User manual LEICA DIGILUX 2

[. . . ] LEICA DIGILUX 2 Instructions Illustrations inside front and rear covers Foreword We wish you a great deal of pleasure and success using your new LEICA DIGILUX 2. The high performance LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMICRON 7­22, 5 mm f/2­2. 4 ASPH. wide angle zoom lens will give you excellent picture quality and, thanks to its wide range of focal lengths, will open up a host of picture composition options, particularly for landscape and interior photography. Thanks to its fully automatic programmed exposure control mode and autoflash feature, the LEICA DIGILUX 2 provides uncomplicated photography. Alternatively, you can take over picture composition yourself at any time using the manual settings. [. . . ] Set the record/review selector (1. 15) to one of the record modes 6/7 (see p. In the main record menu j REC 3/4 (see pp. 112/ 122) select the menu item l MOTION IMAGE (3. 12) and follow the further menu instructions. The following options are available: ONE TIME ­ after a single video recording, the mode is deactivated, or ON ­ the mode is permanently activated (until it is switched off in the same way). The picture frequency is selected with the 2 nd function of the sub-menu (MOTION RATE). · In the viewfinder/monitor (1. 19/32) the corresponding displays ü (2. 1. 1 e) and x/A (2. 1. 7 a/b), and the signal for sound recording w (2. 1. 12) then appear. Detailed guide / Record mode / 149 Note: A setting to ONE TIME is automatically reset to OFF when the camera is switched off or switches to stand-by mode. Consequently, this setting has to be made again prior to another video recording. Specify your framing and press the shutter release button (1. 13) to the pressure point. · When using one of the AF modes (AF/AF Macro, see pp. 131/132) the green dot (2. 1. 11 b) appears as soon as the focus has been set Notes: · When video recording starts (the first frame), the focus (when using one of the AF modes) and exposure settings are locked, i. they can no longer be changed while recording is in progress. 133) is available without limitations for the whole time. · If, when using one of the AF modes, you want to arrange your main subject off center at the start of recording, resulting in it not being covered by the autofocus metering area, but you still want the former to be the basis for focusing and exposure, you therefore have to proceed as described with metering memory-lock (see p. Press the shutter release button all the way down to start recording. Pressing the shutter release button all the way down stops recording. Video recording ends automatically when the memory card capacity is reached. · In this case, the displays on the monitor disappear and MEMORY CARD FULL appears for a short time. The original displays then return, with the counter flashing and showing 0S. Notes: · In this mode, only digital focal length extension is available in the menu system z D. To view the pictures, the review mode 8 (see p. 133) and zooming are still possible. · The (remaining) recording time shown on the monitor is an approximate value. · When using MultiMedia cards, video recordings may suddenly be interrupted. [. . . ] Autofocus system Hybrid system with passive contrast comparison sensor and TTL metering via the image sensor, optionally normal or spot metering. Exposure modes Programmed automatic exposure mode (P), program shift option, aperture priority (A), shutter speed priority (T) and manual setting (M). Exposure metering Multi-field, center-weighted, spot, optionally with histogram display to analyze brightness distribution. Metering memory-lock Pressing the shutter release button to the pressure point stores the distance (in the AF modes) and exposure values. [. . . ]