User manual LEICA M8 TECHNICAL DATA

[. . . ] Image framing By display of two brightline frames at a time: for 24 and 35 mm or for 28 and 90 mm or for 50 and 75 mm. Display selection automatically matches the lens in use. 100% of the sensor format is covered at 0. 7 m (LEICA M8. 2: 2 m). Frame selector Displays pairs of frames manually to simulate any focal length. [. . . ] Back 2. 5" color monitor (LEICA M8. 2: scratch-resistant sapphire coverglass), dial for navigation in the menu & magnifier function in 4 steps; 4-way direction pad for navigation in the menu & in picture details; menu button; play button; delete button; protect button; info button. Base Lockable base plate protects the rechargeable battery and the SD memory card against dust and moisture. 2. 5" large bright LC display with a resolution of about 230, 000 pixels for viewing pictures and for menu settings. (LEICA M8. 2: scratch-resistant sapphire coverglass). Checking options after taking the picture: general quality assessment, checking the exposure by means of a RGB tonal value histogram with identification of bright picture areas lacking detail (can also be used when zooming in), checking the focal plane, display of the quality parameter settings and the focal length of the lens (when used with current 6-bit coded lenses). Picture view sizes miniatures, 4 miniatures, full picture display and enlargement in four stages up to 100% view (1 sensor pixel = 1 display pixel). By pressing the set button, the following parameters relevant to the picture can be selected and changed in the picture parameter menu: user profile, sensor speed, manual exposure correction, white balance, image data format, picture resolution. By pressing the menu button, parameters such as the color monitor contrast or the color space can be set in the main menu. Menu languages German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese. DNG: 3916 x 2634 pixels (10. 31 MP); JPG: 3936 x 2630 pixels (10. 35 MP), 2952 x 1972 pixels (5. 8 MP), 1968 x 1315 pixels (2. 6 MP), 1312 x 876 pixels (1. 15 MP). DNGTM (camera manufacturer-independent digital negative format), 2 different JPEG compression rates. 6-bit color resolution, 10. 2 MByte file size per picture. Sensor speed range Viewfinder Lenses Exposure control Snapshot mode LEICA M8. 2 Picture modes Controls/displays Color monitor Picture parameter menu­ main menu Picture resolutions Data formats DNGTM file-information Page 1 of 2 / As at September 2008 / Specifications are subject to change without notice Leica Camera AG / Oskar-Barnack-Straße 11 / D-35606 Solms / Telephone +49 (0) 6442-208-0 / Telefax +49 (0) 6442-208-333 / leica-camera. com Memory medium White balance Color spaces Viewfinder display SD and SDHC cards up to 32 GByte. Complete list of LEICA M8- and M8. 2-compatible SD memory cards: www. leica-camera. de/photography/m_system/m8 Automatic, 6 preset values, manual white balance, color temperature input from 2000K to 13, 100K. (at the bottom edge of the viewfinder) LED symbol for flash status, four-digit seven-segment LED display with dots above and below (display brightness is always adjusted for ambient brightness) for: display of the automatically calculated shutter speed in aperture priority mode, indication of the use of saved metering values, warning of exposure corrections, warning of when the metering range is overshot or undershot in aperture priority mode and countdown display of shutter times longer than 2 sec. , memory capacity warning when the SD card is full. LED light balance with two triangular and one central circular LED for manual exposure setting. Display of: underexposure by at least one aperture stop; underexposure by 1/2 aperture stop; correct exposure; overexposure by 1/2 aperture stop; overexposure by at least one aperture stop. Triangular LEDs give the direction of rotation of the aperture setting ring and shutter speed setting dial to adjust the exposure. The LED flashes as a warning that the metering range is overshot or undershot. (LEICA M8. 2: In "S" mode: red dot to indicate correct exposure, left arrow to warn against camera shake, right arrow to warn against overexposure). Heavily center-weighted TTL exposure metering with pre-set working aperture. Metering principle Light reflected from a white strip in the centre of the metal blade focal plane shutter. Metering range EV0 to EV20 at 20°C room temperature, aperture 1. 0 and ISO 160/23°. [. . . ] Save metered value (in aperture priority mode) ­ 3. Release (includes a standard thread for cable release). Power supply Lithium ion rechargeable battery with a nominal voltage of 3. 7 V and a capacity of 1900 mAh. Interface 5-pin standard mini-USB socket on the left side of the body, for quick USB 2. 0 data transfer to a computer. [. . . ]