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Page 1: ...g Denmark Tel 45 36 46 01 11 Fax 45 36 46 02 22 e mail info phaseone dk www phaseone com Phase One U S 200 Broadhollow Road Suite 312 Melville NY 11747 0983 USA Tel 1 631 547 8900 Fax 1 631 547 9898 E...

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Page 3: ...needs The Phase One P Series system gives you the absolute best solution when it comes to image quality and workflow Capture One is the P Series RAW file processing software and is available for eithe...

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Page 5: ...cable Charger and two batteries Charger power module 12 V power adaptor International outlet adaptors CF card and card reader Camera viewfinder masks Camera interface cables Software Grey cards LCC ca...

Page 6: ...se can be instructions on how to attach the P back on a the camera how to install the focusing mask provided special cable connections and other considerations You might want to look into the camera s...

Page 7: ...res directly to the currently assigned capture folder in the Capture One application on the computer hard disk The display on the P back can either be turned off while shooting tethered or set to disp...

Page 8: ...k and the camera body Capturing images with the FlexAdaptor on large format camera or a camera body without the digital interface is supported by connecting the special lens sync cable that comes with...

Page 9: ...nder the cover on the left hand side 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...

Page 10: ...555 ELD DIG mode Hasselblad H or Contax 645 The electronic communication with the body ensures that the P back is ready before allowing release of the next shot On other camera bodies not using the el...

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Page 12: ...Consult the Camera specific section for special cabling requirements for your solution Insert Battery or connect IEEE1394 FireWire for power Insert CF Card or connect IEEE1394 FireWire To shoot tethe...

Page 13: ...or a longer period of time it will automatically ask you to setup time and date when it is powered up In the Time Date menu you can set the time and date using the four buttons on the P back Left side...

Page 14: ...the remaining battery capacity When either indicator reaches zero it will start blinking to indicate that either storage or battery needs replacement before capturing any more images The main screen...

Page 15: ...own with the right hand buttons to browse through images Pressing the Menu button will bring you to the menu system where you can scroll up and down in the menu system with the right hand buttons to s...

Page 16: ...from the Configuration Power Source menu Button Lock shortcut Holding down the Play button while in Home position colors the word Play in yellow and at the same time reveals a shortcut with the word L...

Page 17: ...indicator is very usefull for timing long bulb exposures Long exposure black reference In order to capture noise free long exposures Phase One digital backs needs to capture a black reference after e...

Page 18: ...t is possible to browse through the images Holding down the Enter button while pressing the up and down icon will bring you to the first and last image accordingly Battery life and number of captures...

Page 19: ...about over exposed areas in the image Histogram overlay will show a transparent Histogram over the image File Info overlay will show detailed capture information like capture number capture time date...

Page 20: ...navigate around in the image A small rectangle will show the current position and the up and down buttons can be used to scroll up and down An icon just beside the Play button top left hand button wil...

Page 21: ...r Down Delete Navigate to the delete function by pressing the play button When in the delete view press the Up and Down buttons to browse through images Pressing the Enter button brings up an or a che...

Page 22: ...ck Whenever you want to exit to the main screen hold down the exit button upper left button for more than two seconds and you will be back at the main screen When entering the menu mode you have three...

Page 23: ...but is power consuming so when preserving battery life is a priority you should select Long latency If the P back is used in two shoot mode on a large format camera with i e a copal shutter or anothe...

Page 24: ...IIQ Raw S as there is virtually no quality difference between the two settings When the camera back is used tethered to a computer this setting is set from within Capture One ISO settings In the ISO M...

Page 25: ...in Capture One it is indicated with the C1 icon in place of theWB indicator on the main screen When the camera back is used tethered to a computer this setting is set from within Capture One Custom Wh...

Page 26: ...balance from Capture One You can also choose to easily transfer a white balance from Capture One to the P back Create a custom white balance inside Capture One While tethered to the computer selectWB...

Page 27: ...ct between Brightness Auto Preview and Delete options Brightness In the Brighness setup you can set the brightness of the preview LCD screen Default setting is 80 Only the Brightness of the display is...

Page 28: ...mage remains on the screen after capture If set to Off the preview will not be shown automatically after capture Note If a button is touched during the auto preview period the preview will remain on a...

Page 29: ...ayed on one screen This is indicated by a double arrow pointing down on the right side As shown here scrolling past the last menu entry will reveal the next entry Now the arrow in the top right side w...

Page 30: ...ct the P back will detect if an IEEE 1394 FireWire connection is supplying power and automatically shut off the battery power If Power Source is set to Battery the power source is forced to come from...

Page 31: ...System in Chapter 5 of this manual Camera Mode Camera mode is used in special applications only This could be in combination with a specific electronic shutter or in an industrial application where th...

Page 32: ...klight illumination If no action is detected the backlight will by default dim after 5 minutes this can be changed to 1 min 20 sec or 5 sec using the backlight menu Auto Shutdown determines the amount...

Page 33: ...or the flash that made the ready beep Restore def Defaults Selecting restore defaults will restore the settings of the P back to its default settings Be careful before using this option as all settin...

Page 34: ...Mamiya 645 AFD and AFDII can be used with both Long and short latency The P back is set to Short latency default which means that the P back will respond fast however battery life will drain quicker...

Page 35: ...button and slide the battery down and out of the compartment Power button Camera back detach button CF Card slot Flash Sync port Shutter sync port CF Card eject button IEEE1394 FireWire port Display M...

Page 36: ...part of the P back camera back is pressed well into the locking mechanism before the upper locking mechanism is pressed together Failure to do this can cause an error with the Mamiya body The error is...

Page 37: ...der mask for the Mamiya 645 is provided This mask has to be mounted beneath the original focusing screen The viewfinder mask is positioned in the bracket that holds the focusing screen Please refer to...

Page 38: ...will appear as a correctly oriented image on the LCD display and in the Capture One application Camera orientation Images can be captured in all three positions and will appear with the correct orien...

Page 39: ...use exposure times as long as 16 minutes Mirror Up When using mirror up the mode selector should be placed in M Manual mode and the focus type selector should also be in the M position It is not possi...

Page 40: ...only The P backs for Mamiya 645 AFD is shipping with the following cables Value added purchase only Part 50300143 Multi connector to Lens sync for use with Large format in two shot mode Part 50300144...

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Page 42: ...back for Hasselblad V The Phase One P back can be mounted on a wide range of Hasselblad cameras including Hasselblad 555 ELD 553 ELX 501 CM 503 CW as well as Mamiya RZ67 Pro II and 4 x 5 view cameras...

Page 43: ...Remove the protection tape from the mask and mount it beneath the original focusing screen The viewfinder mask is positioned in the bracket that holds the focusing screen Please refer to the Hasselbla...

Page 44: ...e part of the whole camera system It is important to ensure that the bottom part of the P back camera back is pressed well into the locking mechanism before the upper locking mechanism is pressed toge...

Page 45: ...tipping the P back in place on the body Images will be rotated automatically on both the LCD screen and in the Capture One application DO NOT MOUNTWHILE IN S OR RS MODES Please note that the Phase One...

Page 46: ...ns to the small connector in the front plate on either the left or right side of the P back The flash cable is then connected to the F connector on the camera back Flash cable connects to the connecto...

Page 47: ...cked open on the B setting when connecting the flash sync cable to the Phase One P back If you are using a mechanical Hasselblad you should set the Shutter latency to Short latency It is possible to u...

Page 48: ...for Hasselblad ELX Used for host capture when the P back is used on an Hasselblad ELX body Part 50300148 Sync cable short For use with all Hasselblad medium format bodies Part 50300143 Multi connector...

Page 49: ...ering the circuits that are actually needed at any given time Phase One digital backs can be used with mechanical shutters that can be fired twice within four seconds The first release of the shutter...

Page 50: ...hree images together automatically using the Stitch fuction in Capture One Please see the reference manual that comes with the FlexAdaptor to learn how to stitch images with Capture One Wake Up sync c...

Page 51: ...h Long and short latency Default your P back is set to Short latency which means that the P back will respond fast on capture at the expense of battery life This setting can be used with the Kapture G...

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