PhaseOne P 65+ User manual

User Guide P 65+Digital Full-Frame back

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On rights
©2009 Phase One A/S. All rights reserved. Made in Denmark.
Ver. 65.1
25May09
Front cover by Egon Gade, www.egongade.com - Inset image by Drew Gardner - www.drew.it
Photos by:
Walter Borchenko, www.capture-u.com
Kevin Raber
Phase One
Text By:
The dedicated staff of Phase One
Learn more about Capture One 4 on www.phaseone.com/4
On liability
The information in this user guide is provided “as is”.
Under no circumstances, including negligence, shall Phase One be liable for any incidental, special, direct,
indirect or consequential damages arising out of or relating to use of the information provided in this guide with
or without the software and/or hardware described in the guide.
Trademarks & acknowledgements
Capture One and Phase One are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Phase One A/S in the European
Union and/or other countries.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
This product includes DNG technology under license by Adobe Systems Incorporated.

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Contents
1.0 Introduction 8
2.0 Unpacking the P65+ 9
2.1 Charging the batteries 10
2.2 FireWire in general 11
2.3 Classic vs. Value Added 12
2.4 Classic vs. Value Added warranty 13
3.0 Introduction to the P65+ 14
3.1 Tethered or untethered operations 15
3.2 General Hardware Setup 16
4.0 Sensor+ in detail 19
5.0 Quick Start 20
5.1 Setting up time and date 21
6.0 CF Card Usage 22
6.1 Formatting your Memory card 24
6.2 Mounting and dismounting on PC 26
6.3 Formatting on a Mac OS X computer 27
6.4 Formatting on a Windows computer 27
6.5 Disabling iPhoto Autostart (Mac OS X) 27
7.0 Navigating the menu system 28
7.1 Menu buttons 29
7.2 Shortcuts 30
7.3 indicators 31
Power indicator 32
8.0 Play mode 33
View modes 34
8.1 Zoom 35
8.2 Rating 36
8.3 Delete 36
8.4 Exit the Play mode 36
9. Menu mode 37
9.1 Capture Setup 37
9.2 PLAY SETUP 43
9.3 Configuration 46
10.0 P 65+ Phase One 645AF &Mamiya 645 AFD series54
10.1 Mounting P 65+back 55
10.2 About Viewfinder Masks 56
10.3 more details 57

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11. P 65+ back for Mamiya RZ 60
11.1 About Viewfinder masking 60
11.2 Mamiya RZ other details 60
11.3 Mamiya RZ67 PRO IID 63
11.4 Studio flash sync on the RZ lens shutter 64
12.0 P 65+ back for Hasselblad V 66
12.1 Mounting the viewfinder mask on Hasselblad V 66
12.2 Mounting the P+ back on Hasselblad V 67
12.3 Camera body specifics 68
12.4 Hasselblad 555 ELD 69
12.5 Hasselblad 553 ELX 70
12.6 Hasselblad 501 CM and 503 CW without winder 71
12.7 Hasselblad 503 CW with Winder CW 72
12.8 Hasselblad 903CW and 905CW 72
12.9 Cables shipping with P+ back for Hasselblad V 73
13.0 P 65+ back for CONTAX 645 74
13.1 Mounting P 65+ back to the CONTAX 645 77
13.2 Flash photography on Contax 645 78
14.0 H 101 - P 65+ for Hasselblad H1/H2 &
FUJI 645 GX 80
14.1 Camera LCD display 81
Viewfinder information 81
Auto exposure 82
14.2 Image orientation detection 83
IR filter on the CCD 83
About viewfinder mask on H1/H2 83
14.3 Mounting the H 101 P+ back on the Hasselblad H 1 84
15.0 View camera and technical photography 86
15.1 1-shot release 87
16.0 Lens Cast calibration 89
16.1 What is Lens Cast? 89
16.2 How do I get rid of it? 89
16.3 4 Simple steps to calibrate (Mac) 90
17 Maintenance 91
18. Secure Storage System 92
18.1 Secure Storage system “3S” (How does it work?) 92
18.2 Disk Check summary 92
19.0 Service and Technical Specifications 93
19.1 Updating the P 65+ 93
19.2 Support and recommendations 94
19.3 Recommendations 95
19.3 Technical specifications 96

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1.0 Introduction
Thank you for choosing Phase One P65+ digital camera back solution.
The Phase One P+ Series, provides you with the advantage of having
the most powerful digital camera solution whether you are working
portable in the eld or tethered in a studio.
When shooting portrait, landscape, fashion, wedding, product or
architectural photography you will always be able to nd a Phase One
digital back that ts your needs.
The Phase One P+ Series system gives you the absolute best solution
when it comes to image quality and workow.
Capture One is the RAW le processing software created to users of the
P+, P, H Series as well as the Lightphase, and is available for either Mac
OS X or Windows. The Capture One online user guide is the general
manual for this software.
The P 65 + is a genuine revolution, for the rst time in history a medium
format full frame CCD has been released; proving Phase One to be the
leading developer of digital photographic equipment.
For the rst time you actually get 2 backs in one – no cheap sales trick,
the P 65+ is a FULL-FRAME 60.5 megapixel AND a FULL-FRAME 15
megapixel digital back of world class quality.
This manual “P65 + Users guide” covers the specic P65+ features and
functionality.
The P+ Series is ready to be used right out of the box.
At Phase One we are always committed to provide you with the best
solution for the professional photographer.
We sincerely hope you will enjoy working with this new innovative product.

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2.0 Unpacking the P65+
The suitcase contains all the necessary parts; Compact Flash card (CF
card), CCD Cleaning Kit, digital back, batteries and charger. Suitcase
and system contents may vary depending on purchase: Classic (basic
components) or Value added (everything needed).
The Software package, this manual and the LCC calibration kit are
included in the Phase One Leather binder and functions as a lid over
the utility compartment.
In the utility compartment you will nd the CF card reader, cables and
international power adaptors. In daily usage the utility compartment can
be expanded by pulling out the inside square-to-circle foam, making
the space ideal for use as camera body compartment.
Configuring the system suitcase to fit your needs
With the “Value Added” suitcase it is possible to pull out the entire foam
insert and use the supplied dividers and double sided Velcro tape to
congure your own system suitcase.
The Velcro tape can be cut out and bent around the edges of the
dividers. This makes it easy to xate these inside the suitcase.
4 dividers are supplied, use a large scissor or tool knife to cut out one
of them into three or four smaller pieces, and use these for splitting the
compartments into smaller sections.

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2.1 Charging the batteries
When the system is unpacked the rst thing to do, is to charge the
batteries fully.
The Value Added Suitcase is delivered with two 7.2 volt Lithium-Ion
batteries and a duo-charger.
Only one battery is used in the P+ back at a time, but it is recommended to
charge both batteries fully before you start. While charging the batteries,
you can still use the camera back if you connect it to the IEEE1394/
FireWire port on your computer using a 6-pin FireWire cable.
The battery charger can adapt to voltages within a range of 110 to 250
volts.
It comes with an international set of power adaptors (placed in the
suitcase utility compartment), please select one that ts your outlet,
and mount it by sliding it in from the top.
Connect the unit to the outlet and charge the batteries (approximately
2.5 to 3 hours).
After the rst initial charge, the batteries can be charged when needed
please notice, if you let the battery in the charger after fully charged,
the duocharger will still see the battery as 100% even though power
may have fallen, before usage it is recommended that the battery is
dismounted and remounted.
Purchasing extra batteries
The Phase One P+ back comes with two 2500mAh batteries. If you
need to purchase extra batteries
Due to difference in the tolerances of some third party batteries, these
may not t into the digital back’s battery compartment. Do not try to
force a battery into the compartment. When pressing the battery release
button it should slide in without problems.
Warning!
• Only use the Charger to charge the specied batteries
• Do not allow charger to get wet or get exposed to moisture
• Keep the Charger out of reach of children
• Once charging is completed, unplug the charger from power source
• Only use the original mains adaptor 12V DC or car lead
• Never apply excessive force when connecting or disconnecting a battery or contact plate.
• Keep all contacts clean.
• Do not force down any of the contacts.
• Do not short-circuit the contacts.
• Never store the battery connected to the charger for an extensive period of time.
• Do not expose to excessive heat or naked ame.
• Do not dismantle or carry out any alteration to the product
• Do not attempt to eat or swallow the battery

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2.2 FireWire in general
You will nd several standards of FireWire solutions today, the Phase
One backs can handle most standards, but you should be aware that
the back is created for the 6-Pin technology. The different technologies
of FireWire are usable when shooting on the Phase One digital backs.
FireWire 400 “4-Pin” will allow transport of image les or setting les
from computer to Back, but can not provide power for the back.
FireWire 400 “6-Pin” will provide power for the back at the same time
as images are transferred.
FireWire 800 “9-Pin” the latest generation of FireWire can be used if
you use the 9-Pin to 6-Pin cable or an adaptor on the back, this cable
will still provide power and transfer of les to and from the back. when
using this cable you need a 6 to 9-pin converter.
FireWire 800 will allow you to power your back using the cable and
transfer images just like the 6-Pin
4 to 6 pin converter is needed when using a 4-pin cable; the adaptor
allows you to plug-in the cable in the digital back. When using this –
and the 4-pin cable you should force the back to get power from the
battery.
400 to 800 converter “6 to 9 pin converter” is needed if your computer
only accepts 9-pin cables, using this converter allows you to use the
9-Pin cable

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2.3 Classic vs. Value Added
All parts of the value added kit is available as spare parts; should you
need extra equipment, please consult your local dealer on different
Phase One or third party solutions.
Most important for the professional photographer are securing the
uptime of the camera and back, to be as safe as possible consult your
dealer to get information on the best solution; most uptime solutions
provided by Phase One can be purchased after acquiring the back or
camera.
Features: Classic Value added
Case Standard Hard Case Carry on Stroller Case w. Room for
laptop and accesories and lenses.
Start Box
USB Key with documentation
Quick Guide
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USB Key with documentation
Quick Guide
QP Gray card
Warranty 1 Year 3 years
Power
Dual Battery charger
US/EUR/ASIA adaptors
1 rechargable battery
1 cam battery handle (system only)
Dual Battery charger
US/EUR/ASIA adaptors
2 rechargable batteries
2 cam battery handles (system only)
Vievfinder Celoid mask (digital back only)
Focusing screen (System only)
Celoid mask (digital back only)
Focusing screen (System only)
Cables
Standard FireWire cable 4.5m
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Standard FireWire cable 4.5m
FireWire 400 to 800 cable 4.5m
Multiconnector Sync cable
Storage -
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Sandisk 4 GB Extreme IV CF card
Sandisk FireWire Card Reader
Software Capture One DB Software CD Capture One PRO Software CD
Accessories
Lens back and front caps (Sys. Only)
Phase One Camera strap (Sys. Only)
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Lens back and front caps (Sys. Only)
Phase One Camera Strap (Sys. Only)
Microbe Lens cleaning cloth
HB mount lens adapt. (System only)
Digiclean CCD Cleaner kit
LCC Calibration kit (Opal plate)

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Service Classic Value Added
Warranty period 1 years 3 years
Free repair of manufacturing
defects
Yes Yes
Shutter actuations covered Unlimited Unlimited
Product defect within rst
month
Repair New Product
Free loan unit during repair No Yes
Free camera platform exhange* No Yes
24/7 online support forum and
access to knowledge base
articles
Yes Yes
Guaranteed upgrade program Yes Yes
2.4 Classic vs. Value Added warranty
Before shipping, all Phase One digital backs undergo a thorough
manual inspection and control procedure, our skilled technicians are
checking:
• Sensor focus adjustment
• Luma/Chroma calibration & verication
• Illumination invariance verication
• Physical surface inspection
• Usability testing & capturing of images
• Visual inspection of images
• Final test cycle & more...
Besides this thorough and spesialized test you have 2 different service
choices.
Ask your local dealer or consult www.phaseone.com on extra campaigns
and possibilities regarding securing your workow and your daily
assignments now and in the future.
* Read the warranty policy

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3.0 Introduction to the P65+
System overview
The Phase One P+ back is designed specically to t on one of several
brands or models of medium format cameras.
This overview section will deal with generic features, available in all
these different models: Tethered or untethered operation, preview
display functions, menu system controls (the P+ backs have four
buttons controlling the settings in the back), etc. Certain camera specic
explanations are placed in sections later in this manual. These can be
instructions on how to attach the P 65+ back on a camera, how to
install the focusing mask provided if needed, special cable connections
and other considerations.
You might want to look into the camera specic section before returning
to the overview to learn about your specic conguration needs.
Full-Frame
P 65+ is the rst digital back created to provide the full 645 format. This
means that for the rst time on medium format, your lens has the actual
focal length that is intended. Using the P 65+ you do not need a mask
to show the crop of your view that actually is your capture area.
Sensor+
P 65+ offers the largest CCD and the largest RAW les; large RAW
les will need longer time to move from the buffer to the card. If you
prefer smaller les Sensor+ will create les sized app. 25% of the
same photographic area as default, at the same time; the CCD will
offer signicantly more sensitive ISO settings, lower noise ratio and an
signicantly increased speed.
Read more on Sensor+.
Play
Menu
ISO
WB

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3.1 Tethered or untethered operations
Untethered: P65+ back can be operated as a fully portable unit pow-
ered by the embedded battery and shooting to a compact ash card
or microdrive which is inserted in the CF-card slot on the left side of
the camera back. The advantages of using it as a fully portable device
are obvious, but operating tethered has advantages too.
Tethered: When operating in a studio, connected to a computer via
FireWire you are not dependent on battery power or storage media.
The FireWire specication species 4.5 meter cable lengths as
maximum, longer cables might require a third party power solution or
FireWire hub. P 65+ matches FireWire 400 standard, if your cable or
computer should only accept FireWire 800 standard, use the adaptor
that are included in the kit.
When operating tethered you have the option of capturing the images
to the CF-card using the Fire-Wire cable merely to provide power to the
back.
When unplugging the P+ back from the FireWire or by closing Capture
One, the P 65+ back will look forCF-card or microdrive®, and using the
battery for power. Autodetect prioritizes FireWire/Capture One rstly
and CF/external storage secondly.
Also when capturing tethered to laptop with 4 pin mini 1394/FireWire
without power it will require a battery in the P 65+ back. Using the four
menu buttons you can setup the preferences for all these operational
features.
I.e. the display time of the images, time before backlight is dimmed,
ISO, le format and white balance.
For more information on capturing tethered with the Phase One Capture
One application please consult the online user guide available in the
Capture One Help menu.

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3.2 General Hardware Setup
The P 65+ back is designed to be used with medium format cameras
which are created with digital backs in mind. Using your P 65+ on these
cameras is possible without any cables attached between the P 65+
back and the camera body or lens. All timing and communication is
handled in the electrical interface between the P+ back and the camera
body.
Capturing images with the FlexAdaptor on large format or technical
camera or a camera body without the digital interface is supported by
connecting the special lens sync cable that comes with all P+ backs.
For a guide to a specic camera body, please consult the corresponding
chapters later in this manual.
Powering up the P+ back
When the P 65+ is connected to a camera body, insert a battery or the
IEEE1394/FireWire cable and P 65+ will automatically turn on.
The back is switched on/off by shortly pressing the “Power” button just
below the P+ back display.
ISO Settings
Light sensitivity of the P 65+ back is per default set to ISO 50-800.
However, this setting can be changed using the menu system (when
untethered) and from the Capture panel of the Capture One application
(When tethered).
When Sensor+ is turned on the ISO range is between 200 from 3200.

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Power management and shutter latency
The CCD on the P65+ back needs to be cleared before an exposure.
This requires some power consumption.
Deafult is Normal Latency, and this should be kept, under all “normal”
situations.
Change the latency to “zero latency” only if you work on technical
cameras, large format cameras or certain manual cameras in special
situations if using “one-shot” cable release. - Please see the section
specic for your camera body for more information on what latency
setting to select.
Zero latency will lead to an signicantly increased power consumption,
therefore it is highly recommended to use your computer as powersource
when running on Zero latency instead of using the battery.
Double exposure protection
It is not possible to accidentally double expose the image by capturing
one image quickly after another when the P 65+ back is used on i.e.
Phase One 645AF, Mamiya 645 AFD/AFD II/AFDIII, Hasselblad 555 ELD
(DIG mode), Hasselblad H or Contax 645.
The electronic communication with the body ensures that the P 65+
back is ready before allowing release of the next shot. On other camera
bodies not using the electronic interface from the P 65+, the user has to
wait for the ready beep signal before releasing the next shot.

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Indicator lights
Upon powering up the P+ back the green and red LED’s on the right
will ash shortly and you will hear a beep, which indicates that the P+
back is ready to capture. In general, if the LEDs are not illuminated the
camera is ready.
Green LED
When capturing an image the green LED is ashing rapidly to indicate
that the P+ back is busy exposing the CCD or moving data from the
CCD.
A steady green light indicates that the backlight of the LCD display
is dimmed but that the camera is still ready to shoot. The timing of
when the LCD backlight is dimmed can be set in the P+ back and is
described later under “Menu mode”
Red LED
The red LED indicates that the P 65+ back holds data not yet saved on
the CF card or if tethered session, on the computer.
The red LED indicator located just beside the CF-cardslot under the
cover on the left hand side indicates that P 65+ is handling data to or
from the CF card.
NB! When the red light is on please do not remove the card from the card
slot! This will damage the formatting of the card, resulting in corrupted
data or lost images.
IR filter on the CCD
The IR lter (Infrared reduction lter) is permanently mounted on top of
the CCD.
•The lter may not be removed for several reasons:
•The focusing of the P+ back camera back will be damaged.
•It is only possible to remount the lter without dust in between the
lter and the CCD if you have access to special clean room facilities.
•The Phase One Product Warranty is terminated.
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4.0 Sensor+ in detail
Sensor+ is a new technology developed by Phase One based on the
technology called binning, in practice the easiest way to explain this, is
that you should regard your back as 2 digital backs.
Default is 60.5 megapixels; each pixel is sized 6x6 Micron. - Select Sensor+
and your P 65+ is 15 megapixels, each pixel sized 12x12 Micron.
Whereas 60.5 megapixel is capable of most assignments, you might a
higher ISO, or faster capture rate in some situations, instead of bringing
another digital back, you can select Sensor+ via menu>Capture
Setup>Sensor+
What is binning?
Binning is the technology behind patented Sensor+; this technology
assembles the pixels on the CCD in a newly invented pattern creating
the unique behavior that provides you a full-frame 15 megapixel back,
with a signicant increase in the sensitivity of the CCD and a noise ratio
unseen on DSL cameras.
Binning allows you to do capture in 25% of the default resolution, the
quality is still in top after processing in Capture One 4.5 PRO or later
versions as the software is prepared to work on this specic type of
le.
Why use Sensor+
Not only will Sensor+ les be smaller in size and the workow faster,
but Sensor+ also provides a higher light sensitivity this changes the ISO
scale from default 50-800 to Sensor+ scale 200-3200 ISO.
The noise you will nd in any digital capture is also affected by Sensor+,
noise origins in the single cell of the CCD, there will always be a small
uncertainty of the value in the single cell, after binning the noise ratio
will be signicant lower, providing the possibility of higher ISO whilst
the noise is kept low.
At the same time the back will increase the capture rate signicantly - P
65+ can do up to 1.4 capture per second.
Sensor+ Optical centers, all colors.

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5.0 Quick Start
This is what it takes to get started
1. Charge the batteries (Described earlier)
2. Install the focusing Screen if needed
3. Consult the Camera specic section for special cabling requirements
for your solution.
4. Insert Battery or connect IEEE1394/FireWire (for power) if capturing
tethered to e.g. a laptop, that can’t provide 10watt, you must force
batterypower in the menu.
5. Insert CF-Card or connect IEEE1394/FireWire (To shoot tethered
directly to the computer) if shooting tethered launch the Capture One
Application
6. Otherwise Shoot the images to CF-card, import them using the
Capture One Application and a card-reader.