Leica D-Lux 2 manual

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2 Bef ore Use Dear Customer , We w ould like to take this opportunity to thank you f or purchasing this LEICA D -LUX2 . Please read these Operating Instructions carefully and keep them handy for future ref erence. Inf ormation f or Y our Safety Carefully observe copyright laws. Recording of pre-recor ded tapes or discs or other published or broadca[...]

Before Use 3 FCC Note: (U.S. only) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits f or a Class B digital device , pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against har mful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio fr[...]

Bef ore Use 4 Only for Great Britain Digital Camera The rating plate is on the underside of the Digital Camera. Caution f or A C mains lead For y our safety , please read the following text carefully . This appliance is supplied with a moulded three-pin mains plug for y our safety and conv enience. A 5-ampere fuse is fitted in this plug. Should the[...]

Bef ore Use 5 ■ Care for the camera • Do not shake or cause impact to the camera. The camera may not be operated normally or recording of pictures may be disab led, or the len s ma y be damaged. • Sand or dust may cause a malfunction of the camera. When you use the camera on a beach etc., take care so that sand or dust do es not get in to the[...]

Bef ore Use 6 ■ If you will not be using the camera f or a long time • Store the batter y in a cool and dr y place with a relatively stab le temperature. [Recommended temperature: 15°C to 25°C, Recommended humidity: 40% to 60%] • Be sure to remov e the b attery and the card from the camera. • When the batter y is left inser ted in the cam[...]

Bef ore Use 7 About These Operating Instructions Please note that the description on this page is a sample and all pages are not d escribed in this manner . About illustrations in these operatin g instructions Please note that the appearance of the product, t he illustration or the menu screen are a little different from those in actual use . About[...]

8 Contents Before Use Information for Your Safety . . . . . . . . . . . 2 About These Operating Instructions . . . . . 7 Preparation Scope of delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Names of the Components . . . . . . . . . . 10 Quick Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Charging the Battery with the Charger . . 13 About th[...]

9 Shooting with the extra optical zoom . . . 88 Playback (advanced) Playing Back Pictures with Audio/Motion pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Using the [PLAY] mode menu . . . . . . . . 90 • Playing Back with Slide Show [SLIDE SHOW] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 • Favorites setting [FAVORITE] . . . . . 92 • Display[...]

Prepar ation 10 Names of the Components 1 Le ns par t 2 Self-timer I ndicator (P44) AF Assist Lamp (P77) 3 Flash ( P32, 40) 4 Joystick (P34, 49, 83) 5 AF /AE Lock Button (P85) 6 C ursor buttons w /Self-timer Button (P44) r /[REV] Button (P37) q /Flash Mode Button (P40) e /Backlight Compensation in A uto Mode (P36)/Exposure Compensation (P45)/Auto B[...]

Preparation 11 14 Aspect ratio s witch (P87) 15 Zoom Le ver (P37, 38, 50, 51) 16 Optical Image Stabiliz er Button (P47) 17 Flash Open Switch (P40) 18 Speak er (P89) 19 Microphone (P59, 75) 20 Mode Dial (P30) 21 Shutter Button (P31) 22 Camera Switch (P23) 23 Lens Cap/Strap Eyelet (P21) 24 [DIGIT AL/A V OUT] Socket (P104, 106, 108) 25 [DC IN] Socket [...]

Prepar ation 12 Quic k Guide This is the overview of the procedure to record pictures with this camera. For each operation, be sure to refer to the corresponding pages. 1 Charge the battery . (P13) • When the camera is shipped, the battery is no t charged. Charge the battery before use . 2 Insert the battery and the card. (P15, 16) 3 T urn the ca[...]

Preparation 13 Charging the Battery with the Char g er When the camera is shipped, the batter y is not charged. Charge the batter y before use. 1 Attach the battery with attention to the direction of the battery . 2 Connect t he A C mains lead . • The AC mains lead does not f it entirely into the AC input terminal. A gap will remain as shown belo[...]

Prepar ation 14 About the Battery Battery indication The remaining batter y power appears on the screen. [It does not appear when you use the camera along with the AC adaptor ( ACA-DC4-U/J/E ; optional).] The indication tur ns red and blinks: Recharge or replace the batter y . The lifetime of the battery The n umber of re cordab le pictures b y CIP[...]

Preparation 15 Inser ting/Remo ving the Batter y • Check that the camera is turned off and that the lens is retracted. • Close the flash. 1 Slide the car d/battery door to open it. • Please be sure to use genuine LEICA batteries ( B P- DC4 - U/ J /E ). 2 Insert: Insert the charged batter y paying attention to the directio n of the battery . R[...]

Prepar ation 16 Inser ting/Remo ving the Car d • Check that the camera is turned off and that the lens is retracted. • Close the flash. 1 Slide the card/battery door to open it. 2 Insert: Insert the card with the label side facing the back of the camera until it clicks. Remove: Push the card until i t clicks, then pull the card out upri ght. ?[...]

Preparation 17 About the Car d Access to the card When pictures are be ing recorded onto the card, the card access indication  lights red. When the card access indication lights, pictures are being read or deleted, or the card is cleaned up (P103) or formatted, do not: • turn th e camera off . • remov e the batter y or the card. • shake or[...]

Prepar ation 18 Appr o ximate number of re cor dable pictures and the size Aspect ratio Picture size 8M (3840×2160 pixels) 5.5M (3072×1728 pix els) Quality 1 6 M B 0360 0 5 1 0 32 MB 1 7 14 1 1 11 22 6 4 M B 21 5 2 93 3 2 3 4 6 128 MB 4 30 60 6 7 47 93 256 MB 9 59 115 13 14 92 180 512 MB 18 115 230 26 28 180 350 1 GB 36 230 460 52 57 360 710 2 GB[...]

Preparation 19 Aspect ratio Picture size 4.5M (2560×1712 pixels) 2.5M (2048×1360 pixels) Quality 16 MB 1 6 12 1 10 19 32 MB 2 13 27 3 21 41 64 MB 4 28 55 6 44 84 128 MB 8 57 110 14 89 170 256 MB 17 110 210 27 170 330 512 MB 34 220 430 54 340 650 1 GB 69 440 860 105 680 1310 2 GB 140 890 1700 210 1360 2560 Aspect ratio Picture size 6M (2880×2160 [...]

Prepar ation 20 • Aspect ratio is the ratio of the width and the height of the picture. F or aspect ratio settings, see page 87. • If y ou select a larg er picture size , you can pr int pictures clearly . When you select a smaller picture size , you can store more pictures on a card though the pi ct ure quality is deteriorated. (P73) • EZ is [...]

Preparation 21 Attaching the Lens Cap/Strap ■ Lens Cap 1 P ass the string through the hole on the lens cap. 2 P ass the string through the hole on the camera. 3 Attach the lens cap. ■ Strap 1 Pass the strap thro ugh the hole at the Strap Eyelet. • Check that the strap is f ir mly attached to the camera. • When you turn the camera off , carr[...]

Prepar ation 22 Setting Date/Time (Cloc k Set) ■ Initial setting The clock is not set when the camera is shipped. When you turn the camera on, the follo win g screen appears. • T ake the lens cap off before setting the date and time. • Press the [MENU] button, the screen shown in step 1 appears. • The setting screen disappears in about 5 se[...]

Preparation 23 Setup Menu Change the settings if necessar y . (See pages 24 to 26 for details about the settings.) 1 Remove the lens cap and turn the camera on. • The menu items depend on the mode selected with the mode dial (P30). In this page, the items in Programme AE mode [ L ] are indicated. 2 Press the [MENU] button. 3 Select the [SETUP] Me[...]

Prepar ation 24 For setting, see page 23. Menu Functions x MONIT O R Adjust the br ightness of the LCD monitor in 7 steps. P A UTO REVIEW [OFF] : The recorded picture does not automatically appear . [1 SEC.] :The recorded picture automatically appears on the screen for about 1 second. [3 SEC.] :The recorded picture automatically appears on the scre[...]

Preparation 25 F or setting, see page 23. Menu Functions 6 BEEP Set to select the volume of operational sound. [ 7 ]: No operational sound [ 8 ]: Soft operational sound [ 9 ]: Loud operational sound B SHUTTER Set to select the volume of shutter sound. [ C ]: No shutter sound [ E ]: Soft shutter sound [ D ]: Loud shutter sound 9 V OLUME The volume o[...]

Prepar ation 26 For setting, see page 23. Menu Functions X VIDEO OUT (Playbac k mode only) [NTSC] : Video output is set to NTSC system. [P AL] : Video output is set to P AL system. (P104) TV ASPECT (Playbac k mode only) [ j ] : Select if your tele vision has a 16:9 aspect ratio. • This mode is best for sho wing [ j ] aspect ratio images on a 16:9[...]

Preparation 27 About the LCD Monitor ■ Selecting the screen to be used A LCD monitor (LCD) Press the [DISPLA Y/PWR LCD] button to switch to the screen to be used. • When the menu screen appears, the [DISPLA Y] button is not activated. During multi pla yb ack (P50) or pla yback zoom (P51), the indications on the screen can be turned o n and off.[...]

Prepar ation 28 ■ T o view the LCD monitor outdoors on a bright sunny day (P ower LCD function) When you press and hold the [DISPLA Y/ PWR LCD] button f or 1 second, the power LCD function is activated, the LCD monitor becomes brighter t han usual and easier to see outdoors. A : P ower LCD indication • When you tak e p ictures, the LCD monitor [...]

Preparation 29 ■ Histogram • A histogram is a gr aph that displays brightness along the hor izontal axis (blac k to white) and the number of pix els at each brightness level on the v er tical axis. • It allows the camera user to easily chec k the wa y a p icture is being exposed. • When the values are concentrated to the left A , the pictur[...]

30 Recording pic tures (basi c) T aking Pictures ■ The Mode Dial This camera has a mode dial to suit f or recording of many kinds of scenes. Select the desired mode and enjoy the v ar iety of recording. Rotate the mode dial slowly and securely . L : Programme AE mode (P31) The exposure is automa tically adjusted by the camera. M : Aperture-priori[...]

Recording pi ctures (basic) 31 ■ Programme AE The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aper ture value according to the brightness of the subject. 1 1 Remove the lens cap. 2 T urn the camera on. 3 Set the mode dial to pro gramme AE mode [ L ]. 4 Slide the f ocus switch to [AF ]. 2 Aim the AF area 1 to the point yo u want to f ocus [...]

Recording pic tures (basi c) 32 ■ Correct posture for taking good pictures T o take pictures without blurring: • Hold the camera gently with both hands, keep arms stationar y at your side and stand with your f eet slightly apar t . • Be careful not to mov e the camera when you press the shutter button. • Do not cover the microphone or the A[...]

Recording pi ctures (basic) 33 ■ Jitter (camera shake) • Be careful of jittering when pressing the shutter button. • The jitter aler t 1 appears when the shutter speed is slow and the chances of blurring are greater . • When the jitter aler t appears, take special care with the shooting methods described on P32, or use a tr ipod for best re[...]

Recording pic tures (basi c) 34 ■ Programme shift In Programme AE mode , you can change the preset aper ture value and the shutter speed under the same exposure . This is called Programme shift. By this function, you can m ake the bac kground more b l urred (by d ecreasing the aperture value) or rec ord t he moving subj ect mor e dyna micall y (b[...]

Recording pi ctures (basic) 35 T aking Pictures in A u to Mode Auto mode mak es it easy for inexperienced users. It displa ys only simple menu settings and allows y ou to take pictures without error . 1 Select the desired item and set the desired value. ■ Settings in Auto mode • F or details, ref er to the pa ges corresponding to each item. [PI[...]

Recording pic tures (basi c) 36 ■ The Backlight Compensation Backlight is a situation where light comes from behind the subject. Subjects such as people become dar k when pictures are recorded in the backlight. If y ou press e , [ 0 ] (compensating backlight ON indication) appears and the backlight compensation function is activated. This functio[...]

Recording pi ctures (basic) 37 Chec king the Recor ded Picture (Revi ew) 1 Press r . • The last recorded picture appears for about 10 seconds. • Press r again to cancel the revie w . • Y ou can check the previous or f ollowing picture with w / q . • When the recorded pictures are too br ight or dim, compensate the exposure . (P45) 2 Enlarge[...]

Recording pic tures (basi c) 38 Using the Optical Zoom Y ou can make people and subjects appear closer with the 4 times optical zoom, and landscapes can be recorded in wide angle. ■ T o make subjects appear further away use (Wide) ■ T o make subjects appear closer use (T ele) ■ T o further increase the zoom • Use the extra optical z o om. ([...]

Recording pi ctures (basic) 39 • The optical zoom is set to Wide (1×) when the camera is turned on. • If you use the z oom function after focusing on the subject, f ocus on the subject again. • The lens barrel (P10) is ejected or retracted according to the zoom position. • T ake care not to obstruct the motion of the lens while the zoom le[...]

Recording pic tures (basi c) 40 T aking Pictures using the Built-in Flash When you set the flash, you can tak e pictures using the built- in flash according to the recording condition. ■ T o open the flash Slide the [ < OPEN] s witch A . B Photo flash • Do not cover the photo flash with your fingers or an y other items. ■ T o close the fla[...]

Recording pi ctures (basic) 41 r : A UT O The flash is automat ically activated according to the recording condition. s : A UTO/Red-eye reduction The flash is automat ically activated according to the recording condition. It reduces the red-ey e phenomenon (ey es of the subject appear red in a flash photo) by triggering the fl ash before actually r[...]

Recording pic tures (basi c) 42 ■ A vailable flash settings by recording mode The av ailable flash settings depend on the recording mode. ( e : Availa ble, —: No t avai labl e) *Not av aila ble in backlight compensation ■ The av ailable flash range to take pictures • The av ailable flash range is an approximation. • Refe r to P32 for the [...]

Recording pi ctures (basic) 4 3 ■ Shutter speed for each flash mode • The settings may be diff erent from those shown here if y ou are using scene modes. – [NIGHT SCENER Y] : 8 to 1/2000 (sec.) – [ST ARR Y SKY] : 15, 30 or 60 (sec.) • Do not stare at the photo flash from close pro ximity . • If you bring the flash too close to the subje[...]

Recording pic tures (basi c) 44 T aking Pictures with the Self-timer 1 Switch the self-timer setting. 4 : Self-timer set to 10 seconds L 5 : Self-timer set to 2 seconds L No display (cancelled) 2 Focus on the subj ect to take the picture . • The self-timer indic ator 1 blinks and the shutter is activated after 10 seconds (or 2 seconds). • If yo[...]

Recording pi ctures (basic) 45 Compensating the Exposure Use this function when you cannot achie ve appropriate exposure due to the diff eren ce of brightness between the sub ject and the background. 1 Press e several times until [ C EXPOSURE] appe ars and th en compensate the exposure. • Y ou can compensate from –2 EV to +2 EV in steps of 1/3 [...]

Recording pic tures (basi c) 46 T aking Pictures using A uto Bracket In this mode, 3 pictures are automatically recorded by each press of the shutter button according to the compensation range of the e xposure. Y ou can select the desired e xposure among the 3 types of pictures. 1 Press e several times until [ B A UT O BRACKET] appears and then set[...]

Recording pi ctures (basic) 47 Optical Image Stabilizer [ST ABILIZER] This mode re cognizes an d compensates jitter . Y ou c an reduce blurr ing caus ed by jitter e specially when you take pictures wit h the op tical zoom set to T el e or when you take pic tures i ndoors wh ere the shut ter speed i s slowed down. A Optical Image Stabilizer button 1[...]

Recording pic tures (basi c) 48 T aking Pictures using Burst Mode 1 Press the Single/Burst Mode Button to switch the bur st mode setting and then take pictures. • Hold down the shutter button fully to activate the b urst mode. ■ Number of pictures recorded in burst mode *The transf er speed of the card has no effect on the b urst sp eed. • Wh[...]

49 Playback (basic) P l ay i n g B a ck P i c t u r e s 1 Select the picture. • w : Pla y back the pre vious picture. • q : Pla y back the ne xt pictu re. • The picture follo wing the last one is the first picture . • When [RO T A TE D ISP .] (P93) is set to [ON], pictures recorded by holding the camera v er tically are pla yed back ve r ti[...]

Playbac k (basic) 50 9/16/25 Pictures Multi Pla yback 1 Switch to m ulti screen. For e xample: When you hav e chosen to show 9 pictures • When y ou select mu lti playbac k, the scroll bar A appears so y ou can chec k t he position of the selected picture in the total pictures. 2 Select the pictures. • The follo wing informatio n is display ed: [...]

Playback (basic) 51 Using the Pla yback Zoom 1 Enlarge the picture. • When you rotate the zoom le ver towards W after the picture is enlarged, the magnification becomes low er . • When you change the magnifi cation, the zoom position indication A appears f or about 1 second to check the position of the section enlarged. • When you press the [[...]

Playbac k (basic) 52 Deleting Pictures ■ T o delete a single picture 1 Select the pictu re to be deleted. • w : Play bac k the previous picture. • q : Play bac k the next picture. 2 Delete the picture. • While deleting the picture, [ A ] appears on the screen. ■ T o delete multiple pictures 1 Select [MUL TI DELETE]. 2 Select the pictures [...]

Playback (basic) 53 3 Delete the pictures. • It is possible to delete up to 50 pictures all at once. ■ T o delete all pictures 1 Select [ALL DELETE]. 2 Delete all of the pictures. • Once deleted, pictures cannot be recov ered. Please dou ble-chec k b efore deleting pictures. • Do not tur n off the camera while deleting. • Pictures that ar[...]

54 Recording picture s (advan ced) Using the Mode Dial When you want the bac kground to be in sharp focus , set the ape r ture value to a higher number . The higher the aper ture value is the smaller the aper ture opening will be. F or a soft focus bac kground, set the aper ture value to a lo wer number which corresponds to a larger aper t ure open[...]

Recording p ictures (adv anced) 55 When you w an t to take a shar p picture of a fa st moving subject, set to a f aster shutter speed. When you want to create a trail effect, set to a slo wer shutter speed. 1 Set the shutter speed and take the picture. A Shutter speed e : F aster r : Slower • Refer to P 58 f or the av ailable range of the aper tu[...]

Recording picture s (advan ced) 56 Decide t he exposure by setting th e aper tu re value and the shutt er speed manuall y . 1 Set the aperture value and the shutter speed. • e / r : Set the aper ture value A and the shutter speed B . • w / q : Select the aper ture value and the shutter speed. 2 Press the shutter button halfwa y . • Indication[...]

Recording p ictures (adv anced) 57 • Refer to P58 f or the av ailable range of the aper ture value and the shutter speed. • Y ou cannot set the following items in manual e xposure. –Slow sync./Red-e ye reduction [ u ] (P41) – [A UTO] in ISO sensitivity (P73) (When the recording mode is switched to Manual ex posure, the ISO sensitivity is au[...]

Recording picture s (advan ced) 58 ■ Aperture V alue and Shutter Speed Aperture-priority AE Shutter-priority AE Manual exposure • The aper ture values in the table abov e are the values , that are available when the zoom lever is rotated to W ide at maximum. • Some of the aper ture values cannot be selected depending on the zoom magnification[...]

Recording p ictures (adv anced) 59 Y ou can record motion pictures with audio . 1 Select [PICT .MODE]. • Close the menu by pressing the shutter button halfw ay or the [MENU] button after finishing the setting. • Select either [ j ] or [ h ]. (P87) Y ou cannot shoo t motion pictures in the [ ] aspect ratio. ■ In [ j ] aspect ■ In [ h ] aspec[...]

Recording pictures (advanced) 60 A vailable recording time (seconds) • The recordable time is an approximation. (Actual times depend on recording conditions and the type of SD card.) • Recording time depends on the subject. • The remaining recordable time shown on the LCD may not reduce regularly . • This camera cannot take motion pictures [...]

Recording p ictures (adv anced) 61 Set the mode dial to [ R ] or [ S ] to display the [SCENE MODE] men u. When [SCENE MENU] (P26) is set to [OFF] in the [SETUP] menu, press the [MENU] button to display the [SCENE MODE] men u. • Press w to see e xplanations of the scene modes. (Press q to return to the menu.) • When rotating the zoom le ver tow [...]

Recording picture s (advan ced) 62 This mode allows you to mak e the subject stand out from an unfocused bac kground and adjust the exposure and the hue to achiev e a healthy complexion on the subject. ■ T echnique for P ortrait mode T o make this mode more effectiv e: 1 Rotate the zoom le ver to T ele as far as possible . 2 Be close to the subje[...]

Recording p ictures (adv anced) 63 Use this mode to take pictures of f ood in restaurants, irrespectiv e of t he lighting, so that the natural colours of the subject come out. • The ISO sensitivit y is automatically adjusted to the optimal value . This mode allows you to take a picture of a wide landscape. The camera focuses on a distant subject [...]

Recording picture s (advan ced) 64 This mode allows y ou to take pictures against a night landsc ape. The subject can be recorded with brightness in real life by using the flash and the slow shutter speed. ■ T echnique for Night portrait mo de • Open the flash. (P40) • Due to the slow shutter speed, use a tripod and the self-timer (P44 ) for [...]

Recording p ictures (adv anced) 65 This mode adjusts the exposure and tone to bring out the healthy colour of your baby’ s skin. The flash will be weaker than normal if you choose to use it. • Y ou can also enter your baby’ s age so that it appears when you are showing the picture later . Age display setting • T o show age, f irst enter the[...]

Recording picture s (advan ced) 66 This mode helps you take pictures that make the skin of y our subject appear smoother . Use this mode when ta king por traits from the chest up . ■ T echnique for Soft skin mode T o make this mode more effectiv e: 1 Rotate the zoom le ver to T ele as far as possible . 2 Be close to the subject. 3 Select a backgr[...]

Recording p ictures (adv anced) 67 Select this mode when you want to take pictures at wedding receptions, indoor par ties, etc. Both the people and the background can be recorded with brightness in real life by using the flash and slowing down the shutter speed. ■ T echnique for P arty mo de • Open the flash. (P40) • Due to the slow shutter s[...]

Recording picture s (advan ced) 68 This mode allows y ou to take a picture in locations such as skiing resor ts and locations near snowy mountains. The exposure and the white balance are adjusted to make the white colour of the snow stand out. • The ISO sensiti vit y is automatically adjusted to the optimal value . Choose this setting to take cle[...]

Recording p ictures (adv anced) 69 This mode allows you to tak e a picture of yourself . ■ T echnique f or Self-portrait mode • When you are f ocused by pressing the shutter button halfwa y , the self-timer indicator lights up . F ix the camera f ir mly and then press the shutter button fully . • A blinking self-timer lamp indicates that the [...]

Recording picture s (advan ced) 70 Using the [REC] mode menu Setting the hue, picture quality adjustment, etc. allows y ou to create wide variations on taking pictures. • Set the mode dial to the desired recording mode. • The menu items depend on the selected recording mode. • When rotating the zoom le ver toward T or W , the page of the menu[...]

Recording p ictures (adv anced) 71 F or setting, see page 70. This function allows you to reproduce a white colour closer to the tone in real life o n the pictures recorded under sunlight, halogen lighting, etc. in which the white colour may appear reddish or b luish . • When setting the white balance to the mode except [A UT O], you can finely a[...]

Recording picture s (advan ced) 72 ■ Setting the White Balance m anually (White set p ) Use this mode when you want to set the white balance manually . 1 Set to [ p ] (White Set) and then press q . 2 Select [ : ] (White set 1) or [ ; ] (White set 2) and then press q . 3 Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper or a similar white object so that th[...]

Recording p ictures (adv anced) 73 F or setting, see page 70. ISO sensitivity represents the sensitivity to light in values . If you set the ISO sensitivity higher , the camera becomes more suitable fo r recording in dark places. • When setting to [AUT O], the ISO sensitivity is automat ically adjusted from [ISO80] to [ISO200] according to the br[...]

Recording pictures (advanced) 74 For setting, see page 70. Y ou can select 4 types of quality (compression rate) according to the usage of the picture. • When the quality is set to [T IFF] or [RA W], a JPEG picture with the quality equal to the Standard [ H ] is created at the same time. The JPEG fi le is also erased if you erase the associated T[...]

Recording p ictures (adv anced) 75 F or setting, see page 70. Y ou can take a picture with audio . • When you set [A UDIO REC.] to [ON], [ I ] appears on the screen. • When you start recording by focusing on the subject and pressing the shutter button, the audio recording will be automatically stopped in 5 seconds. There is no need to keep pres[...]

Recording picture s (advan ced) 76 For setting, see page 70. ■ High speed AF (H) mod e • When you select 3-area-f o cusing (high speed) or 1-area-focusing (high speed), the auto focus is activ ated in high speed and you can f ocus on the subject more quickly . • Pictures may become still in the condition they were in bef ore the subject was f[...]

Recording p ictures (adv anced) 77 F or setting, see page 70. This mode allows you to compose a picture more easily by alwa ys focusing on the subject. When the AF mode is set to 1-area- focusing, 1-area-f ocusing (high speed) or spot-focusing, the time required f or focusing when pressing the shutter button halfwa y will be re duced. • When it i[...]

Recording picture s (advan ced) 7 8 For setting, see page 70. It is possible to further magnify a subject already magnified 4 times with the optical zoom 4 more times with the digital zoom, thereby reaching a maximu m of 16 times. (Y ou can still use the extra optical zoom.) For details about the e xtra optical zoom, see page 88. ■ Entering the d[...]

Recording p ictures (adv anced) 79 F or setting, see page 70. Use this function according to the recording situation and the atmosphere of the picture. • When you take pictures in dark places, noise may become visib le. T o av oid picture noise, we recommend setting [NOISE REDUCTION] in [PICT .ADJ.] to [HIGH] or setting the items except [NOISE RE[...]

Recording picture s (advan ced) 80 1 Select [FLIP ANIM.]. • A motion picture file is created b y putting pictures recorded in [PICTURE CAPTURE] together by [CREA TE MO TION PICTURE]. • Audio cannot be recorded. • Y ou cannot record audio using the audio dubbing. (P98) 2 Select [PICTURE CAPTURE]. • The picture size is 320×240 pixels . 3 Cap[...]

Recording p ictures (adv anced) 81 5 Select [FRAME RA TE] and se t the number of frames. 6 Select [CREA TE MOT ION PICTURE] and create a flip animation. • The file n umber appears after creating a flip animation. ■ Playing bac k created flip animations • Y ou can play back created flip animations with the same method used to play bac k motion[...]

Recording picture s (advan ced) 82 Using the Quic k setting Y ou can change the follo wing with the joystic k when recording. • [W .BALANCE] (P71) • [SENSITIVITY] (P73) • [PICT .SIZE] (P73) • [QU ALITY] (P74) • [PICT .MODE] (P59) 1 Press and hold the joystic k to show the shortcut menu in record ing mode. • The Quick setting menu appear[...]

Recording p ictures (adv anced) 83 T aking Pictures with Manual Focus 1 Slide the fo cus switch to [MF]. • AF: Auto f ocus • AF w : Macro mode • MF: Manual f ocus 2 Move the jo ystick w / q to select [MF], then move the joystic k e / r to focus. • A : MF indication • B : Focal distance • e : Fur ther • r : Closer • The manual focusi[...]

Recording picture s (advan ced) 84 ■ MF assistance Mov e the jo ystick e / r while [MF ASSIST] is set to [MF1] or [MF2] to enlarge the picture to help focusing. (P24) • [MF1]: The centre area of the picture is enlarged. Y ou can focus while considering the overall composition of the picture. • [MF2]: The whole picture is enlarged. Y o u can e[...]

Recording p ictures (adv anced) 85 AF/AE Loc k (AF: A uto fo cus/AE: A uto e xposure) Locking the f ocus is use ful when the subject is outside of the AF area of the shot you w ant to take. Loc king the exposure is useful if there is extreme contrast in the shot and you cannot get the best e xposure. 1 Select [AF/AE LOCK] fr om the [REC] menu to se[...]

Recording picture s (advan ced) 86 AF Macr o mode This mode allows y ou to take close-up pictures of the subject, e.g. When taking pictures of flowers . Y ou can take pictures approaching the subject at a distance up to 5 cm from the lens by rotating the z oom lev er upmost to Wide (1×). 1 Select [AF w ] with the focus swi tch . • AF: Auto f ocu[...]

Recording p ictures (adv anced) 87 Setting the aspect ratio Aspect ratio is the ratio of the width and the height of the picture. This camera gives y ou three aspect ratios to choose from. • j • • h • Y ou cannot shoot motion pictures in the [ ] aspect ratio. • Depending on the aspect ratio settin g, the edges of the picture may be cut of[...]

Recording picture s (advan ced) 88 Shooting with the extra optical zoom The camera’ s optical zoom can normally give y ou a tele photo zoom of 4 times, b ut by choosing a resolution that has an EZ suffix, f or example 5.5M , the e xtra optical zoom starts f unctioning and zoom extends as f ollows. (The e xample uses [ j ] aspect ratio.) • Set t[...]

89 Pla yback ( advanced ) Pla ying Bac k Pictures with A udio/Motion pictures ■ Pictures with audio Select the picture with audio icon [ A ] A and play back the audio. ■ Motion pict ures Select the picture with the motion picture icon B and pla y back the mo tion pictures. • The cursor display ed during play back corresponds to e / r / w / q [...]

Playback (advanced) 90 Using the [PLA Y] mode menu The play mode menu off ers you various wa ys to play and edit your pictures. • When rotating the zoom lev er toward T , the page of the menu screen can be forw arded. (vice versa) • After selecting the item, change the settings as described on the follo wing pages. a : [SLIDE SHOW] (P91) : [F A[...]

Pla yback ( advanced ) 91 F or menu operations, see page 90. 1 Select [ALL] or [ ]. • See page 92 for instructions on how to add pictures to your f avorites list. • Start from step 2 if [F A VORIT E] is set to [OFF]. 2 Set the items of the Slide Show . • Y ou can select [MANUAL] if y ou have selected [ ] in step 1. 3 Select [ST ART]. Mov e be[...]

Playback (advanced) 92 For men u operations, see page 90. 1 Select [ON] to set it. 2 Press e during p layback to place the picture in y our fav orites list. A F avorites indicator • T o cancel the f av or ite setting, press e to clear [ ]. ■ For details about using the Slid e Show feature with y our fav orites list, see page 91. ■ T o delete [...]

Pla yback ( advanced ) 93 • Y ou can place up to 999 pictures in your fa vorites list. • Once deleted, pictures cannot be recov ered. Please double-chec k before deleting pictures. • Do not turn off the camera while deleting. • Pictures that are protected (P97) or that do not conform to DCF standards (P49) will not be deleted. • When you [...]

Playback (advanced) 94 For men u operations, see page 90. Y ou can rotate and display the recorded pictures in increments of 90°. ■ Example When rotating clockwise ( a ) 1 Select the pictu re to be rot ated and set it. • Y ou cannot rotate motion pictures, flip animations, or protected images. 2 Select the di rectio n to rotate the picture. ?[...]

Pla yback ( advanced ) 95 F or menu operations, see page 90. DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) is a system that allows the user to select which pictures are to be printed on compatible photo printers. DPOF also allows the user to set how many copies of each picture will be printed. Many commercial photo prin ting services now use DPOF . 1 Select [S[...]

Playback (advanced) 96 ■ T o cancel all settings Select [YES] to cancel all settings. ■ T o pr int the dat e Y ou can set/cancel the printing with the recorded date each press of the [DISPLA Y] button when setting the number of prints. • The date print icon [ L ] appears. • When you go to a photo studio f or digital printing, be sure to ord[...]

Pla yback ( advanced ) 97 F or menu operations, see page 90. Y ou can set the protection to the pictu res which you do not want to delete f or prev enting them from accidental erasure. 1 Select [SINGLE], [MUL TI] or [CANCEL]. Protecting a single picture/ Cancelling protection Select the picture and set/cancel the protection. Multi setting/T o cance[...]

Playback (advanced) 98 For men u operations, see page 90. Y ou can record the audio after taking a picture. 1 Select the pictu re and start audio recording. • When audio has already been recorded, the confirmation screen appears. Press r to select [YES], and press q to star t audio recording. (The original audio is ov erwritten .) 2 Stop audio re[...]

Pla yback ( advanced ) 99 F or menu operations, see page 90. This function is useful if you w ant to reduce the file siz e of the picture in case s when it needs to be attached to an e-mail or uploaded to a website. 1 Select the picture and set it. • The follo wing pictures cannot be resized. –When the aspect ratio setting is [ j ] Pictures rec[...]

Playback (advanced) 100 3 Select [YES] or [NO] and set it. • When you select [YES], the picture is ov erwritten. Wh en resized pictures are ov erwritten, they cannot be restored. • When the original picture is pro tected, you cannot ov erwrite the resized picture. When you select [NO], a resized picture is newly created. • Y ou may not be abl[...]

Pla yback ( advanced ) 101 2 Enlarge or decrease the picture. 3 Shift the picture and press the shutter button full y to set. 4 Select [YES] or [NO] and set it. • When you select [YES], the picture is ov erw ritten. When trimmed pictures are overwritten, they cannot be restored. • When the original picture is protected, you cannot ov erwrite th[...]

Playback (advanced) 102 For men u operations, see page 90. Resize pictures taken in 16:9 aspect ratio fo r printing to 3:2 or 4:3. 1 Select [ ] or [ h ] and set it. 2 Select the pi cture. 3 Move the frame to trim t he picture. 4 Select [YES] or [NO] and set it. • When you select [YES], the picture is ov erwr itten. When pictures with changed aspe[...]

Playbac k (advanced) 103 F or menu operations, see page 90. Use this to speed up you S D card’ s transfer speed if it becomes noticeably slow er. This nor mally happens after shooting and erasing repeatedly . Reduced transf er speed can especially effect the recording of motion pictures, where recording can be interrupted. Clean up the card befor[...]

Playback (advanced) 104 Pla ying Bac k Pictures with a TV Screen ■ Playing bac k pictures with the supplied cable • T urn the camera and the TV off. • Set the [TV ASPECT]. (P26) 1 Connect the A V cable A (supplied) to the [A V OUT] soc k et of the ca mera. • Connect the A V cable with the [ f ] mark facing the [ w ] mark on the [A V OUT] so[...]

105 Connecti ng to a PC or Pr inter Bef ore Connecting with USB Connection Cable [ 4 : USB MODE] Select the USB system bef ore connecting a computer or printer to the camera with the USB connection cable (supplied). Set the items on [USB MODE] in the [SETUP] menu. (P25) 1 Select [USB MODE]. 2 Select [PC] or [PictBridge (PTP)]. • If you connect th[...]

Connecting to a PC or Printer 106 Connecting to a PC • By connecting the camera to a computer , you can upload your pictures , then use the software on the included CD-ROM to print or send your images by e-mail. • If you use Windows 98/98SE, install the USB driver and then connect it to the computer .  : AC adaptor (ACA-DC4-U/J/E; optional) [...]

Connecting to a PC or Printer 107 Folder Composition F olders appear as follows .  Folder number  File number  JPG : Pictures MO V : Motion pictu res The contents of each folder are: • This unit stores up to 999 picture files in each folder . A new f older is created after this maximum is reached. • T o reset file and f older numbers, [...]

Connecting to a PC or Printer 108 Connecting to a PictBridge-compliant Printer By connecting the camera directly to a printer suppor ting PictBridge via the USB connection cab le (supplied), you can select the pictures to be printed or star t pr inting on the LCD monitor . Make the necessary settings on your printer beforehand. (Read your printer?[...]

Connecti ng to a PC or Pr inter 109 ■ Single picture 1 Select a picture to be printed. • A message displays f or about 2 seconds. 2 Set the print settings. • The items which are not suppor ted by the printer are display ed in gra y and cannot be selected. • When you w an t to print pictures in a paper size or a la yout which is not suppor t[...]

Connecting to a P C or Printer 110 ■ [P AGE LA Y OUT] (P ossible layouts on the camera) 3 Select [PRINT ST ART] and then print out the picture . • Press the [MENU] button to cancel printing. ■ DPOF picture • Set the DPOF print w ith this camera in advance . (P95) 1 Select [DPO F PICTURE]. • When printing under th e new settings, disconnec[...]

Connecti ng to a PC or Pr inter 111 ■ Setting the date print ing with the DPOF print in advance When the printer suppor ts the date printing by DPOF setting, we recommend setting the date printing wit h the DPOF print in advance . (P96) The recording date can be pr inted by selecting [DPOF PICTURE] to star t printing. • Do not disconnect the US[...]

112 Others Screen Displa y ■ In recording 1 Recording mode (P30) 2 Flash (P40) 3 White b alance (P71) 4 ISO sensitivity (P73) 5 Focus indication (P31) 6 Continuous AF (P77) 7 Picture size (P73) 8 Quality (P74) / / / / / : In Motion picture mode (P59) 6 : Jitter aler t indication (P33) 9 Batter y indication (P14) 10 Colour effect (P78) 11 Picture/[...]

Others 113 ■ In pla yback 1 Playbac k mode 2 Number of DPOF [ d ] prints (P95) 3 Protected picture (P97) 4 A : Still or motion pictures with audio (P89) 5 Picture size (P73) 6 Quality (P74) / / / / / : In Motion picture mode (P59) 7 Batter y indication (P14) 8 Folder/File number 9 Page number/T otal pictures 10 Histogram (P29) 11 Recording inform[...]

Others 114 Cautions f or Use Optimal Use of the Camera When carryin g the camera, take care n ot to drop or cause impact to it. • The lens or the outer case may be destroy ed by the strong shock, and it causes a malfunction of the camera. Keep the camera awa y from magnetised equipment (such as a microwave o ven, TV , video game equipment, etc.).[...]

Others 115 ■ Card Do not leave the card in places where there is high temperatur e or direct sunlight, or where electromagnetic waves or static electricity ar e easily generated. Do not bend or drop the car d. • The card may be damaged or the r ecorded content may be damaged or erased. • Store the card in the card case or the storage bag afte[...]

Others 116 Message Displa y [THIS MEMOR Y CARD IS PRO TECTED] Cancel the card lock. [NO V ALID PICTURE T O PLA Y] Play back after recording or after inser ting a card with a recorded picture. [THIS PICTURE IS PRO TECTED] After cancelling the protect setting, you can delete or ov erwr ite the picture. [THIS PICTURE CANNOT BE DELETED]/ [SOME PICTURES[...]

Others 117 [MO TION RECORDING W AS CANCELLED DUE TO THE LIMIT A TION OF THE WRITING SPEED OF THE CARD] When you set the [PICT .MODE] to [30fpsV GA] or [30fps16:9], use cards that hav e a speed of 10 MB/second or better (shown on the card packaging) f or best results. Shooting may stop une xpectedly with some types of card or if you use a card whose[...]

Others 118 T roub leshooting If you put the menu bac k to the settings at t he time of purcha se, the conditions may be improv ed. Carry out the [RESET] in the setup menu. (P25) ■ Battery and power supply ■ Shooting Conditions Causes The camera will not turn on. Is the batter y inser ted correctly? Check the direction of the batter y . Is the b[...]

Others 119 ■ LCD Conditions Causes The picture is not displa yed on the LCD monitor . Is the power sa ve mode (P24) activ ated? Press the shutter button halfw ay to disactiv e these modes. Is the batter y charge insufficient to operate the camera? Use a batter y that has been sufficiently charged. The brightness of the screen becomes dark or brig[...]

Others 120 ■ Flash Conditions Causes Flash is not activated. Make sure the flash is open. Slide the [ < OPEN] switch. (P40) The flash is not activated when motion picture mode [ i ], [SCENER Y], [NIGHT SCENERY], [FIREW ORKS] or [ST ARR Y SKY] in scene mode (P61) is selected. The flash is activated 2 times. With A UTO/Red-e ye reduction [ s ], [...]

Others 121 ■ Pl ay ba ck Conditions Causes The pictu re is not pla yed bac k. Is the card inser ted? Is there a picture in the card? Is the mode dial set to playbac k [ Q ]? Pictures rotate unexpectedly . One of the features of this unit can automatically detect when you ha ve turned the camera side on to take a picture, then rotate that picture [...]

Others 122 ■ Connecting to a TV , co mputer or printer Conditions Causes The picture does not appear on the television. The TV screen is disturbed or displayed in monochrome. Is the camera connected to the TV correctly? Check it. Set the TV to video input mode. Cannot play motion pictures on a television. Y ou cann ot play motion pictures if y ou[...]

Others 123 Others Conditions Causes Unreadable language was selected by mistake. Select [ { ] icon on the [SETUP] menu to set the desired language. (P26) When the shutter button is pressed halfwa y , a red lamp turns on sometimes. In dark places, the AF assist lamp (P77) lights red to make it easier to f ocus on a subject. The AF assist lamp does n[...]

Others 124 Specifications Digital Camera: Info rmation for your saf ety P ower Sour ce: DC 5.1 V P ower Consumption: 2.1 W (When recording) 1.0 W (When playing bac k) Camera Effective pixels: 8,400,000 pix els Image sensor: 1/1.65 ″ CCD , total pixel number 8,610,000 pix els Primar y colour f ilter Lens: Optical 4× z o om, f=6.3 to 25.2 mm [35 m[...]

Others 125 Micr ophone: Monaural Speaker: Monaural Recording media: SD Memor y Card/MultiMediaCard Picture size: Still picture: Aspect ratio [ j ]: 3840×2160 pixels , 3072×1728 pixels , 1920×1080 pixels Aspect ratio [ ]: 3248×2160 pixels , 2560×1712 pixels , 2048×1360 pixels Aspect ratio [ h ]: 2880×2160 pixels , 2304×1728 pixels , 2048×15[...]

Others 126 Leica Academ y As well as outstanding high-perf or mance products for taking, reproduc- ing and viewing photog raphs, f or many years we ha ve also been off er ing the special ser vices of the Leica Akademie, with practical seminars and training courses , which are intended to share our knowledge about the world of photograph y , project[...]

Others 127 Leica information service The Leica inf or mation ser vice can pro vide you with an ans wer to any technical questions relating to the Leica range either in writing, on the telephone or by e-mail. Leica Camera A G Inf or mations-Ser vice P ostf ach 1180 D-35599 Solms T el: +49 (0) 6442-208-111 F ax: +49 (0) 6442-208-339 e-mail: inf o@lei[...]

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