Hasselblad H4D-60 - 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
instantly whether each new capture is exposed correctly or likely to be rated as over-
or underexposed. Simultaneously, it applies a colored code to each capture as a visual
reminder of its status. This status can be manually changed when browsing either imme-
diately or later on. In addition, each file named is prefixed by a letter (A, B or C) according
to status. This system also allows you to browse by filtering to show or hide only the
captures you want.
The color coding and the name coding remains tagged to the file so when it appears in
Phocus, the status can be used by way of filtering to speed up and facilitate the filing,
browsing and selection process at that stage too.
Though you can use the system any way you like, the intention (based on the ‘traffic
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.
Tip
The default approval level is set by
going: Menu > Storage > Default
Appr Level. See later section for
details.
Capture file name
File names are prefixed by a letter to repre-
sent the current approval status. This letter
will change if the status is changed. In this
example the capture is green so therefore
the file name starts with 'A'.
The coding is as follows:
GREEN files start with 'A'
YELLOW files start with 'B'
RED files start with 'C'
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 analyses the shot to find 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’).
Current approval status
A coloured dot represents the current approval status.
The colour will change if the status is changed.
Current browse filter setting
Faster and more effective browsing can be achieved by
filtering captures.
The 'brackets' represent the filtering method selected
as follows:
IAA overview
Show all
Show green and yellow only
Show green only
Show yellow only
Show red only