36 THE HASSELBLAD MANUAL
Infrared Photography
Infrared photography with digital cameras is a fascinating fi eld for the experimenting and cre-
ative photographer interested in recording the world in a different fashion. With a Hasselblad
digital camera or digital back properly converted, infrared photography actually becomes sim-
pler than with fi lm, especially as it eliminates all the problems with the special fi lm process-
ing that is necessary. Infrared photographs can be created in black and white or color with
the conversion to black and white done after the image is captured. With infrared photogra-
phy you can show the world revealing something spectacular, something that you can never
see with the naked eye. Infrared photography can be done at any time of the day and in any
type of daylight and you can produce spectacular images in the middle of the day when you
normally try to avoid creating pictures.
Infrared photography is done with a special IR passing fi lter, also called black fi lters or a
deep red fi lter on the lens. With this fi lter on the lens, you photograph almost entirely with
IR wavelengths. With the camera set for automatic white balance the colors in your images
can vary wildly, usually with very red colors. A better approach is to set the white balance for
green grass. Infrared photography can also produce very interesting, often beautiful results in
portrait photography usually with lightened skin tones, dark eyes, and red hair.
DIGITAL RECORDING MEDIA
In all digital Hasselblad cameras and digital backs, the images can be recorded on compact
fl ash (CF) cards in the camera, on the accessory Hasselblad ImageBank, or in the computer.
The used media is shown on the main menu, on the preview screen, and also when the zoom
out control is moved to the very end.
CF Cards
CF cards are made by various companies in sizes from 1 to 16 GB. Two brands recommended
by Hasselblad are Sandisk Extreme IV and Lexar Professional 133. The GB value indicates
the number of images that can be recorded on a card and is about 18 images from a 39 sen-
sor on a 1 GB type. While the number of images is limited, the CF card eliminates the need for
any cable connections and makes the camera fl exible for handheld work.
The CF cards are inserted on the right side (seen from the rear) of the sensor unit (digital
back) after opening the card holder cover. Insert it so the connector holes face the slot with
the brand label toward the rear. If you feel resistance, the card is probably facing the wrong
way. It should slide in easily. Press the card in a little further and close the cover.
The card is removed by opening the cover then pressing the release button below the
card holder slot slightly, then completely, which pushes the card out so you can remove
it. You can copy the contents from a CF card to the ImageBank so you can use the same
card for more images or to back up the recorded data. This is like copying the content of a
word processing fi le to a disc as a back-up. It is easy to copy images from a CF card to the
ImageBank.
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