Hasselblad H4D-60 Owner's manual

Brand: Hasselblad

Model: H4D-60

Type: Owner's manual

Hasselblad H4D-60 is a high-end digital camera system designed for professional studio photographers seeking exceptional image quality and creative flexibility. With its 60MP sensor and True Focus technology, the H4D-60 delivers stunningly detailed and sharp images. The camera's extensive lens selection, including HC/HCD lenses and classic CF lenses with an adapter, provides versatility for various shooting scenarios. The H4D-60 features a user-friendly interface, a large and bright viewfinder, and a range of accessories to enhance your photography experience.

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Raising the bar from H3D

Expanding on the great feature set of the H3D camera-line, Hassel-

blad introduces a new set of camera features with the H4D-60:

• new camera electronics providing the basis for True Focus and

ultrafastAutoFocus

• new True Focus auto-focus system with Absolute Position Lock

and new camera controls

• new3”double-res(460.320pixels)TFT24bitcolordisplaywith

largeviewingangle

• newimprovedAFassistilluminationforworkingindarkenviron-

ments

• new 90 MB/sec read-write performance on Extreme Pro cards

fromSandisk

• newrearuni-bodyhousingforimprovedlocalservicing

With the release of the new H4D-60 – the most recent addition to

the Hasselblad H System – Hasselblad marks the beginning of a

new chapter in the history of medium format DSLRs. The H4D-60

features True Focus with APL (Absolute Position Lock) – patent

pending, making auto-focus substantially easier and more accu-

rate for photography professionals.

H4D-60isthetopmodelofHasselbladcamerafamily.Itsetsa

new standard for camera handling, image detail and image reso-

lution.Witha60Mpixsensorcoveringtheclassic645-format,

The H4D-60 camera system has been especially designed to

meetdemandsforboth exibilityand ultimateimage quality.This

includes:

• highestimageresolutionfrom60Mpixelsensor

• the freedom to choose between eye-level and waist-level view-

nders

• the choice of combining point-and-shoot and tilt/shift to solve

creativecommercialchallenges

•theabilitytochoosebetweenworkingtetheredoruntetheredto

getthemostofyourcamerasystembothonlocationandinthe

studio

• theoptionofprocessingyourrawimagesinHasselblad’sPhocus

imagingtoolbox,orworkingwithyourrawimagesdirectlyinApple

orAdobeimagingenvironments.

itprovidesthebasisforoptimallensperformancewiththeHC

lenses at lens factor 1.0, and the HCD lenses at lens factor

1.0withamarginalcrop.Fordevelopingyourcreativeexpres-

siontheH4D-60takesfulladvantageoftheHasselbladHTS

1.5 tilt/shift adapter. With its unique large and bright view-

nder image, its wide range of quality lenses matching the

best of the icon lenses from Carl Zeiss, and its wide choice of

accessories, the H4D-60 is the ultimate camera choice for the

professional studio photographer.

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The H4D-60 features a CCD sensor measuring 40,2×53,7mm –

morethantwicethephysicalsizeofthelargest35mmDSLRsen-

sors. Basic ISO rating is from ISO 50 to ISO 800. The H4D-60

makesuseofanewhighspeedcapturearchitecturecapturingfull

size,compressed80Mbyteimagesattherateof1.4secondsper

capture,workingeithermobileortetheredtoacomputer.

ThecombinationofthesefeaturesmakestheH4D-60thenatural

choice for the professional studio photographer wanting to work

withthehighestimageresolutionwithinacamerasystemthatsup-

ports ultimate creative expression in order to deliver outstanding

imagequalitytosatisfythemostdemandingrequirements.

Medium Format digital capture advantage

In digital photography, the advantages of large format cameras

havebecomeevenmoreobvious.The6×4.5cmwindowallowsthe

H4D-60tousethelargestimagesensorscurrentlyavailableindig-

italphotography.Consequentlythesensorholdsmorepixels,which

deliver the highest possible image quality in terms of moiré-free

color rendering without gradation break-ups on even the nest lit

surfaces.

An impressive lens line outperforming the Carl Zeiss lenses

The highly renowned HC/HCD lens line includes 11 auto-focus

lenses, all with central lens shutters. Range is from 28mm to

300mm, 35-90 mm zoom, 50-110mm zoom, and 1.7X converter.

TheHTS1.5tilt/shiftadapterdeliversaneasytouse,portabletilt/

shiftsolutionfor5HC/HCDlensesrangingfrom28mmto100mm.

Thecentrallensshutter,withashsyncspeedupto1/800s,also

improvesimagequalitybyreducingcameravibration.

TheCFlensadapterallowsuseoftheclassicCF-lensesfromthe

Hasselblad V-camera, with full use of their central lens shutters,

allowing ash to be employed at shutter speeds up to 1/500s.

AndthankstothelargeformatoftheHSystemcameras,thereisa

considerablyshallowerdepthofeldrange,makingitmucheasier

toutilizeselectivefocustocreativeeffect.

A choice of bright viewnders

Oneoftheimportanttraditionaladvantagesofthemediumformatis

theextra-largeandbrightviewnderimage,enablingextremelypre-

cisecompositionsandeasyoperationindimlighting.TheH4D-60

comeswiththeHV90x-IIviewnderdesignedforfullperformance

H4D-60 takes full beneﬁt from

all the ﬂexibility of the impressive

H camera system.

SCA3902

TTL ash

adapter

Proshade,

Lens Shades

2.2/100

Converter

H1.7x

4.5/300

4.0/210

3.2/150

HC Macro

4.0/120

2.8/80 HC

3.5/50

3.5/35

HCD

4.0/28

Fast In-Lens

Autofocus

3.5-4,5/

50-110

HCD

4.0-5.6/

35-90

Global Image Locator

(GPS accessory)

Extra

Battery Grip

Accessory range

(Focusing screens, Tripod

quick coupling,

Hand Strap etc.)

View camera

operation

H4D

Spare Body

HVM

Waist Level

Virender

HV 90x-II

Eye Level

Viewnder

HTS 1.5

Tilt/Shift

Adapter

Extension Tubes

H13, H26, H52mm

DC Power Grip

Built-in

Fill Flash

Instant

Manual focus

override

Central Lens

Shutter in all

lenses

(including

V lenses)

Full range

of classic

V lenses

with CF

adapter

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over the large sensor. Hasselblad has added an interchangeable

waist-level viewnder, the HVM, for the entire range of H system

cameras.Thebrightandlargeviewnderimageisidealforcreative

composing and the photographer is able to shoot in the fashion that

suitsthemmost;maintainingeyecontactwiththemodel,orgaining

impactbyshootingfromapointlowerthaneye-level,forexample.

True Focus and Absolute Position Lock

True Focus helps solve one of the most lingering challenges that

facesseriousphotographerstoday:true,accuratefocusingthrough-

out the image eld. Without multi-point auto-focus a typical auto-

focuscameracanonlycorrectlymeasurefocusonasubjectthatis

in the center of the image. When a photographer wants to focus on

asubjectoutsidethecenterarea,theyhaverstlyaimthecamera

at the subject to lock focus and then re-compose the image. At

close focusing distances especially, this re-composing causes a

focuserror,astheplaneofsharpnessfollowsthemovementofthe

camera, perpendicular to the axis of the lens.

The traditional solution for most DSLRs has been to equip the

camerawithamulti-pointAFsensor.Thesesensorsallowthephoto-

graphertoxanoff-centerfocuspointonanoff-centersubject,which

isthenfocusedcorrectly.DuetothephysicsofanSLR-camera,the

off-centerfocus points that areofferedare all clusteredrelatively

close to the center of the image. This means that the photographer

stillhastoframethesubjectmoreorlesscentrally,focusandthen

reframeagain.Andperhaps moreimportantly, theproblemisstill

not completely resolved because the incorrect distance setting

remains after reframing, thereby causing focusing errors. In addi-

tion, focusing points must rstly be manually selected and then

reselectedifthecameraisturned.Thistakespreciousseconds,is

distractingtoworkowandispronetoerror.

Toovercomethisproblem,Hasselblad hasused modernyawrate

sensor technology to measure angular velocity in an innovative

way.TheresultisthenewAbsolutePositionLock(APL)processor,

which forms the foundation of Hasselblad’s True Focus feature.

The APL processor accurately logs camera movement during any

re-composing, then uses these exact measurements to calculate

thenecessaryfocusadjustment,andissuesthepropercommands

tothelens’sfocusmotorsoitcancompensate.TheAPLprocessor

computesthe advanced positionalalgorithmsand carriesout the

requiredfocuscorrectionsatsuchrapidspeedthatnoshutterlag

occurs. The H4D’s rmwarethen furtherperfects the focus using

theprecisedataretrievalsystemfoundonallHC/HCDlenses.

Without True Focus - tilting the

camera down to produce the

desired composition makes the

eyes now fall outside the plane of

sharpness.

Final desired composition with

sharpness on the eyes of the doll.

Aiming the central focusing point

on the eyes will make them sharp

but produce the wrong composition.

With True Focus - the focus is

automatically adjusted to keep the

eyes sharp.

The plane of focus changes when the camera is tilted for composition.

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• FlexibleWorkow.ThePhocus GUIfeatureseasy-to-use options

that allow you to customize your set-up to suit a range of dif-

ferent workow situations, such as choice of import source,

browsing/comparisonfunctions,lemanagement,imageexport

in a number of le formats, pre-setting of options for upcoming

shoots, and much, much more.

• New Metadata (GPS, etc). The extended metadata included in

allPhocusimagesprovides for accurate anddetailedcatalogu-

ingandindexing,easyimagemanagement,andincludesadded

GPSdatafunctionalityinordertoallowarangeofnewfunctions.

Phocus links GPS data directly to Google Earth, for example,

making geographic reference a snap and image storage and

retrievalmucheasier.

• PerfectViewingQuality.ThePhocusViewerdeliversimageviewing

qualitythatmatcheseverydetailofwhatyouwillseelaterinPho-

toshop.Inaddition,thePhocusViewerallowsyoutocustomize

layoutandcompositiontosuityourcurrentordesiredworkow,

providing a wide range of options including full view, compare,

browse,horizontal,orverticalview,andsoon.Youcanhavemul-

tiple folders open simultaneously for side-by-side viewing, com-

parison, and selection.

Hasselblad’s unique natural colors

Hasselblad’s Natural Color Solution (HNCS) enables you to pro-

duceoutstandingandreliableout-of-the-boxcolors,withskintones,

specicproduct colors andother difculttonesreproduced easily

andeffectively.InordertoincorporateouruniqueHNCSandDAC-

features we have developed a custom Hasselblad raw le format

called 3F RAW (3FR). This le format includes lossless image

H4D with GIL Global Image

Locator accessory.

Digital Lens Correction and Ultra-Focus for image perfection

The H4D-60 camera allows information from the lens and exact

capture conditions to be fed to the camera processor for ultra-

ne-tuning of the auto-focus mechanism, taking into account the

design specications of the lens and the optical specications of

the sensor. In this way the full HC lens program is even further

enhanced,bringinganewlevelofsharpnessandresolution.Digital

correction for color aberration and distortion is also added. Digital

LensCorrection(DAC),isanAPO-chromaticcorrectionoftheimages

basedonacombinationofthevariousparametersconcerningeach

specic lens for each specic shot, ensuring that each image repre-

sentsthebestthatyourequipmentcanproduce.

Phocus software driving down the learning curve

Phocusprovidesanadvancedsoftwaretoolboxthathasbeenespe-

cially designed to easily achieve optimum workow and absolute

image perfection from Hasselblad raw image les.

WiththeH4D-60camerasystemPhocusprovides:

• Uncompromisingimagequality

• Special extended camera controls with which to operate your

H4D-60 camera. These features, such as live video for easier

shotset-upandworkow,ortheabilitytocontrolthelensdrive

for focusing when the camera is in a remote position or when the

digitalcaptureunitismountedonaviewcamera,bringanentirely

newlevelofexibilitytothewayyoushoot.

• MoiréRemovalTechnologyautomaticallyapplieddirectlyon the

rawdata,leavingimagequalityintactandeliminatingtheneedto

carryoutspecialmaskingselectionsorothermanualprocedures,

savinghoursoftediouspost-productionwork.

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compression,whichreducesthelesizeby33%.The3FRlescan

beopeneddirectlyinAppleorAdobeimagingenvironments.Inorder

toutilizeDACandoptimizethecolorsoftheDNGleformat,conver-

sionfrom3FRmusttakeplacethroughPhocus.

Accessories including GPS Recording Flexibility

Hasselblad’s Global Image Locator (GIL) is an accessory for use

withanyHasselbladH-Systemdigitalcaptureproduct.WiththeGIL

device, all images captured outside are tagged with GPS coordi-

nates, time and altitude. This data provides the keyto a number

offutureapplications involvingimage archiving and retrieval. One

example is the direct mapping of images in Phocus software to

the Google Earth application. Check out full list of accessories

at: http://www.hasselblad.com/products/lenses-and-accessories/

h-system-accessories.aspx

Instant Approval Architecture

Building on the success of its Audio Exposure Feedback techno-

logy, Hasselblad has created Instant Approval Architecture (IAA),

anenhancedsetoffeedbacktools,designedtoenablethephoto-

grapher to focus on the shoot rather than the selection process.

IAA triggers audible and visual signals for each image captured,

notifyingthephotographerimmediatelyofitsclassicationstatus.

The information is recorded both in the le and in the le name,

providing a quick and easy way to classify and select images, in

theeldorbackatthestudio.IAAisaHasselbladtrademarkand

Hasselbladhasapatentpendingontheinvention.

Theextralarge3”displayontheH4D-60providesarealistic,high

qualityandperfectcontrastimageview,eveninbrightsunlight.

Options for working with tilt/shift

Two basic options are available for tilt/shift work with H4D-60.

A simple, portable adapter solution and the classic view camera

solution.

TheHTStilt/shiftadapterforH4D-60allowsforportabletilt/shift

withtheHC/HCDlensrangefrom28mmto100mm.Pleasereferto

the separate datasheet on this product for details.

Tofurtherincreaseusability,theH4D-60hasbeendesignedtoallow

thedigitalcaptureunittobedetachedandusedonaviewcamera

bywayofanadapter.Pleaserefertopage7fordetails.

Two modes of operation and storage

TheH4D-60offersachoiceofstoragedevices:portableCFcards

oracomputerharddrive.Withtheseoperatingandstorageoptions,

youareabletoselectamodetosuitthenatureoftheworkinhand,

whether in the studio or on location.

5 HC/HCD lenses including Extension

Tubes can be used with the HTS 1.5

H4D with HTS 1.5 tilt/shift adapter

and a HCD 28mm lens.

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Technical specication

SPECIFICATIONSDIGITALFEATURES

Sensorsize 60.1Mpixels(6708×8956pixels)

Sensor dimensions 40.2×53.7mm

Pixelsize 6.0 m

Imagesize RAW3FRcapturecompressedto80MBonaverage.TIFF8bit:180MB

RAW le format LosslesscompressedHasselblad3FR

Shooting mode Single shot

Color denition 16 bit

ISOspeedrange ISO50,100,200,400and800

2storageoptions CFcardtypeU-DMA(e.g.SanDiskExtremePro)ortetheredtoMacorPC

Color management HasselbladNaturalColorSolution

CFstoragecapacity 8GBCFcardholds100imagesonaverage

Capture rate 1.4 seconds per capture. 31 captures per minute

Colordisplay 3inch,double-res(460.320pixels),TFT,24bitcolor

Histogramfeedback Yes

IR lter Mounted on CCD sensor

Acousticfeedback Yes

Software, included PhocusforMacandWindows

Platformsupport Macintosh:OSXversion10.6.Windows:XP,VistaandWindows7(32and64bit)

Hostconnectiontype FireWire800(IEEE1394b)

Viewcameracompatibility Yes,Mechanicalshutterscontrolledviaashsync.ElectronicshutterscanbecontrolledfromPhocus.

Operatingtemperature 0-45˚C/32-113˚F

Dimensions Completecamerawithoutlens:153x131x136mm[WxHxD]

Weight 1800g(Camerabody,HV90x-IIviewnder,Li-IonbatteryandCFcard)

Pixels Sensor format ISOrange Capture speed HC lens factor HCD lens factor

H3DII-31 31 million 33.1×44.2mm ISO100-1600 1.2sec/capture 1.3 1.1

H3DII-39 39million 36.8×49.1mm ISO50-800 1.4sec/capture 1.1 1.0

H3DII-50 50million 36.8×49.1mm ISO50-800 1.1sec/capture 1.1 1.0

H4D-60 60 million 40.2×53.7mm ISO50-800 1.4sec/capture 1.0 1.0(marginalcrop)

HasselbladCameraLine–modelcomparision

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OptionalVsystemlenses

Tilt/Shift

Lenses

Camerabody

HVMwaist-level

viewnder

HV90x/HVD90x

viewnders

Optionalviewnders

H4D Camera

AllHC/HCD

lenses, including

extension tubes

andconverter

CFlensadapter

HTS1.5.

Forusewith

HCD28,HC35,

HC50,HC80and

HC100(including

extensiontubes)

Sensor unit

(included)

HV90x-IIview-

nder(included)

Accessories

GILGPS

receiver

Connectivitydiagram

Viewcameras–Flashsyncshutters Viewcameras–Electronicshutters

SCA3902

TTLFlash

Adapter

Schneider Shutter

Control ES

Schneider Shutter

Control ES

Host computer with

FireWire,runningPhocus

Rollei

electronic

shutter

Rollei

electronic

shutter

Anyviewcamerawith

Hasselblad H adapter

Anyviewcamerawith

Hasselblad H adapter

Flashsync

input cable

Intelligent cable

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07.10-UKv4-80500551  Specicationsubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

HCD4/28mm HC3.5/35mm HC3.5/50mm

HC2.8/80mm HC2.2/100mm HCMacro4/120mm

HC3.2/150mm HC4/210mm HC4.5/300mm

HC3.5-4.5/50-110mm HCD4-5.6/35-90mm AllC-typelensesfromtheVsystemwithCF

lensadapter.Fulllensshutteroperation.

H4D lens range

Hasselblad H4D-60 Owner's manual

Hasselblad H4D-60 Owner's manual

Hasselblad H4D-60 Owner's manual

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