Using Instant Approval Architec Ture; Standard Instant Approval Work F Low - Hasselblad 503CW User Manual

N o t e
There are two different actions con-
cerning the approval button. Quickly
clicking will change the status whereas
pressing and holding will change the
browse filter.
T i p
The default approval level is set by
going: Menu > Storage > Default
Appr Level. See later section for
details.
Using Instant Approval Architecture
The Instant Approval Architecture system helps you to evaluate your images as quickly as
you take them. It works by supplying immediate audio feedback, which tells you instantly
whether each new capture is exposed correctly or likely to be rated as over- or underex-
posed. Simultaneously, it applies a colored code to each capture as a visual reminder of its
status. This status can be manually changed when browsing either immediately or later
on. In addition, each file named is prefixed by a letter (A, B or C) according to status. This
system also allows you to browse by filtering to show or hide only the captures you want.
The color coding and the name coding remains tagged to the file so when it appears in
Phocus, the status can be used by way of filtering to speed up and facilitate the filing,
browsing and selection process at that stage too.
Though you can use the system any way you like, the intention (based on the 'traffic light'
principle) is that you should assign the levels as follows:
• GREEN for your best shots.
• YELLOW for images that need closer inspection.
• RED for images that you are unlikely to use.
Capture file name
File names are prefixed by a letter to repre-
sent the current approval status. This letter
will change if the status is changed. In this
example the capture is green so therefore
the file name starts with 'A'.
The coding is as follows:
GREEN files start with – 'A'
YELLOW files start with – 'B'
RED files start with – 'C'
Standard Instant Approval workflow
The standard method of working with the Instant Approval Architecture is as follows:
1. Take a shot.
2. The camera analyses the shot to find out if it seems to be over- or underexposed. If it
suspects a problem, it does the following:
• provides audio feedback (if this option has been chosen) by making a warning sound,
which immediately alerts you to a possible problem even if you are not looking at the
screen. The warning sound is a rapid string of notes going up the musical scale if the
image is judged as overexposed or 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').
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IAA overview
Current browse filter setting
Faster and more effective browsing can be achieved by
filtering captures.
The 'brackets' represent the filtering method selected
as follows:
Show all
Show green and yellow only
Show green only
Show yellow only
Show red only
Current approval status
A coloured dot represents the current approval status.
The colour will change if the status is changed.