Category : XF IQ4 Blog Series | Capture Integration

Phase One Labs – Dual Exposure+

Posted on 2020/03/03 7:00 AM by Brad Kaye

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When we first starting working with IQ4-150 in Fall of 2018, the swipe of a window revealed a small beaker. Within that beaker was the control panel for Frame Averaging, a feature that we were truly excited about delving into. The concept behind that swipe out menu and beaker was the pathway to the new Phase One Labs where you could experiment with beta tools the team in Denmark … Read More →

Phase One System Firmware 7 for IQ4

Posted on 2020/03/03 7:00 AM by Brad Kaye

Released publicly today, System Firmware 7.00.7 (including IQ4-150 Firmware 5.00.13) squashes some bugs, refines the UI and makes vast improvements to Live View as well as re-introducing Phase One Labs and a new beta feature called DualExposure+. System Firmware 7.00.7 Bug Fixes & Improvements at a glance: The Automatic Frame Averaging numbers in metadata are now identical to what is set on screen. The Timelapse sequence no longer stops after … Read More →

IQ4-150 Frame Averaging for Noise Reduction

Posted on 2020/03/02 11:29 AM by Brad Kaye

It’s no secret that I’m an absolute fan of Frame Averaging on the IQ4-150, not just for creating mid-day motion blurs without Neutral Density, but for noise reduction captured images. I now shoot a Frame Averaged base layer to every shot I do, whether it’s purely a natural light environment or a scene I’m about to light or paint with light. Having this base layer gives me wonderfully recoverable shadows … Read More →

Phase One IQ4-150 File Format Options

Posted on 2020/02/18 4:08 PM by Brad Kaye

File Format Options IQ1 & IQ2 Series digital backs had IIQ L or IIQ S as available raw file formats, IQ3-100 introduced IIQ-L16 as the top tier format and now IQ4-150 offers up to 5 different versions of near lossless file compression for your raw files. The default on the back is actually S14 which is the 2nd lowest quality on the digital back. ‘Low’ quality is a bit of … Read More →

Powering the Phase One IQ4

Posted on 2020/01/28 9:35 AM by Brad Kaye

The IQ4-150 represents the highest fidelity capture of any digital back available today and within it resides the most powerful computer that Phase One has ever shoe horned into any of their digital backs. Touted as being 10x more powerful than the IQ3 series it replaces, battery life is a concern on it like no other digital back we’ve worked with so far. I’m not going to paint the battery … Read More →

Released: XT Camera System Firmware 6.01.1

Posted on 2019/10/22 9:22 AM by Brad Kaye

Today, Phase One releases a quick fix firmware release for the new XT Camera System, Camera System Package 6.01.1. While largely only relevant to XT shooters, IQ4 XF & technical camera shooters will also see some small refinements to the interface, suitable for all IQ4 shooters. Highlights: This system firmware package provides support for the XT Camera System by making sure that the firmware on both the IQ4 as … Read More →

Released: XT Camera System Firmware 6.00.52

Posted on 2019/09/26 12:01 AM by Brad Kaye

Today, Phase One released the first non-beta firmware release for the new XT Camera System, Camera System Package 6.00.52. While largely only relevant to XT shooters, IQ4 XF & technical camera shooters will also see some small refinements to the interface. Highlights: This system firmware package provides support for the XT Camera System by making sure that the firmware on both the IQ4 as well as the XT Lens/X-Shutter are … Read More →

CI Exclusive – Phase One XT First Look

Posted on 2019/09/10 6:59 AM by Chris Snipes

Watch Barry Grossman Go Behind The Scenes with the Phase One XT Camera System Capture Integration was honored to receive the very first new Phase One XT camera shipped into the United States a week before the national release. Knowing the demands of our customers, we wanted to place the unit in the hands of one of our very good clients, Barry Grossman to put the camera through its paces. … Read More →

Phase One XT System: What you need to know

Posted on 2019/09/10 6:59 AM by Dave Gallagher

By now, you should have read about the new Phase One XT camera system but in case you have not, here are the basics that are covered by every other website today: The Phase One XT is the first fully electronic integrated field camera that marries the highest quality optics with the world’s highest quality digital capture device, the Phase One IQ4 150mp. It is shipping today with Rodenstock HR … Read More →

Phase One IQ4 – Long Awaited Frame Averaging

Posted on 2019/06/29 3:17 PM by Brad Kaye

Amidst the announcement of the Phase One IQ4 150 last year and the many substantially upgraded and new features, one of these stood out as a bit of a wild card. That was the “Phase One Beta Labs”, which promised regularly downloadable feature firmware updates, similar to the ones the XF camera has seen. The first of these was to be the ability to produce Frame Averaged captures in camera. … Read More →