Leica M Instruction Manual page 187

A. Using the menu
1. In the picture parameters menu (see p. 154/246), select
Exposure compensation
• A scale appears in the monitor instead of a sub-menu, with an
EV value indicated in red and a white triangle to indicate the
relevant setting. If they are at a value of O, this means that the
function is deactivated.
2. Set the desired value.
• In the initial menu list, a set compensation is indicated by
.
EV+ _ X
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B. Using the setting dial
1. Hold down the focus button (3).
• The current setting is displayed digitally in the viewfinder. If no
compensation value is set, 0.0 appears.
2. Use the setting dial (29) to set the desired compensation value.
• The compensation value in the viewfinder changes accordingly,
for example 1.0- / 0.5, while the monitor (in live view mode)
displays both the compensation value and the resulting
changed shutter speed.
.
Important:
An exposure compensation set on the camera only influences
metering of the available light, i.e. not flash light (for more information
about flash photography, refer to the sections starting on p. 191).
Regardless of how the set compensation was originally entered:
– It remains effective until it is manually reset to 0, regardless of
whether the camera has been turned off and back on in the
meantime.
– It can be reset using either the menu or the setting dial.
– It is displayed in the form of EV values in the picture parameters
menu and in the monitor in live view mode, and in the form of
changed shutter speeds and a flashing dot at the bottom in the
viewfinder.
Example, either plus or minus, "X" stands for the relevant value
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