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Recording mode
SELECTING THE SYNC SPEED RANGE
The Leica SL allows you to limit the shutter speed range used in
the automatic program and aperture priority exposure modes , e.g.
to suit your picture composition ideas. You can choose between
two automatic and several manual settings.
Setting the function
1. In the menu's
CAMERA section, select Flash Settings,
2. in the submenu,
Auto slow sync., and
3. in the corresponding submenu, either one of the two automatic
settings -
1/2f min. 1/60 s or 1/f min. 1/60 s, or the desired
slowest shutter speed.
Notes:
•
1/f min. 1/60 s results in the slowest possible shutter speeds
based on the rule of thumb for free-handed, blur-free pictures,
e.g.
1
⁄100s with a focal length of 100mm. On the other hand, this
setting rules out slower speeds than
1
⁄60s all together, i.e. even
when using shorter focal lengths than 60mm.
1/2f min. 1/60 s is
principally the same, except that it results in twice as fast
shutter speeds whenever possible, e.g. for even more safety
against blurred pictures.
• This menu item can be assigned to the
FAVORITES menu.
FLASH EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
This function can be used to selectively reduce or strengthen the
flash exposure regardless of the exposure of the available light, e.g.
in a picture taken in the evening, to lighten the face of a person in
the foreground while retaining the lighting atmosphere.
Setting the function
1. In the menu's
CAMERA section, select Flash Settings,
2. in the submenu
Flash Exp. Compensation, and
3. in the corresponding submenu, the desired setting.
Notes:
•
Flash Exp. Compensation is not available when flash units are
attached that have their own compensation setting feature, e.g.
the Leica SF 58.
• Brighter flash illumination selected using a positive
compensation requires a higher flash power, and vice versa.
Therefore, flash exposure compensation has a more or less
significant impact on the flash range: A positive compensation
reduces the range, while a negative compensation increases it.
• A compensation setting remains active until it is reset to 0, i.e.
after any number of pictures and even after turning off the
camera.
• This function is subject to the EV Increment setting, (see p. 218).
When it is changed, a set compensation is canceled, i.e
automatically reset to
0.
• This menu item can be assigned to the FAVORITES menu.
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