User Guide

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This manual is a provisional version only.
System Requirements
Whichever mode you choose, final image-storage and correction requires a certain
minimum standard regarding computer capabilities. Large images will require a high-
performance computer with plenty of memory, advanced graphics capabilities and a
recent operating system. In most cases, you will want your computer to include a FireWire
connector, which will enable you to load images directly from the camera or ImageBank-
CF. To load images stored on the removable compact-flash card, you could instead use
a compact-flash card reader, but we still recommend FireWire for maximum flexibility.
e H2D saves images as ‘digital negative’ (DNG) files, which is a standard format
developed by Adobe for storing raw digital-camera captures. Many different programs,
including Adobe Photoshop CS and Hasselblad FlexColor, can read DNG files. From
FlexColor, you can optimize and export DNG files to either of the most-common desk-
top-processing (DTP) formats: TIFF or JPEG. e H2D includes the Hasselblad FlexColor
image-capture and editing application and native versions of FlexColor are provided for
both Macintosh and Windows platforms. Please see your FlexColor manual for complete
system requirements.
Warnings and Restrictions
• Keep your H2D and all other computer equipment away from moisture wherever possible. If your camera
becomes wet, disconnect from power and allow it to dry before attempting to operate again.
• Always take great care when you remove the sensor back for cleaning—the exposed CCD sensor is
vulnerable to damage.
• Keep all cables connected to or from your camera and computer out of the way where they will not
be tripped over.
• Never cover the ventilation openings on the sensor unit.