Manual Mode; Metering Memory-Lock - Leica X2 Instructions Manual

MANUAL ModE

manually set both shutter speed and aperture.
To set this mode, set the desired values on both the shutter speed and aper-
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.
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sure value) in increments of
are indicated by the – or + marks at the ends of the scale turning red.
tings so that the center mark is red.
2. Press the shutter release button all the way down to take the photograph.
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METErING MEMorY-LoCK

For composition reasons, it can be beneficial not to have the main subject in
the center of the picture. However, placing it off-center from the start would
often lead to the metering being based on a part of the subject significantly
closer or further away. This is equally valid for the 1 point and spot AF metering
unfavorably dark or light.
As a solution, the Leica X2's metering memory-lock function allows you to
measure the main subject first and then to retain this setting until you have
decided on your final trimming and take the picture.
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The procedure:
tering spot (2.1.10) at that part of your subject which you want to have cor-
and locked by pressing the shutter release button to the first pressure point
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(s. p. 147), the color of the AF frame changes to green and the focus signal
(1.19) lights up as confirmation.
2. Continue to hold the shutter release button halfway down and then select
your final trimming by moving the camera.
3. Press the shutter release button all the way down to take the photograph.
Note:
You can lock measured values any number of times before taking the picture.
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