Hasselblad CF22 CF39 - Manual

General overview In very simple terms, a CF 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...

A CF digital back is an electronic device and consequently attention to power ac- cess is vital. When working untethered it is therefore important to plan either battery loading or battery replacement to ensure continued workflow. Likewise, image storage is limited, particularly when using flash car...

1 2 3 15 16 17 18 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 19 Ventilator 1 Ensures the sensor is kept cool. OLED preview screen 2 Displays preview images and the menu system even in bright light and from acute angles. Menu / (Menu Exit) button 3 Opens and closes the menu system. Also used for vari- ous other task...

10 A B C D E Initial setup A CF digital back is delivered with a protective cover in place. This must be removed in order to fit the i-Adapter and re-attached if the digitalback is to be stored or transported separately as protection for the CCD/filter.To remove the cover, use the TORX T10 screwdriv...

11 Shooting/image storage modes A CF digital back can store captured images in three ways: 1. Untethered / Compact flash card mode In this mode a CF digital back acts independently of other connections. Images are stored on the internal, removable compact-flash card. • The main advantage with this m...

1 1 1a 1b 1c 1d Using compact flash memory cards When shooting to a compact-flash card, a CF digital back is com- pletely self-contained. No additional wires or connectors need to be attached.A CF digital back is shipped with a 1GB compact-flash card, which is able to hold over 45 shots. Lossless co...

1 To use an Imagebank with a CF digital back, simply assemble it as described in its manual and connect the two with a standard FireWire 800 (IEEE 1394b) cable. See the Imagebank manual for complete details.To remove the Imagebank, simply disconnect the FireWire cable. The back will then revert to s...

1 General Using the menu on a CF digital back is very similar to using a menu on a cell phone or similar. When you enter the menu (by pressing the MENU / button) you will be see an initial list: ISOWhite Bal.MediaBrowse StorageSettings The first four items are immediately accessible for changes, ind...

1 BROWSE Sets the approval status (classification) filter for easier and quicker image browsing. MENU MEDIA Determines where files will be stored (flash card, Imagebank). ISO Sets the light sensitivity of the sensor. Equivalent to ‘film speed’. WHITE BALANCE Set to match the colour tem- perature of ...

1 1 Press and hold  until the display begins to flash (or stops flashing) its overexposed areas. See ‘Overexposure Indicator’ for full details. Press and hold until your preferred filter is indicated. See ‘Using Instant Approval Architecture’ for full details. Select the target image and then press...

1 General With a new CF card (or a newly formatted CF card) inserted or with an Imagebank, a new folder (called a batch) is created automatically after the first image has been captured. More batches can be created whenever you choose and named for easier sorting. You should name them straight away ...

1 Medium-type icon (Compact Flash) Medium name Number of green, yellow and red shots currently stored on the medium Medium capacity in bytes and shots in the batch Medium-type icon (FireWire disk) Batch name Date rthe batch was created Number of green, yellow and red shots in the batch The MEDIA lis...

0 1 10 To select the current medium and view batches using the browse controls: 1. Press the zoom-out ( ) button repeatedly until you are all the way at the top zoom level. If you start with the single- image preview view, then you pass through the following views to get there: • Single-image previe...

1 Using Instant Approval Architecture The Instant Approval Architecture system helps you to classify your images as quickly as you take them. It works by supplying immediate audio feedback, which tells you instantly whether each new picture is exposed correctly or likely to be over- or underexposed....

conversely a rapid string of notes going down the musical scale if the image is judged as underexposed • Downgrades the approval status to yellow (if Approval is set to ‘Auto’).  Note that some shots may trigger the warning even though they are exposed accord- ing to your intentions. You should con...

images are still there, but they will not be shown until you change the filter setting. Also, if you change the status of an image, the image may ‘disappear’ if it no longer passes the filter. For example, if you have set the camera to browse only green-status images and then change an image to yell...

Basic image browsing The large, full-colour OLED display enables you to inspect your shots while you are still on-location. The display offers full-screen previews, high-magnification zoom, two levels of thumbnails and analysis tools including a full histogram and camera settings.When you first turn...

or or 1 Zooming in for more detail The preview display has a much lower resolution than your images. You can therefore zoom very far into the images to inspect small details. To do this: 1. Browse to the image you wish to zoom into with the navigation button.2. Press the zoom-in ( ) button to zoom i...

Preview Modes Choosing the Preview mode You can use the view-mode button to cycle through the available preview modes.The preview screen works in several different modes: • Standard preview: shows a preview image surrounded by a display of few important settings. • Histogram: shows a preview image o...

A B C D ISO setting White balance Current storage medium Button label Image file name Storage capacity(Shots taken / shots remaining) Approval status and browse filter setting The standard preview display The standard preview display is the one shown when you first turn on the camera. It features a ...

1 Battery-saver mode In this mode, the digital back is fully responsive, so you can take pictures but the screen is not lit up, thereby saving battery power.You can enter the menu system while shooting in this mode (which activates the screen until you exit the menu system again) but the approval, z...

There is also a one-button short- cut for deleting single images. To use it, select a target image and then press and hold the  until the confirm-delete dialog opens.  Delete shortcut ! Deleting images − general A CF digital back enables you to delete images using any of the following techniques: ...

0 Menu system overview The main menu contains those settings that you will need to access most often as you work on an assignment. It also provides sub-menus that give you access to all other settings, most of which you will need less often. Navigating the menu system To enter to the menu system, pr...

1 1 Language 1. Press the MENU button to open the menu. 2. Use  and  to select the SETTINGS sub-menu. 3. Press  to open the SETTINGS menu. 4. Press  to select the USER INTERFACE sub-menu. 5. Press either the or button to choose a new language (in this case Spanish). 6. Press the MENU/EXIT button...

White Bal. Setting Setting description Daylight For general outdoor use in direct sunlight. Cloudy For general outdoor use in cloudy weather. Shade For general outdoor use in shady locations out of direct sunlight. Flash For general indoor use when using a normal flash system. Fluorescent For use wh...

1  There is also a one-button short- cut for changing the browse filter. To use it, press and hold (do not click!) the Instant Approval but- ton until the approval status colour appears. Browsing will then only display the images with that classification.  Browse shortcut !  Note that you can als...

MENU – •  Storage  This section describes file storage, file transference, storage organization, file classification and related subjects. Navigating the STORAGE settings 6

 There is also a one-button short- cut for deleting single images. To use it, select a target image and then press and hold the  until the confirm-delete dialog opens.  Delete shortcut !  1 MAIN MENU > STORAGE The Storage menu provides entries for working with storage me- dia. Here, you can f...

5. You now return to the main menu. Either move on to another setting by using the navigator button or 6. Press the menu ( EXIT ) button to exit the menu system. Deleting several images from a selected medium To delete several images at once: 1. Starting at the single-image preview display, press th...

Menus for deleting several images from all batches from a selected storage medium.  5. You must now select the approval status that you wish to delete. All images from the selected medium that are also of the status that you select here will be deleted by the opera- tion. Use  and  to select All ...

0    1 FORMAT The digital back is only able to read and write to media that have been formatted. However, new cards or disks sometimes arrive without any format- ting, or you might want to convert media that are currently using a format that the camera cannot read.  Each time you get a new compa...

1 1    COPY Usually, you will copy images from a card by connecting the cam- era to a computer and using FlexColor. However, you might also want to load images from a card to a portable FireWire hard disk or Imagebank, allowing you to erase the card and keep shooting even when you do not have a c...

1    BATCH Batches help you to organize your work. They are very similar to folders on a computer hard disk. Use the Batch command of the STORAGE menu each time you want to create a new batch. For more information about batches, please see Working with Media and Batches . To create a new batch: 1...

Menu: Settings There are a number of settings grouped under the general ‘Settings’ heading which are:• User Interface• Camera• Miscellaneous• Default Navigating the USER INTERFACE settings 7

MAIN MENU > SETTINGS > User Interface By altering the User Interface settings, you can control the way the digital back interacts to suit you and your preferred way of working. It also includes date and time settings. Entries of the USER INTERFACE Menu The user interface menu includes both ent...

Setting the options under the User Interface menu Each of the above entries can be set by similar menu navigation. Language, Power Down and Mark Overex can be set immediately by the or buttons while Sound, Date & Time and Display require another move to sub menu for final choice. Proceed as foll...

MAIN MENU > SETTINGS > Camera The camera choices that appear on the menu are automatically restricted to the adapter you have fitted. So, if you have have fitted an adapter specifically intended for Hasselblad models, then only Hasselblad models will appear. The following is a description of s...

• Only the single shot function (A or AS mode camera settings) should be set on the camera. Rapid sequence shots are not possible. • Use the Adapter EL (supplied) to provide the necesssary extension beyond the motor housing of the EL models for battery attachment. It is attached to a CF digital back...

0 Connectivity diagram FlexBody ArcBody SWC / SWC/M903 SWC905 SWC 2000 FC / FCM2003 FCW201 F / 203 FE205 TCC / FCCWith C-type lens 503 CW +Winder CW 500 EL/ELM500/553 ELX 555 ELD Flash sync input cable 500 C/CM501 C/CM503 CX/CXi/CW Exposure cable ELX Exposure cable 503 CW H1, H2 Single shot mode onl...

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1 Setting EXPOSURE TIME and CAPTURE SEQUENCE Proceed as follows: 1. Press the menu ( MENU ) button to open the menu. 2. Use  and  to select the SETTINGS sub-menu. 3. Press  to open the SETTINGS menu. 4. Use  and  to select CAMERA . 5. Press  to open the CAMERA menu. 6. Press either the or butt...

1    Navigating the MISCELLANEOUS settings MAIN MENU > SETTINGS > Miscellaneous The MISCELLANEOUS menu contains two settings: Selecting an interface The interface setting controls the way the camera will appear to your computer when you connect it. You have the following choices:• Camera : ...

    1 The About box Occasionally, Hasselblad releases updates to the internal software of the digital back (this is called “firmware”). These updates may fix small errors and/or add new features. You will probably receive additional assistance from Hasselblad technical support if and when a new ...

   1 MAIN MENU > SETTINGS > Default The DEFAULT setting will reset all custom settings you have made back to the original default / factory settings. To reset all settings: 1. Select the MAIN MENU > SETTINGS > DEFAULT entry. 2. Press the OK button and then the EXIT to return. Press an...

Witha Multishot back, there are two extra modes available other than single shot; namely Multi-shot and Micro-step. These virtually eliminate unwanted moire and artefacts in studio type sets ups. Multi-shot The technology behind this mode is high precision piezo controlled movements of the sensor in...

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0 Cleaning the CCD Infrared Filter If you see dark or coloured spots or lines in your images, then you may need to clean the outer surface of digital back’s infrared (IR) filter. In most cases, the careful use of com- pressed air will be adequate, but sometimes small particles will get stuck to the ...

1 2. Fold the tissue several times to match the width of the IR filter—you might use two or three tissues at a time if necessary (to give you a better grip). Be sure to fold the paper so that the coated glossy side faces outwards—do not use the other side, as it can do more harm than good! 3. Gently...

EQUIPMENT CARE • Keep all equipment and accessories out of the reach of small children. • Do not place heavy objects on the equipment. • Do not use the battery except as specified. • Use only the battery type specified for use with the CF digital back. • Remove the battery when cleaning the back or ...

Technical specifications — CF Sensor size Sensor dimensions Image size (8/16 bit RGB) Shooting mode 16 bit colour ISO speed range Longest shutter speed Image storage Storage capacity Battery type IAA - Instant Approval Architecture . H2 recognition . Acoustic feed back . Metadata classification Capt...

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