Manual Focusing; Assist Function For Manual Focusing - Leica CL Instruction Manual

MANUAL FOCUSING

For certain subjects and situations, it can be beneficial to set the
focus yourself, rather than using autofocus.
The manual focusing is suitable:
– when you are using the same setting for several pictures
– when it would be more work to use metering memory lock
– when you want to keep the setting at infinity for landscape pic-
tures
– when you want to allow no or only a slower AF mode in poor, i.e.
very dark, lighting conditions.
In the (1st page), select
Main Menu
In the submenu, select
Focus Mode
Select
MF
Manual focusing is carried out using the focus ring on the lens.
The optimum setting is reached when the monitor screen shows
the key part(s) of your subject as you want them to appear.
Note
Manual focusing is possible in auto focus mode as well - with the
shutter button pressed halfway.
Focusing

ASSIST FUNCTION FOR MANUAL FOCUSING

To make it easier to make the setting and to increase accuracy, the
Leica CL provides you with two useful tools.
• Enlarged display of a central section:
The larger details of the subject appear in the monitor, the more
accurately you can assess their sharpness.
• Marking of clearly focused subjects (focus peaking): Edges of
sharply rendered subject parts are marked in a color, making it
easy to identify the best setting.
In the factory setting, both functions are activated. You can select
only Focus Peaking, or only the enlargement function instead, or
switch off both.
Selecting the function
In the (1st page), select
Main Menu
In the submenu, select
Focus Assist
Select the desired setting
In the case of , you can select the marking color, e.g.
Focus Peaking
in order to ensure visibility in different ambient light situations or
with different subjects:
In the submenu, select
Focusing
Select the desired color
Focusing
Focus Peaking
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