Leica Digilux 3 User Manual

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Contents
Before Use
Information for Your Safety.......................2
About These Operating Instructions .........6
Preparation
Scope of delivery ....................................10
Names of the Components .....................11
Screen Display........................................ 13
About the Lens........................................16
Attaching/Detaching the Lens.................16
Charging the Battery
with the Charger..................................18
About the Battery (charging/
number of recordable pictures) ........... 19
Inserting/Removing the Battery ..............20
Using the AC Adaptor .............................21
Inserting/Removing the Card
(Optional) ............................................21
About the Card........................................22
Attaching the Lens Hood ........................23
Attaching the Strap .................................24
Attaching the Eyepiece Cap ...................25
Turning the Camera On .......................... 25
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) ................ 26
About the Setup Menu ............................ 27
Basic
Before Taking Pictures With
the Viewfinder .....................................31
• Tips for taking good pictures............. 31
• Making the Viewfinder
easier to see (Diopter adjustment) ... 31
• Changing the information
display on the LCD monitor .............. 31
Setting the Focus and the
Exposure Automatically
(AF: Auto Focus/
Program AE mode) ............................. 32
• Taking good pictures ........................ 34
• Continuously focusing on a subject
(AFC) (When taking pictures
with the Viewfinder) .......................... 35
Aperture-priority AE ................................36
Shutter-priority AE ..................................36
Manual Exposure....................................38
Compensating the Exposure ..................40
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus ........42
Taking Pictures with the Zoom................43
Playing Back Pictures .............................44
• Changing the Information
Displayed on the
playback screen................................ 45
Deleting Pictures.....................................45
Using the Playback Zoom.......................47
Displaying Multiple Screens
(Multi Playback)...................................48
Displaying Pictures by Recording Date
(Calendar Playback)............................49
Advanced
Switching to Live View ............................50
• Tips for taking good pictures
with Live View................................... 51
• Changing the Information
Displayed.......................................... 51
• Recording a picture with the camera
held high above your head
(High angle mode) ............................ 53
• Auto focus when taking
pictures with Live View ..................... 54
• Manual focus when taking
pictures with Live View ..................... 55
Checking the Depth of Field ...................57
Taking Pictures using
the Built-in Flash .................................58
• Adjusting the flash output ................. 61
• Bounce flash ..................................... 62
Fixing the Focus and the Exposure
(AF/AE Lock).......................................63
Taking Pictures using Continuous Mode.... 64
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket........66
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer .........67

Leica Digilux 3 Specifications

General

Camera type	SLR Camera Body
Sensor type	Live MOS
Image stabilizer	No
Image sensor size	4/3 \
Supported aspect ratios	3:2, 4:3, 16:9
Maximum image resolution	3136 x 2352 pixels
Still image resolution(s)	- 3136 x 2352\\r - 2560 x 1020\\r - 2048 x 1536\\r - 3136 x 2080\\r - 2560 x 1712\\r - 2048 x 1360\\r - 3136 x 1760\\r - 1920 x 1080
Optical zoom	1.5 x
Focal length range	2.8 - 3.5 mm
Minimum aperture number	-
Maximum focal length (35mm film equiv)	50 mm
Minimum focal length (35mm film equiv)	14 mm
Focus	TTL
ISO sensitivity	100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, Auto
Light exposure modes	Auto, Manual
Light exposure correction	± 2EV (1/3EV step)
Fastest camera shutter speed	1/2000 s
Slowest camera shutter speed	60 s
Flash modes	Auto, Flash off, Red-eye reduction, Slow synchronization
External flash connector	Yes
Power source type	Battery
HD type	Not supported
Maximum video resolution	- pixels
Memory slots	1
Internal memory	- MB
Compatible memory cards	MMC, SD, SDHC
Display diagonal	2.5 \
USB version	2.0
White balance	Auto, Daylight, Flash, Halogen, Manual, Outdoor, Shade
Self-timer delay	2, 10 s
Languages support	CZE, DEU, ENG, ESP, FRE, HUN, ITA, JPN
Battery capacity	1500 mAh
Battery life (CIPA standard)	450 shots
Product color	Black, Silver
Storage temperature (T-T)	3136 x 2352 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 80 %

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	80 mm
Width	145.8 mm
Height	86.9 mm
Weight	530 g