Leica 262, Instructions Manual

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OPERATING ELEMENTS
MAIN SWITCH
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The camera is turned ON and OFF using the main switch. This is
below the shutter release button and is a lever with four detent
positions:
OFF
– Camera turned off
b.
S
– Single picture
Pressing the shutter release takes a single picture regardless of
how long it is held down for. Activation of the shutter release
button is extremely quiet and causes minimum vibration.
c.
C
- Continuous series
A series of pictures are taken for as long as the shutter release
is held down and the capacity of the memory card used and the
internal buff er memory is suffi cient. At least 8 pictures are taken
in rapid succession, subsequent pictures with a reduced fre-
quency.
d. - Self-timer
Pressing the shutter release starts the set delay time (see p. 90),
then the picture is taken.
Notes:
• After turning on, the camera is ready to use after approx. 1s.
• If the camera is out of use for an extended period or is stored in
a case, always turn it off at the main switch. This prevents any
power consumption, including that which continues to occur in
standby mode after the exposure meter is turned off automati-
cally and the display is extinguished. This also prevents pictures
from being taken accidentally.
SHUTTER RELEASE BUTTON
The shutter release button has two pressure points:
1. Pressing down to the 1st pressure point
– activates exposure metering and the viewfi nder display
– saves the metered exposure value in aperture priority mode,
i.e. the shutter speed determined by the camera (for more
details, refer to the “Metering memory lock” section on p. 84)
* Depending on card speed