User manual HASSELBLAD 203FE

[. . . ] · the ability to combine working tethered and un-tethered to get the most of your camera system both on location and in the studio. · the option of processing your raw images in Hasselblad's Phocus imaging toolbox, or working with your raw images directly in apple or adobe imaging environments. www. hasselblad. com digital CaMERaS Medium Format digital capture advantage in digital photography, the advantages of large format cameras have become even more obvious. the basic 6×4. 5 cm design allows the H4d-31 to use one of the largest image sensors currently available in digital photography. the H4d-31 features CCd sensor measuring 33. 1 × 44. 2mm - almost twice the physical size of the largest 35mm dSlR sensors. [. . . ] the combination of these features makes the H4d-31 the natural choice for the professional commercial photographer wanting to work with the highest image quality within a camera system that supports ultimate creative expression in order to deliver outstanding images to satisfy the most demanding customer. A choice of bright viewfinders One of the important traditional advantages of the medium format is the extra-large and bright viewfinder image, enabling extremely precise compositions and easy operation in dim lighting. the H4d-31 comes with the HVd 90x viewfinder designed for full performance over the large sensor. Hasselblad has added an interchangeable waist-level viewfinder, the HVM, for the entire range of H system cameras. the bright and large viewfinder image is ideal for creative composing and the photographer is able to shoot in the fashion that suits them most; maintaining eye contact with the model, or gaining impact by shooting from a point lower than eye-level, for example. Hasselblad's unique natural colors Hasselblad's Natural Color Solution (HNCS) enables you to produce outstanding and reliable out-of-the-box colors, with skin tones, specific product colors and other difficult tones reproduced easily and effectively. in order to incorporate our new unique HNCS and daCfeatures we have developed a custom Hasselblad raw file format called 3F RaW (3FR). this file format includes lossless image compression, which reduces the required storage space by 33%. the 3FR files can be converted into adobe's raw image format dNg (`digital Negative'), bringing this new technology standard to the professional photographer for the first time. An impressive lens line outperforming the Carl Zeiss icons the highly renowned HC/HCd lens line includes 11 auto-Focus lenses, all with central lens shutters. Range is from 28mm to 300mm, 50-110mm zoom, 35-90mm zoom and 1. 7X converter. the built-in central lens shutter allows flash to be used at all shutter speeds down to 1/800s. it also improves image quality by reducing camera vibration. the HtS 1. 5 tilt/shift adapter delivers an easy to use, portable tilt/ shift solution for 5 HC/HCd lenses ranging from 28mm to 100mm. With the H4d-31 camera system Phocus provides: · Uncompromising Image Quality · Special extended camera controls with which to operate your H4d-31 camera. these features, such as live video for easier shot set-up and workflow, or the ability to control the lens drive for focusing when the camera is in a remote position or when the digital capture unit is mounted on a view camera, bring an entirely new level of flexibility to the way you shoot. · Moiré Removal Technology automatically applied directly on the raw data, leaving image quality intact and eliminating the need to carry out special masking selections or other manual procedures, saving hours of tedious post-production work. the Phocus gUi features easy-to-use options that allow you to customize your set-up to suit a range of different workflow situations, such as choice of import source, browsing/comparison functions, file management, image export in a number of file formats, pre-setting of options for upcoming shoots, and much, much more. the extended metadata included in all Phocus images provides for accurate and detailed cataloguing and indexing, easy image management, and includes added gPS data functionality in order to allow a range of new functions. Phocus links gPS data directly to google Earth, for example, making geographic reference a snap and image storage and retrieval much easier. the Phocus Viewer delivers image viewing quality that matches every detail of what you will see later in Photoshop. in addition, the Phocus Viewer allows you to customize layout and composition to suit your current or desired workflow, providing a wide range of options including full view, compare, browse, horizontal, or vertical view, and so on. You can have multiple folders open simultaneously for side-by-side viewing, comparison, and selection www. hasselblad. com digital CaMERaS Instant Approval Architecture Building on the success of the audio Exposure Feedback technology, Hasselblad has created instant approval architecture (iaa), an enhanced set of feedback tools, designed to enable 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 back at the studio. [. . . ] to further increase usability, the H4d-31 has been designed to allow the digital capture unit to be detached and used on a view camera by way of an adapter. Two modes of operation and storage the H4d-31 offers a choice of storage devices: CF cards or a computer hard drive. With these 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. Options for working with tilt/shift two basic options are available for tilt/shift work with H4d-31. a simple-to-use, portable adapter solution and the classic view camera solution. Digital Zeiss ­ the classic V System lenses on the H4D the CF adapter allows you to work with the V System's classic CFlenses on your H4d camera, bringing old school glass to a cutting edge digital platform. the CF adapter is not just is not just a mechanical socket that allows you to plug your legacy lenses into a new body. [. . . ]