantage of all that leading edge digital photography can offer. copyright Francis Hills 22 or 39 million pixels created using liveBooks, www.live-books.com The CF line uses a 22 or 39 megapixel sensor that is more than twice the physical size of today's 35mm sensors. This sensor holds more and larger pixels, which guarantees superior image quality and provides moiré free color rendering without gradation break-ups in even the finest lit surfaces. Images shot with a CF digital back have unsurpassed clarity and sharpness. The 39 Mpix sensor produces the largest digital files currently available for professional photography, making them ideal for the most demanding, high resolution printing applications and give the photographer increased flexibility and creative control when cropping or enlarging. The finest image capture quality is possible when used on an H System camera as Hasselblad's unique Digital APO Correction lens optimization techniques are accessible. In addition, Hasselblad's Natural Color Solution optimizes color reproduction. In a studio environment, the CF line enables you to increase the color resolution of your captures by means of a unique multiple-exposure technique controlled by the optional Multi-Shot Module (patent pending). The result is unsurpassed color resolution and absolutely moiré free images. The Hasselblad CF can be upgraded with the 4*Res module at any time. The Hasselblad CFMS comes with the Multi-Shot Module already built in. Today's photographers demand higher resolution, less noise, and improved composition, all of which the CF digital backs provide. Every feature and aspect of their performance represents the superior quality and design that go into each Hasselblad product. H2 platform for Digital APO Correction In conjunction with an H2, CF backs capture an extended set of metadata and then perform an automated correction for color aberration effects with every shot. This means that your digital captures are automatically optimized to provide the finest detail that a given lens can resolve. We have named this feature "Digital Auto Correction" (DAC), signifying the digital, APO chromatic correction of the images that takes place. Implementation of this feature includes detailed mapping of each H system lens model, ensuring that each image represents the best that your equipment can produce. We are confident that the image quality you achieve as a result of the DAC functionality will make you - and your customers - look twice. Unique Hasselblad Natural Color Solution In the past, color management solutions have imposed limitations on professional digital photographers, because of the need to choose a specific color profile to suit a specific job in order to capture various skin tones, metals, fabrics, flowers, etc. Hasselblad has helped solve this dilemma, with the development of a new, powerful color profile to be used with its FlexColor imaging software. Working with the new Hasselblad Natural Color Solution enables you to produce outstanding and reliable out-of-the-box colors, with difficult colors reproduced easily and effectively. 3 We have developed a new Hasselblad raw file format called 3F RAW (3FR) to help implement our new unique color system. The new 3FR file format is designed to ensure that images captured on Hasselblad digital products are quickly, effectively and safely stored on the available media (CF card, ImageBank-II, etc). The file format includes lossless image compression, which reduces the required storage space by 33%. Combined with the architecture of the Hasselblad backs, this allows you to capture up to 35 shots per minute. The 3FR file defines the colors in the Hasselblad RBG color space with its out-of-the-box quality, and used in FlexColor it removes both the need for experimenting with different color profiles to obtain optimal colors and the need for selective color corrections. DNG File Format 3FR files can be converted directly into Adobe's raw image format DNG (`Digital NeGative'), bringing this new technology standard to the professional photographer for the first time. The DNG file format enables raw, compressed image files to be opened directly in Adobe Photoshop. This enables photographers to operate quickly and efficiently, reducing the `downtime' taken to process image data and enabling final images to reach the customer more quickly. Hasselblad image files carry a full set of metadata, including capture conditions, keywords and copyright, facilitating work with image asset management solutions. For specialist commercial photographers, the full productivity and creative freedom offered by Hasselblad's FlexColor workflow software is also available when importing the DNG file. Capable of working with multiple cameras Hasselblad CF digital backs can be attached to most of the professional medium-format SLR and large-format view cameras on the market with a simple 4-screw attached adapter plate, enabling you to bring digital capture to your favorite cameras and lenses with one convenient digital back. Instant Approval Architecture Limitless digital image capture loses some of its potential if the photographer cannot quickly review and select the best images to present to the client. Building on the success of its Audio Exposure Feedback technology, Hasselblad has created Instant Approval Architecture (IAA), an enhanced set of feedback tools, designed to liberate the photographer to focus on the shoot rather than the selection process. IAA triggers audible and visual signals for each image captured, notifying the photographer immediately of its classification status. The information is recorded both in the file and in the file name, providing a quick and easy way to classify and select images, in the field or in the lab. CF backs are fully integrated with the Hasselblad Instant Approval Architecture, bringing automated image classification into your digital workflow from the split second of capture. IAA is a Hasselblad trademark and Hasselblad has a patent pending on the invention. Large enhanced OLED displays on the new Hasselblad products provide a realistic, high quality and perfect contrast image view, even in bright sunlight, to allow instant on-site image approval. FlexColor workflow FlexColor offers an image processing workflow with the highest degree of control for the studio photographer. In tethered operation, tools like overlay masking help bring productivity to advanced set composition. The latest FlexColor version allows the photographer to manipulate color temperature and compare image details across multiple images for precise image selection. FlexColor processes the raw 3FR files generated by the Hasselblad CF backs. FlexColor runs natively on both Macintosh and Windows computers and is licensed to allow you to provide free copies for all your co-workers and production partners. Three modes of operation and storage Optimum portability and image storage are critical for the professional photographer. The Hasselblad CF offers a choice of storage devices: portable CF cards, the flexible ImageBank-II or a computer hard drive with extended, special capture controls. With these three operating and storage options, you are able to select a mode to suit the nature of the work in hand, whether in the studio or on location. "Instant" user interface The CF backs are operated via an easy-to-use user interface, utilizing a series of "instant" one-button-click operations including instant capture, instant browse, instant approval, instant zoom, and instant image info. All in all, the Hasselblad CF line of digital backs provides the discerning photographer the optimum in freedom for professional level digital capture, so remember -- The supreme Hasselblad potential is there, it's up to you to exploit it! 4 Computer system requirements Digital files naturally end up on a computer for processing. Image-storage and correction requires a certain minimum standard regarding computer capabilities. Large images will require a high-performance computer with plenty of memory, advanced graphics capabilities and a recent operating system. In most cases, the computer should include a FireWire 800/400 connector, which will enable you to load images directly from the camera or ImageBank-II. To load images stored on the removable compact-flash card, you could instead use a compact-flash card reader, but FireWire is recommended for maximum flexibility. A CF digital back saves images as 3FR files which are Hasselblad raw digital-camera capture standards. From FlexColor, you can optimize the files and export them into other formats. A CF digital back includes the Hasselblad FlexColor image-capture and editing application and native versions of FlexColor are provided for both Macintosh and Windows platforms. Please see the FlexColor manual for complete system requirements. Warnings and restrictions · · · · · If you want to power the back 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. Keep the digital back (and all computer equipment) away from moisture wherever possible. If your camera becomes wet, disconnect from power and allow it to dry before attempting to operate again. Always take great care when you remove the sensor back for cleaning--the exposed CCD sensor protective filter is vulnerable to damage. Keep all cables connected to or from your camera and computer out of the way where they will not be tripped over. Never cover the ventilation openings on a CF digital back when it is running. Before you start Leave protective covers on as much as possible. A CF digital back, in line with all Hasselblad products, has a robust construction and is capable of withstanding fairly rough treatment but nevertheless is a precision instrument and will serve you longer if treated with respect from the beginning. Please keep purchase details and the warranty in a safe place. In addition to the digital back itself, a CF User Manual CD, the FlexColor sofware CD and a FlexColor user manual CD, the items illustrated below are also included. If anything is missing or see ...