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Congratulations on your new Hasselblad CFV!
The 16 Mpix based digital back is custom built to fit the design and functionality of Hasselblad
cameras from the V-series with its range of high perf ormance, leaf-shut ter based lenses .
However, it can also fit onto view cameras using the V-system interface plate for mechanical
attachment and flash sync connection to trigger the digital capture for optimum compat-
ibility and economy. It provides both cable free and computer tethered options to suit all types
of work. The back offers an ultra high level of integration, image quality and flexibility to the
specialist professional photographer or highend amateur user.
Instant Approval Architecture: Limitless digital image capture loses some o f its potential
if the photographer cannot quickly review and select the best image. Buil ding on the suc-
cess of its Audio Exposure Feedback technolo gy, Hasselblad has created Instant Approval
Architecture (IAA), an enhanced set of feedback tools, designed to liberate the photographer
to focus on the shoot rather than the selection process. IAA triggers audible and visible signals
for each image captured, telling the photographer immediately whether the image has a red,
yellow or green light 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 in the lab. A larger,
enhanced OLED display provides a realistic, high quality and perfec t contrast image view,
even in bright sunlight, to allow instant on-site image approval. IAA is a Hasselblad trademark
and is patent pending.
Large format digital capture: Today’s photographers demand higher resolution, less noise, and
improved flexibility, all of which the CFV addresses. It uses an optical format allowing for digital
capture with a sensor 50% larger than the physical size of today’s largest 35mm DSLR cameras.
The sensor can therefore hold more and larger pixels, which secure a high-end image quality in
terms of moiré free colour rendering without gradation break-ups in even the finest lit surfaces.
“Instant” user interface: The CFV is operated with a straightforward user interface with a
series of “instant” one-button-click operations including: instant capture, instant browse, in-
stant approval, instant zoom, and instant image info.
Three modes of operation and storage: Optimum portability and image storage are critical
for the professional photographer. CFV offers a free choice of portable CF card storage, flexible
Imagebank drive, or tethered operation with extended, special capture controls. With these
three operating and storage options, the photographer is able to select a mode to suit the
nature of the work at hand, whether in the studio or on location.