User Guide

This manual is a provisional version only.

Shooting

Selecting the current medium

e current medium selection is the location to which new shots are saved and from which

you can browse using the navigation button. In many cases, the destination medium is

selected automatically, for example:

• When you are connected to a computer, then images are always saved directly to

the computer hard disk.

• When only one medium is connected (e.g., a compact-ﬂash card), then this medium

is automatically selected.

However, if you are working away from your computer and have several media attached

(e.g., both a card and the Image Bank-CF), then you may need to select a medium ex-

plicitly if you want to browse its contents and store images new to it.

ere are two ways of selecting the current target medium:

• Use the MAIN MENU > MEDIA entry of the menu system. See “Selecting the Current

Storage Medium” for details.

• Use the zoom-out button to zoom all the way up to the top level, which shows all

connected media, and then zoom in on the appropriate medium and batch. See

“Navigating Media and Batches” for more information about selecting media

and batches in this way.

Shooting modes

e H2D can store captured images in three ways:

1. Untethered / Compact ﬂash card mode

In this mode the H2D acts totally independently of all exterior connections. All focus

and exposure settings are made using the standard camera-body controls for maximum

speed and ease of use. Images are stored on an internal, removable compact-ﬂash card

and power for the sensor unit is taken from the same battery that powers the rest of the

camera.

• The main advantage with this mode is the total freedom of cables and extra equip-

ment.

• The main disadvantages with this mode in the ﬁeld are the battery power capacity

and the size of the card’s holding capacity.

2. Tethered / ImageBank-CF or FireWire disk mode

is mode enables you to attach the camera to a portable hard disk or Hasselblad

ImageBank-CF via a ﬂexible, light-weight FireWire cable. e ImageBank-CF features

massive storage capacity and high-speed data transfer. It is small, lightweight, battery

powered and easily clips to your belt, so the solution is just as portable as the untethered

option. General-use hard disks can also be used, but usually require an external power

source. e sensor unit can also back up its internal images to any external FireWire disk

without requiring a computer.

• The main advantage with this mode is the great number of images that can be

stored without a pause.

• The main disadvantage with this mode is the extra equipment and cablage needed

that might restrict mobility in some cases.