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  • Page 1 User Manual English, version 3.0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    The menu on the digital back can be STOR AGE set to seven different languages: SETTINGS Flash / strobe Cleaning Equipment care, Ser vice and Guarantee Technical specifications Inset photo on user user manual CD and user manual cover: Christian Kettiger / Hasselblad Master 2006...
  • Page 3 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 performance, leaf-shutter 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-...
  • Page 4 Hasselblad 3F RAW files: Hasselblad 3F image raw files carry full sets of metadata, including capture conditions, keywords and copyright, facilitating work with image asset manage- ment solutions. The files also define the colours in the Hasselblad RGB colour space, removing the need for experimenting with different colour profiles to get optimal colours and the need...

  • Page 5: General Introduction

    FireWire is recommended for maximum flexibility. The CFV saves images as 3FR or 3F files which are Hasselblad raw digital-camera cap- ture standards. From FlexColor, you can optimize and then export the files to DNG or TIFF or JPEG formats instead if you wish.

  • Page 6: Before You Start

    In addition to the CFV itself, a CFV User Manual CD and a FlexColor software CD, the items illustrated below are also included. If anything is missing or seems faulty in any way then you should contact your Hasselblad dealer immediately.

  • Page 7: General Overview

    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.
  • Page 8 The CFV is an electronic device and consequently attention to power access 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 cards and appropri- ate steps should also be taken when planning a shoot.

  • Page 9: Parts, Components & Control Panel Buttons

    Parts, components & control panel buttons The control panel has an OLED screen that provides a bright, high- The buttons are used for browsing images and navigating the menu contrast view even in bright surroundings and at fairly acute angles. system.
  • Page 10 Databus connectors flash syncronization when the PC contact C lens is already in use (as above in ‘Flash sync OUT terminal’). For communicating with a Hasselblad ELD model camera body or with a modified Hasselblad 202/203/205 model camera body. FireWire connector Battery (not supplied) Allows the connection to a computer or Imagebank.
  • Page 11 Always attach the protective cover for transportation or storage. Powering the digital back The CFV requires power either from the battery (7.2V Sony InfoLithium L type − NP-F550 for example) or from a computer via a FireWire cable. To attach a battery: 1.

  • Page 12: Shooting/Image Storage Modes

    3. Tethered / Studio mode This mode enables you to connect your CFV directly to a computer and to operate the sys- tem using Hasselblad FlexColor software and store images on a computer hard-disk.

  • Page 14: Tethered To A Computer

    Connecting to a computer To connect to a computer, simply attach a FireWire cable from the FireWire port on your computer to the port on the side of the CFV. The port on the CFV is protected behind a sliding cover.

  • Page 15: General Overview

    General Overview General Using the menu on the CFV 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: White Bal.
  • Page 16 Introductory overview of menu access, navigation and settings choice. The menu is structured in a manner similar to cell phones and similar electronic devices. Various branches within the tree system are accessed by pressing the navigation button until you reach the point where a choice has to be made.
  • Page 17 In this manual you will see the following kind of description regarding settings changes (as opposed to general viewing and browsing etc). The method is the same for all changes, some stages taking a little longer than others and being a little more involved. The following is an example of a setting change : Setting the menu language The menu is available in English, French, German, Italian,...

  • Page 18: Storage Overview - Working With Media And Batches

    Storage overview – Working with media and batches 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.
  • Page 19 Medium-type icon (Compact Flash) Medium name Number of green, yellow and red shot s currently stored on the medium The MEDIA list. In this example a CF card and a FireWire disk are illustrated and there- fore connected. The blue frame around the CF card symbol tells you that captured images will be saved to the CF card and not the FireWire disk.
  • Page 20 To select the current medium and batch using the browse con- trols: 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: •...
  • Page 21 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. Thereafter, the system enables you to assign each image one of three status levels.
  • Page 22  Note that some shots may trigger the warning even though they are exposed accord- ing to your intentions. You should consider these warnings only as a guideline. 3. If no problem is detected, then the image is saved with green status. ...
  • Page 23 Setting the default status As outlined in “Standard Instant Approval Workflow”, the CFV normally works by as- signing a green status to all images that pass a basic exposure test and a yellow status to all images that fail the test. However, you can change this behaviour if you prefer an alternative workflow.

  • Page 24: Over View Of Viewing, Deleting

    Overview of viewing, deleting and copying images 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 on the camera, the display opens in standard browse mode, showing the last image taken (if any) for the current medium and batch.
  • Page 25 1. Browse to the image you wish to zoom into with the navigation button. 2. Press the zoom-in ( ) button to zoom in one step. The screen updates to show both a zoomed image and a thumbnail image that includes a red box outlining the portion of the images currently shown.
  • Page 26 You can cycle through all the available preview modes by pressing the View-Mode button. 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: •...
  • Page 27 The standard preview display The standard preview display is the one shown when you first turn on the camera. It features a preview of your most recent shot and basic information about the digital back settings and the image itself. Using the histogram The histogram provides a graph that indicates the total number of pixels at each brightness level, with brightnesses going from black on the left to white on the right.
  • Page 28 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, zoom and navigator buttons have no effect.
  • Page 29 Transferring to an Imagebank The CFV enables you to work in the field, shooting to the internal card, and then transfer images to an external hard disk even if you do not have a computer with you. In this way, you can combine the total flexibility of shooting without any external connections with...

  • Page 30: Working With The Menu Settings

    Working with the menu settings 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.
  • Page 31 Menu structure Entries of the main menu...
  • Page 32 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 button to choose a new language (in this case Japanese).

  • Page 33: Please Note

    White balance Use this entry to set the white balance saved with the image and There are six ‘White Balance’ settings to choose from. applied to the preview. To select a preset white balance: 1. Select the MAIN MENU > White Bal entry. The current setting is displayed here.
  • Page 34 Browse The browse filter complements the instant-approval system by enabling you to browse through images according to their approval status. You have the following choices: • All: browses all of the images in the current batch, regardless  of their approval status. This is the default. •...

  • Page 35: Storage

    STORAGE This section describes file storage, file transference, storage organization, file classification and related subjects. Navigating the STORAGE settings...
  • Page 36 MAIN MENU > STORAGE The Storage menu provides entries for working with storage me- dia. Here, you can format media, copy images from the camera to a hard disk or computer and create new batches on available media. You can also set the initial approval status (green or yellow) assigned to new pictures.
  • Page 37 Menus for deleting several images from a batch. Deleting several images from a batch To delete several images from a selected batch: 1. Starting at the single-image preview display, Select MAIN MENU > STORAGE > Delete. (See also Navigating the Menu System for details about how to find this setting.) 2.
  • Page 38 4. Press OK to confirm the delete. To exit without delete, press EXIT. 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. Menus for deleting several images from all batches from a...
  • Page 39 Deleting several images from a selected medium To delete several images at once:  1. Starting at the single-image preview display, press the button three times to go to the list of media. 2. Use  and  to select the medium from which you wish to delete.
  • Page 40 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 for-  matting, or you might want to convert media that are currently using a format that the camera cannot read. ...
  • Page 41 To copy images from the compact-flash card to external media, use a FireWire cable to connect the external media to the CFV and then. 1. Press the MENU button.
  • Page 42 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 .
  • Page 43 DEFAULT APPR. LEVEL The Instant Approval Architecture system helps you to evalu- ate and mark each image based on how well it has come out. By default, the system assigns an initial approval status for each new  shot based on an analysis of the distribution of exposure levels. In the factory configuration, the status of each new shot is assigned as follows: •...

  • Page 44: Settings

    SETTINGS There are a number of settings grouped under the general ‘Settings’ heading which are: • User Interface • Camera • Miscellaneous • Default Navigating the (1 - 99, Never) USER INTERFACE settings...
  • Page 45 Set this entry to On to enable the feature; set to Off to disable it. • Sound: The CFV uses audio feedback to help let you know if each new image is exposed correctly. This is described in Using Instant Approval Architecture.
  • Page 46 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 buttons while Sound, Date & Time and Display require another move to sub menu for final choice.
  • Page 47 If you prefer, you can connect the ‘Flash sync input cable’ between the lens PC socket and the CFV which allows you to retain the default setting of 1/8 second while still be- ing able to use exposure times longer than 1/8 second. This method also allows the use of the B setting.
  • Page 48 • Use the Adapter EL (supplied) to provide the necesssary extension beyond the motor hous- ing of the EL models for battery attachment. It is attached to the CFV in the same manner as a battery, and the battery itself is then attached to the adapter as in the illustration.
  • Page 49 For use with 500C/CM, 501C/CM and 503 CX/CXi/CW mod- els. • Make a 500 setting. Shutter Delay There can be differences in the amount of time required in prepara- tion (raising the mirror, opening/closing the shutter etc) for digital capture between various camera models. This corrective feature adjusts the time a little to ensure the image is read out from the sensor.
  • Page 50 503 CW + For computer control of 503CW+Winder CW use Winder CW Exposure cable 503 CW Hasselblad CFV For computer control of EL/ 500 EL/ELM ELM and ELX use Exposure 500/553 ELX cable ELX Requires included battery...
  • Page 51 Setting 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.
  • Page 52 This setting controls the number of exposures in the sequence. 16. Press OK to confirm all the settings. 17. The CFV is now ready for sequence start. Note that the MENU/EXIT button now diplays START instead: 18. Press START to set the sequence running.
  • Page 53 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 you computer when you connect it. You have the following choices: •...
  • Page 54 The About box Occasionally, Hasselblad may release updates to the internal soft- ware 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 update is available.
  • Page 55 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.

  • Page 56: Flash / Strobe

    When attached to a 503CW, the TTL function is also available. Most flash units are suitable for use with the CFV. However, for the sake of safety, care should be taken when using studio flash units (strobe) and tethered to a stationary computer.

  • Page 58: Cleaning

    an alternative you can spray the fluid onto the tissue first, and then apply it to the filter as you wipe it. 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.

  • Page 59: Equipment Care, Service And Guarantee

    Keep your CFV and all other computer equipment away from moisture. If DISPOSAL your CFV becomes wet, disconnect from power and allow it to dry before at- If you need to dispose of the CFV, Imagebank and/or batteries, please tempting to operate again.

  • Page 60: Technical Specifications

    . Acoustic feed back Computer support Macintosh: OSX PC: NT, 2000, XP Host connection FireWire 800 (IEEE1394b) output from CFV (computer FireWire input might restrict to 400). Operating temperature 0 – 45 deg. C / 32 – 113 deg F...
  • Page 61 The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only, is subject to change without notice, and should not be con- strued as a commitment by Victor Hasselblad AB & Hasselblad A/S. Victor Hasselblad AB & Hasselblad A/S assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual.
  • Page 62 Victor Hasselblad AB Hasselblad A/S Box 220, Hejrevej 30, SE - 401 23 Göteborg, DK - 2400 Copenhagen, Sweden Product number: 3034200 Denmark...

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