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LEICA DIGILUX 2 Instructions Illustrations inside front and rear covers...
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Foreword We wish you a great deal of pleasure and success using your new LEICA DIGILUX 2. The high perfor- mance LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMICRON 7–22,5 mm f/2–2.4 ASPH.wide angle zoom lens will give you excel- lent picture quality and, thanks to its wide range of...
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ICES-003 • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV LEICA DIGILUX 2 technician for help. Tested To Comply FCC Caution: With FCC Standards...
C C o o n n t t e e n n t t s s Foreword ....... 98 Detailed guide Warning notices .
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Presets Record mode - 6/7 Flash photography Setting the menu language P LANGUAGE ..124 Adjusting the focal length ....131 Taking photographs with the built-in Setting the viewfinder and monitor Using the optical zoom .
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Review mode - 8 Additional functions Printing copies by direct USB connection Reviewing single pictures ....155 Adding sound to existing to a printer ......176 Rotating the shots Q ROTATE .
• Other names, company or product names referred • You should use exclusively the recommended Before using your LEICA DIGILUX 2 for the first time, to in this manual are trademarks or registered accessories to prevent faults, short circuits or elec- please check that the accessories supplied are com- trademarks of the relevant companies.
Flash reflector (folded out) 1.15 Record/review selector (8/7/6) Autofocus sensor window 1.16 Shutter speed setting dial with click-stop Lens LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMICRON 7–22.5 mm positions, incl. f/2–2.4 ASPH. with a. Position for automatic control ( a. Screw mount for filters...
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1.29 Central setting ring for navigating within the Left view Lens hood menus/for setting the selected menu 1.33 socket (5-pole, for connecting to compu- 1.45 Locking buttons items/functions, for scrolling among the ters and printers) 1.46 Locking clips pictures, for program shift, and for enlarging/ 1.34 socket (for external power supply) 1.47 Mounting guide...
Displays Function displays f P Automatic flash activation with pre-flash and slower shutter speeds (not with exposure modes T/M, and/or syn- In record mode chronization to the end of the exposure) Flash switched off and/or not folded 2.1.1 2.1.2 2.1.3 2.1.4 2.1.5 2.1.6 2.1.8 2.1.1 Exposure mode...
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2.1.4 ISO speed 2.1.8 Battery charge level 2.1.12 Sound recording on (does not appear with video recording) (in principle with video recordings) r Sufficient capacity ISO 100 ISO100 q Falling capacity ISO 200 2.1.13 Risk of blurring ISO200 p Insufficient capacity (appears only with exposure modes P/T, i.
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2.1.18 Shutter speed 2.1.23 Exposure compensation set, including 2.1.29 Indication that spot exposure metering is (appears immediately with manual setting, i. e. with expo- compensation value switched on sure modes T/M, after tapping the shutter release button (not with exposure mode M and video recording) with automatic setting, i.
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2.1.34 Exposure series function on, including image frequency (crossed out when automatic exposure bracketing is switched on at the same time [function combination not possible], not with video recording) a u 2,7 pictures per second b v 1 picture per second alternatively to 2.1.34: 2.1.35 A Animation recording function 2.1.36 Digital focal length extension switched on,...
In review mode 2.2.8 Compression rate 2.2. 1 2.2.2 2.2.3 2.2.5 2.2.6 2.2.8 2.2. 1 0 (see 2.1.6, not with video recordings) 2.2.1 Review mode Alternatively: 2.2.3b 2.2. 1 1 2.2.2 Picture with print order setting (DPOF) 2.2. 1 2 2.2.9 x/A Image frequency (characters white for set print job, green for slide show) 2.2.16...
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2.2.14 Information for picture shown Indication for playback of a video recording 2.2.16 (appears only if activated, see p. 121, not with added (only if video recording is available) sound recording) Histogram Alternatively: (see 2.1.17) Exposure mode 2.2.17 PLAY AUDIO d Indication for playback of a (see 2.1.1) sound recording Aperture...
Menu items In the main menu with the recording In the setup menu with the recording modes - j REC modes - k SETUP j REC j REC k SETUP (1st page) (3rd page) (1st page) a W. BALANCE White balance z D.
In the main menu with review mode - E PLAY In the setup menu with review mode - k SETUP k SETUP (1st page) E PLAY k SETUP 3.14 c FINDER/ Viewfinder/monitor (3rd page) (1st page) 3.22 N 3.25 Q ROTATE RESET Simultaneous resetting of Rotating the image...
5. Insert the memory card (B) (see p. 119). with the LEICA DIGILUX 2. Details on the various 6. Set the main switch (1.26) to modes/functions can be found in the relevant 7.
Viewing pictures Enlarging pictures in the viewfinder/monitor For quick viewing within the record modes: (possible in record and review modes) 1. press down on the direction pad (1.30) to view the Turn the central setting dial (1.29) towards the right last picture taken.
• The LEICA DIGILUX 2 is supplied with two lens caps 1. Connect the mains lead (D) to the mains/charging (J/K), one for use with, and one for use without the unit (C), i.
LED goes out. Then, the mains/charging persists, please contact your dealer, the Leica unit should be disconnected from the mains. However, office in your country or Leica Camera AG. there is no risk of overcharging. • Defective batteries should be disposed of accord- ing to the manufacturer’s specifications.
4. Close the battery compartment cover and turn the N N o o t t e e s s : : locking lever to the left. • Remove the battery, if you will not be using the camera for a long period of time. When doing so, To remove the battery, follow these instructions in turn the camera off using the main switch first.
Important: Use only the connecting lead supplied. Inserting and removing the memory card Notes: The LEICA DIGILUX 2 saves the picture data on an ex- • Do not touch the memory card contacts. Notes: tremely compact SD (secure digital) card. Alternatively, •...
To remove the memory card, follow these instructions • Do not open the flap and do not remove the The most important settings/controls in reverse order. For unlocking, the card – as specified memory card or the battery for as long as the sym- in the cover –...
Diopter settings in the electronic viewfinder The shutter release button (1.13) works in two stages. The LEICA DIGILUX 2 has two LCDs (Liquid Crystal For optimum viewing of the subject and the displays Pressing it lightly (to the pressure point) activates Displays), one performs the viewfinder function (1.19)
• Some functions in the record modes that are not Note: While a picture is being reviewed with the VIEW Many of the LEICA DIGILUX 2 modes and functions listed in the menus are also set via a menu system.
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If you want to open up the relevant setup menu 3. By pressing up or down on the direction pad, or by 4. You can then press right and/or left on the direc- k SETUP (otherwise you can continue directly turning the central adjustment dial, select the tion pad to set the function of the selected menu from point 3 below):...
The date can be set anywhere between 2000 and numeric values and the month are selected with on the LEICA DIGILUX 2 can be set so that you can 2099. The 24-hour clock is used to display the time. the direction pad and then set in basically the same adjust it optimally for any situation, i.
4. After setting the year, press right on the direction Note: Even if no battery is used or if it is flat and the Notes: pad to go to the next line, where the sequence in mains/charging unit is not connected, the date and •...
Picture data recording is possible with six different 112/122) select the menu item C BEEP (3.16). With the LEICA DIGILUX 2, you can decide whether numbers of pixels, i. e. resolutions. This allows you to you want your settings and other functions to be adjust the pictures precisely to the intended use or to acknowledged by an acoustic signal –...
The possible resolutions and the resulting numbers of pictures Setting the compression rate - m QUALITY Picture data recording is possible with four different q PICT.SIZE Resolution Compression rate Number of pictures compression rates. This allows you to adjust the pic- 2560 2560 x 1920 58/29/14/5...
The details in the table are based on an average file With the LEICA DIGILUX 2, you can choose from six size for the set resolution. The file sizes are often different settings:...
If one of the four fixed presets or the manual setting display (2.1.3 b/c/d/e/g). of the white balance has been set, the LEICA DIGILUX 2 allows further fine adjustment. In this connection, a Note: Fine adjustment only concerns the white bal- warmer, i.
While photo- ly be influenced here. The ISO setting on the LEICA DIGILUX 2 also allows graphic software – after recording and transfer to a Alongside the normal (STD/Standard), i. e. unchanged the shutter speed/aperture value to be adjusted to computer –...
Adjusting the focal length measured and set when the shutter release button is The lens of the LEICA DIGILUX 2, the LEICA DC- Note: The digital focal length extension works by pressed to the pressure point (1.13, see p. 121) if one VARIO-SUMMICRON 7–22.5 mm f/2–2.4 ASPH., is a...
Important: If the AF system cannot set the correct With a metering area much smaller than the standard In such cases the LEICA DIGILUX 2’s metering focus, e. g. if the distance to the subject measured is area, spot measurement allows you to selectively...
For Instead of a confirmation signal for a correct setting, this purpose, the LEICA DIGILUX 2 offers an optional the magnification function (K MF ASSIST) is option- help of a magnification function, where a central sec- ally available as a focusing aid (see the next section).
Setting the exposure Notes: • The significantly smaller sensor size – compared to The LEICA DIGILUX 2 offers you a choice of four • Depending on the prevailing light conditions, the the 24 x 36 mm format – and the considerably shor-...
2. the shutter speed dial (1.16) also to its A position Shifting program mode The graphic below shows the available shift ranges. (1.16 a). Shifting the program mode curve combines the reli- • In the viewfinder/monitor screen this mode is ability and speed of fully automatic exposure control Exposure Value displayed by P (2.1.1 a).
To set this mode, turn 4. Press the shutter release button all the way down 2. the shutter speed dial (1.16) to its A position 1. the lens aperture setting ring (1.9) to its A position to take the photograph. (1.9 a).
– in white. Selecting the exposure metering method ter speed and aperture - M The LEICA DIGILUX 2 offers you a selection of 3 If, for example, you want to achieve a particular effect, What to do next: exposure metering methods. They allow adjustment to which is only possible with a quite specific exposure, 3.
Spot metering - 4 ment of the exposure setting, both before and after Exposure compensation - l This metering feature concentrates exclusively on a taking the picture. The histogram is particularly suit- Exposure meters are calibrated to an average gray small field in the center of the image.
• The corresponding sub-menu appears. It contains a which sections you base your exposure on. In such • The corresponding sub-menu appears. It contains a scale from +2 to -2 EV with EV increments and a cases, you can use automatic exposure bracketing to scale from -1 to +1 EV with EV increments, in digital display, that, together with the yellow mark,...
“Red eye” effect is caused by light from the ject does not fill the frame and is in shadow, The LEICA DIGILUX 2 has a built-in flash unit (1.5) that flash reflecting off the cornea straight back or in cases where you want to moderate...
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Automatic flash activation with slower Automatic flash and pre-flash activation Setting the function shutter speeds with slower shutter speeds 1. Release the flash reflector by pressing the FLASH For simultaneous more appropriate (brigh- For the combination of the situations and button (1.20) down as far as it will go.
The appropriate flash range. See the table below for The LEICA DIGILUX 2 allows the use of this technique, same applies to the other combinations of func- details.
In the main record menu j REC (see pp. 112/ primarily illuminated by the flash are almost always The LEICA DIGILUX 2 gives you a choice between this 122) select the menu item FLASH SYNC. (3.10) and reproduced extremely sharply (with correct focusing) normal flash firing moment and synchronization to the follow the further menu instructions.
Press the button (1.23) three times and follow the The ISO flash shoe (1.8) of the LEICA DIGILUX 2 also When set to A, subjects with above or below aver- further menu instructions.
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• For SCA-3002 standard flash units: • For indirect flash (rotated or tilted flash reflector), 1. To retain the automatic flash exposure control, the flash unit must be set to A mode. an SCA-3502 M4 adapter is needed. • Do not use a cover for the flash shoe, as this will 2.
Immediate viewing after the shot V V i i e e w w i i n n g g t t h h e e p p i i c c t t u u r r e e s s w w i i t t h h t t h h e e V V I I E E W W f f u u n n c c t t i i o o n n In contrast to the AUTO REVIEW function described Using automatic review of the last...
• Arrows appear on the 4 edges of the picture, to Notes: Deleting pictures during viewing indicate how the trimmed area can be moved. • For as long as a picture is displayed in enlarged for- While a picture is shown in the monitor using this The display in the header specifies the currently mat, the direction pad is not available for selecting function, you can take this opportunity to delete it if...
(7). rate set. The exact details for the 64 MB memory card You can not only use the LEICA DIGILUX 2 to take • In the viewfinder/monitor (1.19/32) one of the supplied can be found in the table below.
(7), automatic exposure bracket- The following options are available: ing (k) or with raw data storage (RAW). Video You can also use the LEICA DIGILUX 2 to produce ONE TIME – after a single video recording, the recordings (ü) always include sound.
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Note: A setting to ONE TIME is automatically reset to 4. Press the shutter release button all the way down • The (remaining) recording time shown on the moni- OFF when the camera is switched off or switches to to start recording. tor is an approximate value.
Animation recording - A FLIP ANIM. Setting the function Notes: This function of the LEICA DIGILUX 2 allows so-called • Animation recordings can be made at any times, animated films of up to approx. 100 single pictures Creating a series of animated recordings i.
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Saving the single pictures as animation Important: If you do not delete a series of pictures Ending the animation function 4. Press the MENU button (1.25) to return to the (see below), it forms a part of a new animation file This is done with the button according to the MENU...
The automatic shutter release button allows you to symbol appears (2.1.32 a/b). DIGILUX 2 you can specify the four most important take a picture with a delay of either 2 or 10 s. This is functions of the record menu to you and then always particularly useful for group photographs, where you 2.
The following operation step is not necessary if you Note: The list is not an endless loop, i. e. only one Using the quick set button - FUNCTION only want to change the function in the 1st line. In this direction of movement is possible at the start and end 1.
But so that this does not also have to happen when viewing the picture, the LEICA DIGILUX 2 allows the picture to be rotated in 90° stages and thus ‘align’ the picture. Detailed guide / Review mode / 155...
The LEICA DIGILUX 2 can play • Playback cannot be interrupted and it is not back this sound along with the corresponding pic-...
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3. You can return each indicated picture to normal pictures see p. 158). At the same time, arrows size by turning the central setting dial to the right appear on all 4 edges of the viewfinder/monitor (clockwise). screen to indicate how you can change the trimming.
JPEG format can be played back. Therefore, it may The LEICA DIGILUX 2 also offers you the option of not be possible to play back video files that use deleting single pictures, or several or all pictures at other standards or those recorded using other the same time, as required.
Setting the function Deleting multiple pictures marked and the corresponding display S 1. Press the 1 button (1.31). simultaneously - s MULTI DELETE flashes in red instead. • The sub-menu for deleting single pictures With this function you can delete several pictures appears in the viewfinder/monitor (1.19/32).
Deleting all pictures on the memory card - s ALL Protecting pictures - R PROTECT 2. Press right on the direction pad (1.30). DELETE The pictures saved on the memory card can be pro- • The 3 function alternatives appear in the view- 2.
After leaving the menu system, the original view- After protection, the small pictures and the displays finder/monitor screen appears again with the in the viewfinder/monitor disappear, and the last relevant display S (2.2.3). activated picture appears again, along with the normal displays for review mode and, for pictures marked accordingly, the display for protected pictures S (2.2.3).
Formatting the memory card - g FORMAT Setting the function With your LEICA DIGILUX 2 you can prepare this kind In the main review menu E PLAY It is not normally necessary to format (initialize) the (see pp. 113/ of printing job in advance, by defining how many of memory card.
2. Open the sub-menu by pressing right on the direc- To mark the picture as one for which print order Deleting individual print order settings tion pad (1.30). settings already exist, the corresponding display Settings that have already been made can be deleted T appears, including the number of copies set •...
Note: Every picture, of which copies are to be • After leaving the menu system, the original view- Print order settings for an index print - INDEX printed later, must be selected separately and finder/monitor screen appears again. In addition, In addition to normal sized copies, many photographic marked and the number of copies must also be set, for pictures marked accordingly, the symbol for...
Adding sound to existing pictures - w AUDIO DUB. • The previously white microphone symbol turns With the LEICA DIGILUX 2, you can add up to 10 s of blue and flashes for the duration of the record- sound recording to each picture at a later date, e. g.
Note: If there is insufficient memory capacity on Notes: Note: During this step, you can also use right and the card to add a sound recording, the picture in • The resolution of video recordings (ü), pictures left on the direction pad to select other pictures so the background disappears for a short time, the with sound (w), pictures with a resolution of that you can also reduce their resolution.
- W TRIMMING Otherwise, you can continue as described in point 6 viewfinder/monitor. With the LEICA DIGILUX 2 you can change the onwards. trimming of pictures you have already saved at a later Notes: date.
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2. Open the associated viewfinder/monitor screen by The following step is only necessary if it is not pressing right on the direction pad (1.26). possible to change the trimming. Otherwise, you can • If it is possible to change the trimming continue as described in point 4 onwards.
After saving, the last active picture and the nor- Resetting all individual menu settings - N RESET mal displays for review mode appear again in the With this function, you can reset all the settings you viewfinder/monitor. have previously made in the menu system, e. g. using a white balance for a particular lighting situation or Notes: activation of the AUTO REVIEW function (see p.
Creating new folder numbers - L NO.RESET Automatic review of a series of 2. Open the sub-menu by pressing right on the direc- The LEICA DIGILUX 2 writes the picture numbers to pictures - U SLIDE SHOW tion pad (1.30).
The following steps are only required if you want to Notes: The first two functions are, if desired, set as described change the display time (point 4; factory setting 1 s) • The presentation runs through in an endless above under “Presenting all pictures on the memory or if you want to play back existing sound recordings loop, i.
• Please refer to the relevant manual for details of PLayback with AV equipment - Y VIDEO OUT the required TV settings. The LEICA DIGILUX 2 allows you to view or present your pictures on a TV or computer monitor, and there- Selecting the TV standard fore on a large screen.
Windows® XP and operating systems: have to be set in advance – according to the desired MAC® OS X. Here, the LEICA DIGILUX 2 is recognized • Microsoft ® Windows®: Windows®98, use. The factory setting – MASS STORAGE – is as a “digital camera”.
• For as long as data is being transferred from the not previously deactivated the AUTORUN function • If you connect the LEICA DIGILUX 2 to a computer camera to the computer, the connection must not in the Windows settings). Otherwise, open your CD with a USB 1.1 interface, the operating system may...
Windows®XP With Windows®XP using the USB lead supplied. The camera is auto- 1. Set the LEICA DIGILUX 2 to the USB mode MASS 1. Set the LEICA DIGILUX 2 to the USB mode PTP matically detected as an additional “Removable...
With Mac®OS X Remote control mode via the USB connection Notes: 1. Set the LEICA DIGILUX 2 to the USB mode PTP with Mac®and Windows ® • We recommend that you run the camera from the (see above) and 1. Insert the CD-ROM (L) entitled “LEICA Digital mains for this application (see p.
• The corresponding sub-menu appears. 6. Select the desired picture by pressing left or right 12. To print the picture, press down on the direction on the direction pad. pad. • The set number of copies and the amount 7. Open the next monitor screen by pressing down printed so far are displayed in the monitor.
PIM settings in the camera. a computer, no additional software is required. It is control the LEICA DIGILUX 2 from a computer via The industry standard ExifPrint is based on PIM and sufficient to insert the memory card into a PIM II- a USB connection.
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This program allows you to convert picture files cre- CD 3 contains the program Adobe®Photoshop® 1. Insert the CD-ROM (L) entitled “LEICA Digital ated by the LEICA DIGILUX 2 in raw data format into Elements®2 Camera Software” in your computer’s drive. Then...
The cable release LEICA CR-DC1 allows the LEICA Batteries DIGILUX 2 to be released from a distance of up to To ensure the power supply when using the camera 90 cm, e. g. to maintain a safety distance or an for longer periods (e.
2. remove the memory card (see p. 119), and turn it on again. The LEICA DIGILUX 2 is designed exclusively for 3. remove the battery (see p. 117), (after 24 hours, Do not use the camera in the immediate vicinity of private use.
Maintenance instructions • Store the batteries only when they are fully dis- For the mains/charging unit For the camera charged. For very long storage periods, it should be • If the batteries are warm, the charging process • Unplug the mains/charging unit before you clean charged up and discharged again around once a takes longer.
For memory cards Storage Data structure on the memory card • While a picture is being stored or the memory card • Always remove the battery and memory card when If the data saved on a card is transferred to a compu- is being read, it should not be removed, the camera storing the camera.
Turn the camera off and back on again. If the error CAN’T BE SET ON SOME PICTURES longer need. persists, you should consult your dealer or Leica The pictures on the memory card are not compatible Camera AG. with the DCF standard, therefore it is not possible to MEMORY CARD ERROR (depending on the card this make print order settings or sound recordings.
Malfunctions and troubleshooting I cannot review the picture. The camera does not respond when I turn it The picture I have just taken is not shown in 9-1 Is a memory card inserted? the viewfinder or monitor 9-2 There is no data on the memory card. 1-1 Is the battery correctly inserted or the 5-1 Is the AUTO-REVIEW function switched on 9-3 The record/review selector is not set to one of...
Automatic exposure bracketing Variable: 3 or 5 Lens LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMICRON 7–22.5 mm pictures with , or 1EV increments. f/2–2.4 ASPH. (corresponds to 28–90 mm with Shutter speed range Mechanical lens shutter as 35 mm-format);...
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Direct current 8.4 V, 1.2 A. Monitor 2,5” transreflexive color TFT LCD with 211,000 pixels, can be used as an alternative to the Housing Housing in Leica Design made of solid, viewfinder. ultra-light magnesium, especially tactile rubber rein- The displays see p. 112 and 121 forcement.
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