Hasselblad H1D - Manual (Page 124)

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There are a number of more advanced features that while not necessarily used every day still
remain immediately accessible through the menu system. They provide the integral finesses
that make the H1D a powerful and sophisticated tool to satisfy a variety of professional de-
mands.
The five main functions are:
1. Self timer
2. Bracketing
3. Interval timer
4. Settings
5. Digital
An important point to remember is that certain options are only available when the relevant
screen has been accessed. For example, in Self Timer the choice of ‘delay/mirror up’ or ‘mirror
up/ delay’ is only available (by turning the rear control wheel - lower row on display) when the
relevant function has been chosen (by turning the front control wheel - upper row on display)
1 Self timer
The self timer allows a delay in the activation of the shutter and a change in sequence of the
mirror movement. Normally the mirror is raised before the shutter is tripped creating a pause
between the two actions to minimize camera vibration. However, during this pause there will
be no image in the viewfinder and no light metering available for any eventual exposure
change. Therefore the Self timer function can be set to a sequence where the delay is followed
by the mirror being raised instead. Normally the mirror will instantly return after an exposure
but you can also choose a setting where the mirror remains raised. The Self Timer can though