Mamiya 645DF+ User Manual

Leaf Credo Digital Back

with

Mamiya 645DF+ System

Quick Guide

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Quick Guide

Contents

1. Contents of Kit ..............................................................3

2. Overview........................................................................4

3. Before You Start ............................................................6

4. Mounting the Leaf Credo Back ...................................12

5. Getting Started ............................................................14

6. Using the Soft Buttons ................................................16

7. Navigating the Back Menu ..........................................17

8. Setting Up Digital Back ...............................................18

9. Taking a Shot ...............................................................19

10. Browsing Images .........................................................20

11. Evaluating your Shot ...................................................22

12. Editing your Images.....................................................24

13. Changing the Focusing Screen ...................................26

14. Custom Camera Functions .........................................28

15. Installing software .......................................................30

Leaf Limited Warranty .......................................................31

This Quick Guide shows the basic operation of your new Leaf
Credo digital back with Mamiya 645DF
the User Guide for advanced operations of the camera, digital
back and software.

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system. Download

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1. Contents of Kit

• Leaf Credo digital back

• Dual charger for Leaf Credo battery

• 12 V Power adapter and regional adapters

• Two Li-Ion 7.2V 3400 mAh batteries

• USB 3.0 cable (3 m)

• FireWire 800-800 cable (4.5 m)

• Capture One Pro 8

• Neutral test patch

• LCC calibration plate

• Optical cleaning wipers

• Credo cleaning wipes

• Leaf Credo Quick Guide

• Mamiya focusing screen 44 x 33 mm (Credo 40 & 50 only)

• USB Drive

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2. Overview

1. Eyepiece shutter lever

Hot shoe

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Exposure mode dial

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Mirror (do not touch)

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Electronic contacts

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Lens mount alignment mark

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Depth of eld preview button

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Drive dial

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Shutter release button

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Front dial

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Rear dial

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Strap lug

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Main LCD

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1. Diopter adjustment dial

Strap lug

2.

Synchro terminal

3.

Electronic shutter release contact

4.

Lens release button

5.

Focus mode selector lever

6.

AF lock button

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Auto focus assist

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infrared light emission
window/self timer lamp

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1. Rubber eye piece

Digital Back

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Self timer/interval button

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Main LCD backlight button

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Multiple exposure button/

5.
Focus point selector button

Auto bracketing button

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Set button/Flash auto adjustment select button/

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Exposure compensation button

Auto exposure lock button

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AEL Exposure metering button

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3. Before You Start

1. Charging batteries

Li-Ion battery pack for camera

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To charge your Mamiya 645DF

1. Connect the charger to a power outlet using the included

12 V power supply with the appropriate international adapter.

2. Place the battery rmly in the charger.

When properly connected, the LED indicates the status of
the battery:

LED Color LED Status Comment

Red

Green

Red

Charging is complete when the green LED is steady.

Steady Charging

Steady Fully charged

Flashing Error / No connection

Li-Ion battery pack:

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Battery for Credo digital back

C

S

M.UP

L

To charge your Leaf Credo battery:

1. Connect the Credo digital back battery charger to a power

outlet.

2. Insert the batteries in the charger and charge each battery

(approximately 2.5 to 3 hours).

2. Inserting batteries

Li-Ion battery pack for camera

1. Ensure the drive dial is set to L (off).

2. Turn the camera upside down, lift the battery case lock

lever and turn it counter clockwise.

3. Pull out the AA battery holder.

4. Insert a charged Li-Ion battery pack into the camera's

battery compartment and lock it by turning the battery
case lock lever clockwise.

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Battery for Credo digital back

1. Open the battery compartment cover and slide the battery
into the battery bay in the bottom of the digital back.

2. Close and lock the battery compartment cover.

3. Setting battery type

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In order to utilize the Li-Ion battery in your 645DF/645DF
camera, you need to set your camera’s Custom Function 04
Battery Type to 2.

To set the battery type, you must initiate one of the Custom
Function (CF) banks, then set the battery type.

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Initiating CF — Bank A, B or C [00]

1. Turn on the camera body, and set the mode dial to CF.

2. Using the front dial, scroll to CF function 00.

3. Using the rear dial, select bank A, B or C.

In order to use Custom Function 04, you must initiate at least
one of the banks.

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Setting Battery Type [04]

1. Using the front dial, scroll to Custom Function 04.

2. Using the rear dial, select 0, 1 or 2.

0 = Standard AA alkaline batteries

1 = AA NiMh / NiCD batteries

2 = Li-Ion Rechargeable battery

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On Leaf Credo digital backs this custom function can be set
from within the digital back menu system when the back
is connected to the camera: Camera settings > 645DF >
Active Custom Set > A > Setup Custom A > Battery type.

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