User Manual

Power
The camera can be set at two active power modes − ON or Standby − as well as OFF. In active
modes, battery consumption is least in Standby mode and most in ON mode. The camera enters
Standby mode to preserve battery consumption after 10 seconds (Default. Can be changed in
Custom Options #1). Both the grip and the digital capture unit displays are dimmed accordingly.
The digital capture unit becomes inactive after the period set in POWER DOWN (Menu > Settings
> User Interface > Power Down).
ON
To activate the camera press the red ON.OFF button until you see the start-up H3D
logo appear on the grip display. The logo is automatically followed by the main screen.
The camera is now in ON mode.
After a set period of inactivity (programmable in Custom Options) the camera automatically
enters Standby mode, signalled by the appearance of the H3D logo again.
Standby
In this mode the camera is in a mainly inactive ‘standby’ mode and is ready to be immediately
reactivated to the ON mode by:
• pressing the shutter release button half way
• pressing the Stop down button
• clicking the ON.OFF button
• pressing the Mirror up button.
In this mode, signalled by the standby H3D II logo appearing on the grip display, the
demand on the batteries is very low. It is ideal for general use where intervals between
shots exceed a few seconds.
Standby mode is automatically set from the ON mode after 10 seconds (default) of
inactive use (programmable in Custom Options).
OFF
From the active screen, press (not click !) the red ON.OFF button for a half second. All
buttons (except the ON.OFF button) remain ineffective, producing virtually no demand
on the battery. This is the normal mode when transporting or storing the camera or
where there might be a risk of inadvertently activating the camera. (However, remove the
batteries if you are going to store the camera for a period of more than a few weeks).
In this mode neither the viewfinder display nor grip display information is available.
Manual focus
There is both a Manual Focus mode setting and a Manual Override capability. Manual Focus
is a specific setting that you actively make, whereas Manual Override is always available as a
temporary override of an autofocus setting.
In Manual Focus mode, focusing is carried out by rotating the focusing ring in the conventional
manner. The focus setting remains until changed as with a conventional non-autofocus lens. This
means that pressing the shutter release button will not activate a focus setting change as it does in
autofocus. To change back to autofocus, you must make a new setting (by pressing the AF button
and choosing AF S or AF C).
With Manual Override, you can manually alter a focus setting that has been made in the autofocus
mode, by rotating the lens barrel in the conventional manner and without having to change
modes. As long as the shutter release button is kept at the half-press position, the new focus setting
is maintained. By releasing the pressure on the shutter release button and pressing again, the autofocus
function is immediately reactivated.
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