User manual HASSELBLAD PRISM VIEWFINDER PM45

[. . . ] Based upon manual settings, DAC also works with all the Carl Zeiss lenses of the classic V system cameras. Leading-Edge Moiré Removal Technology With Phocus, the moiré that can occur on even extremely high resolution images is effectively removed from your images. This is automatically performed 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 postproduction work. www. hasselblad. com Photos: Marco Grob SOFTWARE Processing power doesn't help much if you can't use it easily and effectively Achieving a good digital workflow is crucial today. With this in mind we have designed Phocus to be as intuitive and easy to use as possible. Every aspect of the Phocus interface has been developed and designed to reflect the way that photographers work and to help ensure that you can spend as much time as possible taking images ­ not processing them. [. . . ] Phocus incorporates some of the most common features found in the most popular image processing environments, combined with a collection of advanced tools all designed to easily provide you with optimum image quality ­ every time!The viewer section allows for full view, compare, browse, horizontal or vertical view of images. Multiple folders can be open at the same time, while Quick Selection folders make handling your choices simple and easy. Tools can be hidden when not required or collected into groups for rapid access. The whole appearance and working environment can be altered to suit current needs. File Browser: Allows easy access to `favorites', `collections' and `devices', etc plus all system files. Layout: Change or edit layout whenever you choose. Show: Hide or show layout elements whenever you choose. Adjustments: Easy overview and maintenance of adjustments. Toolbar: Customize toolbar to include the tools you choose. Tools: Can be grouped, hidden, moved or floated. Folders: Tabbed folders offer easy and fast folder access. Thumbnails: Can be quickly enlarged and reduced. Thumbnail Browsing: Choose method to sort thumbnails quickly, change names, etc. www. hasselblad. com Photos: Marco Grob SOFTWARE Tools The extensive tool palette in Phocus is fully customizable and flexible. The tools, of which there are over twenty, are grouped under tabs for convenience. They can be rearranged on the list, duplicated and temporarily deleted if you wish. Each tool header has a float button placed right next to the disclosure triangle that will open the tool in a floating panel to exploit the viewing area for a larger image view. Take a look at these few examples that demonstrate the extent and depth of control these professional image editing tools offer. Histogram The Histogram tool in Phocus not only offers the standard view but Photos: Marco Grob extra controls too. F-stop points, figure input fields and top sliders add to the accuracy of its fine-tuning capabilities. The Histogram tool is resizable to display a clearer indication of the graphs. Exposure Besides the standard tools for adjusting EV, Contrast and Brightness, the exposure tool also offers recovery, shadow fill and clarity options. The recovery tool helps to diminish the problem of clipped highlights by restoring detail found in the raw file. The 3F file format is build upon the TIFF standard. It includes lossless image compression, which reduces the file size and required storage space, by 33%. The 3F file includes all the raw pixel data, all metadata created by the camera and yourself, and the full history log of your image adjustments and your export settings. No sidecar files structure Specification subject to change without notice. This data sheet covers Phocus versions from version 2. 0 or later. Perfect Viewing Quality By taking advantage of the extra computational power available from the graphics card Phocus provides real time full quality viewer updates when performing adjustments. On top of that the Phocus Viewer delivers image viewing quality that matches every detail of the image with all corrections. This quality standard also secures that what you see in Phocus matches what you will see later in i. e. Further, you will not be locked into a closed world of proprietary raw files as the Hasselblad raw files open directly into Apple's or Adobe's imaging environments. Camera Integration Phocus provides special extended controls with which to operate your Hasselblad camera with tethered use. Special extended camera controls with which to operate your 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. Metadata The basic metadata architecture in Phocus images follows the IPTC Core standard with XMP On top of that the extended meta. data architecture provides for detailed and accurate image adjustment, cataloguing and indexing. [. . . ] 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. Metadata The basic metadata architecture in Phocus images follows the IPTC Core standard with XMP On top of that the extended meta. data architecture provides for detailed and accurate image adjustment, cataloguing and indexing. Your benefits from working with the Phocus metadata structure in the raw 3F file, include: 1. Easy overview of file information and it's adjustment history 2. [. . . ]