Manual Mode - Leica X1 Instructions Manual

To set this mode, turn the shutter speed dial (1.10) to the
set the desired aperture with the respective dial (1.9).
• The mode is indicated by A (2.1.1). In addition, the manually set aperture
appears in white (2.1.20).
To take a picture with this mode
1. Press the shutter release button (1.8) to its pressure point.
• The automatically set shutter speed appears in white (2.1.17).
If even the fastest or slowest shutter speed in conjunction with the
set aperture would result in under- or overexposure, both values turn
red as an indication.
If the automatically set shutter speed seems appropriate for the intended
composition:
2. Press the shutter release button all the way down to take the photo-
graph.
If not, you can change the aperture before pressing the shutter release
button.
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Manual mode

If, for example, you want to achieve a particular effect, which is only possi-
ble with a quite specific exposure, of if you want to ensure that several pic-
tures with different trimming have an absolutely identical exposure, then
you can manually set both shutter speed and aperture.
To set this mode, set the desired values on both the shutter speed and
aperture dials (1.10/1.9).
• The mode is indicated by M (2.1.1). In addition, the manually set shutter
speed (2.1.17) and aperture (2.1.20) appear in white.
To take a picture with this mode
1. Press the shutter release button (1.8) to its pressure point.
• The light balance scale (2.1.18) appears. It covers a range of ±2 EV
(exposure value) in increments of
Settings within ±2 EV of the correct exposure for the targeted subject
are represented by one of the scale marks turning red. Settings be-
yond ±2 EV are indicated by the – or + marks at the ends of the scale
turning red.
To achieve a correct exposure, adjust your shutter speed and/or aperture
settings so that the center mark is red.
2. Press the shutter release button all the way down to take the photo-
graph.
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