Hasselblad Xpan - Page 18

Become
fomilior
with
the
vorious
components
on
the
camera
by checking
them ogainst
figs
l
-
3
and
the
component
list.Avoid touching
the
lens surfac-
es
and take care
regarding the
focal
plane
shutter
and
format
blind
when opening the
camero
back.
Begin by
looding the
batteries
so thot
you
can
go
through
all the
camera's
functions.
The XPan
is
a
very simple
camera to
operate
following
well-estab-
lished routines
and
most
photographers
should be
able to
successfully
operate
it
straight
away
with-
out any
problems.
The mode selector
switch
is the
moin
ON/OFF
con'
trol
which activates
the
camera.lnformation
is
pro-
vided by two
LCD
panels
ond
an LED
display
in
the
viewfinder.
Read
quickly
through
the
main
items
in
this
manualfor
a
general
overview of
the
infor-
motion
system and
the mechonics
of the camero.
Then read
again
more
corefully
the relevant
sec-
tions
to
gain
a
firmer
understanding
of
individuol
procedures.Fluency
in operation
of the camera
will
allow
you
to
concentrate
more on
picture
taking.
ln the text,the
main
LCD
on the
back of
the comere
is referred to as'M/d'and
the small
exposure coun'
ter
LCD as'EC/ di
Positions of components
and
orientation
are de-
scribed
in relation to
the
cemera
as seen
when tak'
ing a
photograph,
i.e.
with the lens at the
front, un'
less
otherwise
stoted.
The relevant
illustrations are
indicated by the
fig-
ures
beside the small
headings
in the text.
Please
read'Film
processing'
before sending
your
exposed
film to a film
laboratory.