Hasselblad H4D-200MS User manual

H4D
User Manual
H4D-200MS
H4D-60
H4D-50MS
H4D-50
H4D-40
H4D-31

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21 4FUUJOHT
From the Settings screen you can access four main sub-settings:
Custom options,Image info, Date & Time and System status
by turning the front control wheel. From each of these sub-
settings you can access further items for setting changes. Look at
the main menu chart to get an idea of where all the options are
on the menu tree.
4.1 Custom options
1) Press the MENU button on the grip.
2) Turn the front control wheel until Settings appears.
3) Press the ISO/WB (Enter) button on the grip.
4) Turn the front control wheel to access 4.1 Custom options.
5) Press the ISO/WB (Enter) button to access the 34 choices
available.
6) Turn the front control wheel to the desired Option.
7) Turn the rear control wheel to the desired Setting.
8) Press Save
In the following list, the options marked in red are the default
settings. So, in the case of the User button, for example, as None
is the default there will be no reaction from the camera until you
make a specic choice and save it.
If you want to reset the camera to the default setting for all
options, press the ON.OFF button quickly to enter Profiles,
select Standard and then press Load.
MENU
F
R
Enter
ISO/WB
Enter
ISO/WB
F
F
Save
ISO/WB
Tip
As a shortcut to a specic user button (True Focus, AE-L, M.UP,
Stop Down) setting in Custom Options, press the MENU and
then the desired button with camera in active mode. After
making any changes, press the shutter release button to save
the new setting.
Tip
As a shortcut to Custom Options level, press the MENU button
twice with camera in active mode. The latest setting will auto-
matically appear. After making any changes, press the shutter
release button to save the new setting.
3 4
5 6
7 8
options available
4 Settings / 4.1 Custom Options
CUSTOM OPTIONS

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Standby timeout 1
tTtTtTtT
Determines the amount of time the
camera remains active before it automati-
cally reverts to standby mode (indicated
on the grip display by the H4D logo).
Minimizes battery consumption.
EV increment 2
t4UFQt4UFQt4UFQ
Determines the amount of EV change
applied (per click of either the front or
rear control wheels) to either aperture or
shutter speed.
Exp adjust increment 3
t4UFQt4UFQt4UFQ
Determines the amount of EV change ap-
plied (per click of the rear control wheels)
when making xed exposure adjustment
settings.
True Focus button function 4
tTrue Focus
but can be reassigned to:
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-FWFMt3FBS*OGP4DSFFO(Currently 60 Mpix model
only) t/POF
AE-Lock button function 5
t"&MPDL
but can be reassigned to:
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UBMGPDVTDIFDLt%FMFUFMBTUJNBHFt (SFZ
CBMBODFFYQPTVSFt4QJSJU-FWFMt3FBS*OGP
Screen (Currently 60 Mpix model onlyt/POFt"'
The following is a description of all 34 Custom Options. They are
accessed by Menu > Settings > Custom Options. The words and
gures in red signify the default setting for that option.
4.1 Custom options
Stop down button function 6
tStop Down
but can be reassigned to:
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*OUFSWBM UJNFS t $ZDMF-.NPEF t &YQPTF t
4UBOECZ t )JTUPHSBN t *"" UPHHMF t %JHJ-
UBMGPDVTDIFDLt%FMFUFMBTU JNBHF t (SFZ
CBMBODFFYQPTVSFt4QJSJU-FWFMt3FBS*OGP
Screen (Currently 60 Mpix model onlyt/POFt"'t
"&MPDLt4FMG5JNFSt#SBDLFUJOHt.JSSPSVQ
M.UP button function 7
tMirror up
but can be reassigned to:
4UPQ%PXOt#NPEFt5NPEFt'MBTI.FB-
TVSFt*OUFSWBMUJNFSt$ZDMF-.NPEFt&Y-
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(SFZCBMBODFFYQPTVSFt4QJSJU-FWFMt3FBS
Info Screen (Currently 60 Mpix model only) t/POFt
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Control wheel direction 8
t$MPDLXJTFt$PVOUFSDMPDLXJTF
Determines the eect the direction of the
controls wheels have on a setting.
For example, by moving the front control
wheel to the left you can alter the aperture
setting from f/8 to f/6.8 to f/5.6 and so on.
By changing the wheel direction setting
however, the same action of turning the
wheel to the left would then produce
the opposite eect, that is, the aper-
ture settings would change from f/ 8 to
f/ 9.5 to f/ 11, and so on.
Flash ready exposure lock 9
tYest/P
Allows you to make a capture before the
ash is fully charged. For use with integral
ash unit or other TTL compatible ash
units connected to the hot-shoe. Not valid
for ash units connected by the PC con-
nector.
Yes blocks the shutter until ash is ready.
No allows shutter release before ash is
ready.

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Note
If using ash/strobe as the main light source
and1/800sshutterspeed,re-membertoturn
othe True Exposure option.
Magazine exposure lock 10
tYest/P
Allows you to release the lens and auxiliary
shutter in camera body without a sensor
unit attached.
Yes blocks the lens shutter and auxiliary
shutter in camera body if the sensor unit is
not attached. Generates message on grip
display if attempted.
No allows the lens shutter and auxiliary shut-
ter in camera body to be released without
the sensor unit attached.
Lens exposure lock 11
tYest/P
Allows you to release the auxiliary shutter
in camera body without a lens attached.
Yes blocks the release of auxiliary shutter
in camera body if there is no lens attached.
Generates message on grip display if
attempted.
No allows a release of auxiliary shutter in
camera body without a lens attached.
Out of range exposure lock 12
t/Pt:FT
Allows you to release the camera when ei-
ther the aperture or shutter speed setting
is beyond the working range (indicated on
the displays by “–”).
Yes blocks the shutter if beyond the working
range.
No allows the shutter to be released (1/800s
or 32s) if beyond the working range.
True exposure 13
t0Ot0ò
Determines whether the exposure is
automatically adjusted to create a true
exposure setting. (See Appendix for full
explanation).
On allows the adjustment.
Oretains the normal setting.
Spot mode 14
t/PSNBMt;POF
Determines how the camera behaves
when set to Spot Mode.
Normal makes the camera behave in the
same fashion as when set to Average or
Centre Weighted.
Zone makes the camera behave in the same
fashion as the Hasselblad 205FCC. That is,
the central spot is placed over a particular
area of the subject and the AE-L button is
pressed. The exposure is then calculated
assuming that the metered area is 18%
grey or Zone 5 and is indicated on the dis-
play as Zone 5. Alternatively, the area can
be reassigned to another zone by turning
the rear control wheel.
Then, when the camera is moved, the areas
within the central spot are indicated by their
zone values.
Focus aid in MF 15
tHalf presst"MXBZTt0ò
Sets how the focus aid arrowhead LED
symbols appear in the viewnder display
in manual focus mode.
Half press makes them visible when the
shutter release button is pressed half way.
Always makes them visible all of the time
when camera is active.
Odisables them completely.
AF assist light 16
tExt ash t$BNFSBt0ò
Allows projection of light pattern to assist
the autofocus system in poor light or low
contrast situations.
Camera sets the integral AF assist illumina-
tion to be always active.
External ash activates the AF assist illu-
mination projected by a suitable attached
external ash unit. When detached, howev-
er, the integral system is automatically used.
Osets the AF assist illumination to remain
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Rear wheel quick adjust 17
tYest/P
Allows rear control wheel to make a rapid
EV adjustment (or EV compensation) in
auto-exposure mode.
Yes turns the setting on. By turning the rear
control wheel, the adjustment is made and
appears on both displays as a ± symbol
between the shutter speed and aperture
values. The amount of deviation also
appears above the scale to the left of the
aperture value on the viewnder display.
No turns the function ocompletely.
Control lock 18
tAll controlst8IFFMTt0ò
Sets the amount of locking used when the
Control Lock ('-"4)) button is pressed.
All controls locks control wheels and
buttons.
Wheels locks only control wheels.
They remain operable in any setting mode,
however.
Odisables lock function.
Beeper 19
t0Ot0ò
Sets the audible beeper signal.
On enables the signal.
Odisables the signal.
Show histogram 20
tYest/P
Sets whether a histogram of a capture
appears on the display after exposure.
Yes enables the setting.
No disables the setting.
Interval & Self Timer 21
tExitt4UBZ
Allows either the Interval or Self Timer
mode to remain active after a capture or
immediately return to standard setting.
Exit clears the setting and produces an
automatic return to standard setting after a
capture.
Stay retains the setting after a capture.
AE lock / Quick adjust 22
tExp resett4BWFE
Allows either the AE-Lock or Quick adjust
mode to remain active after a capture or
immediately return to standard setting.
Exp Reset clears the settings and produces
an automatic return to standard setting
after a capture.
Saved retains the AE-Lock or Quick adjust
settings after a capture.
Show EV 23
tYest/P
Allows the display of EV settings on
the grip display.
Yes enables the display.
No disables the display.
Show ISO 24
tYest/P
Allows the display of ISO settings on
the grip display
Yes enables the display.
No disables the display.
Bracket param. in Manual 25
tShutter speedt"QFSUVSF
Selects either the shutter speed or the
aperture as the parameter which changes
in a bracketing sequence when in Manual
exposure mode.
Shutter speed selects changes in shutter
speed.
Aperture selects changes in aperture
settings.

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Aperture control in Manual 26
tFront wheelt3FBSXIFFM
Selects which control wheel changes the
aperture setting when in Manual expo-
sure mode.
Front wheel selects the front control wheel
to change the aperture setting.
Rear wheel selects the rear control wheel to
change the aperture setting.
Low ash warning 27
t0Ot0ò
Controls the display of the ‘Low ash’
warning message and triangle.
ON enables the function.
OFF disables the function.
Interval timer initial delay 28
t/POFtTtTtTt*OUFSWBMUJNF
Allows an initial delay before the rst
capture of an interval timer function
operation.
Aperture indication 29
t/PSNBMt-JHIUNFUFS
Allows choice of aperture indication
display (in Manual mode only).
Normal selects conventional display
(f5.6, f8, etc)
Light meter selects ‘light meter’ type
display (f5.60, f8.5, etc)
Extra mirror-delay 30
NTtNTtNTt/POFtNT
Extends the delay period between the
mirror being raised and the opening of
the lens shutter thereby reducing the
negative eect of vibration on longer
exposure times.
True Focus in AF-S 31
t0òtPO
Re-assigns half press of shutter release
button to activate True Focus function in-
stead of standard automatic focus (single)
Always return mirror 32
t/Pt:FT
Automatically lowers mirror again for
viewing at the end of every mirror-up
sequence.
AE lock at half press 33
t0òt0O
Allows access to AE-lock without having
to use customizable button assigned to
other required functions.
Hide B/T mode 34
t0òt0O
Hides access to B and T shutter speeds
allowing smoother transition from 1s to
1.4s when making shutter speed changes.

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