Hasselblad H3DII-22 User`s Manual
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1. all batches and files and store them on the ImageBank Il in a newly created folder called CARDOOO1 for example If you connect the camera to the ImageBank Il again a new folder is automatically created with the name CARDO002 for example and so on dda a d The copying dialogue now appears to inform you of From card to progress Press STOP if you want to cancel the procedure Downloaded from ManualsCamera com Manuals 10 H3D II User Manual Supplement V6 Warranty Conditions Please note the important changes in the warranty conditions which came into effect from the Ist July 2006 onwards These changes replace the warranty conditions appear ing in the user manuals from 1st July 2006 onwards Hasselblad partners will provide the minimum of a twelve month warranty to end users subject to their normal statutory rights on new Hasselblad equipment sold valid from the date that the equipment is purchased by the first end user For H System camera bodies film backs and lenses the warranty will be limited to the war ranty period provided by the partner or to 100 000 exposures whichever is reached first Warranty claims must be made through the dealer and or company where the product was originally purchased The factory warranty is NOT international and warranty claims can not be made through other channels This is also valid for equipment purchased outside the country of residence Please note that physical2. HASSELBLAD 2008 01 15 V6 Downloaded from ManualsCamera com Manuals Introduction One of the great strengths of the H system of cameras is its con tinual development This is one of the keys to retaining the sys tem s forefront position in the world of digital medium format photography Normally upgrades are to the firmware but this time there is an even larger leap forward with the introduction of hardware improvements too This supplement explains the new features that the H3D II has compared to the H3D model The information therefore replaces the relevant sections in the present updated version of the user manual for the H3D However you should still occasionally check the Hasselblad website for updates as this is the most rapid and effective way there is of ensuring that your H3D II provides the optimum in performance Contents New sensor unit user interface 3 Camera 5 New button designations and functions on grip 3 System Info 5 Faster sensor unit menu navigation 4 Improved audio feedback 6 Film rewind button reassignment 4 Extra mirror delay 6 Busy light 4 Profiles 6 Faster lens adjustments 4 Film magazine compatibility 6 Battery status 4 Drive setting moved 7 Battery warning on camera grip 4 ISO amp White Balance button 7 Battery warning on sensor unit 5 Revised menu structure 8 IAA toggle 5 Custom Options added to sensor unit menu 9 Delete last image 5 Copying files to an ImageBank ll 10 Standby mode 5 War
3. VE designation e Illumination Battery status now replaces the previous function of illumination only Downloaded from ManualsCamera com Manuals 3 H3D II User Manual Supplement V6 Faster sensor unit menu navigation 1 You can now navigate the menu on the sensor unit by turning the control wheels on the camera grip The rear control wheel navigates up and down the menu list and the front control wheel navigates sideways in the direction of the menu arrows The rear control wheel also functions in the same as way as the plus and minus button functions for set tings choice In addition the FLASH button on the grip acts as a menu EXIT button and the ISO WB button acts as an OK button and are displayed as such on the grip LCD for immediate return to the standard screen on the camera display Film rewind button reassignment 2 The film rewind button is automatically reassigned to provide instant CF card re format Please note there is no danger of unintentionally re formating the card as this particular button is purposely recessed to avoid such occurrences In addition when the button is pressed a dialog screen appears in the same manner as it would when using the normal method in the menu And as normal this dialog must be confirmed by you before re formatting can take place Busy light 3 There is now only one busy light on the sensor unit Green signifies the sensor unit is active flashing green signifies the last capture is
4. being processed to the card another capture can be made however flashing yellow signifies the last capture is being processed to the card another capture cannot be made red signifies that a problem has occurred T an explanatory message will be displayed ISO White Bal Faster lens adjustments Aperture shutter speed and focus settings can now be changed even though the busy light on the sensor unit is flashing green after a capture Storage gt Settings gt Battery status 4 An immediate full screen informational battery status check now appears on the grip LCD by holding down the illumination battery status button This screen displays e the firmware version the number of exposures taken since the last battery recharge change a battery status icon that provides a quick visual check as well as a figure estimate in percent Please note that the battery status icon is only available when the rechargeable Li ion battery grip is fitted The information regarding the number of exposures taken is intended to help you make ee an estimate of the number of possible remaining exposures according to your way of PROFILES ESC working For example if you regularly browse a great deal when shooting or you leave the camera in ON mode with no standby you would naturally expect to drain the battery sooner than others who don t You should soon be able to build up a picture of how you usually work and can therefore est
5. d as soon as possible The warning icon will also appear with a FireWire connection and will in addition turn red to signify that the camera battery is completely exhausted Another battery warning also appears signifying ImageBank 11 battery exhaustion This icon appears on the top left of the display screen It too flashes yellow as the initial warning and changes to red to signify complete exhaustion IAA toggle 7 Any of the USER AE L STOP DOWN and M UP buttons on the camera can now be reassigned to function as an IAA button Instant Approval Architecture on the sensor unit The reassigned button can then be toggled to classify new captures in the normal manner as when pressing the IAA button Delete last image 8 The Delete last image has now been implemented to the customiz able button function list Consequently by just pressing the USER AE L STOP DOWN or M UP button you are now able to immediately delete the last image Please note that for this action to be carried out there should be no intervening action taken So for example if you zoom in to check the image you cannot then delete it using this particular feature but must use the regular procedure on the sensor unit Standby mode It is now possible to turn the camera off directly from Standby mode On Off The amount of time that the ON OFF button must be depressed before turning the camera on has been increased from 500 ms to 750 ms to avoid unintentio
6. damage to the CCD sensor scratches chipping unauthorized pol ishing is not covered by factory warranty Cleaning of dust from the CCD sensor is considered as maintenance and is thus not covered by factory warranty Downloaded from ManualsCamera com Manuals 11 H3D II User Manual Supplement V6
7. e normal remedy of using a tripod or support and manually raising the mirror is not always suitable however To counteract this situation you can now increase the delay time between the mirror settling into its raised position and the opening of the shutter Although the time period here is in milliseconds tests have shown a marked improvement in many cases Consequently slower shutter speeds can be considered whether hand held or on a tripod support than would normally be advised while still retaining sharpness normally only obtainable with faster shutter speeds There are a number of factors shutter speed sturdiness of tripod or support focal length of lens to take into account when determin ing the ideal setting 50 milliseconds is suggested as a good starting point for experimentation and is the default setting Profiles ISO white balance as well as color temperature and color tint are now also stored in the camera profiles So when creating a new profile be aware of which settings you have made regarding ISO and white balance when saving Color tint although not a user setting is invisibly stored anyway after a manual white balance has been made and in accordance with the prevailing light conditions at that time Film magazine compatibility The H3D is not compatible with the HM 16 32 film magazine or the HMi 100 polaroid back All references to such in this manual therefore do not apply H3D II User Manual Suppl
8. ement V6 ISO WB amp ISO WB amp ISO WB ISO WB amp Downloaded from ManualsCamera com Manuals Drive setting moved Drive settings are now made by accessing the new position on the menu replacing the original 5 Digital screen The initial choice now is 1 Self timer Bracketing Interval Settings Drive Ui A W N Change the Drive settings as follows a Press the MENU button on the grip b Turn the front control wheel until DRIVE appears c Press Enter ISO WB button on the grip d Turn the front control wheel to choose between Single or Continuous e Press Save ISO WB button ISO amp White Balance button The newly designated ISO WB button provides immediate access to ISO and White Balance settings The front and rear control wheels are used to make the desired changes The set tings are automatically and simultaneously transferred from the camera to the sensor unit Please note that the changes are only displayed on the sensor unit when the settings have been saved a Press the ISO WB button on the grip b To make an ISO setting turn the front control wheel to choose between 50 100 200 and 400 22 and 39 Mpix models 100 200 400 and 800 31 Mpix models c To make a preset White Balance setting turn the rear con trol wheel to choose between Daylight Shade Cloudy Flash Fluorescent and Tungsten d To make a Manual White Balance s
9. etting not a White balance test exposure see user manual for details press the Man AF button and then turn the rear control wheel to choose a color temperature 2000 10000 K e Press SAVE DRIVE button to save the setting White Balance settings are only approximate color temperature settings They are only used for user convenience when viewing The 3F file is a raw format file and therefore contains all the information required for correction in FlexColor and or other software regardless of the original color temperature at the time of exposure H3D II User Manual Supplement V6 Volume High Key Click _ Exposure Warning White Bal Media Browse EXIT SOUND Storage gt Settings gt EXIT MAIN MENU Power Down Mark Overexp Sound amp 15050 DAYLIGHT CARD Month Day Date amp Time Display Hour Minute EXIT USER INTERFACE EXIT DATE amp TIME Body Shutter Delay Default Pe Ty Exposure Time Contrast Capture Seq gt Brightness User Interface gt Camera gt About Default gt Custom Options gt EXIT CAMERA EXIT SETTINGS DISPLAY Custom Options Downloaded from ManualsCamera com Manuals About H3D II Serial number 12345678 Firmware revision 220 Foculs calib ID 1 1978 EXIT Waele Reset to default settings Copy to I Bank l B connection Tilt sensor Menu Ctrl Display EXIT CUSTOM OPTIONS Capture Seq Initial dela
10. imate that after X number of exposures you normally expect to be able to take Y exposures before the battery is exhausted when working in a similar manner in similar conditions The percentage information however provides another kind of estimate based more on the amount of power left in the battery rather than on your normal way of working Remember that these are only estimates and that there are a number of factors affecting remaining battery ambient temperature for example as well as general practice Battery warning on camera grip 5 a A A aii The Low battery warning has been replaced with a new Replace battery warning for si aai the H3D ll Downloaded from ManualsCamera com Manuals H3D II User Manual Supplement V6 a ne ii j Camera battery warning ImageBank ll battery warning White Bal Media Browse Storage gt Settings a EXIT WASSELBLE Delete II q eo Delete 1 image EXIT A0007722 12 20 OK User Interface gt About Default Downloaded from ManualsCamera com Manuals Battery warning on sensor unit 6 When the remaining power in the battery drops below a certain point a warning icon appears on the sensor unit display screen as well as on the grip LCD In addition an audible signal can be heard The warning on the display screen appears as a flashing yellow icon in the top right of the screen signifying that the battery should be charged or change
11. nal battery drain inadvertently pressed in a camera bag for example Camera 9 The Camera choice on the menu is now greyed out with the normal H3D Il body sensor unit combination It is active again when the sensor unit is attached to another type of camera System Info 10 The System info section of the menu has an additional information screen that displays the Ultra Focus calibration ID A matching ID can also be found in the sensor unit menu for op timum performance H3D II User Manual Supplement V6 OFF Error Ready Low Battery Tm UT TRE sar Custom option 31 Default setting 50 ms Extra mirror delay is acti vated either by loading the Standard profile or making a manual change in Custom Option 31 The factory default settings list now includes a 50 ms extra mirror delay Downloaded from ManualsCamera com Manuals Improved audio feedback 11 There are now 14 different sounds to help provide immediate infor mation Button press has a normal mechanical click sound while the remaining are more musical They are as follows Overexposure z z IAA yellow an Underexposure e Overwrite red 5 images left FE Transfer complete 1 image left Media full eee j Extra mirror delay 12 A new Custom Option 31 has been added to lessen some camera shake problems common with longer hand held exposures leading to a loss of sharpness Th
12. ranty Conditions 11 On Off 5 Downloaded from ManualsCamera com Manuals H3D II User Manual Supplement V6 New sensor unit user interface This latest change provides a completely different user interface for the sensor unit The display screen is now much larger than its predecessor Although there is also a change in the user buttons the functions remain the same It therefore follows that although the step by step instructions in the present user manuals are correct for the various procedures they show another layout of buttons Here you will find an illustration from the present user manual showing the sensor unit display together with explanatory button function descriptions Compare this informa tion with the illustration from the new H3D IL Ve geo A D View Mode button Busy light The View mode Menu and Approve buttons as well as Busy light are self explanatory The navigation button though is now a new design for ease of use Also the Zoom in and Zoom out buttons have been replaced with a combined Zoom in Zoom out rocker switch for more rapid action So to clarify it is basically the appearance and position of the buttons that have changed regarding the illustrations in the user manuals the functions remain the same New button designations and functions on grip There are new descriptions and icons surrounding the LED on the grip signifying the new changes which are e 1ISO WB now replaces the previous DRI
13. whether the front and rear control wheels are active or inactive when navigating the sensor menu aiDeplay This setting allows you to turn the sensor unit display on when half pressing the shutter release button Three options are available e Display ON by half press e Display OFF by half press e Toggle display by half press Downloaded from ManualsCamera com Manuals 9 H3D II User Manual Supplement V6 Revised menu structure oo oo oo Et Delete gt Dam White Bal Format Card Media SS A 1 ce Copy ed Are you sure Copy Images Storage P Aiu o _ torage Yooo EXIT OK Settings gt Default Appr Level EXIT MAIN MENU EXIT STORAGE j ae Copy Images From card to Default Appr Level Navigating the STORAGE settings Copying files to an ImageBank II Files can now be copied to an ImageBank II to free up space on a CF card All batches and files remain on the card until deleted ISO White Bal Media Browse Storage gt y To copy files Settings gt EXIT VANN With an ImageBank II attached to the camera by a FireWire cable and turned on a Press MENU and navigate down to select STORAGE b Press the button and navigate down to COPY Delete gt c Press the button to reach the confirmation dialogue Format gt To confirm press the OK button To cancel press the EXIT atch amp Default Appr Level button EXIT lt ToRAGE Confirmation will make a copy of
14. y Delay Count Revised menu structure H3D II User Manual Supplement V6 Custom Options added to sensor unit menu A new Custom Options section has been added to the sensor unit menu under the Settings heading Previously navigating from the Settings heading brought you to the settings list of User Interface Camera About and Default See illustration below va New menu item White Bal Custom Options Media Browse Storage gt EXIT MAIN MENU Copy to l Bank l B connection User Interface i l Camera amp Tilt sensor About gt Menu Ctrl Default gt Display Custom Options gt EXIT SETTINGS EXIT CUSTOM OPTIONS The new settings in this Custom Options group are Copy to l Bank When copying files to an ImageBank II you can choose whether you want to copy files from the active batch only or all files from the whole card l B connection I B connection When copying files to an ImageBank II you can choose whether you want to copy files into the batch already present or create a new one Tilt sensor I e Tilt sensor The tilt sensor sets the viewing orientation of captures when they appear in FlexColor In order to avoid unintentional orientation changes when the camera is pointing straight up or down for example the tilt setting can be locked at Auto Lock at 0 degrees Lock at 90 degrees Lock at 180 degrees and Lock at 270 degrees Menu Ct This setting defines
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