Aperture Priority; Shutter Speed Priority - Leica X Instructions Manual

EN APERTURE PRIORITY - A
Aperture priority mode sets the exposure automatically according to
the manually selected aperture. It is particularly suitable for pictures
where the depth of field is the critical compositional element.
With a correspondingly low aperture value, you can reduce the depth
of field range, for example to "release" a face fully in focus from an
unimportant or distracting background in a portrait or, conversely,
you can use a higher aperture value to increase the depth of field
range so that everything from the foreground to the background is in
focus in a landscape shot.
Taking a picture
1. Turn the shutter speed setting dial to the
• The set aperture value is displayed in white.
2. Set the desired aperture value with the corresponding dial
3. Press the shutter button to the pressure point
• The automatically calculated shutter speed is displayed in
white. If even the slowest or fastest shutter speed combined
with the set aperture results in under or overexposure, both
values are displayed in red.
If the automatically set shutter speed appears to be appropriate for
the intended composition:
4. Push the shutter button all the way down to take the photo
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SHUTTER SPEED PRIORITY - T
Shutter speed priority mode sets the exposure automatically
according to the manually selected shutter speed. Therefore, it is
particularly suitable for pictures of moving subjects, where the
sharpness of the movement depicted is the critical compositional
element.
For example, with a correspondingly fast shutter speed you can avoid
undesirable blurring of the movement, i.e. "freeze" your subject or,
conversely, you can use a slower shutter speed to express the
dynamic nature of the movement with a deliberate "wiping effect".
Taking a picture
1. Turn the aperture setting dial to the A position
position
A
2. Set the desired shutter speed with the corresponding dial
3. Press the shutter button to the pressure point
If the automatically set aperture value appears to be appropriate for
the intended composition:
4. Push the shutter button all the way down to take the photo
• The set shutter speed is displayed in white.
• The automatically calculated aperture value is displayed in
white. If even the lowest or highest aperture value combined
with the set shutter speed results in under or overexposure,
both values are displayed in red.