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Table of Contents
FCC notes................................................................84
Foreword .................................................................85
Warning messages...................................................88
Legal notes ..............................................................88
Disposal of electrical and electronic equipment......88
Scope of delivery .....................................................89
Designation of parts ................................................90
Displays
In the viewfinder ...................................................92
In the top panel LCD .............................................92
In the monitor .......................................................93
Menu items
In the main menu..................................................94
In the picture parameters menu ...........................95
Snapshot mode
S
....................................................96
Comprehensive instructions
Preparations
Attaching the carrying strap................................98
Charging the battery ...........................................98
Inserting the battery into the camera /
Removing the battery from the camera .............100
Charge level displays .........................................100
Inserting and removing the memory card..........101
The most important settings / controls
Leica M lenses ....................................................102
Using Leica UV/IR filters to correct color shifts for
particular subjects and lighting situations.........103
Switching the lens type identification on/off ....103
Extension factor ................................................105
Attaching a lens.................................................105
Removing a lens ................................................105
Switching the camera on and off/
the main switch...................................................106
Selecting picture taking and review modes.........107
Review for unlimited time ..................................107
Automatic review of last picture ........................107
Shutter release button........................................108
Serial exposures................................................109
Shutter speed dial ...............................................110
Monitor................................................................111
Setting the brightness........................................111
Displaying the picture data.................................111
The histogram ....................................................112
Menu control.......................................................113
Main Menu ..........................................................113
Picture parameters menu...................................113
Setting the menu functions................................114
Presets
Basics settings for the camera
Menu language .................................................116
Date and time...................................................116
Automatic power off .........................................117
Button acknowledgement and signal tones........117
Basic picture settings
Resolution..........................................................118
Compression rate/file format ............................118
White balance ....................................................119
For automatic or fixed settings.........................119
For direct setting of color temperature ............120
For manual setting by metering........................120
ISO sensitivity....................................................121
Image properties
(contrast, sharpness, color saturation)..............122
Working color space..........................................123
Holding the camera correctly.................................123
Bright-line view and range finder............................124
The frame selector ..............................................124
Distance metering..................................................126
Superimposed image method (double image) .....126
Split image method.............................................126
Exposure metering.................................................127
Turning the exposure meter on/off.....................127
Exposure modes .................................................128
Aperture priority ................................................128
Metering memory lock .....................................128
Exposure compensation...................................129
Manual exposure setting.....................................131
The
B
setting / the T-Function ............................131
Exposure meter metering range.............................132
Working below the metering range ........................132
Metering diagram...................................................133
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