Film Advance; General; Lcd Illumination; Close-Range Photography - Hasselblad XPAN II User Manual

Exposure #1 displays '± 0.5' (standard)
Exposure #2 displays '–0.5' (under)
Exposure #3 displays '+0.5' (over)
The bracketing function will automatically be deacti-
vated when the camera is turned off and will have to be
reactivated when switched on again. The function can
also be turned off by pressing the MODE button again.
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If you release the pressure on the shutter release button (or
remote release) too soon, the operation will not complete.
When depressed again, the sequence will carry on from
where it stopped. That is to say, if you release the pressure
after the first exposure for example, the two final exposures
remain programmed in the camera. Therefore, when you
depress the release again (assuming you have not turned
off the AEB mode or the camera), the first exposure will
be underexposed by 0.5EV and the exposure after that,
overexposed by 0.5EV. The information concerning the
remaining frames remains in the camera even if it has gone
into the standby mode but the AEB symbol and the figures
will be visible again in the camLCD when the camera is
reactivated.
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Pay attention to the information in the camLCD when work-
ing in the AEB mode and to remember to cancel this mode
after use either by pressing the AEB button again or by turn-
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ing off the camera. Failure to do so can cause frames to be
incorrectly exposed as you may have inadvertently continued
an interrupted sequence or started a new one.
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The standard exposure will include any exposure compensa-
tion you have set. When using both exposure compensa-
tion and AEB, only the AEB setting will be shown on the
camLCD.
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AEB cannot be activated when only one or two pictures
remain unexposed on the film.
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The shutter will lock and the camLCD will indicate a flashing
AEB '±' and a number when the bracketing function is activated
in standard format with only three pictures left and the format
switch is changed to panorama.
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The shutter will lock and a flashing P will appear in the
expLCD if the format is changed after one or two exposures
while the camera is set at AEB.
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You can any time cancel the AEB by pushing the MODE
button.
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AEB cannot be combined with Multi exposure.

Film advance

The film is advanced automatically to the next
frame with consistent spacing between frames
regardless of format. This resetting of the frame
position can be heard when the format selector is
moved.
When the mode dial is set at S, one exposure is made.
When the mode dial is set at C, consecutive exposures
are made as long as the release button remains de-
pressed. In the C mode the exposure rate is 1.2 frames/s
in the standard format and 0.9 frames/s in the pano-
rama format.
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If only one unexposed frame is left on the film to cover the
standard format and the format selector is switched to 'pan-
orama' , the shutter will lock and a P will flash as a warning.

General

LCD illumination

When the ambient lighting conditions are too dark too
read the LCD information panels, press the LCD back
light illumination button located below the camLCD
panel, as in the illustration. The panels will be illumi-
nated and remain so until the camera remains inactive
for a period of five seconds. The lighting will then go
out automatically. The button also has a toggle func-
tion so you can turn the lighting off simply by pressing
button again.
The viewLCD has a backlighting brightness automati-
cally controlled by the ambient light level.

Close-range photography

The viewfinder has an integral parallax compensation
facility. This automatically moves the position of the
bright frame in the viewfinder in accordance with the
focusing distance to ensure correct framing of the
subject.
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