Hasselblad 503CW User Manual

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49White Bal. Setting Setting descriptionDaylight For general outdoor use in direct sunlight.Cloudy For general outdoor use in cloudy weather.Shade For general outdoor use in shady locations out of direct sunlight.Flash For general indoor use when using a normal flash/strobe system.Fluorescent For use when using fluorescent lighting (strip lights).Tungsten For use when shooting indoors under standard tungsten/B lamps.Manual For a manual setting.There are seven ‘White Balance’ settings to choose from.Color temperature can be setmanually or read off after atest exposure.White Balance Shot screenappears after test exposure toillustrate the area chosen forwhite balance calculation.To make a manual white balance setting:1. Select the MENU > White Bal > Manual item.2. Use the  button to call up the ‘Manual White Balance’ screen.3. Here, you can adjust the color temperature to a specificnumeral setting in degrees K with the or buttons.Alternatively, you can position the central spot in the view-finder over an area that you consider should be rendered asneutral in color in the image (a ‘grey card’ or even a sheet ofwhite paper is ideal) and make a test exposure (ensure theexposure is approximately correct otherwise you will get awarning message). A small rectangle appears on the displaymarking that particular area. Calculations then take placeautomatically so that the following shots use the area chosenas the new ‘white balance’ standard. Using this method youcan also read off the screen what the color temperature ofthe light source has been judged to be in degrees Kelvin.4. Press the MENU button to exit the menu system and keepyour setting.N oteNew settings are retained even when the unit has been turned offand reactivated, so don’t forget to make new settings when required.To select the target medium:1. Press the MENU button.2. Select Media.3. Use the or button to choose.4. Either move on to another setting by using the navigator but-ton or press the menu button to exit the menu system andkeep your setting.Media (16 & 39 Mpix only)Media allows you to choose the target medium for file storage. Youcan choose between a CF card or an ImageBank-II.211143Normally though, you have just one type of storage media available.If your selected storage medium has more than one batch (folder)on it, then the batch selected when you use the storage menu itemwill be the one you most recently created.TipYou can select media using just the and buttons while browsingimages. This method also enables you to select a batch as you zoomin from media to batch to thumbnails to preview. See NavigatingMedia and Batches for complete details about this method.