Camera Operation; Operating Elements; Main Switch; Shutter Button - Leica S3 Instruction Manual

CAMERA OPERATION

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OPERATING ELEMENTS

MAIN SWITCH

The main switch switches the camera on and off.
Camera is
OFF
OFF
Camera is The focal plane shutter in the camera
FPS
ON housing is operational
(Focal
Plane
– The shutter speed is controlled via
Shutter)
the focal plane shutter in the
camera. All speed setting can be
selected.
Camera is The central shutter in a (relevantly
CS
(Central ON equipped) lens is operational
Shutter)
– The shutter speed is controlled via
the central shutter in the lens.
Shutter speeds between 8-
be selected.
24
Notes
• The camera will utilize the focal plane shutter if a lens without central
shutter is attached and/or slower shutter speeds than 8 s or faster
speeds than ⁄ s are set – even if
1 1000
• When the camera is switched on, the LED at the bottom right, next to
the LCD panel will light up until the camera is ready (2 s) and the
displays appear in the viewfinder and the top display.
• The camera will switch off automatically if automatic shutdown is
enabled via the menu controls, even if the main switch is not set to
(see p. 30).
• Switching off the camera will cancel running functions like bracketing
and self-timer mode; the functions will simultaneously be disabled in
their relevant menus.
⁄ s can
1 1000

SHUTTER BUTTON

is selected.
CS
OFF
The shutter button works in two stages.
1. Tap (= Press the shutter button to the 1st pressure point)
– activates the camera electronics and rangefinder display
– saves the metered exposure value in aperture priority mode, i.e.
the shutter speed calculated by the camera
– restarts a self-timer delay in progress
– reverts the camera to picture mode:
– if playback mode is set
– if menu control is active
– if the camera is in Standby mode
– saves the focus setting for
2. Press down fully
– to take the picture
• The data is then transferred to the memory card.
– starts a preselected self-timer delay
.
AFs AFs