Leica 19080-L - User Manual

LEGAL INFORMATION 5 BRANDS AND LOGOS The brand names and logos used in this document are protected trademarks. These brands or logos must not be used without prior approval by Leica Camera AG. LICENSE RIGHTS Leica Camera AG intends to provide you with innovative and informative documentation. Due to...

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LEGAL INFORMATION 7 IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE USE OF WLAN/BLUETOOTH ® • Appropriate measures must be taken to ensure security and pro- tect against disruptions to the systems in place where devices or computer systems are in use that require more stringent security than WLAN devices. • Leica Cam...

SAFETY REMARKS 8 SAFETY REMARKS GENERAL INFORMATION • Do not use your camera in the immediate vicinity of devices that generate powerful magnetic, electrostatic or electromagnetic fields (e.g. induction ovens, microwave ovens, television sets or computer screens, video game consoles, cell phones, br...

SAFETY REMARKS 9 • Attaching the lens cap and keeping the camera in the shade or ideally in its camera case, will help prevent damage to the interior of the camera. RECHARGEABLE BATTERY • Improper use of the batteries or the use of unapproved battery types may result in an explosion! • Do not expose...

SAFETY REMARKS 10 • Only the mains cables supplied must be used. The mains cables must only be used for the supplied charger unit. Do not attempt to use the mains cable or charger unit for other purposes. MEMORY CARD • Never remove the memory card during a data save or card reading process. The came...

GENERAL INFORMATION 11 IMPORTANT NOTES ON CHARGING VIA USB / WIRELESS CHARGING • Use a switching adapter with a max. 100 W output or less, which complies with the USB-PD standard. Ensure compliance with the safety standards IEC62368-1 (ES1, PS2-compliant – 60 V or less, 100 W or less). Contact the m...

GENERAL INFORMATION 12 GENERAL INFORMATION Please read the section about “Care/Storage” for more information about what to do in case of problems. CAMERA/LENS • Make a note of the serial numbers of your camera and lenses, as this information will be extremely important in case of loss. • Depending o...

GENERAL INFORMATION 14 FIRMWARE UPDATE Leica is continuously working on the further improvement and opti- mization of Leica Q3. As digital cameras have many functions that are controlled electronically, improvements and enhancements to the functions can be installed on the camera at a later date. Le...

WARRANTY 15 WARRANTY In addition to your statutory warranty rights regarding your retailer, you will receive an additional Leica Camera AG product warranty valid from the date of purchase from an authorized Leica retailer. Previously, the product warranty was included in the packaging with the produ...

TABLE OF CONTENTS 16 THUMBWHEEL ......................................................................................................... 40THUMBWHEEL BUTTON ...........................................................................................41DIRECTIONAL PAD/CENTER BUTTON.......................

PART DESIGNATIONS 22 PART DESIGNATIONS 6 4 5 1 2 3 8 7 6 28 29 30 31 9 32 33 34 21 10 11 12 13 20 19 14 15 25 17 24 23 22 4 18 16 27 26

PART DESIGNATIONS 23 LEICA Q3 1 Main switch 2 Shutter button 3 Shutter-speed dial 4 Thumbwheel 5 Thumbwheel button 6 Strap lugs 7 Accessory shoe 8 Microphone 9 Self-timer LED / AF assist lamp 10 Viewfinder eyepiece 11 Eye sensor 12 Diopter wheel 13 FN Button 1 (function button) 14 FN Button 2 (funct...

DISPLAYS ▸ PHOTO 24 DISPLAYS The images displayed on the LCD panel and in the viewfinder are identical. PHOTO STATUS SCREEN 01 04 05 07 06 08 13 18 14 19 15 20 16 21 17 22 09 10 11 12 02 03 IN SHOOTING MODE All displays/values refer to the actual settings. 13 16 26 02 10 06 09 11 08 18 20 3 25 27 28...

DISPLAYS ▸ VIDEO 26 VIDEO STATUS SCREEN 39 42 43 46 45 47 52 57 53 58 54 59 55 60 56 61 48 49 50 51 40 41 44 IN RECORDING MODE All displays/values refer to the actual settings. 52 40 49 48 47 50 45 57 55 58 41 63 64 59 44 62 IN PLAYBACK MODE All displays/values refer to the displayed video. 55 57 67...

DISPLAYS ▸ VIDEO 28 CHARGE STATUS INDICATOR ON THE LCD PANEL The battery charge status is displayed in the status screen and in the header line at the top right. Display Charge status Approx. 80 – 100%Approx. 60 – 79%Approx. 40 – 59%Approx. 20 – 39%Approx. 1 – 19%Approx. 0% The battery needs chargin...

PREPARATION ▸ ATTACHING THE CARRY STRAP / PREPARING THE CHARGER 30 PREPARATION Please read the chapters “Legal information”, “Safety remarks”, and “General information” before using your camera for the first time. Knowledge of the content will prevent inadvertent damage to the product, possible inju...

PREPARATION ▸ CHARGING THE BATTERY 31 CHARGING THE BATTERY The camera is powered by a lithium-ion battery. INSERTING THE BATTERY IN THE CHARGER ▸ Slide the battery into the charger with the groove facing up until the contacts meet ▸ Press down on the battery until you can hear and feel it clicking i...

PREPARATION ▸ INSERTING/REMOVING THE BATTERY 32 CHARGING VIA USB The rechargeable battery in the camera can be automatically charged when the camera is connected to a computer or another suitable power source via USB cable.Factory setting:  On  ▸ Select  Camera Settings  in the main menu ▸ Select  U...

PREPARATION ▸ INSERTING/REMOVING THE MEMORY CARD 33 REMOVAL 1 2 3 ▸ Turn the battery release lever• Battery is pushing out slightly. ▸ Press down on the battery lightly• The battery unlocks and pushes out fully. ▸ Remove the battery Important • Removing the battery while the camera is switched on ma...

PREPARATION ▸ INSERTING/REMOVING THE MEMORY CARD 34 ▸ Ensure that the camera is switched OFF (see p. 38) OPENING THE COVER OVER THE MEMORY CARD SLOT ▸ Slide the cover as shown in the illustration until you hear a click• The cover lifts automatically. CLOSING THE COVER OVER THE MEMORY CARD SLOT ▸ Clo...

PREPARATION ▸ ATTACHING/DETACHING THE LENS HOOD 35 ATTACHING/DETACHING THE LENS HOOD This camera comes with a matching lens hood. It is pre-mounted ex works.The use of the lens hood is recommended to reduce vignetting. DETACHING Fig. 1 Fig. 2 ▸ Unscrew the lens hood in counter-clockwise direction (F...

PREPARATION ▸ DIOPTER SETTINGS 36 DIOPTER SETTINGS The viewfinder has a diopter setting function with a range between -4 and +2 diopter to allow glasses wearers the use of the camera without eyeglasses (diopter compensation). ▸ Push the diopter wheel into its groove until you hear an audible click• ...

CAMERA OPERATION ▸ CONTROL ELEMENTS 38 CAMERA OPERATION CONTROL ELEMENTS MAIN SWITCH The main switch switches the camera on and off. SWITCHING THE CAMERA ON Notes • Once switched on, the camera will be ready to use after approx. 1 s. • The LED lights up briefly and the displays in the viewfinder app...

CAMERA OPERATION ▸ CONTROL ELEMENTS 39 SHUTTER BUTTON The shutter button works in two stages.1. Tapping (= Pressing the shutter button to the 1st pressure point) – Activating the camera electronics and displays – Exposure lock (metering & saving): – AF mode: range measurement (AF-L) – (semi) aut...

CAMERA OPERATION ▸ CONTROL ELEMENTS 40 SHUTTER-SPEED DIAL The shutter-speed dial has no stop, which means it can be turned in either direction from any position. It will click at each engraved position and for intermediate values. Intermediate positions outside the click positions must not be used. ...

CAMERA OPERATION ▸ CONTROL ELEMENTS 41 THUMBWHEEL BUTTON – Applying menu settings – Direct access to menu functions – Accessing the submenu DIRECTIONAL PAD/CENTER BUTTON DIRECTIONAL PAD – Menu navigation – Setting selected menu items/functions – Scrolling through the gallery – Shifting the focus fra...

CAMERA OPERATION ▸ CONTROL ELEMENTS 42 PLAY BUTTON/MENU BUTTON PLAY BUTTON – Activation and deactivation of the (continuous) review mode – Return to full-screen display MENU BUTTON – Accessing the menu (incl. status screen) – Accessing the play menu – Exiting the currently displayed (sub) menu LCD P...

CAMERA OPERATION ▸ CONTROL ELEMENTS 43 FOLDING OUT THE SCREEN The screen can be folded out and up or out and down. A convenient feature for taking pictures from a very low or very high perspective.The screen folds out in two steps. Folding out the screen ▸ Grasp the screen at the upper edge. ▸ Caref...

CAMERA OPERATION ▸ CONTROL ELEMENTS 44 FUNCTION BUTTONS 5 19 13 14 Direct access to various menus and functions. All function buttons can be custom configured (see p. 59). FACTORY SETTINGSIn shooting mode In review mode FN button 1 ( 13 ) Digital zoom  Delete Single  FN button 2 ( 14 ) Mode change (...

CAMERA OPERATION ▸ CONTROL ELEMENTS 45 LCD PANEL (TOUCH SCREEN) TOUCH CONTROL* In shooting mode In review mode “tap” Shifting the AF frame and focusing (while Touch AF is activated) Selecting images “double tap” Resetting the AF frame Enlarging/reducing viewed images “swipe” Scrolling through the ga...

CAMERA OPERATION ▸ MENU CONTROL 46 MENU CONTROL CONTROL ELEMENTS The following elements are used for menu control. 5 19 20 21 4 4 Thumbwheel 20 Directional pad 5 Thumbwheel button 21 MENU button 19 Center button MENU SECTIONS The following menu sections are available: Status Screen,  Main Menu  and ...

CAMERA OPERATION ▸ MENU CONTROL 47 STATUS SCREENPhoto Video FAVORITES MAIN MENU SETTINGS IN PHOTO AND VIDEO MODE The available settings depend on the operating mode (Photo or Video) currently in use. – All menu items and their sub items available in the main menu before  Digital Zoom  are mode-speci...

CAMERA OPERATION ▸ MENU CONTROL 48 SWITCHING MENU SECTIONS The status screen will always be displayed as the first menu section. The top level of the menu is organized into “pages”, which are dis- played in the header line: Status screen, poss. Favorites menu (up to 2 pages), and several sections of...

CAMERA OPERATION ▸ MENU CONTROL 50 SELECTING SETTINGS Settings can be selected in various ways from within the status screen. The setting types vary from menu to menu. ▸ Tap the desired control panel• The relevant menu appears. DIRECT SETTINGS A version of the menu bar appears in the lower area of t...

CAMERA OPERATION ▸ MENU CONTROL 51 FAVORITES MENU The favorites menu offers quick access to the most frequently used menu items. It can contain up to 11 menu items. These can be as- signed individually (see p. 59). MAIN MENU The main menu offers access to all settings. Most of these are orga- nized ...

CAMERA OPERATION ▸ MENU CONTROL 52 MENU NAVIGATION SCREEN BY SCREEN NAVIGATION Scrolling forward ▸ Press the MENU button (repeatedly if needed) • The status screen will appear again after the last page of the main menu. Scrolling backward ▸ Press the directional pad left• In reverse order, you can o...

CAMERA OPERATION ▸ MENU CONTROL 53 SHOW SUBMENU ▸ Press the center button/thumbwheel button or ▸ Press the directional pad to the right CONFIRM SELECTION ▸ Press the center button/thumbwheel button• The screen image changes back to the active menu item. The set function variant is shown on the right...

CAMERA OPERATION ▸ MENU CONTROL 54 SUBMENU KEYBOARD/NUMBER PAD D C B E A FG D C B E A GG A E C B D A Entry line B Keyboard/Number pad C “Delete” button (deletes the last character entered) D “Confirm” button (to apply individual values and existing settings) E Return to previous menu level F Shift k...

CAMERA OPERATION ▸ MENU CONTROL 55 MENU BAR Using button control ▸ Press the directional pad left/right or ▸ Turn the thumbwheel Using touch control ▸ Select the desired function directly or swipe Notes • The currently active setting displayed in the center is highlighted in red. • The set value is ...

CAMERA OPERATION ▸ MENU CONTROL 56 DATE/TIME MENU Moving to the next settings field ▸ Press the directional pad left/right Setting values ▸ Press the directional pad up/down or ▸ Turn the thumbwheel Saving and returning to superordinate menu item ▸ Press the center button COMBI MENU (IMAGE PROPERTIE...

CAMERA OPERATION ▸ MENU CONTROL 57 Using button control Navigating between buttons ▸ Press the directional pad left/right• An active button is indicated by a red frame. Applying setting ▸ Press the directional pad up/down• The button toggles directly between each of the options. or ▸ Press the cente...

CAMERA OPERATION ▸ USER-DEFINED OPERATION 58 Using touch control ▸ Tap the desired button• All available options are displayed for the buttons “Parameter” and “Setting”. • The “Parameter” button displays the currently set value for each of the parameter options. ▸ Tap the desired alternative SAVE ▸ ...

CAMERA OPERATION ▸ USER-DEFINED OPERATION 59 MANAGING THE FAVORITES MENU ▸ Switch to the desired mode (photo or video) ▸ Select  Customize Control  in the main menu ▸ Select  Edit Favorites  ▸ Select the desired menu item ▸ Select  On  /  Of f  • A warning message appears when the favorites menu has...

CAMERA OPERATION ▸ USER-DEFINED OPERATION 60 CHANGING AN ASSIGNMENT ▸ Switch to the desired mode (photo or video) ▸ Press the function button longer• The direct access list you have created will appear on the LCD panel. • This list can be modified at any time via the menu item  Customize Control  . ...

CAMERA OPERATION ▸ USER-DEFINED OPERATION 61 USER PROFILES This camera allows the permanent storage of any menu settings, to e.g. access them quickly and easily for recurring conditions/im- age objects. The camera will also save the currently selected mode (Photo/Video).Six memory slots are provided...

CAMERA OPERATION ▸ USER-DEFINED OPERATION 62 RENAMING PROFILES ▸ Select  User Profile  in the main menu ▸ Select  Manage Profiles  ▸ Select  Rename Profiles  ▸ Select a profile ▸ Enter a name for the profile via the associated submenu keyboard and confirm your input (see p. 54)• Profile names must b...

CAMERA OPERATION ▸ USER-DEFINED OPERATION 63 DELETING PROFILES ▸ Select  User Profile  in the main menu ▸ Select  Manage Profiles  ▸ Select  Delete  ▸ Select a profile ▸ Confirm the selection EXPORTING/IMPORTING PROFILES TO/FROM THE MEMORY CARD ▸ Select  User Profile  in the main menu ▸ Select  Mana...

CAMERA BASIC SETTINGS ▸ MENU LANGUAGE / DATE/TIME 64 CAMERA BASIC SETTINGS The two menu items  Language  and  Date & Time  appear automati- cally when switching the camera on for the first time, after a reset to factory settings (see p. 224), or after a firmware update. MENU LANGUAGE Factory set...

CAMERA BASIC SETTINGS ▸ POWER SAVE MODE (STANDBY MODE) 65 TIME ZONE ▸ Select  Camera Settings  in the main menu ▸ Select  Date & Time  ▸ Select  Time Zone  ▸ Select your time zone/current location – The Greenwich Mean Time offset is shown on the left of the line – Major cities in the relevant ti...

CAMERA BASIC SETTINGS ▸ LCD PANEL/VIEWFINDER SETTINGS 66 LCD PANEL/VIEWFINDER SETTINGS The camera comes equipped with a 3” liquid crystal color panel, which is protected by a glass cover made of extremely hard and scratch-resistant glass.The following functions can be configured and used individuall...

CAMERA BASIC SETTINGS ▸ LCD PANEL/VIEWFINDER SETTINGS 67 ▸ Select  Display Settings  in the main menu ▸ Select  EVF- LCD  ▸ Select the desired setting Note • Select  EVF  if you want to keep the LCD panel switched off (e.g. on dark environments). EYE SENSOR SENSITIVITY You can adjust the eye sensor ...

CAMERA BASIC SETTINGS ▸ LCD PANEL/VIEWFINDER SETTINGS 68 COLOR RENDERING Color rendering can also be adjusted. Brightness is set individually for the LCD panel and the viewfinder. Selection occurs via key con- trol or touch control. LCD PANEL ▸ Select  Display Settings  in the main menu ▸ Select  LC...

CAMERA BASIC SETTINGS ▸ ACOUSTIC SIGNALS 69 ACOUSTIC SIGNALS Some functions can be acknowledged with acoustic signals. The following special functions can be configured separately: – Electronic shutter sound – AF confirmation VOLUME The volume of active signals can be set.Factory setting:  Low  ▸ Se...

STILL IMAGE SETTINGS ▸ FILE FORMAT 70 STILL IMAGE SETTINGS FILE FORMAT Choose the JPG format  JPG  or the standardized raw data format  DNG  (= digital negative). Both can be used individually or simulta- neously.When creating JPGs, an initial processing occurs in the camera. Var- ious parameters, i...

STILL IMAGE SETTINGS ▸ RESOLUTION 71 RESOLUTION DNG RESOLUTION Three different resolutions (number of pixels) are available for shooting in raw data format (DNG).All the benefits of DNG capture (like extensive color depth and high dynamic range) can therefore be used even if the image size is reduce...

STILL IMAGE SETTINGS ▸ ASPECT RATIO / IMAGE PROPERTIES 72 ASPECT RATIO You have a choice of aspect ratios to select in addition to the basic 3:2 (e.g. 1:1). The relevant cropped section will be displayed. Images made in JPG format are saved with the relevant aspect ratio. DNG images will always have...

STILL IMAGE SETTINGS ▸ IMAGE PROPERTIES 73 FILM STYLE The image properties of JPG files can be changes slightly using several parameters. These are summarized in pre-configured  Film Style  profiles. CONTRAST The contrast setting, i.e. the difference between light and dark im- age sections, determin...

STILL IMAGE SETTINGS ▸ IMAGE PROPERTIES 74 COLOR PROFILE 3 pre-configured color profiles are available:Factory setting:  Standard  –  Standard  –  Vivid  –  Natural  ▸ Select  JPG Settings  in the main menu ▸ Select  Film Style  ▸ Select a profile MONOCHROME PROFILE Two pre-configured monochrome pro...

STILL IMAGE SETTINGS ▸ IMAGE PROPERTIES 75 CUSTOMIZING PHOTO PROFILES These parameters can be adjusted for all available profiles (  Saturation  only for color profiles). See p. 56 for details on menu operation. ▸ Select  JPG Settings  in the main menu ▸ Select  Film Style  ▸ Select  Film Style Sett...

STILL IMAGE SETTINGS ▸ AUTOMATIC OPTIMIZATION 76 AUTOMATIC OPTIMIZATION NOISE REDUCTION NOISE REDUCTION FUNCTION FOR LONG-TERM EXPOSURE In digital photography, the appearance of flawed pixels that can be white, red, blue or green is referred to as "noise". Image noise becomes more apparent w...

STILL IMAGE SETTINGS ▸ AUTOMATIC OPTIMIZATION 77 NOISE REDUCTION IN JPG IMAGES Except when high sensitivities are used, noise is luckily negligible. Nevertheless, noise reduction is a component of data processing when JPG files are generated. On the other hand, since it also has an effect on the foc...

STILL IMAGE SETTINGS ▸ AUTOMATIC OPTIMIZATION 78 DARK AREA OPTIMIZATION (IDR) DYNAMIC RANGE The contrast range of an object comprises all levels of brightness from the brightest to the darkest point in the image. All levels of brightness can be captured by the sensor, provided the contrast range of ...

STILL IMAGE SETTINGS ▸ DATA MANAGEMENT 79 DATA MANAGEMENT FORMATTING A MEMORY CARD Memory cards that have already been in use with this camera will usually not require formatting. An unformatted memory card that is inserted into the camera for the first time must be formatted. We recommend formattin...

STILL IMAGE SETTINGS ▸ DATA MANAGEMENT 80 DATA STRUCTURE FOLDER STRUCTURE The files (= photos) on the memory cards are saved in automatically generated folders. The first three characters signify the folder num- ber (numerals), the last five the folder name (letters). The first folder is assigned th...

STILL IMAGE SETTINGS ▸ DATA MANAGEMENT 81 EDIT FILE NAMES ▸ Select  Camera Settings  in the main menu ▸ Select  Edit File Name  • A keyboard submenu is displayed.• The input line contains the factory setting “L” as the first letter of the file name. Only this letter can be changed. ▸ Enter a letter ...

STILL IMAGE SETTINGS ▸ DATA MANAGEMENT 82 LOGGING THE SHOOTING LOCATION (ONLY IN CONNECTION WITH THE LEICA FOTOS APP) Location information can be sourced from a mobile device in con- nection with the Leica FOTOS app. Current location information will then be written to the Exif data of the images (g...

STILL IMAGE SETTINGS ▸ DATA MANAGEMENT 83 DATA TRANSFER Data can be conveniently transferred to mobile devices via Leica FOTOS. Alternatively, a card reader or USB cable can be used for the transfer. ABOUT LEICA FOTOS ▸ See chapter “Leica FOTOS” (p. 228) VIA USB CABLE OR “LEICA FOTOS CABLE” The came...

PRACTICAL DEFAULT SETTINGS ▸ TOUCH AF 84 PRACTICAL DEFAULT SETTINGS TOUCH AF Touch AF allows a direct placement of the AF frame.Factory setting:  Touch AF  ▸ Select  Focusing  in the main menu ▸ Select  Touch AF  ▸ Select  Touch AF  Positioning the AF frame ▸ Tap the LCD panel in the desired positio...

PRACTICAL DEFAULT SETTINGS ▸ AUXILIARY DISPLAYS 85 TOUCH AF + SHUTTER BUTTON The combination  Touch AF + Release  allows a direct placement of the AF frame for immediate recording. ▸ Select  Focusing  in the main menu ▸ Select  Touch AF  ▸ Select  Touch AF + Release  ▸ Tap the LCD panel in the desir...

PRACTICAL DEFAULT SETTINGS ▸ AUXILIARY DISPLAYS 86 INFO DISPLAYS IN SHOOTING MODE Select one of the three available display options. ▸ Press the center button• The display cycles through the display options. – No picture data – Footer with exposure information, auxiliary displays – Header with recor...

PRACTICAL DEFAULT SETTINGS ▸ AUXILIARY DISPLAYS 87 FOCUS PEAKING This assist function highlights the edges of in focus subject elements in color. The color can be user-specified. The sensitivity can be addi- tionally adjusted. HIGHLIGHT COLOR Factory setting:  Red  ▸ Select  Focusing  in the main me...

PRACTICAL DEFAULT SETTINGS ▸ AUXILIARY DISPLAYS 88 LEVEL GAUGE The integrated sensors of the camera show its orientation. These indicators ensure exact camera orientation along the longitudinal and transverse axes of critical objects, e.g. architecture.Deviations in relation to the longitudinal axis...

PRACTICAL DEFAULT SETTINGS ▸ AUXILIARY DISPLAYS 89 CLIPPING The Clipping display marks very bright image areas. This function is a very easy and exact tool for checking the correct exposure set- ting. Overexposed areas flash black. ▸ Select  Capture Assistants  in the main menu ▸ Select  Clipping / ...

PRACTICAL DEFAULT SETTINGS ▸ MF ASSIST FUNCTIONS 90 TEMPORARY ACTIVATION/DEACTIVATION OF INDIVIDUAL FUNCTIONS The following assist functions can be activated/deactivated tempo- rarily: – Focus peaking – Clipping ▸ Assigning the desired assist function to a function button (see p. 59) ▸ Press the cor...

PRACTICAL DEFAULT SETTINGS ▸ MF ASSIST FUNCTIONS 91 ACOUSTIC AF CONFIRMATION You can set an acoustic confirmation signal for successful focus metering in AF mode.Factory setting:  Of f  ▸ Select  Acoustic Signal  in the main menu ▸ Select  AF Confirmation  ▸ Select  On  ▸ Select  Volume  ▸ Select  L...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ DRIVE MODE 92 PHOTOGRAPHY The settings described in this chapter only apply for photo mode. They are therefore part of the photo menu and must always be accessed and configured from within photo mode (see chapter “Camera operation” in the section “Menu Control”). Any menu items of the ...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ FOCUSING 93 FOCUSING Your Leica Q3 allows automatic as well as manual focusing. There are 3 operating modes and 4 metering methods available for AF photography. AF PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ Press and hold the AF/MF release button ▸ Turn the focus ring to the AF position ▸ Position the AF frame as ...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ FOCUSING 94 AUTOFOCUS METERING METHODS The AF mode offers various metering methods for focusing. A suc- cessful focus setting is identified by a green frame, an unsuccessful one is shown in red.Factory setting:  Multi- Field  ▸ Select  Focusing  in the main menu ▸ Select  AF Mode  ▸ Se...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ FOCUSING 95 ZONE With this metering method, subject sections are recorded with a co- herent group comprising 5 x 5 fields. This function combines some security for snapshots with the option of aiming at larger objects reliably. Once the setting has been made, the focus frames are displ...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ FOCUSING 96 START POSITION FOR TRACKING Factory setting:  Center  You can specify the starting point for tracking.  Center  Center of the screen  Last Position  Ending position of the most recent trackingExample:A car drives thought he picture from left to right. The picture is taken o...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ FOCUSING 97 When face detection detects an eye, the focus will be on that eye. Should more than one eye be detected, then the user can choose the eye to focus on. The currently selected eye will be highlighted.Additionally, the desired face can be easily selected if there are several f...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ FOCUSING 98 MF ASSIST FUNCTIONS ENLARGEMENT IN AF MODE You can access the enlargement function independent of focusing for a better assessment of the settings.The  Magnification  function must be assigned to one of the function buttons to use this feature (see p. 59). Assigning a funct...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ FOCUSING 99 AF ASSIST LAMP The integrated AF assist lamp allows operation of the AF system in unfavorable lighting conditions. This lamp comes on while metering is performed, provided the function is activated.See p. 90 for settings. ACOUSTIC AF CONFIRMATION You can set an acoustic con...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ FOCUSING 101 ENLARGEMENT IN MF MODE The larger the details of the object are shown, the better you can assess their sharpness and the more accurately you can focus.This function can be automatically activated during manual focusing or can be accessed independently. ACCESS VIA THE FOCUS...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ FOCUSING 102 ACCESS VIA THE FUNCTION BUTTON You can access the enlargement function independent of focusing for a better assessment of the settings.The  Magnification  function must be assigned to one of the function buttons to use this feature (see p. 59). Assigning a function to a fu...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ ISO SENSITIVITY 103 ISO SENSITIVITY The ISO setting covers a range between ISO 50 and ISO 100 000, allowing you to adapt to the relevant situation as required.There is more leeway for the use of preferred shutter-speed/ap- erture combinations when choosing an automatic ISO setting. You...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ ISO SENSITIVITY 104 LIMITING SHUTTER SPEED RANGES Factory setting:  Auto  ▸ Select  Auto ISO Settings  in the main menu ▸ Select  Shutter Speed Limit  ▸ Select the desired value (  Auto  ,  1/2000  ,  1/1000  ,  1/500  ,  1/250  ,  1/125  ,  1/60  ,  1/30  ,  1/15  ,  1/8  ,  1/4  ,  1...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ WHITE BALANCE 105 WHITE BALANCE In digital photography, White Balance ensures neutral color rendering in any light. White Balance relies on the setting made in the camera, which light color is to be rendered as 'white'.Four methods are available: – automatic control – fixed presets – m...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ WHITE BALANCE 106 MANUAL SETTING VIA METERING  Gray Card  This metering variant captures all color hues in the metering field and uses these to calculate a mean gray value. ▸ Select  White Balance  in the main menu ▸ Select  Gray Card  • The following appears on the LCD panel: – the im...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ EXPOSURE 107 DIRECT SETTING OF THE COLOR TEMPERATURE Values between 2000 and 11500 K (Kelvin) can be set directly. That gives you a very wide range, which covers virtually all color tem- peratures occurring in real life and within which you can adapt color rendering to any light color ...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ EXPOSURE 108 APPLICATION The classic shutter sound of the mechanical shutter conveys an auditive feedback. It is well suited for long-term exposures, as well as for shots of moving objects.The electronic shutter function allows photography with an open ap- erture in very bright due to ...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ EXPOSURE 109 SPOT This metering method is concentrated exclusively on a small area in the center of the image. The metering fields are joined together when the exposure metering method  Spot  is combined with the AF metering methods  Spot  and  Field  . Exposure metering will then oc- ...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ EXPOSURE 110 EXPOSURE MODES There are four exposure modes available to adjust the rendering of the object or to create the desired pictorial composition: – Program AE mode ( P ) – Aperture-priority mode ( A ) – Shutter-priority mode ( S ) – Manual setting ( M ) These four “classic” mod...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ EXPOSURE 111 FULLY AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE SETTING – P PROGRAM AE MODE – P The program AE mode facilitates fast and fully automatic photogra- phy. The exposure is controlled by an automatic shutter speed and aperture setting. ▸ Select  Scene Mode  in the main menu ▸ Select  P-A-S - M  ▸ Tur...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ EXPOSURE 112 SEMI-AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE SETTING – A/S APERTURE-PRIORITY MODE- A Aperture-priority mode sets the exposure automatically according to the manually selected aperture. This mode is suitable for shots in which the depth of field is a critical compositional element.By selecting ...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ EXPOSURE 113 MANUAL EXPOSURE SETTING – M The following manual settings for shutter speed and aperture are a good choice: – to create a special image mood that can only be achieved with a very specific type of exposure – to ensure a perfectly identical exposure for multiple images with ...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ EXPOSURE 114 SETTING SHUTTER SPEEDS The shutter speed is set in two steps.using the shutter-speed dial: in full incrementsusing the thumbwheel: fine tuning in 1⁄ 3 increments Shutter-speed dial Thumbwheel All settings from 2 to 1000 Fine tuning the shutter speed in 1⁄ 3 EV increments, ...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ EXPOSURE 115 T FUNCTION In this setting, the shutter remains open after shutter release until the shutter button is pressed again (ax. 2 min depending on ISO setting). ▸ Set the shutter-speed dial to 1+ ▸ Set the aperture ring to a fixed value ▸ Select  T  as the shutter speed (Must be...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ EXPOSURE 116 Under certain conditions, noise reduction will always be active as long as the function is enabled. That includes shots taken with the T function, as well as long-term exposure frames with shutter speeds of ≥ +8 s.In all other cases, noise reduction depends on a combinatio...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ EXPOSURE 117 EXPOSURE LOCK We often want to arrange important subject elements outside the center of the image for reasons of pictorial composition and these elements may sometimes be very bright or very dark. Cen- ter-weighted metering and spot metering, however, mainly capture an are...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ EXPOSURE 118 EXPOSURE LOCK IN AF MODE The metering functions are distributed as follows while the function button is pressed and held: Function button assignment Function button Shutter button  AF- L + AE- L  Exposure and focus No function  AF- L  Sharpness Exposure  AE- L  Exposure Sh...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ EXPOSURE 119 EXPOSURE COMPENSATION Exposure meters are calibrated for a medium gray scale value, which matches a standard, i.e. average image object. Should the measured image detail not fulfill that requirement, then the a rele- vant exposure compensation can be effected.Specifically ...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ SHOOTING MODES 120 SHOOTING MODES CONTINUOUS SHOOTING The camera is set to single shots by default (  Single  ). Series of shots can also be created to e.g. capture motion sequences at various stages. ▸ Select  Drive Mode  in the main menu ▸ Select the desired setting (  Continuous - 2...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ SHOOTING MODES 121 INTERVAL SHOOTING This camera allows you to automatically capture motion sequences over extended periods of time using the interval shooting function. You specify the number of frames, the intervals between shots, and the start time of the series.When applying exposu...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ SHOOTING MODES 123 EXPOSURE BRACKETING Many attractive objects are rich in contrast, which means they have very bright and very dark areas. The image effect can be dramatically different, depending on which of these areas you choose to align your exposure with. The automatic bracketing...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ SPECIAL SHOOTING MODES 125 SPECIAL SHOOTING MODES DIGITAL ZOOM Several other cropped section sizes are available in addition to the Summilux 28 f/1.7 ASPH. image sections. These are similar to the focal lengths 35 mm, 50 mm, 75 mm, or 90 mm.A frame appears around the image section on s...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ SPECIAL SHOOTING MODES 126 EFFECT ON THE RESULTING IMAGES The Digital Zoom will have differing effects on the resulting files, depending on the selected file format. DNG IMAGES DNG files are always saved unchanged (at full size). The relevant information is written to the meta data. Th...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ SPECIAL SHOOTING MODES 127 SCENE MODE 10 automatic program variants are available under the menu item  Scene Modes  . All 10 offer automatically controlled shutter speed and aperture for extra easy photography (as with the “normal” auto- matic program  P  ), as well as a number of othe...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ SPECIAL SHOOTING MODES 128 PERSPECTIVE CONTROL This assist function displays a frame showing the expected cropped section of the image after a correction of the perspective of ver- tical falling lines. Perspective Control helps to achieve a generally straighter vertical line and straig...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ SPECIAL SHOOTING MODES 129 This function can only be used in Live View mode. ▸ You may have to activate Live View ▸ Select  Perspective Control  in the main menu ▸ Select  On  ACTIVE PERSPECTIVE CONTROL DETECTED PERSPECTIVE IN LIVE VIEW MODE CORRECTED PERSPECTIVE IN REVIEW MODE

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ SPECIAL SHOOTING MODES 130 JPG FORMAT IMAGES For JPG format images, the correction occurs directly in the camera and only the corrected image is stored. Any image content outside the frame will be lost. DNG FORMAT IMAGES In DNG format, the entire sensor image is stored unchanged. The d...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY 131 FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY The camera determines the necessary flash intensity by firing one or more pre-flashes before taking the actual photo. The main flash fires immediately after, i.e. during exposure. All factors influencing exposure (e.g. filters, aperture settings,...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY 132 ATTACHING THE FLASH UNIT ▸ Switch off the camera and flash unit ▸ Pull off the accessory shoe cover and store it in a safe place ▸ Slide the foot of the flash unit all the way into the accessory shoe and use the clamping nut (where available) to secure it against ...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY 133 SETTINGS ON THE FLASH UNIT Operating mode TTL Automatic control by the camera A SF 40, SF 60:Automatic camera control, no flash exposure compensationSF 58, SF 64:Control via the flash unit using a built-in exposure sensor M The flash exposure must be set to an out...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY 134 AUTOMATIC FLASH ACTIVATION AT SLOWER SHUTTER SPEEDS (LONG-TERM SYNCHRONIZATION) This mode ensures appropriately exposed, brighter dark backgrounds and bright foreground.The shutter speed is not extended beyond 1⁄ 30 s in the other flash modes to minimize the risk ...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY 135 A flash is usually fired at the start of exposure (  Start of Exposure  ). This may result in apparent contradictions, e.g. the image of a vehi- cle being overtaken by its own light trail. This camera alternatively allows synching with the end of exposure (  End o...

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY 136 FLASH EXPOSURE COMPENSATION This function can be used to selectively reduce or enhance flash exposure regardless of ambient light, e.g. to brighten the face of a person in the foreground when taking a photo outdoors in the eve- ning while retaining the same genera...

REVIEW MODE ▸ CONTROL ELEMENTS IN REVIEW MODE 138 REVIEW MODE There are two completely independent review functions available: – short-term rendering directly after shooting (  Auto Review  ) – normal review mode, in which the stored mages can be viewed and managed for any length of time The switcho...

REVIEW MODE ▸ CONTROL ELEMENTS IN REVIEW MODE 139 DIRECT ACCESS IN REVIEW MODE The function buttons can have individual assignments in review mode as well.In factory settings, the function buttons have the following assign- ments: Button Function Thumbwheel button  Magnification  FN button 13  Delet...

REVIEW MODE ▸ STARTING/EXITING REVIEW MODE 140 STARTING/EXITING REVIEW MODE Using touch control ▸ Swipe up or down INFO 1/8000 2.8 F 12500 ISO EV A -3 2 1 0 2 1 3+ 8234 12 MP Review Shooting Using button control ▸ Press the PLAY button • The last captured image appears on the screen.• The following ...

REVIEW MODE ▸ SELECTING/SCROLLING THROUGH IMAGES 141 SELECTING/SCROLLING THROUGH IMAGES The images are visually arranged in a horizontal reel. The sorting will be strictly chronological. When the end of an image series is reached, the display automatically jumps back to the first image in the series...

REVIEW MODE ▸ INFO DISPLAYS IN REVIEW MODE 142 INFO DISPLAYS IN REVIEW MODE In factory settings, images are displayed without header and footer information for unimpeded viewing. 22:45 PM 22.02.2012 999-9000 8234/9999 12 MP 2.8 F 1/8000 12500 ISO EV INFO ▸ Press the center button• The info bars appe...

REVIEW MODE ▸ PICTURE SERIES REVIEW 143 PICTURE SERIES REVIEW Serial and interval shootings often produce a large number of indi- vidual images. It would be very difficult to find other pictures that are not part of a series if every image of all these series was dis- played individually. Organizing...

REVIEW MODE ▸ PICTURE SERIES REVIEW 144 JUMPING TO A SPECIFIC PICTURE IN THE GROUP ▸ Tap the playback status bar in the desired position RESUMING PLAYBACK While the control elements are visible: ▸ Tap anywhere on the LCD panel or ▸ Press the center button SAVE AS A VIDEO The frame series can additio...

REVIEW MODE ▸ CROPPED SECTION ZOOM 145 SCROLLING THROUGH THE INDIVIDUAL PICTURES OF A SERIES The images in a picture series can also be viewed individually. Switch to the manual scrolling function to do so. ▸ Press the directional pad up/down• The information displays disappear in full-screen mode.•...

REVIEW MODE ▸ DISPLAYING MULTIPLE IMAGES AT ONCE 147 DISPLAYING MULTIPLE IMAGES AT ONCE The camera offers an overview function in which several thumbnail images can be viewed on one screen, which makes it easier to find a specific image. You can choose 12 or 30 images per overview. OVERVIEW Using to...

REVIEW MODE ▸ TAGGING/RATING OF IMAGES 148 Navigating between images ▸ Press the directional pad in the relevant direction or ▸ Press and hold the PLAY button while turning the thumbwheel Displaying the image in full size Using touch control ▸ Two-finger spread or ▸ Tap the desired image Using butto...

REVIEW MODE ▸ DELETING IMAGES 149 DELETING IMAGES There are several methods available to delete images: – deleting individual images – deleting multiple images – deleting all images without a icon/ranking – deleting all images Important • Once deleted, images are no longer retrievable. DELETING INDI...

REVIEW MODE ▸ DELETING IMAGES 150 Cancelling a deletion and returning to normal review mode ▸ Select the “Go back” icon (tap the icon directly or press the PLAY button) Notes • The Delete screen can be called up only by pressing the MENU button when in overview mode, because the menu function  Delet...

REVIEW MODE ▸ DELETING IMAGES 151 Any number of images can be selected in this view. Selecting images for deletion ▸ Select an image ▸ Press the center button/thumbwheel button or ▸ Tap the desired image• The images selected for deletion are marked with a red Delete icon . Deleting the selected imag...

REVIEW MODE ▸ DELETING IMAGES 152 DELETING UNRATED IMAGES ▸ Press the MENU button ▸ Select  Delete Unrated  in the play menu • The prompt  Do you really want to delete all not rated files?  appears. ▸ Select  Yes  • The LED will flash during the deletion process. The process may take a few seconds. ...

REVIEW MODE ▸ PREVIEW OF LATEST IMAGE / SLIDE SHOW 153 PREVIEW OF LATEST IMAGE Photos can be displayed automatically directly after they are taken to e.g. check the success of the shots quickly and easily. A duration for the automatic display can be configured. ▸ Select  Auto Review  in the main men...

REVIEW MODE ▸ SLIDE SHOW 154 STARTING THE SLIDE SHOW ▸ Press the MENU button ▸ Select  Slideshow  in the play menu ▸ Select the desired setting (  Play All  ,  Pictures only  ,  Videos only  ) • The slide show will start automatically with the selected images and runs in an endless loop until it is ...

VIDEO SETTINGS ▸ FILE FORMAT / VIDEO FORMAT 156 VIDEO SETTINGS FILE FORMAT Video can be recorded in the file formats MOV or MP4.Various combinations of resolution and frame rate can be configured depending on the file format chosen. This choice allows an align- ment with the intended use and availab...

VIDEO SETTINGS ▸ VIDEO FORMAT 157 MP4 Frame rate Resolution 23.98 fps 8K 4K FHD ✓ ✓ ✓ 25 fps ✓ ✓ ✓ 29.97 fps ✓ ✓ ✓ 50 fps ✓ ✓ 59.94 fps ✓ ✓ AVAILABLE RESOLUTIONS You can choose resolutions with the associated aspect ratios. File Format Available resolutions MOV C8K 8192 x 4320 MOV + MP4 8K 7680 x 43...

VIDEO SETTINGS ▸ IMAGE PROPERTIES 158 SETTING THE VIDEO FORMAT Factory setting: file format MOV, resolution 4K, frame rate 29.97 fps MOV ▸ Select  Video Format / Resolution  in the main menu ▸ Select  MOV  ▸ Select the desired resolution (  C8K  ,  8K  ,  C4K  ,  4K  ,  FHD (ProRes)  ,  FHD (264)  ,...

VIDEO SETTINGS ▸ IMAGE PROPERTIES 159 VIDEO STYLE The image properties of video recordings can be changes slightly using several parameters. These are summarized in pre-configured  Video Style  profiles. CONTRAST The contrast setting, i.e. the difference between light and dark im- age sections, dete...

VIDEO SETTINGS ▸ AUDIO SETTINGS 161 LEICA LOOKS Leica Looks offer a selection of professionally aligned, pre-defined profiles. These can be conveniently downloaded to the camera.There are six memory slots available for Leica Looks. Applying a Look ▸ Select  Video Settings  in the main menu ▸ Select ...

VIDEO SETTINGS ▸ VIDEO GAMMA 162 WIND NOISE REDUCTION Wind Noise Reduction can be activated or deactivated as needed.Factory setting:  On  ▸ Select  Video Settings  in the main menu ▸ Select  Wind Noise Reduction  ▸ Select  On  /  Of f  VIDEO GAMMA Video gamma can be set to HLG and L-Log or can be d...

VIDEO SETTINGS ▸ VIDEO GAMMA 163 HLG SETTINGS Sharpness and saturation can be set. The factory setting is a median value  0  in both cases. ▸ Select  Video Settings  in the main menu ▸ Select  Video Gamma  ▸ Select  Settings  ▸ Select  HLG  ▸ Select  Sharpness  or  Saturation  ▸ Select the desired s...

VIDEO SETTINGS ▸ VIDEO GAMMA 164 EXAMPLE In the following, the assignment shown below will be used for all subsequent figures. Two profile slots for internal camera display (LCD panel/EVF) are taken, all others are unused. Importing a custom LUT profile ▸ Download or export an LUT profile as a CUBE ...

VIDEO SETTINGS ▸ VIDEO GAMMA 165 Notes • You can only import LUT profiles with the file ending “.cub”.• Files with the ending “.cube” will not be recognized. These can, however, simply be renamed before saving them to the SD card. • File names must be max. 8 characters (incl. spaces) long.• Incompat...

VIDEO SETTINGS ▸ VIDEO GAMMA 166 USING LUT PROFILES CHANGING THE OUTPUT CHANNEL The user can choose to apply the LUT profile for output via HDMI or in the camera (LCD panel/EVF). ▸ Select  Video Settings  in the main menu ▸ Select  Video Gamma  ▸ Select  Settings  ▸ Select  L- Log  ▸ Select  Output ...

VIDEO SETTINGS ▸ VIDEO GAMMA 167 SELECTING THE LUT PROFILE In addition to the two pre-configured LUT profiles, three more mem- ory slots are available for custom LUT profiles. ▸ Select  Video Settings  in the main menu ▸ Select  Video Gamma  ▸ Select  Settings  ▸ Select  L- Log  ▸ Select  LUT Profil...

VIDEO SETTINGS ▸ AUTOMATIC OPTIMIZATION 168 AUTOMATIC OPTIMIZATION VIDEO STABILIZATION The stabilization function helps to reduce blurring for handheld recordings.Factory setting:  On  ▸ Select  Optical Image Stabilization  in the main menu ▸ Select  On  /  Of f  DARK AREA OPTIMIZATION (IDR) DYNAMIC...

VIDEO SETTINGS ▸ DATA MANAGEMENT 170 DATA MANAGEMENT FORMATTING A MEMORY CARD Memory cards that have already been in use with this camera will usually not require formatting. An unformatted memory card that is inserted into the camera for the first time must be formatted. We recommend formatting mem...

PRACTICAL DEFAULT SETTINGS ▸ AUDIO OUTPUT 175 TOUCH AF + SHUTTER BUTTON The combination  Touch AF + Release  allows a direct placement of the AF frame for immediate recording. ▸ Select  Focusing  in the main menu ▸ Select  Touch AF  ▸ Select  Touch AF + Release  ▸ Tap the LCD panel in the desired po...

PRACTICAL DEFAULT SETTINGS ▸ AUXILIARY DISPLAYS 177 GRID The grids divide the image frame into multiple fields. They facilitate pictorial composition and an exact camera orientation. ▸ Select  Capture Assistants  in the main menu ▸ Select  Grid  ▸ Select  On  /  Of f  ZEBRA The Zebra display marks v...

PRACTICAL DEFAULT SETTINGS ▸ AUXILIARY DISPLAYS 180 HISTOGRAM Histogram represents the brightness distribution in the image. The horizontal axis shows the graduated values from black (left) through gray to white (right). The vertical axis corresponds to the number of pixels at each brightness level....

RECORDING VIDEO ▸ START/EXIT VIDEO MODE 182 RECORDING VIDEO The settings described in this chapter only apply for video opera- tions. They are therefore part of the video menu and must always be accessed and configured from within video mode (see chapter “Camera operation” in the section “Menu Contr...

RECORDING VIDEO ▸ START/END VIDEO RECORDING 183 Using button control ▸ Press the function button with the function assignment  Photo - Video  • In the factory setting, that will be the FN Button 2 ( 14 ). Note • The camera switches to the most recently set photo or video mode. START/END VIDEO RECORD...

RECORDING VIDEO ▸ FOCUSING 184 DUSPLAY AND OPERATION VIA USB-PTP USING EXTERNAL ACCESSORY (LIKE GIMBALS) Leica Q3 allows connecting an optional Gimbal like DJI Ronin RS2 via USB-PTP. The Gimbal supports blur-free recordings. ▸ Select  USB - Mode  in the main menu ▸ Select  PTP  or  Select on connect...

RECORDING VIDEO ▸ FOCUSING 185 AUTOFOCUS MODES The following AF modes are available:  AFs  ,  AFc  and  Intelligent AF  . The currently selected AF mode is shown in the header line.Factory setting:  Intelligent AF  ▸ Select  Focusing  in the main menu ▸ Select  Focus Mode  ▸ Select the desired setti...

RECORDING VIDEO ▸ FOCUSING 187 TRACKING This field metering variant helps in the capture of moving objects. The focus on the object in the focus frame is continuously adjusted, once it is detected. ▸ Aim the focus frame at the desired object (by panning the camera shifting the focus frame) ▸ Tap and...

RECORDING VIDEO ▸ ISO SENSITIVITY 194 MACRO FUNCTION The working range for the focus setting can be switched quickly and easily from the standard focus range (30 cm to infinity) to the macro range (17 cm to 30 cm) using the macro ring. AF and MF mode are available in both ranges. ▸ Turn the macro ri...

RECORDING VIDEO ▸ WHITE BALANCE 196 DYNAMIC ISO SETTING The thumbwheel can be configured to allow manual ISO settings in real time (see p. 60). The settings will cycle through all values available in the  ISO  menu. That means that  Auto ISO  can also be selected. WHITE BALANCE In white balance ensu...

RECORDING VIDEO ▸ EXPOSURE 199 EXPOSURE EXPOSURE METERING METHODS The following exposure metering methods are selectable.Factory setting:  Multi- Field  SpotCenter-weightedHighlight-WeightedMulti-field ▸ Select  Exposure Metering  in the main menu ▸ Select the desired metering method (  Spot  ,  Cen...

RECORDING VIDEO ▸ EXPOSURE 203 MANUAL EXPOSURE SETTING – M The following manual settings for shutter speed and aperture are a good choice: – to maintain constant exposure settings between multiple recordings – to maintain constant exposure settings while recording, specifically in conjunction with f...

RECORDING VIDEO ▸ SPECIAL SHOOTING MODES 205 SPECIAL SHOOTING MODES DIGITAL ZOOM Several other cropped section sizes are available in addition to the Summilux 28 f/1.7 ASPH. image sections. These are similar to the focal lengths 35 mm, 50 mm, 75 mm, or 90 mm.A frame appears around the image section ...

RECORDING VIDEO ▸ SPECIAL SHOOTING MODES 206 FULLY AUTOMATIC VIDEO RECORDING In fully automated video mode, exposure is controlled by the camera just like for recordings in automatic program mode (P). Additionally, all other exposure-relevant factors like ISO values and exposure metering are control...

PLAYBACK MODE ▸ CONTROL ELEMENTS IN PLAYBACK MODE 208 PLAYBACK MODE Playback mode is used to display and manage the stored recordings. The switchover between shooting and playback mode, as well as most other actions can be completed using gesture or key control. Please see p. 45 for more information...

PLAYBACK MODE ▸ CONTROL ELEMENTS IN PLAYBACK MODE 209 DIRECT ACCESS IN PLAYBACK MODE The function buttons can have individual assignments in playback mode as well.In factory settings, the function buttons have the following assign- ments: Button Function FN button 13  Delete Single  FN button 14 Mar...

PLAYBACK MODE ▸ INITIATE/EXIT PLAYBACK MODE / SELECTING/SCROLLING THROUGH IMAGES 210 INITIATE/EXIT PLAYBACK MODE Using touch control ▸ Swipe up or down INFO 1/8000 2.8 F 12500 ISO EV A -3 2 1 0 2 1 3+ 8234 12 MP Playback Shooting Using button control ▸ Press the PLAY button • The last shot taken app...

PLAYBACK MODE ▸ INFO DISPLAYS IN PLAYBACK MODE 211 CONTINUOUS ▸ Swipe to the left or right and hold the finger on the edge of the screen• The subsequent shots will move past continuously. INFO DISPLAYS IN PLAYBACK MODE Video recordings are always rendered with header and footer and with on screen. N...

PLAYBACK MODE ▸ DISPLAYING MULTIPLE IMAGES AT ONCE 212 DISPLAYING MULTIPLE IMAGES AT ONCE The camera offers an overview function in which several thumbnail images can be viewed on one screen, which makes it easier to find a specific image. You can choose 12 or 30 images per overview. OVERVIEW Using ...

PLAYBACK MODE ▸ TAGGING/RATING OF RECORDINGS 213 Navigating between images ▸ Press the directional pad in the relevant direction or ▸ Press and hold the PLAY button while turning the thumbwheel Displaying the recording in full size Using touch control ▸ Two-finger spread or ▸ Tap the desired image U...

PLAYBACK MODE ▸ DELETING RECORDINGS 214 DELETING RECORDINGS There are several methods available to delete recordings: – deleting individual recordings – deleting multiple recordings – deleting all recordings without a icon/ranking – deleting all recordings Important • Once deleted, images are no lon...

PLAYBACK MODE ▸ DELETING RECORDINGS 215 Cancelling a deletion and return to the normal playback mode ▸ Select the “Go back” icon (tap the icon directly or press the PLAY button) Notes • The Delete screen can be called up only by pressing the MENU button when in overview mode, because the menu functi...

PLAYBACK MODE ▸ DELETING RECORDINGS 216 Any number of recordings can be selected in this view. Selecting recordings for deletion ▸ Select an image ▸ Press the center button/thumbwheel button or ▸ Tap the desired image• The recordings selected for deletion are marked with a red Delete icon . Deleting...

PLAYBACK MODE ▸ SLIDE SHOW 217 DELETING UNRATED RECORDINGS ▸ Press the MENU button ▸ Select  Delete Unrated  in the play menu • The prompt  Do you really want to delete all not rated files?  appears. ▸ Select  Yes  • The LED will flash during the deletion process. The process may take a few seconds....

PLAYBACK MODE ▸ VIDEO PLAYBACK 218 STARTING THE SLIDE SHOW ▸ Press the MENU button ▸ Select  Slideshow  in the play menu ▸ Select the desired setting (  Play All  ,  Pictures only  ,  Videos only  ) • The slide show will start automatically with the selected images and runs in an endless loop until ...

PLAYBACK MODE ▸ VIDEO PLAYBACK 219 ACCESSING THE CONTROL ELEMENTS The control elements are displayed when playback is stopped. Using touch control ▸ Tap anywhere on the LCD panel INFO 1/8000 2.8 F 12500 ISO EV SET -3 2 1 0 2 1 3+ 8234 12 MP INFO 1/8000 2.8 F 12500 ISO EV SET -3 2 1 0 2 1 3+ 8234 12 ...

PLAYBACK MODE ▸ VIDEO PLAYBACK 220 NAVIGATE TO ANY POINT IN THE FILE While the control elements are visible: ▸ Tap the Playback status bar at the desired position INFO 1/8000 2.8 F 12500 ISO EV SET -3 2 1 0 2 1 3+ 8234 12 MP 18:26 END PLAYBACK Using touch controlWhile the control elements are visibl...

PLAYBACK MODE ▸ VIDEO PLAYBACK 221 SETTING THE VOLUME Using touch controlWhile the control elements are visible: ▸ Tap the volume icon ▸ Tap the volume bar at the desired position INFO 1/8000 2.8 F 12500 ISO EV SET -3 2 1 0 2 1 3+ 8234 12 MP 18:26 Using button control ▸ Press the directional pad up/...

PLAYBACK MODE ▸ VIDEO PLAYBACK 222 Using button control ACCESSING THE VIDEO EDITING FUNCTION ▸ Press the MENU button • The video editing screen appears, the left cutting mark is high- lighted in red (= active). CHANGING THE CURRENT CUTTING POINT ▸ Press the directional pad left/right• The selected c...

OTHER FUNCTIONS ▸ RESETTING THE CAMERA TO FACTORY SETTINGS 224 OTHER FUNCTIONS The settings described in this chapter apply for photo and video mode alike. They are therefore available in the picture and video menu (see chapter “Camera Operation” under “Menu Control”). A setting selected in one of t...

OTHER FUNCTIONS ▸ FIRMWARE UPDATES 225 FIRMWARE UPDATES Leica is continuously working on the further improvement and opti- mization of your camera. Since many camera functions are entirely controlled by software, some of these improvements and additions to the functional scope can be installed in re...

OTHER FUNCTIONS ▸ FIRMWARE UPDATES 226 EXECUTING A FIRMWARE UPDATE Any interruption of a running firmware update may cause serious and irreparable damage to your equipment!You will therefore have to take particular note of the following, when carrying out a firmware update:• Do not switch off the ca...

OTHER FUNCTIONS ▸ FIRMWARE UPDATES 227 UPDATING THE CAMERA FIRMWARE ▸ Preparation ▸ Select  Camera Information  in the main menu ▸ Select  Firmware  ▸ Select  Start Update  • A prompt with information about the camera is displayed. ▸ Check the version information ▸ Select  Yes  • The prompt  Save pr...

LEICA FOTOS ▸ SELECTING A WI-FI BAND 228 LEICA FOTOS The camera can be controlled remotely using a smartphone/tablet PC. This will require an installation of the Leica FOTOS app on the mobile device. Leica FOTOS furthermore offers a variety of other useful functions: – Geotagging for images (see p. ...

LEICA FOTOS ▸ CONNECTIVITY (iPhone users) 229 CONNECTIVITY (iPhone users) FIRST-TIME CONNECTION TO A MOBILE DEVICE A pairing of the camera and the mobile device is required for a first- time connection to a mobile device. A connection is established via the connection wizard at initial setup of the ...

LEICA FOTOS ▸ CONNECTIVITY (iPhone users) 230 VIA WI-FI IN THE CAMERA ▸ Select  iOS  • The following screen appears. ▸ Select  I don't have a cable  ▸ Select  Next  ▸ Wait until the QR code appears on the LCD panel ON THE MOBILE DEVICE ▸ Launch the Leica FOTOS app ▸ Select “Add Camera” ▸ Select the ...

LEICA FOTOS ▸ CONNECTIVITY (iPhone users) 231 USING THE MENU TO Where the connection wizard was not used or other mobile devices should be connected, the same settings are always accessible via the menu item  Leica FOTOS  . IN THE CAMERA ▸ Select  Leica FOTOS  in the main menu ▸ Select  Pairing  ▸ W...

LEICA FOTOS ▸ CONNECTIVITY (Android users) 232 CONNECTIVITY (Android users) FIRST-TIME CONNECTION TO A MOBILE DEVICE The connection is established via WLAN. A pairing of the camera and the mobile device is required for a first-time connection to a mobile device. A connection is established via the c...

LEICA FOTOS ▸ CONNECTIVITY MODES 234 CONNECTIVITY MODES Three connection options are available.Factory setting:  Per formance mode  ▸ Select  Leica FOTOS  in the main menu ▸ Select  Connectivity  ▸ Select  Per formance mode  /  Eco mode  /  Of f  Faster connection (Factory setting) Extended battery ...

LEICA FOTOS ▸ EXECUTING A FIRMWARE UPDATE 235 PERFORMANCE MODE Bluetooth is permanently activated, allowing anytime Geotagging (where enabled). Wi-Fi is similarly permanently activated. This option offers the fastest access to Leica FOTOS and therefore an excellent user experience. ▸ Select  Leica F...

LEICA FOTOS ▸ REMOTE CAMERA CONTROL 236 REMOTE CAMERA CONTROL You can take pictures and record video remotely via the mobile device, and can also change image settings or transfer data to the mobile device. A list of available functions and instructions for their use can be found in the Leica FOTOS ...

CARE/STORAGE 239 • All mechanical bearings and sliding surfaces on your lens are lubricated. Make sure to periodically move the focus ring and the aperture ring to prevent seizing if the lens will not be used for an extended period of time. VIEWFINDER/LCD PANEL • Switch off your camera and leave it ...

FAQ 240 FAQ Problem Possible causes to check Troubleshooting suggestions Battery issues Battery is depleted too quickly Battery too cold Warm the battery (e.g. in pants pocket) and only insert directly before use Battery too hot Allow battery to cool down LCD panel or EVF set too bright Reduce brigh...

MENU OVERVIEW 246 MENU OVERVIEW FUNCTION BUTTONS The following control elements are available for direct access (see p. 59). 5 19 13 14 5 Thumbwheel button 13 FN button 1 14 FN button 2 19 Center button LEGEND u = Accessible via the status screen H = Available for the favorites menu l = Available fo...

MENU OVERVIEW 247 DIRECT ACCESS Function PHOTO VIDEO Page Status screen Favorites Function buttons Status screen Favorites Function buttons  Photo - Video  * u l l ( 14 ) u l l ( 14 ) 183  Toggle Info Levels  l l ( 19 ) 44, 139  Magnification  l l l ( 19 )  Exposure lock  95, 118  AF- L + AE- L  l 1...

MENU OVERVIEW 252 DIRECT ACCESS IN REVIEW MODE Function Review (photo)/Playback (video) Page Play Menu Function buttons  Toggle Info Levels  l l ( 19 ) 44, 139  Rate / Unrate  l l ( 14 ) 139, 209  EVF- LCD  l 67  Zoom  (photos only) l l ( 5 )  Delete Single  l l l ( 13 ) 44, 139, 209  Delete Multi  ...

INDEX 254 INDEX 4K ...............................................................................................1578K ...............................................................................................157 A A (aperture-priority mode) ................................................... ...

TECHNICAL DATA 262 TECHNICAL DATA 32.5 mm 92.6 mm 21.75 mm 12.4 mm 130.0 mm 75.0 mm 51.1 mm 37.5 mm 80.3 mm 62.8 mm 41.15 mm 51.5 mm 41.8 mm 75.1 mm 62.7 mm 69.0 mm

TECHNICAL DATA 263 Tripod thread Tripod thread A 1⁄4 DIN 4503 (1⁄4”) with stainless steel in the base Weight Weight Approx. 743 g/658 g (with/without battery) SENSOR Sensor size Sensor size CMOS sensor, 62.39 MP/60.3 MP (total/effective) Processor Processor Leica Maestro series (Maestro IV) Filter F...

TECHNICAL DATA 265 LENS Designation Designation Leica Summilux 28 f/1.7 ASPH., 11 lenses in 9 segments, 3 aspherical lens areas Lens filter thread Lens filter thread E49 Digital Zoom Digital Zoom Optionally approx. 1.25x (equivalent to 35 mm), approx. 1.8x (equivalent to 50 mm), approx. 2.7x (equiva...

TECHNICAL DATA 266 Shutter button Shutter button Two-stage(1st stage: Activation of the camera electronics including autofocus and exposure metering, 2nd stage: Taking the picture) Self-timer Self-timer Delay time: 2 s or 12 s Drive mode Drive mode  Single  ,  Inter val Shooting  ,  Exposure Bracket...

TECHNICAL DATA 267 ISO sensitivity range ISO sensitivity range Photo Video  Auto ISO  ISO 100 to ISO 100 000 ISO 100 to ISO 100 000 Manual ISO 50 to ISO 100 000 ISO 50 to ISO 100 000 White balance White balance Automatic (  Auto  ), default (  Daylight  ,  Cloudy  ,  Shadow  ,  Tungsten  ,  Flash  )...

TECHNICAL DATA 268 Charger (Leica BC-SCL4) Charger (Leica BC-SCL4) Input: AC 100–240 V, 50/60 Hz, 0.25 A, automatic switchover; output: DC 8.4 V 0.85 A; manufacturer: Salom Electric (Xiamen) Co., Ltd., Made in China Charging via USB Charging via USB During operation: 9 V/3 A (min. 27 W)With camera s...

LEICA CUSTOMER CARE 270 LEICA CUSTOMER CARE Please contact the Customer Care department of Leica Camera AG for the maintenance of your Leica equipment and for help and ad- vice regarding Leica products and how to order them. You can also contact the Customer Care department or the repair service pro...

LEICA AKADEMIE 271 LEICA AKADEMIE Have a look at our full seminar program with many interesting work- shops on the topic of photography at:https://leica-camera.com/en-US/leica-akademie