User's Manual

Storage & Shooting

Image storage modes / shooting

e H2D / CFH can store captured images in three ways:

1. Untethered / Compact ﬂash card mode

In this mode the H2D/CFH acts independently of other connections. Images are stored

on the internal, removable compact-ﬂash card.

• The main advantage with this mode is the freedom of cables and extra equipment.

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

size of the card’s holding capacity.

Please note that the recommended types of CF cards are Sandisk Extreme-III or Lexar

Professional 133x. Other cards will work but oﬀer a reduced capture rate.

2. Semi-tethered / Imagebank mode

is mode enables you to attach the camera to a portable Hasselblad Imagebank via a

FireWire cable. e Imagebank 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.

• 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.

3. Tethered / Studio mode

is mode enables you to connect your H2D/CFH directly to a computer and to oper-

ate the system using Hasselblad FlexColor soware and store images on a computer

hard-disk.

• The main advantages with this mode are the almost limitless storage capacity and being

able to work on the images (with Hasselblad FlexColor) on a large screen.

• The main disadvantage with this mode is the lack of mobility to any great extent.

Selecting the current medium

A choice has to be made concerning where the captured images will initially be stored.

e current storage medium 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 an Imagebank, then you may need to select a medium explicitly if

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

ere are two ways of selecting the current storage medium: