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Technical data
and descriptions
Camera type Compact digital view and rangefinder
system camera.
Lens attachment Leica M bayonet with additional
sensor for 6-bit coding.
Lens system Leica M lenses from 16 to 135 mm
Picture format / image sensor 3936 x 2626 pixels
(10.5 MPixel) CCD chip, active area 18 x 27 mm,
extension factor 1.33.
Resolution Adjustable, DNG™: 3916 x 2634, JPEG:
3936 x 2630 / 2952 x 1972 / 1968 x 1315 / 1312 x
876 Pixel.
Data formats DNG™ (raw data), 2 JPEG compression
levels.
File size DNG™: 10.3131 MB, JPEG: 10.35 / 5.8 /
2.5 / 1.1 MB.
Color spaces Adobe
®
RGB, sRGB, ECI RGB.
White balance Automatic, manual, 6 presets, color
temperature entry.
Storage medium SD cards up to 4GB / SDHC cards
up to 32GB, larger SD cards with firmware update.
Menu languages German, English, French, Spanish,
Italian, Japanese, Chinese.
Compatibility Windows
®
XP / Vista
®
; Mac
®
OS X (10.5)
Exposure metering Exposure metering through the
lens (TTL), heavily center-weighted with working aper-
ture. Center-weighted TTL metering for flash lighting
with system-compatible SCA-3000/2 standard flash
units.
Measurement principle measured by light reflected
by a bright blade in the first shutter curtain.
Metering range (for ISO 160/23°) At room tempera-
ture and normal humidity EV 0 to 20, or f/1.0 and
1.2s to f/ 32 and
1
/
1000
s. Flashing of the left tri -
angular LED in the viewfinder indicates values below
the metering range.
Measurement cell for available light (continuous
light measurement) silicon photo diode with collect -
ing lens, positioned at the center lower edge, on the
camera bottom.
Film speed range ISO 160/23°, 320/26°,
640/29°, 1250/32° or ISO 2500/35°, In aperture
priority
A
and manual exposure modes, choice of
automatic control or manual setting, in snapshot
mode
S
automatic control.
Exposure mode Choice of automatic shutter speed
control with manual aperture selection – with display
of correct exposure or tendency towards overexposure/
blurring in snapshot mode
S
or corresponding digital
display for aperture priority
A
, or manual shutter
speed and aperture setting and compensation using
LED light balance.
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