Phase One (company)

Cameras

In 2009, Phase One purchased a major stake in Japanese Mamiya and the two companies develop products together. The following cameras are currently produced and sold by Phase One:

• Phase One 645XF
• Phase One 645DF+ (discontinued)
• Phase One 645DF (discontinued)
• Phase One 645AF (discontinued)
• Phase One iXM (aerial, surveillance and UAV operations)
• Phase One iXA (Aerial)
• Phase One iXG (Reproduction)
• Phase One iXR (Reproduction)
• Phase One iXU (aerial, surveillance and UAV operations)
• Phase One iXU-RS (aerial, surveillance and UAV operations)
• Phase One iXU-RS1900 (Fully self contained dual camera solution)

The Phase One 645DF+ and 645DF cameras are medium format cameras which support both focal plane and leaf shutter lenses with shutter speeds ranging from 1/4000s to 60 minutes and flash synchronization up to 1/1600 sec.^[4][5] Among the new features on the 645DF+ are:^[4]

• Fast and accurate auto focus especially in low contrast environments
• Custom focus fine-tuning adjustment
• Rechargeable Li-ion battery with up to 10,000 captures on one charge
• Rugged construction for high volume production use

The Phase One V-Grip Air vertical grip is compatible with the 645DF+/645DF. The V-Grip Air supports a Profoto Air flash trigger for wireless flash synchronization.^[6]

The 645DF+/645DF supports digital back interfaces including the IQ and P+ series digital backs as well as 3rd party digital backs from Hasselblad, Leaf and others.

In 2012, Phase One released two specialty cameras: iXR^[7] which is made specifically for reproduction and iXA^[8] which is made specifically for aerial photography. Both uses the 645 lenses as the normal 645 cameras. Main difference on this camera is they have no viewfinder and very few mechanical moving parts.

In 2013, Phase One signed a collaborative distribution agreement with Digital Transitions (DT) to deliver advanced digitization solutions for cultural heritage preservation imaging projects worldwide (Repro camera solutions). The range of Digital Transitions digitization equipment includes a multitude of reprographic benches, purpose-built reprographic cameras, specialized book copy stations, film scanning kits, and accessories that are designed to host the line of Phase One digital capture hardware and Capture One software.

In 2014, Phase One launched a medium format digital back with a CMOS/active pixel sensor: The IQ250. All Phase One digital backs launched prior to the IQ250 have sensors based on the CCD (Charge-coupled device) technology.

In 2015, Phase One introduced the XF camera system. It is a new digital camera platform, medium format system built with the intention to upgrade it over a series of updates throughout the product lifetime. At the same time, the IQ3 series digital backs were introduced. This included the IQ3 50MP based on the previous IQ250, the IQ3 60MP based on the previous IQ260 and the newly introduced IQ3 80MP which includes a new CCD (Charge-coupled device) sensor exclusive to Phase One.

Lenses

The 645DF / DF+ / XF is compatible with the following lenses:

• Phase One Digital focal plane lenses
• Schneider Kreuznach leaf shutter lenses
• Mamiya 645 AF lenses
• Mamiya 645 manual lenses
• Compatible with Hasselblad V and Pentacon 6 (via multimount adaptor)^[9]

The following lenses are Phase One branded and produced by Mamiya:

• AF 28mm f/4.5 aspherical
• AF 35mm f/3.5
• AF 45mm f/2.8
• AF 80mm f/2.8
• MF 120mm f/4 macro
• AF 120mm f/4 macro
• AF 150mm f/2.8
• AF 75-150mm f/4.5

Schneider Kreuznach

Schneider Kreuznach 80mm f/2.8

Schneider Kreuznach 80mm f/2.8 rear

• LS 28mm f/4.5 aspherical
• LS 35mm f/3.5
• LS 40-80mm f/4-5.6
• LS 45mm f/3.5
• LS 55mm f/2.8
• LS 80mm f/2.8
• LS 110mm f/2.8
• MF 120mm f/5.6 T/S
• LS 120mm f/4.0
• LS 150mm f/2.8
• LS 150mm f/3.5
• LS 240mm f/4.5 IF
• LS 75-150mm f/4.0-5.6

Digital backs

IQ1 series

An 80 MP photo taken with an IQ180 digital back (color-profile not handled correctly by some browsers)

The IQ series Phase One backs included many industry-first innovations. It was the first camera series to utilize a USB 3 connection. At the time of the release, this was not very widespread, but did allow for backwards compatibility with USB 2.0. It was also the first camera series to include a high resolution multi-touch display, similar to the "Retina" screen used in the iPhone 4.^[10]

Model	Sensor size	Sensor type	Resolution (Sensor+ mode)	Active pixels	ISO range (Sensor+ mode)	Dynamic range	Frames per Second (Sensor+ mode)	Lens conversion factor	Display	Storage	Host connection	Released
IQ1 100MP	53.7 × 40.4 mm	CMOS	101 MP (N/A), 16-bit	11608 × 8708	50–12800 (N/A)	15 f-stops	0.7 / (N/A)	1.0	3.2-inch 1.5-megapixel Retina-type touchscreen	CF up to UDMA 6	IEE1394b Firewire800, USB3 / USB2	2016
IQ180	53.7 × 40.4 mm	CCD	80 MP (20 MP), 16-bit	10328 × 7760	35–800 (140 - 3200)	12.5 f-stops	0.7 / (0.9)	1.0				2011
IQ160	53.9 × 40.4 mm	CCD	60.5 MP (15 MP), 16-bit	8984 × 6732	50–800 (200 - 3200)	12.5 f-stops	1.0 / (1.4)	1.0				2011
IQ150	44.0 × 33.0 mm	CMOS	50.0 MP (N/A), 14-bit	8280 × 6208	100 - 6400	14 f-stops	1.2	1.3				2014
IQ140	43.9 × 32.9 mm	CCD	40 MP (10 MP), 16-bit	7320 × 5484	50–800 (200 - 3200)	12 f-stops	1.2 / (1.8)	1.3				2011

P series

The P series are fully untethered backs available for many different camera mounts.

Model	Sensor size	Resolution	Active pixels	ISO range	Dynamic range	Frames per Second	Lens conversion factor	Display	Storage	Host connection	Released
P45	49.1 × 36.8 mm	39 MP, 16-bit	7216 × 5412	50–400	12 f-stops	0,58	1.15	2.2-inch 116,000 px TFT	CF	IEE1394 Firewire	2005
P30	44.2 × 33.1 mm	31.6 MP, 16-bit	6496 × 4872	100–800	12 f-stops	0,67	1.25				2005
P25	48.9 × 36.7 mm	22 MP, 16-bit	5436 × 4080	50–800	12 f-stops	0,58	1.15				2004
P21	44.2 × 33.1 mm	18 MP, 16-bit	4904 × 3678	100–800	12 f-stops	1,0	1.25				2005
P20	36.9 × 36.9 mm	16 MP, 16-bit	4080 × 4080	50–800	12 f-stops	0,7	1.5				2004

H series

The H series are tethered backs available for many different camera mounts. Camera back connects through standard 6pin IEEE 1394. Originally this type of camera back was released as the "Lightphase", a continuation of Phase One's previous tradition of using the name "phase" in the name of the product. This changed with the release of the "H20", which was originally called "Lightphase H20" but the name was changed to "Phase One H20" for better brand recognition.

Model	Sensor size	Resolution	Active pixels	ISO range	Dynamic range	Frames per Second	Lens conversion factor	Display	Storage	Host connection	Released
H25	48.9 × 36.7 mm	22 MP, 16-bit	5436 × 4080	50–400	12 f-stops	0,5	1.15	N/A	N/A	IEE1394 Firewire	2003
H20	36.9 × 36.9 mm	16 MP, 16-bit	4080 × 4080	50–100	12 f-stops	0,33	1.5				2001
H101 / H10	36.9 × 24.6 mm	11 MP, 16-bit	3992 × 2656	50–400			1.65				2002
H5/H10	36 × 24 mm	6 MP, 16-bit	3056 × 2032	50–100			1.65				2002
Lightphase	36 × 24 mm	6 MP, 16-bit	3056 × 2032	50–100			1.65				1998

XF Camera System feature updates

The XF Camera System is upgradable and received various planned new features and functionality over its product lifetime.

• Feature Update #1 - October 2015
  • Vibration Delay, Bullseye Level Tool, Hyperfocal Point Tool, Capture One Focus Step
• Feature Update #2 - March 2016
  • Focus Stacking Tool, Timelapse Tool, HAP-1 Update, OneTouch UI
• Feature Update #3 - October 2016
  • Profoto Air Tool, Electronic Shutter, Flash Analysis, Icon Control
• Feature Update #4 - September 2017
  • Autofocus & Recompose, Automatic Focus Stack Calculator, Focus Trim Tool, Vibration Analysis

Repro camera solutions

Phase One reprographic camera systems and book capture / scanners are purpose-built to provide preservation-level rapid capture of rare books, circulation materials, manuscripts, documents, photographic slides, photographic negatives and photographic glass-plates.

Phase One repro camera solutions include the following products:

• Phase One IXG camera System
• Phase One IXR camera System (Discontinued)

The above camera systems are purpose built for the following solutions but compatible with standard Reproduction systems.

• RG3040 reprographic system
• RGC180 capture cradle
• BC100 Book capture system
• Film scanning kit

Imaging software

The Capture One software comes in several flavors but is still a single binary. License key and option selected determine which version is active:

• PRO, this is the full features version which supports all cameras which Capture One lists as supported.
• PRO (for Sony), full featured but only supports Sony branded cameras.
• CH, specialized version for cultural heritage, has some features which PRO does not, like resolution ruler, auto-crop etc, support only Phase One IIQ RAW files.
• DB, free version, full featured like PRO but works only with Phase One IIQ RAW files.
• Express (for Sony) limited featured version, works only with Sony branded camera.
• Capture One – Various editions of the software have been available: Capture One, Capture One PRO, Capture One DB, Capture One CH, Capture One Express, Capture One SE, Capture One LE, and Capture One REBEL. As of Capture One version 11 the editions are Capture One PRO, Capture One PRO (for Sony), Capture One CH, Capture One DB, and Capture One Express (for Sony)
• Lightphase Capture 2.x (discontinued, changed name to "Capture One" from version 2.7)

Capture One companion software:

• Capture Pilot (available on the Apple App Store)

DAM software

• Media Pro SE
• Media Pro 1 (formerly known as Microsoft Expression Media and iView MediaPro)

Studio management software

• Portrait One (discontinued)
  • Portrait One Executive
  • Portrait One Lite
  • Portrait One Sales