Hasselblad H4D200MS  EXPOSURE Setting Modes,  SELECTING Metering / Exposure Setting Modes

 EXPOSURE SETTING MODES

Exposure can be controlled either manually or by using one of four automatic modes. These have the following designa- tions on the grip display:

M – Manual

A– Aperture (priority) S – Shutter (priority) P – Program

Pv – Program variable

In each mode you can see both the aperture and the shut- ter speed information on the grip display, viewfinder display and if set, the sensor unit display.

In manual mode, aperture is set by the front scroll wheel and the shutter speed by the rear scroll wheel unless set other- wise in Custom Options #26.

In the automatic modes, the aperture and shutter speed set- tings are controlled by the camera, either partially or com- pletely according to setting. Within this mode there are four choices.

(Please see the Appendix for P and Pv mode charts that de- scribe the aperture and shutter speed setting combinations.

 SELECTING METERING / EXPOSURE SETTING MODES

Proceed as follows with the camera in active mode:

1.Press the EXP button on the viewfinder.

2.Turn the Front scroll wheel to make a Metering method selection and the Rear scroll wheel to make an Exposure method selection.

3.Press Save to retain the setting.

EXP

Front scroll

wheel

SAVE

Rear scroll

wheel

 MANUAL EXPOSURE – M

Manual mode will provide total user scroll of the shutter and aperture settings. In this mode the shutter speed and aperture settings are ­manually chosen by turning the front and rear scroll wheels.

The standard exposure setting is obtained when the point- er over the exposure scale is positioned above the central index (in the viewfinder display).

Any deviation from this standard setting is displayed by:

•the pointer appearing elsewhere than above the central index

and

•by figures above the scale representing the amount of adjustment in EVs.

A ‘+ 0.7’ above the scale in the display, as in illustration 4 for example,­ would indicate a ‘0.7 EV overexposure’ set- ting. ­Conversely, a ‘-2’ , for example, would indicate a ‘2EV underexposure’­ setting. Note that the appearance of a

+/- symbol on the grip and viewfinder displays in manual mode means that a change has been made to the expo- sure compensation setting. See later section on Exposure compensation.

The actual aperture settings and shutter speeds are indi- cated to the right of the exposure scale in the conventional manner. (Note: ‘full-stops’, ‘half-stops’ and ‘third-stops’ are also displayed, ­according to setting (see ‘increment set- ting). For example, a ­setting between f/8 and f/11 will ap- pear as f/9,5 if ‘half-stop’ is chosen).

T i p

Access to the B and T shutter speed settings can be tempo- rarily hidden. See Custom Options #34.

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