Leica V-LUX 1- Manuals

Before Use 6 About The Mode Dial Adjust part to the desired mode. The mode dial can be rotated 360 Q . Rotate it slowly and surely to adjust to each mode. : Program AE mode (P32) The exposure is automatically adjusted by the camera. : Aperture-priority AE mode (P57) The shutter speed is automaticall...

Before Use 7 w About the front dial and rear dial Instructions for using these dials in the operating instructions are given with illustrations that match the screen icons.• Rotate the front dial and rear dial slowly but surely. : Front dial : Rear dial w About the LCD monitor At the time when this ...

Preparation 10 Preparation Scope of Delivery Check that all the accessories are included before using the camera. 1 SD Memory Card (512 MB)(Indicated as “Card” in the text) 2 Battery Pack BP-DC5(Indicated as “Battery” in the text) 3 Battery Charger BC-DC5(Indicated as “Charger” in the text) 4 AC Cab...

Preparation 11 5 Diopter Adjustment Dial (P44)6 Viewfinder (P13, 43)7 [DISPLAY] Button (P43)8 [EVF/LCD] Button (P43)9 [FOCUS/AE LOCK] Button (P35, 92) 10 Speaker (P81)11 Rear dial (P33, 40, 57, 58)12 LCD Monitor (P13, 24, 43)13 [FUNCTION] Button (P83)14 Delete Button (P41)15 Cursor Buttons /Self-tim...

Preparation 12 Quick Guide This is an overview of how to record and playback pictures with the camera. For each step, be sure to refer to the pages indicated in brackets. 1 Charge the battery. (P16) A. Only U.S. and Japan B. Other countries • The battery is not charged when the camera is shipped. Ch...

Preparation 13 Screen Display In recording Out-of-frame display 1 Recording mode (P32) 2 Flash mode (P47) 3 Focus (P32) 4 Picture size (P87) 5 Quality (P87) In Motion picture mode (P76) / / / / / : Jitter alert (P35) 6 Battery indication (P16) 7 Number of recordable pictures/ Available recording tim...

Preparation 14 24 White balance (P83) White balance fine adjustment (P85) 25 ISO sensitivity (P85) 26 Continuous (P55) : Audio recording (P76, 89) 27 Flip animation (P95) 28 Color effect mode (P94) 29 Custom setting (P62) 30 Continuous AF (P91) 31 Zoom (P37)/Extended optical zoom (P37)/Digital zoom ...

Preparation 15 17 Number of days that have passed since the travel date (P71) 18 Audio playback (P81) : In motion picture mode (P81) 19 Flip animation (P95) 20 Favorites (P103) PLAY MOTIONPICTURE

Preparation 16 Charging the Battery with the Charger The battery is not charged when the camera is shipped. Charge the battery before use. 1 Insert the battery terminals and attach the battery to the charger. 2 Connect the charger to the electrical outlet. A. Only U.S. and Japan B. Other countries •...

Preparation 17 • Using the supplied battery.• Starting recording 30 seconds after the camera is turned on. (When the optical image stabilizer function is set to [MODE1]) • Recording once every 30 seconds with full flash every second recording. • Turn the camera off every 10 recordings.• CIPA is an a...

Preparation 18 Inserting /Removing the Battery • Check that the camera is turned off.• Close the flash. 1 Slide the release lever in the direction of arrow and open the battery door . • Always use genuine Leica batteries (BP-DC5). 2 Insert:Insert the charged battery until it clicks. Remove:Slide the...

Preparation 19 Inserting /Removing the Card • Check that the camera is turned off.• Prepare an SD Memory Card (supplied), an SDHC Memory Card (optional) or a MultiMediaCard (optional). • Close the flash. 1 Slide the card door to open it. 2 Insert:Insert the card fully until it clicks and it is locke...

Preparation 20 About the Card w Access to the card The card access indication lights red when pictures are being recorded onto the card. When the card access indication lights, pictures are being read or deleted or the card is being formatted. Do not:• turn the camera off.• remove the battery or the...

Preparation 22 Attaching the Lens Hood In bright sunlight or backlight, the lens hood will minimize lens flare and ghosting. The lens hood cuts off excess lighting and improves the picture quality.• Check that the camera is turned off.• Close the flash. 1 Place the camera upside down, align the whit...

Preparation 24 LCD Monitor Adjusting the LCD monitor makes it possible to take pictures from various angles. w Taking pictures at a normal angle. • You can switch between the LCD monitor and the viewfinder. w Taking pictures at a high angle Open the LCD monitor with one of the LCD monitor open knobs...

Preparation 26 Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) w Initial setting The clock is not set so the following screen appears when you turn the camera on. : [MENU/SET] button : Cursor buttons 1 Press [MENU/SET]. 2 Press / / / to select the date and time. : Time at the home area : Time at the travel destinatio...

Preparation 27 About the Setup Menu • Set items as required. (Refer to P28 to 31 for each menu item.) • Menu items differ depending on the mode selected with the mode dial (P6).The following example shows how to set [AUTO REVIEW] when program AE mode [ ] is selected. • Select [RESET] to return the s...

Basic 32 Basic Taking Pictures The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the brightness of the subject.• Remove the lens cap. 1 Turn the camera on. Select program AE mode [ ]. • The power indicator (green) lights. When it flashes, the remaining battery power...

Basic 33 • To avoid picture noise, we recommend decreasing the ISO sensitivity, and/or setting [NOISE REDUCTION] in [PICT.ADJ.] to [HIGH] or setting every item except [NOISE REDUCTION] to [LOW]. (P94).(ISO sensitivity is set to [100] when the camera is shipped. Therefore, when taking pictures indoor...

Basic 35 In dark places, the AF assist lamp (P91) may turn on to focus on the subject. • Even when the focus indication appears and the subject is focused, it is canceled if you release the shutter button. Press the shutter button halfway again. • Please do not rotate the zoom ring during auto focus...

Basic 36 Taking Pictures in Auto Mode This mode allows beginners to take pictures easily. The settings for those functions which are easy to make mistakes with are fixed at the time of purchase allowing pictures to be taken with fewer mistakes. Select [AF] or [AF MACRO] with the focus switch. w Auto...

Basic 37 Taking Pictures with the Zoom You can make people and subjects appear closer with the 12 M optical zoom and landscapes can be recorded in wide angle. (35 mm film camera equivalent: 35 mm to 420 mm) w To make subjects appear closer use Tele Rotate the zoom ring towards the right. • When the ...

Basic 38 w Picture size and maximum zoom magnification ( n : Available, —: Not available) • Refer to P87 for aspect ratio settings and P87 for picture size. • “EZ” is an abbreviation of “Extended optical Zoom”. • You can further enhance the zoom magnification with the extended optical zoom without w...

Basic 39 w Entering the digital zoom range In the [REC] menu (P82), setting [D.ZOOM] to [2 M ] or [4 M ] allows you to magnify a subject up to a maximum of 48 times. (Except when using extended optical zoom.) Optical zoom Digital zoom w The digital zoom and extended optical zoom can be used together...

Basic 40 3 Press / / / to move the position. • When you change the magnification or the position to be displayed, the zoom position indication appears for about 1 second so that you can check the enlarged area. w Deleting the recorded picture during Review (Quick deletion) 1 Press [ ]. 2 Press to se...

Basic 41 • In review playback in recording mode and in multi playback (P78), the pictures can only be forwarded or rewound one by one. • This camera is based on the DCF standard “Design rule for Camera File system”. • The file format that can be played back on the camera is JPEG. (In some cases, eve...

Basic 42 • If you select [MULTI DELETE], perform steps 3 onwards. • If you select [ALL DELETE], perform steps 5 onwards. • When [FAVORITE] (P103) is set to [ON], [ALL DELETE EXCEPT ] appears. If you select [ALL DELETE EXCEPT ], perform steps 5 onwards. (However, if none of the pictures have [ ] disp...

Advanced 43 Advanced About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Switching the LCD monitor/viewfinder Press the [EVF/LCD] button to switch the monitor screen. LCD monitor (LCD) Viewfinder (EVF) • When the LCD monitor turns on, the viewfinderviewfinder turns off (and vice versa). Selecting the screen to be used...

Advanced 44 In playback mode Normal display Display with recording information and histogram No display _ 5 Displayed if [BIRTHDAY SET.] and [WITH AGE] were set in [BABY1]/[BABY2] (P69) in scene mode before taking pictures. _ 6 The number of days that have passed since the travel date are displayed ...

Advanced 45 • There may be white saturated areas if the distance to the subject is too close when taking pictures with the flash. White saturated areas appear flashing in black. w Brighten the LCD monitor for use outdoors. (Power LCD) Press and hold the [DISPLAY] button for more than 1 second to act...

Advanced 46 w Histogram • A histogram is a graph that displays brightness along the horizontal axis (black to white) and the number of pixels at each brightness level on the vertical axis. • It allows you to easily check a picture’s exposure. • It is very useful if manual adjustments of the lens ape...

Advanced 47 Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash To open the flash Slide the [ OPEN] lever. To close the flash Press the flash until it clicks. • Be sure to close the flash when not in use.• The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF [ ] while the flash is closed. w Switching to the appropriate fl...

Advanced 48 w Available flash settings by recording mode The available flash settings depend on the recording mode.( n : Available, —: Not available) • The flash setting may change if the recording mode is changed. Set the flash setting again if necessary. _ 2 It becomes Forced ON [ ], when the back...

Advanced 52 Compensating the Exposure Use this function when you cannot achieve appropriate exposure due to the difference in brightness between the subject and the background. Look at the following examples. Under exposed Compensate the exposure towards positive. Properly exposed Over exposed Compe...

Advanced 54 Optical Image Stabilizer This mode detects jitter and compensates for it. 1 Press and hold the optical image stabilizer button until [STABILIZER] appears. 2 Press / to select the stabilizer function mode and then press [MENU/SET]. w Demonstration of the optical image stabilizer (Demonstr...

Advanced 55 Taking Pictures using Continuous Mode 1 Press and hold the continuous mode button. 2 Press / to select a mode. • You can also press the continuous mode button to select. 3 Press [MENU/SET]. • You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish. • The menu screen disappears after abou...

Advanced 56 Taking Close-up Pictures This mode allows you to take close-up pictures of the subject, e.g. When taking pictures of flowers.You can take pictures approaching the subject at a distance up to 5 cm (0.16 feet) from the lens by rotating the zoom ring upmost to Wide (1 M ). 1 Set the focus s...

Advanced 58 – Slow sync./Red-eye reduction [ ] (P47) – [AUTO] or [ ] in ISO sensitivity (P85) (The ISO sensitivity is automatically set to [ISO100] when you switch from [AUTO] to Aperture-priority AE or Shutter-priority AE.) • The aperture value and the shutter speed turn red when the exposure is no...

Advanced 59 Aperture Value and Shutter Speed Aperture-priority AE Shutter-priority AE Manual exposure • The aperture values given in the table above are values when the zoom ring is rotated to Wide. • Depending on the zoom magnification, some of the shutter speeds and aperture values cannot be selec...

Advanced 60 Taking Pictures with Manual Focus Use this function when you want to fix the focus or when the distance between the lens and the subject is determined and you do not want to activate auto focus. 1 Slide the focus switch to [MF]. 2 Rotate the focus ring to focus on the subject. : MF assis...

Advanced 61 • [MF1]: The center of the image is enlarged. You can adjust the focus while determining the composition of the whole of the screen. • [MF2]: The whole image is enlarged. This is convenient when adjusting the focus in Wide. • [OFF]: The image is not enlarged. 5 Press [MENU/SET] to close ...

Advanced 62 2 Press / / / to change the expanded area.• The expansion is canceled after approximately 2 seconds. • The following will return the AF area to the original position.– Changing the Focus switch to [AF] or [AF MACRO]. – Changing the picture size or aspect.– Turning the camera off. • You c...

Advanced 63 5 Press to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET]. • When [YES] is selected, the settings that were previously stored are overwritten. • You cannot save the following menu items because they affect all the recording modes.- [CLOCK SET]- [RESET]- [NO.RESET]. 6 Press [MENU/SET] to close th...

Advanced 64 Scene Mode When you select a scene mode to match the subject and recording situation, the camera sets the optimal exposure and hue to obtain the desired picture.• Refer to P65 to 70 for each scene menu. 1 Press / to select the scene mode. • Press at to switch to the next menu screen. • I...

Advanced 65 Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE] menu and select a scene mode. (P64)The background is blurred and the person stands out with a healthier complexion. w Technique for Portrait mode To increase the effectivity of this mode: 1 Rotate the zoom ring as far as possible to the right 2 Move ...

Advanced 66 Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE] menu and select a scene mode. (P64)This mode allows you to take pictures of a subject and a landscape with near real-life brightness by using the flash and slowing down the shutter speed. w Technique for Night portrait mode • Use the flash. • Since t...

Advanced 67 Move the camera smoothly while following the subject in the viewfinder. Press the shutter button while you are moving the camera. Move the camera continuously. • We recommend the following: – Use the viewfinder. (P43)– Select a subject with quick motion.– Use prefocus. (P61)– Use this mo...

Advanced 68 Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE] menu and select a scene mode. (P64)This mode allows you to take pictures with a candle-lit atmosphere. w Technique for Candle light mode • If you make the most of the candle light, you can take successful pictures without using the flash. • We recomm...

Advanced 69 could not take in [NIGHT SCENERY] by making the shutter speed slower. w Setting the shutter speed • Select a shutter speed of [15 SEC.], [30 SEC.] or [60 SEC.]. 1 Press / to select the number of seconds and then press [MENU/SET]. 2 Taking Pictures. • Press the shutter button to display t...

Advanced 70 w Birthday setting 1 Press / to select [BIRTHDAY SET.] and then press [MENU/SET]. 2 When the message [PLEASE SET THE BIRTHDAY OF THE BABY] appears, select items (Year/Month/Day) using / and set them using / . 3 Press [MENU/SET] to finish the setting. • If you select [WITH AGE] without se...

Advanced 71 Recording which day of the vacation you take the picture If you set the departure date in advance, you can record which day of the vacation you take the picture.• When you play back a picture, the date on which it was taken is displayed. : The number of days that have passed since the de...

Advanced 72 7 Take a picture. : The number of days that have passed since the departure date • The current date and time and which day of the vacation it is are displayed for about 5 seconds at the bottom of the screen if the camera is turned on when the travel date is set, after setting the clock, ...

Advanced 73 Displaying the time at the travel destination (World Time) If you set your home area and the travel destination area when traveling abroad etc., the local time at the travel destination area can be displayed on the screen and recorded on the pictures taken. • Select [CLOCK SET] to set th...

Advanced 74 • If you are setting the home area for the second time etc., the screen returns to that shown in step 3 after you press [MENU/SET] to set your home area. Press [MENU/SET] again to close the menu. w Setting the travel destination area (Perform steps 1 , 2 and 3 .) Press to select [DESTINA...

Advanced 75 _ “GMT” is an abbreviation of “Greenwich Mean Time”. Location candidates for World Time settings Offset from GMT Listed location name -11 Midway Islands Samoa -10 Hawaii Honolulu Tahiti -9 Alaska Anchorage -8 Vancouver Seattle Los Angeles -7 Denver Phoenix -6 Chicago Houston Mexico City ...

Advanced 76 Motion Picture Mode 1 Press the shutter button halfway to focus and then press it fully to start recording. • When the subject is focused, the focus indication lights. • The aperture value is fixed to the setting when recording starts (first frame). • The available recording time is disp...

Advanced 78 Displaying Multiple Images (Multi Playback) 1 Rotate the front dial to the left to display multiple images. (Screen when 9 images are displayed) 1 image 9 images 25 images Calendar screen display • After the multiple images are displayed, rotate the front dial further towards the left to...

Advanced 80 Using the Playback Zoom 1 Rotate the front dial towards the right to enlarge the picture. • When you rotate the front dial towards the left after the picture is enlarged, the magnification becomes lower. When you rotate the front dial towards the right, the magnification becomes higher. ...

Advanced 81 Playing Back Motion Pictures/Pictures with Audio w Motion pictures Press / to select a picture with a motion picture icon [ ]/ [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/ [ ] and then press to play back. • The motion picture recording time is displayed on the screen. After playback starts, the motion picture recor...

Menu Settings 83 w Using FUNCTION setting You can use the [FUNCTION] button to easily set the following 6 items when recording.• AF mode (P90)• Metering mode (P89)• White balance (P83)• ISO sensitivity (P85)• Picture size (P87)• Quality (P87) 1 Press [FUNCTION] when recording. 2 Press / / / to selec...

Menu Settings 84 w Auto white balance The available white balance range is shown in the following illustration. When you take a picture beyond the available white balance range, the picture may appear reddish or bluish. Even when you take a picture inside the range shown in the illustration, auto wh...

Menu Settings 85 Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P82)You can adjust the white balance finely when you cannot acquire the desired hue by setting the white balance. 1 Press / / / to finely adjust the white balance. • : A (AMBER: ORANGE) • : B (BLUE: BLUISH) • : G ...

Menu Settings 87 • ISO sensitivity cannot be set in motion picture mode [ ]. • To avoid picture noise, we recommend reducing the ISO sensitivity, setting [NOISE REDUCTION] in [PICT.ADJ.] to [HIGH] or setting the items except [NOISE REDUCTION] to [LOW] to take pictures. (P94) • Refer to P57 for infor...

Menu Settings 88 w When the aspect ratio is [ ]. w When the aspect ratio is [ ]. w When the aspect ratio is [ ]. w Quality You can increase the number of recordable pictures without changing the picture size if quality is set to [ ]. • The number of pixels that can be selected differs depending on t...

Menu Settings 89 Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P82)You can record audio with the still picture if this is set to [ON]. This means you can record the conversation that took place when you were recording or an explanation of the picture. • [ ] appears on the scr...

Menu Settings 90 Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P82)Select the mode that matches the recording conditions and the composition. w About [ ] and [ ] • You can focus on the subject more quickly than other AF modes. • The picture may stop moving for a moment before...

Menu Settings 91 • The camera is focusing on all the AF areas when multiple AF areas (max. 9 areas) light at the same time.The focus position is not predetermined. It is set to a position automatically determined by the camera at the time of focusing. If you want to determine the focus position to t...

Menu Settings 92 [AF ASSIST LAMP] to [OFF]. In this case, it will become more difficult to focus on the subject. • In auto mode [ ], the [AF ASSIST LAMP] setting is fixed to [ON]. • A vignetting effect may appear on the circumference of the AF assist lamp because the AF assist lamp may be obscured b...

Menu Settings 93 • If you rotate the focus ring while the focus is locked, the focus lock indication [ ] flashes red. • The exposure is set, even if the brightness of the subject changes. • The subject can be focused again by pressing the shutter button halfway even when AE is locked. • Press the [F...

Menu Settings 94 • When a memorized custom mode setting is selected, this memorized setting has priority. (However, this is not the case when Manual exposure is set in custom set.) • You cannot directly compensate the exposure in the following cases. -When manually setting the exposure.-When in auto...

Menu Settings 96 4 Press [MENU/SET], press / to select [CREATE MOTION PICTURE] and then press . 5 Select [FRAME RATE] and then press . 6 Press / to select [5fps] or [10fps] and then press [MENU/SET]. 7 Press to select [CREATE MOTION PICTURE], press and then create a flip animation. • The file number...

Menu Settings 97 Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P82)A tele conversion lens (optional) allows you to record even more close-up pictures. A wide conversion lens (optional) allows you to record even wider angle pictures. A close-up lens (optional) allows you to ta...

Menu Settings 99 • The full range of the zoom can be used when using a close-up lens. • Digital zoom cannot be used when using a wide conversion lens. • When there is dirt (water, oil, and fingerprints, etc.) on the surface of the lens, the image may be affected. Lightly wipe the surface of the lens...

Menu Settings 100 • What screen will be displayed here depends on the flash mode setting of the external flash unit • When the flash mode of a dedicated flash is set to [TTL AUTO], various different flash settings can be selected to suit the recording mode. For the flash settings that can be selecte...

Menu Settings 101 • You can set the aperture value, the shutter speed and the ISO sensitivity on the camera even when attaching the external flash. • Some commercial external flashes have synchro terminals with high-voltage or reversed polarity. Using such extra flashes may cause a malfunction or th...

Menu Settings 102 Using the [PLAY] mode menu You can use various functions in playback mode to rotate pictures, set protection for them etc.• Refer to P102 to 111 for each menu item. 1 Press [MENU/SET]. 2 Press / to select the menu item and then press . • Press at to switch to the next menu screen. ...

Menu Settings 103 • The cursor displayed during a slide show or while a slide show is paused or during [MANUAL] slide show is the same as / / / . • Press to pause the slide show. Press again to cancel pause. • Press / while paused to display the previous or next picture. (However, the selected effec...

Menu Settings 104 2 Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu. 3 Press / to select the picture then press . • Repeat the above procedure.• If is pressed while the [ ] favorites icon is displayed, [ ] is cleared, and the favorites setting is canceled. • You can set up to 999 pictures as favorites. w Deletin...

Menu Settings 105 2 Press / to select the direction to rotate the picture and then press [MENU/SET]. 3 Press [MENU/SET] twice to close the menu. w Example When rotating clockwise ( ) Originalpicture • When [ROTATE DISP.] is set to [ON], pictures recorded holding the camera vertically are played back...

Menu Settings 106 w Single setting 1 Press / to select the picture to print and then press / to set the number of prints. • The number of prints icon [ ] appears. • The number of prints can be set from 0 to 999. The DPOF print setting is canceled when the number of prints is set to [0]. 2 Press [MEN...

Menu Settings 107 • DPOF print setting is a convenient function when printing pictures with a printer that supports PictBridge. The date printing setting on the printer may take priority over the date printing setting on the camera. Check the date printing setting on the printer also. (P115) • It is...

Menu Settings 108 Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode menu and select the item to set. (P102)You can add the audio after taking a picture. 1 Press / to select the picture and then press to start audio recording. • The message [OVERWRITE AUDIO DATA?] screen appears when audio has already been record...

Menu Settings 109 2 Press / to select the size and then press . • Sizes smaller than the recorded picture are displayed.– [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ] (When the aspect ratio setting is [ ].) – [ ]/[ ]/[ ] (When the aspect ratio setting is [ ].) – [ ]/[ ] (When the aspect ratio setting is [ ].) • The mess...

Menu Settings 111 4 Press / to select [YES] or [NO] and then press [MENU/SET]. • The picture is overwritten when you select [YES]. If you convert the aspect ratio of a picture and then overwrite it, you cannot restore it. • A picture with the converted aspect ratio is newly created when you select [...

Connecting to other equipment 112 Connecting to other equipment Connecting to a PC You can transfer recorded pictures to a PC by connecting the camera and the PC.The software [Photoshop Elements 4.0 (Win)/3.0 (Mac)] in the CD-ROM (supplied) allows you to easily transfer pictures recorded with the ca...

Connecting to other equipment 113 [Windows] The drive appears in the [My Computer] folder.• If you are connecting the camera to a PC for the first time, the required driver is installed automatically so that the camera can be recognized by “Windows Plug and Play”. The drive then appears on the [My C...

Connecting to other equipment 114 w Conditions under which a different folder number is used In the following cases, the picture is not recorded in the same folder as the previously recorded picture. It is recorded in a folder with a new number. 1 When the folder just recorded to contains a picture ...

Connecting to other equipment 115 • Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one. • Do not disconnect the USB connection cable while [ACCESS] is displayed. • When there are many pictures on the card, it may take some time to transfer them. • You may not be able to play back mot...

Connecting to other equipment 116 1 Turn on the camera and the printer. 2 Connect the camera to a printer via the USB connection cable (supplied). • Connect the USB connection cable with the [ ] mark facing the [ ] mark on the [DIGITAL] socket. • Hold the USB connection cable at and insert straight ...

Connecting to other equipment 117 • When you want to print pictures in a paper size or a layout which is not supported by the camera, set [PAPER SIZE] or [PAGE LAYOUT] to [ ] and then set the paper size or the layout on the printer. (For details, refer to the operating instructions of the printer.) ...

Connecting to other equipment 118 [DPOF PICTURE], printing starts and the recording date is printed. w Layout printing • When printing a picture several times on 1 sheet of paper For example, if you want to print a picture 4 times on 1 sheet of paper, set [PAGE LAYOUT] to [ ] and then set [NUM. OF P...

Connecting to other equipment 119 3 Turn the TV on and select external input. 4 Turn the camera on. • Do not use any other AV cables except the supplied one. • The top and bottom or left and right of the picture may be cut off slightly when it is displayed due to the characteristics of the TV. • Dep...

Connecting to other equipment 120 2 Attach the UVa or polarizing filter . • You cannot attach both filters at the same time. • If a filter is tightened too much, you may not be able to remove it. Do not tighten it too much. • When taking pictures with the flash using a filter, vignetting effect may ...

Connecting to other equipment 121 : Press the button fully to take the picture. (Press it as far as it will go.) • Bulb exposure (the shutter remains open as long as the shutter button is pressed) is not available with this camera. • You cannot operate the camera with the remote control unit in the ...

Connecting to other equipment 122 Always use the supplied cords and cables. If you use optional accessories, use the cords and the cables supplied with them.Do not extend the cords or the cables. Do not spray the camera with insecticides or volatile chemicals. • If the camera is sprayed with such ch...

Connecting to other equipment 123 w Charger • If you use the battery charger near a radio, the radio reception may be disturbed. Keep the charger 1 m (3.28 feet) or more away from radios. • The charger may generate whirring sounds when it is being used. This is not a malfunction. • After using the c...

Connecting to other equipment 124 • When you set the picture quality to [30fpsVGA] or [30fps16:9], we recommend using a high speed SD Memory Card with “10MB/s” or greater displayed on the package. • Depending on the type of SD Memory Card or SDHC Memory Card, recording may stop in the middle. [A FOL...

Others 129 Others Number of recordable pictures and available recording time • The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time are an approximation. (These vary depending on the recording conditions and the type of card.) • The number of recordable pictures varies depending on the...

Others 130 Aspect ratio Picture size (8.5M): (3600 M 2400 pixels) (7M EZ): (3248 M 2160 pixels) (4.5M EZ): (2560 M 1712 pixels) (2.5M EZ): (2048 M 1360 pixels) Quality Card 16 MB 0 2 5 3 7 5 12 9 18 32 MB 1 6 13 7 16 13 26 20 40 64 MB 3 13 27 17 34 27 54 43 83 128 MB 6 28 57 35 70 56 110 88 165 256 ...

Others 131 w Available recording time _ Motion pictures can be recorded continuously up to 2 GB. The maximum available recording time for up to 2 GB only is displayed on the screen. • If you set the quality to [RAW], the picture size is fixed to the maximum picture size for each aspect ratio. • The ...

Others 132 Specifications Camera: Camera Effective pixels: 10,100,000 pixels Image sensor: 1/1.8 S CCD, total pixel number 10,370,000 pixels Primary color filter Lens: Optical 12 M zoom, f N 7.4 mm to 88.8 mm (35 mm film camera equivalent: 35 mm to 420 mm)/F2.8 to F3.7 Digital zoom: Max. 4 M Extende...

Others 133 Viewfinder: Color LCD Viewfinder (230,000 pixels)(field of view ratio about 100%)(with diopter adjustment L 4 to K 4 diopter) Flash: Built-in pop up flashFlash range: (ISO AUTO)Approx. 30 cm (0.98 feet) to 7.4 m (24.28 feet) (Wide)AUTO, AUTO/Red-eye reduction, Forced ON (Forced ON/Red-eye...

Others 134 Battery Charger(LEICA BC-DC5): Equipment mobility: Movable Battery Pack (lithium-ion)(LEICA BP-DC5): Input: 110 V to 240 V 50/60 Hz, 0.15 A Output: CHARGE 8.4 V 0.43 A Voltage/capacity: 7.2 V, 710 mAh

Others 137 Installation of Quick Time for Windows (Windows 2000 and higher): Notice: Apple QuickTime ® is required to playback AUDIO and VIDEO files created by the LEICA V-LUX 1. Insert the CD into your CD/DVD drive. Usually the Adobe Photoshop ® Elements ® installer will start automatically. Cancel...

Others 138 Only for Great Britain IMPORTANT Camera The wires in this mains lead are coloured The rating plate is on the underside of the in accordance with the following code: digital camera. Blue: Neutral Brown: Live Caution for AC mains lead As the colours of the wires in the mainslead of this app...

Others 139 Others Index A AC Adaptor .................................. 112, 115Adjusting Flash Output .......................... 49AE Lock Button ...................................... 35AF Assist Lamp ...................................... 91AF Mode ...................................................

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Swiveling display The 2.0 inch LCD with its high resolution of 207,000 pixels can swivel through 180° both horizontally and ver tically. This makes photography easier – even with a worm‘s or bird‘s eye view. The LEICA V-LUX 1 is also equipped with a high- resolution electronic viewfinder (235,000 pi...

High-speed image processing With its high-per formance image signal processor the LEICA V-LUX 1 of fers a ver y shor t shutter delay of just 9 milliseconds prefo- cused and 0.8 seconds between 2 pictures. In combination with the shor t switch- on delay of some 0.7 seconds the V-Lux 1 provides for tr...

Accessories An all-purpose camera like the V-Lux 1 can also cater for special requirements with special accessories. Not just for professionals. Spare battery Taking pictures uses up energy. Albeit ver y slowly and economically. To be on the safe side it is a good idea always having a spare lithium-...

Camera Image type/format Resolution Video recording Data recording Storage media Sensitivity setting White balance Lens Aperture Digital zoom Optical image stabilizer Distance adjustment range Focus setting Exposure Shutter speed range LEICA V - LUX 1 1:1.8" CCD sensor with 10.4 million total pi...