General Functions - Leica M8 Frequently Asked Questions Manual

4.15 I had some reddish corners in pictures taken with my LEICA TRI-ELMAR-M 16-18-
21mm/f4 ASPH in spite of the fact that I used a UV/IR filter and set the menu item "Lens
Detection" to "On with UV/IR". What did I do wrong?
Probably a shorter focal length was set in the menu than on the lens, leading to an over-
compensation. Please make sure that both the focal length set on the lens and in the menu are the
same.

5. General functions

5.1 In some rare cases, after switching the camera on, entering the menu, and operating
the control dial, the frame indicating the active menu item may scroll across the whole
menu list.
This fault will be corrected with one of the next updates.
5.2 The battery status indicator does not show full capacity even if the battery is fully
charged according to the charging unit.
Occasionally, the battery's true capacity and the status indicator may not coincide. Remedy: Totally
discharge the battery in the camera. To do so, please proceed as follows: Select in the menu item
"Auto Power off" the option "Off" and leave the camera switched on in play mode until the battery
is totally discharged. This is the case when the red LED only flashes shortly after switching the
camera on and the shutter cannot be released. Subsequently, charge the battery in the charger.
Afterwards, the status indicator should function properly.
5.3 When taking a picture with the camera coming from stand-by, 0/0 is displayed in the
bar above the automatically replayed image.
The LEICA M8 takes approx. 1 second to power up. It takes approx. 3-4 seconds to read the SD
card completely. If the shutter is released before the card is read completely, information on the
card is not accessible. In such cases the automatically replayed image will be referred to as
number 0/0, but, when the camera is switched to permanent reviewing, the camera will show the
correct image number.
5.4 Why isn't it possible to select lower sensitivities than ISO 160, e.g. ISO 100 and 50?
The basic sensitivity of the LEICA M8's sensor is ISO 160. Lower settings would reduce the
dynamic bandwidth and thus impair image quality.
5.5 Bright sources of light near the image edges occasionally lead to a green stripe
reaching all the way to the centre of the image.
Leica is aware of this effect and its cause and is working on a firmware solution. This calls for
extensive programming and testing, so we cannot say exactly when the firmware will be ready.
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