Leica 262, Instructions Manual

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ation
If the shutter release button is pressed down to this pressure
stage, the display stays on. If the camera had previously been in
stand-by mode, it will be reactivated and the displays switched on.
If you release the shutter button, the metering system and the
displays remain activated for around a further 30s (for more
details, refer to the sections on p. 82).
Notes:
The shutter button remains blocked if
– the internal buff er memory is (temporarily) full, e.g. after a series
of ≥16 pictures, or
– the memory card inserted and the internal buff er memory are
(temporarily) full, or
– the memory card inserted is write-protected, or
– the picture numbering of the memory card inserted is used up
(in such a case, format the card outside the camera after saving
the data), or
– the battery has exceeded its performance limits (capacity,
temperature, age)
– the bottom cover is not in place.
2. Pressing the shutter button all the way down takes a picture. The
data is then transferred to the memory card.
Note:
To avoid wobble, the shutter button should be pressed gently, not
jerkily, until the shutter is released with a soft click.
TIME THUMBWHEEL
The exposure modes are selected using the shutter speed thumb-
wheel,
– Aperture priority mode by setting the
A
position (see p. 83),
– Manual mode by selecting a shutter speed of
1
⁄
4000
s to 8s, (inter-
mediate values in ½ step positions are also available), and
– the shortest possible sync speed of
1
⁄
180
s for fl ash mode,
marked with the symbol (s. S. 89), and
–
B
for long exposures (see p. 85).
The Leica M shutter speed dial has no stop, i.e. it can be turned in
either direction from any position. It detents at all marked positions
and at the intermediate values. Values between the detent posi-
tions cannot be used.
More details on setting the correct exposure can be found in the
sections under the heading: "Exposure metering" from page 82.