Monitor; Setting The Brightness - Leica M Monochrom Instructions Manual

The Leica M Monochrom shutter speed setting dial is
used to select the three exposure control modes,
– Aperture priority mode by selecting the
A position, marked in red (see p. 124)
– Manual mode by selecting a shutter speed of between
s and 8s, (intermediate values in
1
4000
1 step graduations are also available, see p. 128)
2
as are
– the shortest possible sync speed for flash mode -
marked with the symbol - of 1
180
and
– for long exposures (see p. 128).
B
The Leica M Monochrom shutter speed setting dial has
no stop, i.e. it can be turned in either direction from
any position. It detents at all marked positions and at
the intermediate values. Values between the detent
positions cannot be used.
Notes:
As described in connection with the ISO settings
on p. 116, when using higher sensitivities and
in particular with dark, even surfaces, a certain
amount of noise will become apparent. To reduce
this annoying phenomenon, after pictures with slow
shutter speeds the Leica M Monochrom automatically
closed). The noise present in this parallel picture is
s (see p. 130),
real picture.
significant at longer exposure times, and must be
allowed for. During this time the camera should not
be turned off.
At shutter speeds of more than 2s, the
reduction 12s
If the function is used in conjunction with the
B
self-timer (see p. 147), there is no need to keep
the shutter release button pressed; the shutter
will remain open until the shutter release button is
pressed a second time (this is then equivalent to the
T function).
More details on setting the correct exposure can be
p. 123.
Time is an example
1
Noise
1 message appears in the monitor.

MONITOR

monitor (1.32).
It is used for:
- Displaying some basic settings in picture mode.
Pressing the button (1.22) allows you to display
INFO
the battery and memory card capacities, and some
additional settings (see p. 141).
- The menu (see next page).
- Viewing the pictures taken on the memory card.
Review mode (see p. 138) is activated using the
button (1.26) or automatically by selecting the
function.
review
The monitor on the Leica M Monochrom is protected
by an extremely hard and scratch-resistant sapphire
glass cover.

Setting the brightness

The brightness of the monitor picture can be adjusted
to five different levels using the menu control, so that
you can select the optimum brightness for any situati-
on, i.e. the ambient lighting conditions.
Setting the function
1.
(4.1.11), and
brightness
2. then the required level ( ,
Low Medium low
, ) in the submenu.
Medium high High
PLAY
Auto
Monitor
, ,
Standard
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