Hasselblad H2 user manual General Functions, Quick adjust wheel Proﬁles

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9 General Functions

■ Manual and autofocus modes ■ Three drive modes

■ Quick adjust wheel ■ Proﬁles

This section describes the basic and general functions used in most situations.

By understanding the capabilities of the H system you will be able to gain a great deal of control of how you work in the future. By taking advantage of the many features available, you might well ﬁnd your normal practices changing for the better. As all features are user controllable, you tailor the way the camera works accord- ing to your preferences.

Features such as the Quick adjust wheel and Profiles, for exam- ple, do not have to be used of course, but you are advised to read about them and see if they might suit your way of working.

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Contents Manual V1/English for camera firmware version 9.1.0 or later N T E N T S Congratulations  What’s in the box Illustration shows the H2 with a Hasselblad CFH digital backFlash unit hot-shoe Quick Start H2-Kit only / H2- Separate items ﬁlm loading ﬁnally That’s it Familiarize yourself with the H2 Function Control Display AF button 160 ISO/ASA Autofocus setting, single Single setting Shot mode20s Average FramesExamples Second ‘aperture priority’ mode+0.7 EV EmptyBy pressing AF button on grip Direction depends on user settingBy pressing Drive button on grip AF button / on / SEL Shutter release buttonFlash / Control Lock button / Exit Drive button / Save / EnterUser button AE-L buttonFilm wind-oﬀ button UP buttonEXP button Eyesight correction adjustment wheelEV correction adjustment button Camera Body Integral ergonomic grip Pixel based LCD user interfaceBatteries 5, 6, 7 Rechargeable battery gripCarrying strap Attaching the battery to the camera Battery chargerCharging the battery Rechargeable battery grip generalRechargeable battery grip precautions Viewﬁnder screenAccessory connection PC-connectorViewfinder Attaching and removing the viewﬁnder Eyepiece adjustmentParts & Components Rubber eye cupLenses Parts and components Stop down /depth-of-ﬁeld Infrared focus settingsDepth-of-ﬁeld calculation Focus aidCF Adapter Film Magazines Change up button LCD panelLCD illumination button Change down buttonDarkslide key Darkslide indicatorMagazine settings lock Film tab holderOperation BatteryBattery replacement Attaching and removing the magazineFilm length/number of frames Magazine settingsFilm speed setting / Barcode Low-battery symbol Data imprint settingFrame counter setting ExampleFilm wind oﬀ Film loadingBeeper Unloading a ﬁlmDigital Photography Ixpress CFH Instant user interfaceFlexColor and workﬂow Three modes of operation and storageDirect shooting to Adobe DNG Colour reﬁnement new colour handling conceptIxpress CF Ixpress C digital backs and 3rd party digital backsLight Metering Exposure ControlLight metering and exposure control Metering methodSelecting metering method Press Save Drive button to retain the settingExposure method Reach M Manual 2bTing. Note that the appearance of a +/- symbol on the grip Automatic Exposure A, S, P, PvAE- L button Metered area reads ‘Zone 8’ Metered area beyond ﬁlm rangeExposure compensation With the camera in active modeTer speed setting as conﬁrmation of the setting Quick adjust wheel Proﬁles General FunctionsStandby PowerManual focus 3Autofocus Manual focus modeAutofocus override in Manual mode Single ShotContinuous Autofocus modeManual override in autofocus mode Multi exposure with ﬁlm magazine only DriveSingle Making a proﬁle Pre-set proﬁles feature the followingProﬁles Using proﬁles Changing a proﬁle nameAdvanced Features Self timer options Bracketing options General overview Camera menuSelf timer Bracketing Interval timer Settings There are four main functionsMirror goes down / Mirror remains up Self timer settingMirror Up/ Delay sequence = Bracketing Button on the Bracketing screen, then Oﬀ AF button Bracketing settingVation Interval setting IntervalSettings / Custom Options Custom optionsBracketing AF drive lens in MF or AF 5s 10s 15s 30s3 Step Clockwise Counter clockwiseCamera Ext ﬂash Oﬀ On OﬀHalf press Always Oﬀ Direct Half pressExp reset Saved Yes enables the display No disables the displayCustomizable button function list Imprint type Imprint type settingImage Info ﬁlm magazines only So, to write and store the characters, proceed as follows Text setting / Proﬁle name changingText Changing text an example Date & Time Date & TimeSystem Status System StatusFlash To access the controls General1EV 50% Colour temperature full ﬂash 000 5,600º KIntegral ﬂash To use ﬂash measure Separate ﬂash unit connection and useFlash measure of separate ﬂash unit Optional Accessories ProshadeFocusing screen HS-standard 3043305 Battery Grip Rechargeable 3043348Focusing screen HS-grid 3043310 HMiAppendix Glossary of Terms Standard exposure Quick saveRoll ﬁlm Main screenTrue exposure True exposure≈ 2% Automatic exposure P & Pv ModeLight metering method sensitivity distribution Technical speciﬁcations Camera TypeInterval timer External dimensions Body Problems, Equipment Care, Service & Guarantee Copyright Victor Hasselblad AB & Hasselblad A/S Sweden Denmark