Setting Shutter Speeds; Long-Term Exposure; Fixed Shutter Speeds - Leica Q3 Instruction Manual

SETTING SHUTTER SPEEDS

The shutter speed is set in two steps.
using the shutter-speed dial: in full increments
using the thumbwheel: fine tuning in 1⁄3 increments
Shutter-speed Thumbwheel
dial
Fine tuning the shutter speed in 1⁄3 EV
All settings from
2
increments, max. ±2 ⁄3 EV
to
1000
Longer shutter speeds than 1 s (0.6 s to
Set to
1+
120 s in 1⁄3 EV increments)
Shorter shutter speeds than 1⁄1000 s
Set to
2000
(1⁄1250 s to 1⁄16000 s in 1⁄3 EV incre-
ments)
EXAMPLES FOR SHUTTER SPEED FINE TUNING SETTINGS
– set shutter speed 1⁄125 s + move the thumbwheel one click to
the left = 1⁄100 s
– set shutter speed 1⁄500 s + move the thumbwheel two clicks to
the right = 1⁄800 s
Note
• Fine tuning can alternatively be done via the status screen.
Depending on the thumbwheel assignment, this may be the only
option (see p. 60).
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PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ EXPOSURE

LONG-TERM EXPOSURE

FIXED SHUTTER SPEEDS

Your Leica Q3 allows shutter speeds up to 2 minutes in modes
S and M (depending on the selected ISO setting). The remaining
exposure time after shutter release is counted down in seconds on
the display for shutter speeds greater than 1 s.
▸ Set the shutter-speed dial to
▸ Select the desired shutter speed
(Must be done via fine tuning of the shutter speed, see p. 114)
▸ Shutter release
1+