Exposure Control - Leica X-U 113 Instructions Manual

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EXPOSURE CONTROL

Your Leica X-U offers four exposure modes for optimized adjustment
to the relevant subject or your preferred working method.
Selcting these four modes as well as manually setting shutter speed
and aperture is done using the relevant setting dials. They both have
manual adjustment ranges with stop positions - the shutter speed dial
in whole steps, the aperture setting dial in
position for automatic operation.
Setting shutter speeds of 1s and slower:
1. Set the shutter speed dial to the
• This is indicated by
2. Setting the desired shutter speed using the direction buttons
Notes:
• Depending on the prevailing light conditions, the brightness of the
monitor image can differ from that of the actual pictures taken.
Specifically in long exposures of dark subjects, the monitor image
appears considerably darker than the - correctly exposed - picture.
134
⁄ steps; both have an
1
3
position
1+
.
• The camera will automatically adjust the set exposure/shutter and
ISO values as well as preset ones to achieve the best possible
image quality. The image corners will be as well lit as possible, as
darker corners can often be the result of the combination of a
shutter speed of ⁄
1
2000
will react to such a setting as follows:
– Automatic program
A
– Aperture priority
Correction entails the automatic setting of max.
no matter what shutter speed was set manually).
M
As a rule:
– The shutter speed
between open aperture (= 1.7) and 3.5
– An additional decrease of the ISO value will be applied as
needed.
The corrected values will be displayed for standard playback but
not in picture mode or automatic playback mode. The EXIF data
will contain the values actually used.
• In terms of image quality, the camera will similarly auto correct the
aperture setting between 2.8 and 1.7 in close-up photography, i.e.
when the distance to the subject is between 0.2 and 1.2m/
8"-3'9".
s with exposure values under 3.5. The camera
, correction occurs via an automatic shift.
P
, Shutter speed priority , Manual setting
A T
⁄ s is applied only for aperture values
1
2000
:
M
⁄ s (for and
1 T
1000