Video Settings; Sensor Format; File Format; Video Format - Leica SL2-S Instruction Manual

VIDEO SETTINGS

SENSOR FORMAT

The image data of the entire 35 mm sensor can be used or only a
cropped section, which corresponds to the APS-C format. This can
be helpful, e.g. when only limited storage capacity remains or a lens
developed specifically for APS-C is used.
Factory setting:
35 mm 35 mm
▸ Select in the main menu
Sensor Format Sensor Format
▸ Select the desired setting
( , )
35 mm 35 mm APS-C APS-C
Full-frame image circle
APS-C image circle
Full-frame Still 3:2 APS-C Still 3:2
6000 x 4000 3963 x 2624
Full-frame C4K 17:9 APS-C C4K 17:9
4096 x 2160 4096 x 2160
Full-frame 4K 16:9 APS-C 4K 16:9
3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
APS-C FHD 16:9
Full-frame FHD 16:9
1920 x 1080
1920 x 1080
Note
• The setting switches automatically to APS-C when an APS-C-spe-
cific lens is mounted.
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FILE FORMAT

Video can be recorded in the file formats MOV or MP4.
Various combinations of resolution and frame rate can be config-
ured depending on the file format chosen. The settings are done
separately. You could therefore select the combination /
C4K C4K
for the MOV format or / for MP4. The preset video format
FHD FHD 59.94 fps 59.94 fps
settings are then accessed automatically, when one of the two file
formats is selected.
Note
• You can toggle between video file formats via the status screen
without having to (re)configure the settings.

VIDEO FORMAT

The following combinations of resolution and frame rate are avail-
able:
Frame rate Resolution (file format)
29.97 fps 29.97 fps
C4K
23.98 fps MOV
24 fps MOV
25 fps MOV
29.97 fps MOV
47.95 fps MOV
48 fps MOV
50 fps MOV
59.94 fps MOV
100 fps
119.88 fps
100 fps
120 fps
150 fps
180 fps

AVAILABLE RESOLUTIONS

You can choose from up to 4 resolutions with the associated aspect
ratios (depending on file format and shooting mode).
Sensor for-
File Format Available resolutions
mat
4K FHD 35 mm MOV
MOV + MP4
MOV + MP4 MOV + MP4
MOV
APS-C MOV
MOV + MP4 MOV + MP4
MOV + MP4
MOV + MP4 MOV + MP4
MOV
MOV

AVAILABLE FRAME RATES

MOV + MP4 MOV + MP4
Up to 11 different frame rates between 23.98 fps and 180 fps are
MOV + MP4 MOV + MP4
available depending on the selected resolution. The frame rates
MOV 100 fps to 180 fps allow slow motion shots in varying speeds.
MOV
MOV + MP4
MOV + MP4
MOV + MP4
MOV + MP4
VIDEO SETTINGS ▸ VIDEO FORMAT
C4K 4096 x 2160
4K 3840 x 2160
FHD 1920 x 1080
C4K 4096 x 2160
4K 3840 x 2160
FHD 1920 x 1080
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