Hasselblad H4D 40 - Using IAA

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Using Instant Approval Architecture
The Instant Approval Architecture system helps you to evaluate your images as quickly
as you take them. It works by supplying immediate audio feedback, which tells you in-
stantly whether each new capture is exposed correctly or likely to be rated as over- or
underexposed. Simultaneously, it applies a coloured code to each capture as a visual
reminder of its status. This status can be manually changed when browsing either im-
mediately or later on. In addition, each  le named is pre xed by a letter (A,B or C) accord-
ing to status. This system also allows you to browse by  ltering to show or hide only the
captures you want.
The colour coding and the name coding remains tagged to the  le so when it appears
in Phocus, the status can be used by way of  ltering to speed up and facilitate the  ling,
browsing and selection process at that stage too.
Though you can use the system any way you like, the intention (based on the ‘tra c
light’ principle) is that you should assign the levels as follows:
• GREEN for your best shots.
•
YELLOW for images that need closer inspection.
•
RED for images that you are unlikely to use.
StandardInstantApprovalworkow
The standard method of working with the Instant Approval Architecture is as follows:
1. Take a shot.
2. The camera analyzes the shot to  nd out if it seems to be over- or underexposed. If it
suspects a problem, it does the following:
 • provides audio feedback (if this option has been chosen) by making a warning
sound,whichimmediatelyalertsyoutoapossibleproblemevenifyouarenotlook-
ing at the screen. The warning sound is a rapid string of notes going up the musical
scale if the image is judged as overexposed or conversely a rapid string of notes
going down the musical scale if the image is judged as underexposed.
 • downgradestheapprovalstatustoyellow(ifApprovalissetto‘Auto’).
Capture  le name
File names are pre xed by a letter
to represent the current approval
status. This letter will change if the
status is changed. In this example
the capture is green so therefore
the  le name starts with "A".
The coding is as follows:
GREEN fi les start with “A”
YELLOW fi les start with “B”
RED fi les start with “C”
Current approval status
A coloured dot represents the current
approval status. The colour will change if the
status is changed.
Current browse  lter setting
Faster and more e ective browsing can be
achieved by  ltering captures.
"Brackets" represent the  ltering method
selected as follows:
Show all
Show green and yellow only
Show green only
Show yellow only
Show red only
Capture  le name
Current approval status
Current browse  lter setting
Faster and more e ective browsing can be
achieved by  ltering captures.
"Brackets" represent the  ltering method
selected as follows:
IAA overview
Note
The default approval level is set
by going: Menu > Storage > De-
fault Appr Level. See later section
for details.