A typical laptop such as the Sony Vaio can store hundreds of LightPhase images. After photographers are finished capturing images they transfer the images to a Macintosh for processing. One provides software that allows the quick and easy transfer of captured images to a Macintosh computer via the fast IEEE 1394 connection. Phase One supplies a battery to power the LightPhase as part of the portable solution. A fully charged battery can power the LightPhase for 10 hours or capture more than 2,000 images.
Photographers can capture images on location all day long without running out of power.
The LightPhase Image Capture Software also provides a fast boot option and advanced power save controlling options to extend the maximum operation time without having to change or recharge the batteries in the computer. An image captured by a LightPhase digital camera must be developed before you can take advantage of the superior image quality and use the image in other applications such as Adobe Photoshop. The LightPhase Image Capture Software for Apple Macintosh has a full set of built-in features to develop captured LightPhase images. Currently images captured using a Windows 98-based computer must be transferred to an Apple Macintosh to have the full set of features supported for the development of images. LightPhase for Most Professional Photographic Applications Phase One showed the LightPhase digital camera back for the first time at Photokina, Cologne in September 1998 and started to ship in quantities in December 1998.