General overview
The 16 million pixel digital back can produce 16 bit raw files at 33 Mbytes each at a rate of 35 frames per minute.
FlexColor then processes these files to produce the quality expected from Hasselblad.
In very simple terms, the CFV digital back holds a light sensitive sensor in place at the film plane. The electronic signals from the sensor are then processed and stored as a digital file.
As an electronic colour image is made up of three components − red, green and blue which combine to form a
The CFV uses a CCD (Charged Couple Device) type sensor that has 16 million light sensitive areas on its surface each of which creates a pixel.
Each pixel in the sensor is filtered to create the three separate red, green and blue files. Software then processes these electronic files as a package to produce the vari- ous formats − RAW, TIFF, JPEG etc.
The three components of the image file are later recombined on the computer screen to produce the familiar full colour image.
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The image file can be temporarily stored either in the CFV with a CF card, on a Hasselblad Imagebank or the hard disk on a computer. Processing of these images is carried out in conjunction with the included FlexColor software. See the separate FlexColor manual for further details
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The CFV is designed to fit Hasselblad V model cameras primarily. Please check the connectivity diagram for further details about the various models, including the possibility of connectivity to large format cameras.
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