Leica DIGILUX 1- Manuals

Designation of par ts Camera body Front view 1.1 Autofocus sensor windows 1.2 Optical viewfinder window 1.3 Flash exposure metering cell 1.4 Flash reflector 1.5 Self timer LED 1.6 Focus mode selector E / L / + 1.7 LEICA DC VARIO SUMMICRON 7-21 mm f/1:2-2.5 ASPH. lens. Top view 1.8 Removable front ri...

Right view 1.38 Eyelet for carr ying strap 1.39 Memor y card slot Bottom view 1.40 Locking lever for batter y compar tment door 1.41 Batter y compar tment door 1.42 Tripod connection thread Designation of parts / 103

Menu items For record modes In AUTO mode 4.4 Ö AUDIO REC. Sound recording 4.5 c PICT. SIZE Resolution 4.6 y QUALIT Y Compression rate 4.7 i D. ZOOM Digital zoom 4.10 # CONVERSION Optical attachments In modes P, A , T, M 4.1 ? W. BAL ANCE White balance 4.2 e SENSITIVIT Y ISO sensitivity 4.3 Z SPOT AF...

In mode K (video) 4.10 # CONVERSION Optical attachments For basic settings in record mode 4.12 $ MONITOR Monitor brightness 4.13 o AUTO REVIEW Automatic review of single pictures 4.14 ä BEEP Acoustic acknowledge tones 4.15 A POWER SAVE Automatic switch of f 4.16 F NO. RESET Change picture number 4.1...

Menu items For review mode For review mode 4.18 , DELETE Delete 4.19 M PROTECT Protect 4.20 v DPOF Print order settings 4.21 p SLIDE SHOW Automatic review of all pictures 4.22 Ö AUDIO DUB. Adding sound recording 4.23 x RESIZE Reducing the resolution af ter recording 4.24 n TRIMMING Changing the trim...

Quick guide You will need the following items: _ Camera _ Batter y (B) _ Memor y card (A) _ Mains/charging unit with mains cord (C) Presets 1. Set the main switch (1.25) to OFF. 2. Inser t the batter y (B) into the camera (see p. 116). 3. Connect the mains/charging unit (C) to charge the batter y (s...

Detailed guide / Preparation / 114 Detailed guide Preparation Attaching the carrying strap Open the triangular key rings on the carr ying strap (e. g. using a coin) until they can be clipped onto the two eyelets (1.34/1.38) located on the side of the camera housing. Attaching the wrist strap As an a...

Inserting and removing the memory card The LEICA DIGILUX 1 saves the picture data on an extremely compact SD (secure digital) card. Alter- natively, MultiMediaCards can be used. SD mem- or y cards and MultiMediaCards are small, light and removable external storage media. SD memor y cards, par ticula...

Detailed guide / Record mode / 127 4. Activate the digital zoom function by pressing right on the direction pad. The option currently set is marked in yellow. 5. Press the MENU button again to save your setting and to exit the menu system. The original monitor screen appears again. Zooming itself, a...

Detailed guide / Record mode / 128 6. Press the shutter release all the way down to take the photograph. If the automatic review function is set ( o AUTO REVIEW, see p. 129), the picture will appear in the monitor for around 2 s af ter it has been taken. Notes: If you have set an automatic switch of...

Detailed guide / Record mode / 130 Note: This function is only available for as long as the camera has not turned itself of f automatically (see p. 179). 2. If you the VIEW/SET button again during viewing of the enlarged picture, a 4x enlarged trimmed area of the picture is shown. Pressing the butto...

Detailed guide / Record mode / 138 Notes: If shutter speeds of 1/500s or faster are set, the range of automatically controlled aper ture values is limited: at 1/1000s only f/8 is available, at 1/750s only values up to a maximum of f/6.7, at 1/500s a maximum of f/4.8. If, as a result of the brightnes...

Detailed guide / Record mode / 142 4. Select the desired function by pressing lef t or right on the direction pad. The option currently set is marked in yellow. 5. Press the MENU button again to confirm and save your setting and to exit the menu system. The displays in the monitor described above di...

Detailed guide / Record mode / 143 Using manual focus For cer tain subjects and situations, it can be beneficial to set the focus yourself, rather than using autofocus (see p. 127). For example, if the same setting is needed for several pictures and using metering memor y -lock (see p. 139) would th...

Detailed guide / Record mode / 146 6. Pictures are taken as described in the section “ Taking pictures in AUTO mode” (see p. 127). Note: To prevent blurred pictures with slower shutter speeds, you should hold the camera steady, i. e. suppor t it or use a tripod. Flash exposure compensation This func...

Detailed guide / Record mode / 150 Setting the white balance In electronic photography, white balance provides neutral, i. e. natural, reproduction of color in any light. It is based on the camera being set in advance to reproduce a par ticular color as white. With the LEICA DIGILUX 1, you can choos...

4. You can set the options (see point 3) by repeat- edly pressing lef t or right on the direction pad. They scroll through in an endless loop as follows: AUTO 100 200 400 The option currently set is marked in yellow. 5. Press the MENU button again to confirm and save your setting and to exit the men...

Deleting print order settings for an index print An index print order can be deleted independently of all other print order settings. To do this repeat the steps described under “Deleting all print order settings”. Detailed guide / Review mode / 169

Detailed guide / Review mode / 172 4. Return to the picture by pressing right on the direction pad. If it is possible to reduce the resolution, the following monitor screen appears: Note: While carr ying out step 4 you can also select the other pictures using right and lef t on the direction pad, so...

Detailed guide / Review mode / 181 Transferring data to a computer The LEICA DIGILUX 1 is compatible with the following operating systems: _ Microsof t Windows: Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, WindowsXP _ Apple Macintosh: MacOS 9, MacOS X Connecting and transferring the data For Windows 98 1. ...

Miscellaneous Storing the camera If you are not using the camera for a longer period of time, we recommend that you 1. turn it of f (see p. 119) 2. remove the memor y card (see p. 118) 3. remove the monitor hood, if fitted (see p. 115) 4. remove the batter y (see p. 116), and (af ter 5 hours, the li...

Miscellaneous / 184 The LEICA DIGILUX 1 is designed exclusively for private use. Do not use if for long-term obser vation or other commercial purposes. _ If used for a ver y long time, the resulting temperature inside the camera can cause malfunctions. LCD monitor/Viewfinder/ Lens front ring/LCD mon...

Miscellaneous / 187 Malfunctions and troubleshooting 1. The camera does not respond when I turn it on. 1-1. Is the batter y correctly inser ted or the mains/charging unit correctly connected? 1-2. Does the batter y have suf ficient charge? Use a charged batter y. 2. The camera turns itself of f agai...