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Advanced (Playback)

Using the [PLAY] mode
menu

You can use various functions in playback
mode to rotate pictures, set protection for
them etc.

Press [MENU/SET].

Press

to select the menu

item and then press

• Press

to switch to the next

menu screen.

• You can switch menu screens from any

menu item by rotating the zoom lever.

• After performing steps

and

, refer

to the description of the menu item
in the operating instructions and
then set it.

Items that can be set

Press [

] to display the [PLAY] mode

menu and select the item to set. (P72)
This is recommended when playing back
pictures on a TV screen. You can skip
unwanted pictures if [FAVORITE] (P74) has
been set.
• When [FAVORITE] is set to [ON]

step

• When [FAVORITE] is set to [OFF]

step

Press

to select [ALL] or [

]

and then press [MENU/SET].

PLAY

OFF

EXIT

MENU

SELECT

FAVORITE

ROTATE DISP.

ROTATE

SLIDE SHOW

PLAY

EXIT

MENU

SELECT

RESIZE

TRIMMING

AUDIO DUB.

PROTECT

DPOF PRINT

DATE STAMP

Menu

screen

Item

1/3

: [SLIDE SHOW] (P72)

: [FAVORITE] (P74)

: [ROTATE DISP.] (P74)

: [ROTATE] (P74)

: [DATE STAMP] (P75)

2/3

: [DPOF PRINT] (P77)

: [PROTECT] (P79)

: [AUDIO DUB.] (P80)

: [RESIZE] (P80)

: [TRIMMING] (P81)

3/3

: [ASPECT CONV.] (P82)

: [COPY] (P83)

: [FORMAT] (P84)

[SLIDE SHOW]

Playing back pictures in order for a
fixed duration

/SET

PLAY

OFF

SET

MENU

FAVORITE

ROTATE DISP.

ROTATE

ALL

SLIDE SHOW

SELECT

/SET

DATE STAMP

Summary of Contents for C-Lux 2

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Page 2: ...iscs or other published or broadcast material for purposes other than your own private use may infringe copyright laws Even for the purpose of private use recording of certain material may be restricted WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN MOISTURE DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND THAT NO OB JECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS SUCH AS VASES SHALL ...

Page 3: ...vide reasonable protec tion against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interfer ence to radio communications How ever there is no guarantee that interfer ence will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause...

Page 4: ...t recovery and recycling please take these products to designated collection points where they will be accepted on a free of charge basis Alternatively in some countries you may be able to return your products to your local retailer upon the purchase of an equivalent new product Disposing of this product correctly will help to save valuable resources and prevent any potential negative effects on h...

Page 5: ...RED mark on the body of the fuse Under no circumstances should either of If the plug contains a removable fuse cover these wires be connected to the earth you must ensure that it is refitted when the terminal of the three pin plug marked fuse is replaced If you lose the fuse cover with the letter E or the Earth Symbol the plug must not be used until a Before Use replacement cover is obtained Pleas...

Page 6: ... water If any electrolyte should come into con tact with your eyes never rub the eyes Rinse eyes thoroughly with water and then consult a doctor CAUTION DO NOT PLACE THIS CAMERA IN A BOOKCASE BUILT IN CABINET OR IN ANOTHER CONFINED SPACE ENSURE THE UNIT IS WELL VENTILATED TO PREVENT RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD DUE TO OVERHEATING ENSURE THAT CURTAINS AND ANY OTHER MATERIALS DO NOT OBSTRUC...

Page 7: ...ient temperature or humidity changes Be careful of condensation since it causes lens stains fungus and camera malfunc tion If condensation occurs turn the camera off and leave it for about 2 hours The fog will disappear naturally when the tempera ture of the camera becomes close to the ambient temperature w Read together with the Cautions for Use P95 w About cards that can be used in this camera Y...

Page 8: ...ayed 31 Brightening the LCD Monitor Power LCD High angle mode 33 Taking Pictures using the Built in Flash 34 Taking Pictures with the Self timer 38 Compensating the Exposure 39 Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket 40 Changing the ISO sensitivity according to the movement of the subject being recorded 41 Taking Close up Pictures 42 Taking pictures that match the scene being recorded Scene mode 43 POR...

Page 9: ...ing your favorite pictures 74 ROTATE DISP ROTATE To display the picture rotated 74 DATE STAMP Stamping information such as the date on the recorded pictures 75 DPOF PRINT Setting the picture to print and the number of prints 77 PROTECT Preventing accidental erasure of pictures 79 AUDIO DUB Adding audio after taking pictures 80 RESIZE Making the picture smaller 80 TRIMMING Enlarging a picture and t...

Page 10: ... USA and Japan versions 5 USB Connection Cable 423 068 801 017 6 AV Cable 423 068 801 016 7 Software DVD 8 Wrist Strap 423 069 801 006 9 Battery Carrying Case 423 076 801 504 If any parts are lost customers should contact their Leica dealer for further infor mation about obtaining replacements Accessories 1 Battery Pack LEICA BP DC6 18674 EU 18675 US 18676 JP 2 Leather Cases 18677 black 18678 red ...

Page 11: ...Camera ON OFF switch P14 11 Zoom lever P26 12 Speaker P69 13 Microphone P51 62 80 14 Shutter button P22 51 15 Mode dial P15 16 Strap eyelet 17 Lens barrel 18 AV OUT DIGITAL socket P84 88 92 19 DC IN socket P84 88 Always use a genuine Leica AC adap tor ACA DC4 optional The battery cannot be charged in the camera even when the AC adaptor ACA DC4 optional is connected to it 20 Tripod thread When you ...

Page 12: ...dicator flashes read P11 3 Detach the battery after charging is completed After charging is completed be sure to disconnect the charger from the electrical outlet The battery becomes warm after using it and during and after charging The cam era also becomes warm during use This is not a malfunction The battery will be exhausted if left for a long period of time after being charged Recharge the bat...

Page 13: ...cloth the operating time of the camera becomes extremely short even after properly charg ing the battery the life of the battery may have expired Buy a new battery w Charging conditions Charge the battery in a temperature between 10 QC to 35 QC 50 QF to 95 QF The battery temperature should also be the same The performance of the battery may tem porarily deteriorate and the operating time may becom...

Page 14: ...the card out upright Do not touch the connection termi nals of the card The card may be damaged if it is not fully inserted 3 Close the card battery door Slide the release lever in the direction of the arrow If the card battery door cannot be com pletely closed remove the card check its direction and then insert it again Remove the battery after use Store the removed battery in the battery carryin...

Page 15: ...other side these functions become available This camera SDHC compatible equip ment is compatible with SD Memory Cards based on SD Memory Card Specifi cations and formatted in FAT12 system and FAT16 system It is also compatible with SDHC Memory Cards based on SD Memory Card Specifications and format ted in FAT32 system You can use an SDHC Memory Card in equipment that is compatible with SDHC Memory...

Page 16: ...ess and then perform steps 2 and 3 to set the clock 4 Press MENU SET to close the menu You can also set the clock in the SETUP menu P18 When a fully charged battery has been inserted for more than 24 hours the clock setting is stored in the camera for at least 3 months even if the battery is removed If you insert a battery that is not sufficiently charged the length of time that the clock setting ...

Page 17: ...Basic Normal picture mode P22 Use this mode for normal recording Simple mode P24 This mode is recommended for beginners Playback mode P29 This mode allows you to play back recorded pictures w Advanced Intelligent ISO sensitivity mode P41 This mode automatically sets the optimal ISO sensitivity and shutter speed according to the movement and the brightness of the subject Macro mode P42 This allows ...

Page 18: ...the mode dial is set to SCENE MODE menu P43 This is displayed when the mode dial is set to SETUP menu P18 This is displayed when the mode dial is set to w Setting menu items The following example shows how to set AUDIO REC when normal picture mode is selected 1 Press to select the menu item Press at to switch to the next screen 2 Press EXIT MENU SELECT AUTO SENSITIVITY PICT SIZE ASPECT RATIO AWB W...

Page 19: ... icon 3 Press Select a menu item next and set it REC 2 3 AF ASSIST LAMP CONT STABILIZER AF MODE SET MENU SELECT OFF MODE1 ON OFF AUDIO REC ON SET MENU REC 2 3 AF ASSIST LAMP ON CONT STABILIZER SELECT AF MODE EXIT MENU AUDIO REC OFF MODE1 ON EXIT MENU SELECT AUTO SENSITIVITY PICT SIZE QUALITY ASPECT RATIO AWB W BALANCE REC 1 3 SETUP EXIT MENU SELECT 0 n MONITOR WORLD TIME CLOCK SET 1 4 OFF TRAVEL D...

Page 20: ...or when AUDIO REC or SELF PORTRAIT in scene mode is set to ON POWER SAVE Turning off the camera automatically Press to display the SETUP menu and select the item to set P16 Power save mode is activated the camera is automatically turned off to save the bat tery life if the camera has not been used for the time selected on the setting 1MIN 2MIN 5MIN 10MIN OFF Press the shutter button halfway or tur...

Page 21: ...the guide lines are displayed REC INFO ON OFF HISTOGRAM ON OFF PATTERN TRAVEL DATE P53 Press to display the SETUP menu and select the item to set P16 Set the departure date and the return date of the vacation SET OFF BEEP Press to display the SETUP menu and select the item to set P16 This allows you to set the beep BEEP LEVEL No operation sound Soft operation sound Loud operation sound BEEP TONE S...

Page 22: ...cord Mode Press to display the SETUP menu and select the item to set P16 Set to match the color television system in each country NTSC Video output is set to NTSC system PAL Video output is set to PAL system TV ASPECT Playback mode only Press to display the SETUP menu and select the item to set P16 Set to match the type of TV When connecting to a 16 9 screen TV When connecting to a 4 3 screen TV S...

Page 23: ...ry When using the card Do not do the following when the access indication lamps lights The card or the data on the card may be damaged and the camera may no longer operate normally Turn the camera off Remove the battery or the card when using a card Shake or bump this unit Disconnect the AC adaptor ACA DC4 optional when using the AC adaptor Do not do the above when pictures are being read or delet...

Page 24: ...he AF area turns from white to green Aperture value Shutter speed The focus range is 50 cm 1 64 feet to c The subject is not focused in the follow ing cases The focus indication flashes green The AF area turns white to red or there is no AF area The focus sound beeps 4 times If the distance is beyond the focus range the picture may not be properly focused even if the focus indication lights 4 Pres...

Page 25: ...hen taking a picture in dark places When the subject is moving fast When the scene has low contrast When recording a very bright subject When taking close up pictures of a subject When jitter occurs Try the AF AE lock technique or macro mode w Color P58 The color of the subject will differ if the color of the light surrounding it differs such as when the light comes from sunlight or halogen lighti...

Page 26: ...ment the shutter button is pressed until the picture appears on the monitor We recommend using a tripod Slow sync Red eye reduction P34 NIGHT PORTRAIT P45 NIGHT SCENERY P45 PARTY P46 CANDLE LIGHT P46 STARRY SKY P48 FIREWORKS P49 When the shutter speed is slowed in SLOW SHUTTER P66 Taking Pictures in Simple Mode This mode allows beginners to take pictures easily Only the basic functions appear in t...

Page 27: ... This setting becomes the same as when the highest ISO sensitivity is set to ISO800 in Intelligent ISO sensitivity mode P41 ASPECT RATIO PICT SIZE QUALITY P60 61 ENLARGE 7M 4SM6S 10M15 cm 2 5M EZ E MAIL 0 3M EZ AF MODE P62 AF ASSIST LAMP P65 ON You cannot use the following functions High angle mode White balance fine adjustment Exposure compensation Auto bracket AUDIO REC D ZOOM CONT SLOW SHUTTER ...

Page 28: ...wards Tele w To make subjects appear further away use Wide Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide w Picture size and maximum zoom magnification n Available Not available w Extended optical zoom mechanism When you set the picture size to 3M EZ 3 million pixels the 7M 7 million pixels CCD area is cropped to the center 3M 3 million pixels area allowing a pic ture with a higher zoom effect The optical zoo...

Page 29: ...igital zoom w Menu operation 1 Press MENU SET When a scene mode is selected select the REC menu and then press 2 Press to select D ZOOM and then press 3 Press to select ON and then press MENU SET 4 Press MENU SET to close the menu You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu w Entering the digital zoom range The on screen zoom indication may momentarily stop moving when you rota...

Page 30: ...ure Play back the next picture w Enlarging the picture 1 Rotate the zoom lever towards T Rotate the zoom lever to T for a 4M magnification and then rotate it even more for a 8M magnification When you rotate the zoom lever towards W after enlarging the picture the magnification becomes lower 2 Press to move the position When you change the magnification or the position to be displayed the zoom posi...

Page 31: ...a is based on the DCF stand ard Design rule for Camera File system The LCD monitor may not be able to dis play the details of the recorded pictures You can use the playback zoom P68 to check the details of the pictures If you play back pictures that have been recorded with other equipment the picture quality may deteriorate The pictures are displayed as THUMBNAIL IS DIS PLAYED on the screen If you...

Page 32: ...ame time DELETE ALL PICTURES ON THE BUILT IN MEMORY or DELETE ALL PICTURES ON THE MEMORY CARD is dis played when using ALL DELETE and DELETE ALL EXCEPT is dis played when using ALL DELETE EXCEPT If you press MENU SET while deleting pictures using ALL DELETE or ALL DELETE EXCEPT the delet ing will stop halfway Do not turn off the camera while deleting When deleting pictures use a battery with suffi...

Page 33: ...INE in SETUP menu P19 You can also set whether or not to have the recording information and histogram displayed when the guide lines are displayed In playback mode Normal display Display with recording information and histogram No display _3 Displayed if BIRTHDAY SET and WITH AGE were set in BABY1 BABY2 P46 or PET P47 in scene mode before taking pictures _4 The number of days that have passed sinc...

Page 34: ...oncentrated on the left the picture is under exposed When the values are distributed evenly the exposure is proper and the brightness is well balanced When the values are concentrated on the right the picture is overexposed Examples of histogram Under Exposed Properly Exposed Overexposed _Histogram When you take pictures with the flash or in dark places the histogram is displayed in orange because...

Page 35: ...MODE LCD MODE SET SELECT MENU LCD OFF POWER LCD HIGH ANGLE POWER LCD The LCD monitor becomes brighter and easier to see even when taking pictures outdoors HIGH ANGLE The LCD monitor is eas ier to see when taking pictures with the camera held high above your head This is useful when you cannot get close to the subject because there is a person in the way However it becomes more difficult to see whe...

Page 36: ...reen is difficult to see because of light from the sun etc shining on it use your hand or another object to block the light High angle mode is not activated in the following cases In simple mode In playback mode In print mode While the menu screen is displayed While the review screen is displayed Taking Pictures using the Built in Flash Flash reflector Do not cover it with your fingers or other ob...

Page 37: ... CANDLE LIGHT P46 in scene mode Slow sync Red eye reduction_1 If you take a picture with a dark background landscape this feature will slow the shutter speed when the flash is fired so that the dark background landscape will become bright Simultaneously it reduces the red eye phenomenon Use this when you take pictures of people in front of a dark background Forced OFF The flash is not fired in any...

Page 38: ...ed picture may become dark Rotate the zoom lever slightly and then take the picture w Available flash range in Intelligent ISO sensitivity mode ISO sensitivity Available flash range AUTO Wide 60 cm 1 97 feet to 5 0 m 16 4 feet Tele 30 cm 0 98 feet to 2 5 m 8 20 feet ISO100 Wide 60 cm 1 97 feet to 2 0 m 6 56 feet Tele 30 cm 0 98 feet to 1 0 m 3 28 feet ISO200 Wide 60 cm 1 97 feet to 2 8 m 9 19 feet...

Page 39: ...ing This does not happen when using the AC adaptor ACA DC4 optional If the remaining battery power is low the length of time that the LCD monitor turns off to charge may become longer When you take a picture beyond the avail able flash range the exposure may not be exposed properly and the picture may become bright or dark When the flash is being charged the flash icon flashes red and you cannot t...

Page 40: ... using a tripod etc setting the self timer to 2 seconds is a convenient way to avoid the jitter caused by pressing the shutter button When you press the shutter button once fully the subject is automatically focused just before recording In dark places the self timer indicator will blink and then may turn on brightly operating as an AF assist lamp P65 to allow the camera to focus on the subject Th...

Page 41: ...to K2 EV in steps of 1 3 EV Select 0 EV to return to the original exposure 2 Press MENU SET to finish You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish EV is an abbreviation of Exposure Value It refers to the amount of light reaching the CCD which is determined by the aperture value and the shutter speed The exposure compensation value appears on the lower left of the screen The set exposure...

Page 42: ...an exposure compensation value the pictures taken are based on the selected exposure compensation value When the exposure is compensated the exposure compensation value appears on the lower left of the screen The auto bracket setting is canceled if you turn the camera off or power save mode is activated When setting auto bracket and continuous mode simultaneously auto bracket will be performed Whe...

Page 43: ...r Noise is avoided when taking pictures indoors of a subject with no movement by decreasing the ISO sensitivity When you press the shutter button half way appears When you press the shutter button fully the shutter speed and the ISO sensitivity appear for a while The focus range becomes the same as macro mode 5 cm 0 16 feet Wide 30 cm 0 98 feet Tele to c When the flash is activated the ISO sen sit...

Page 44: ...P38 in macro mode When a subject is close to the camera the effective focus range depth of field is sig nificantly narrowed Therefore if the dis tance between the camera and the subject is changed after focusing on the subject it may become difficult to focus on it again If the distance between the camera and the subject is beyond the focus range of the camera the picture may not be prop erly focu...

Page 45: ...isplayed If you press DISPLAY again the screen returns to the SCENE MODE menu Refer to P37 for information about the shutter speed The flash setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off However the scene mode flash setting is reset to the initial setting when the scene mode is changed When you take a picture with a scene mode that is not adequate for the pur pose the hue of the picture ma...

Page 46: ...SO100 Press to display the SCENE MODE menu and select this scene mode P43 Select this to take pictures of yourself w Technique for Self portrait mode Press the shutter button halfway to focus The self timer indicator lights up when you are brought into focus Making sure you hold the camera still press the shutter but ton fully to take the picture The subject is not focused when the self timer indi...

Page 47: ...to take pictures of a person and the background with near real life brightness w Technique for Night Portrait mode Use the flash Since the shutter speed becomes slower we recommend using a tripod and the self timer P38 for taking pictures The subject should remain still for about 1 second after taking the picture We recommend being about 1 5 m 4 92 feet from the subject when taking a picture The f...

Page 48: ... and the self timer P38 for taking pictures We recommend rotating the zoom lever to Wide 1M and being about 1 5 m 4 92 feet from the subject when taking pictures The flash setting can be set to Slow sync Red eye reduction or Forced ON Red eye reduction The white balance cannot be set Press to display the SCENE MODE menu and select this scene mode P43 This mode allows you to take pictures with a ca...

Page 49: ... set This means the age cannot be displayed even if camera is set to WITH AGE after taking the pictures The birthday setting can be reset with RESET P20 You cannot use the following functions D ZOOM SLOW SHUTTER Press to display the SCENE MODE menu and select this scene mode P43 Select this when you want to take pictures of a pet such as a dog or a cat This allows you to set the birthday of your p...

Page 50: ...ant to change the number of seconds press MENU SET press again to select STARRY SKY and then set the number of seconds again 2 Take pictures Press the shutter button fully to display the countdown screen Do not move the cam era after this screen is displayed When countdown finishes PLEASE WAIT is displayed for the same length of time as the set shutter speed for signal process ing Press MENU SET t...

Page 51: ...of the blue color of the sea sky etc It also prevents under exposure of people under strong sunlight Do not touch the camera with wet hands Sand or seawater will cause the camera to malfunction Make sure that sand or sea water does not get into the lens or the ter minals Problems caused by sand or seawater are not covered by the product warranty The white balance cannot be set Press to display the...

Page 52: ...he hue is red dish If you adjust the white balance appears on the screen in red or blue Select 0 if you do not want to finely adjust the white balance w Fixing the focus underwater AF Lock You can fix the focus before taking a picture with AF lock This is useful if you want to take pictures of a fast moving subject etc 1 Aim the AF area at the subject 2 Press to fix the focus The AF lock icon appe...

Page 53: ...t is fixed to MODE1 2 Press the shutter button fully to stop recording If the built in memory or the card becomes full in the middle of recording the camera stops recording automati cally w Changing the settings for the aspect ratio and the picture quality 1 Press MENU SET 2 Press to select ASPECT RATIO and then press 3 Press to select the item and then press MENU SET 4 Press to select PICT MODE a...

Page 54: ...cture quality to 30fpsVGA or 30fps16 9 we recom mend using a high speed SD Memory Card with 10MB s or greater displayed on the package If the writing speed available with the type of SD or SDHC Memory Card in use is too slow recording may stop in the middle Depending on the type of SD Memory Card or SDHC Memory Card the card access indication may appear for a while after recording motion pictures ...

Page 55: ...wing are examples of the screen in normal picture mode 1 Press MENU SET and then press 2 Press to select the SETUP menu icon and then press 3 Press to select TRAVEL DATE and then press 4 Press to select SET and then press MENU SET 5 Press to set the departure date and then press MENU SET Select the desired item Set the year month and date 6 Press to set the return date and then press MENU SET Sele...

Page 56: ...14 and the departure date you set If you set WORLD TIME P55 to the travel desti nation the travel date is calculated using the date in the clock setting and the travel destination setting The travel date setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off If you set a departure date and then take a picture on a date before this departure date minus is displayed in orange and the day of the vacat...

Page 57: ...m the screen shown in step in Setting the home area HOME w Setting the home area HOME Perform steps 1 2 and 3 Press to select HOME and then press MENU SET to set Press to select your home area and then press MENU SET to set The current time is displayed on the top left of the screen and the time differ ence from GMT Greenwich Mean Time is displayed on the bottom left of the screen If daylight savi...

Page 58: ...vel destination is in and then press MENU SET to set The current time at the selected travel destination area is displayed on the top right of the screen and the time differ ence from the home area is displayed at the bottom left of the screen If daylight saving time is used at the travel destination press The time advances by one hour Press again to return to the original time Press MENU SET to c...

Page 59: ...uality Cursor buttons MENU SET button FUNC button 1 Press and hold FUNC 2 Press to select the menu item and the setting and then press MENU SET to close the menu You can also close the menu by pressing FUNC The White Set setting does not appear when using the quick setting Menu screen Item 1 3 W BALANCE P58 SENSITIVITY P60 ASPECT RATIO P60 PICT SIZE P61 QUALITY P61 2 3 AUDIO REC P62 AF MODE P62 ST...

Page 60: ...confines of the range the auto white balance may not operate properly if there are many different light sources or there is no color close to white In these cases set the white balance to a mode other than AWB w Setting the white balance manually 1 Select and then press MENU SET 2 Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper etc so that the frame in the center is filled by the white object only and th...

Page 61: ...t for the subject The white balance setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off However the white balance setting for a scene mode returns to AWB when the scene mode is changed The white balance cannot be set in the fol lowing cases In simple mode and in scene mode SCENERY NIGHT PORTRAIT NIGHT SCENERY FOOD PARTY CANDLE LIGHT SUNSET STARRY SKY FIREWORKS BEACH SNOW AERIAL PHOTO UNDERWATER ...

Page 62: ...tivity cannot be set in the follow ing cases Simple mode Motion picture mode Scene mode Press to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P57 By changing the aspect ratio you can select an angle of view that matches the subject In motion picture mode you cannot select P51 The edges of the recorded pictures may be cut at printing P102 SENSITIVITY Setting the ISO sensitivity ISO sensitiv...

Page 63: ...ge the aspect ratio set the pic ture size EZ is an abbreviation of Extended optical Zoom P26 The extended optical zoom does not work in HIGH SENS in scene mode so the picture size for EZ is not displayed Pictures may appear mosaic depending on the subject and the recording condi tions Refer to P104 for information about the number of recordable pictures The number of recordable pictures depends on...

Page 64: ...TARRY SKY in scene mode You cannot use the following functions with pictures with audio DATE STAMP RESIZE TRIMMING ASPECT CONV Press to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P57 Select the mode that matches the record ing conditions and the composition AUDIO REC Recording still pictures with audio SET MENU AF MODE Setting the focus method 5 area focusing The camera focuses on any of...

Page 65: ...ficult to focus using The AF mode cannot be set in simple mode SELF PORTRAIT or FIRE WORKS in scene mode Press to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P57 w About demonstration of jitter movement detection screen Press to display JITTER SUBJ MOVE DEMO when the STABILIZER screen is displayed Pictures cannot be recorded when the JITTER SUBJ MOVE DEMO screen appears Press again to fin...

Page 66: ...P57 w Number of pictures recorded in continuous mode _ The frequency is constant regardless of the transfer speed of the card The number of pictures indicated relates to when the shutter speed is faster than 1 60 and the flash is not activated The frequency pictures second may become slower depending on the record ing environment such as in dark places or if the ISO sensitivity is high Hold down t...

Page 67: ...s mode is activated AUDIO REC cannot be used Continuous mode cannot be set in simple mode and STARRY SKY in scene mode Press to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P57 Illuminating the subject makes it easier for the camera to focus when recording in low light conditions that make focusing difficult If the AF assist lamp is set to ON an AF area with a size larger than usual is dis...

Page 68: ...When the shutter speed is made slower using SLOW SHUTTER jitter is likely to occur We recommend using a tripod and the self timer P38 for taking pictures You cannot set the slow shutter in Intelli gent ISO sensitivity mode and sim ple mode and SPORTS NIGHT SCENERY BABY1 BABY2 PET STARRY SKY and FIREWORKS in scene mode Press to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P57 Select differe...

Page 69: ...e towards T or press MENU SET The picture that was selected will appear w To delete a picture during multi playback 1 Press to select a picture and then press 2 Press to select YES 3 Press MENU SET The recording information etc on the LCD monitor cannot be deleted in multi play back even if you press DISPLAY Pictures will not be displayed in the rotated direction even if ROTATE DISP is set to ON P...

Page 70: ...SP to ON P74 You can display the calendar between January 2000 and December 2099 If the recording date of the picture selected in 25 images multi playback is not between January 2000 and December 2099 the camera displays it in the oldest recording date in the calendar Pictures edited on a PC will be displayed with dates different from the actual record ing dates If the date is not set in the camer...

Page 71: ...ded with other equipment Playing Back Motion Pictures Pictures with Audio w Motion pictures Press to select a picture with a motion picture icon and then press to play back The motion picture recording time Motion picture icon After playback starts the elapsed play back time is displayed on the bottom right of the screen For example 8 minutes and 30 seconds is displayed as 8m30s The cursor display...

Page 72: ...t play back When using a high capacity card it is pos sible that fast rewinding may be slower than usual You cannot use the following functions with motion pictures and pictures with audio Playback zoom during motion picture playback pause ROTATE DISP ROTATE AUDIO DUB Motion pictures only DATE STAMP RESIZE TRIMMING ASPECT CONV Creating still pictures from a motion picture You can create a single s...

Page 73: ...pictures 1 10th second intervals 1 frame is skipped every second frame is displayed as a still picture 1 5th second intervals You can move forward frame by frame by pressing Move forward backward 3 frames at a time Move forward backward 1 frame at a time 3 Press the shutter button The message SAVE THESE NINE PICTURES AS ONE SINGLE PICTURE appears Also the mes sage SAVE AS A SINGLE PICTURE appears ...

Page 74: ...nded when playing back pictures on a TV screen You can skip unwanted pictures if FAVORITE P74 has been set When FAVORITE is set to ON step 1 When FAVORITE is set to OFF step 2 1 Press to select ALL or and then press MENU SET PLAY 1 3 ON OFF EXIT MENU SELECT FAVORITE ROTATE DISP ROTATE SLIDE SHOW PLAY 2 3 EXIT MENU SELECT RESIZE TRIMMING AUDIO DUB PROTECT DPOF PRINT DATE STAMP Menu screen Item 1 3 ...

Page 75: ...n play back a picture with audio the next picture will be displayed after the audio has fin ished You cannot play back motion pictures and use power save in a slide show However the setting for power save mode is fixed to 10MIN while pausing a slide show or playing back a manual slide show ALL Displays all pictures Displays only those pictures that have been set as favorites P74 ALL SLIDE SHOW SET...

Page 76: ...ES and then press MENU SET 3 Press MENU SET to close the menu When printing pictures at a photo printing store ALL DELETE EXCEPT P29 is useful so only the pictures you want to be printed remain on the card You may not be able to set pictures taken with other equipment as favorites Press to display the PLAY mode menu and select the item to set P72 This mode allows you to automatically dis play pict...

Page 77: ... without being rotated when they are played back in multi playback It may not be possible to rotate pictures that have been recorded with other equip ment Press to display the PLAY mode menu and select the item to set P72 You can stamp the date and time of record ing the age and the travel date on the recorded pictures It is suitable for regular size printing Pic tures with a picture size larger t...

Page 78: ...ure was recorded with a picture size or less The picture is overwritten when you select YES Pictures stamped with date stamp cannot be restored when they are overwritten The picture stamped with date stamp is newly created when you select NO If the original picture is protected you cannot overwrite it Select NO and newly create the picture stamped with date stamp 5 Press MENU SET twice to close th...

Page 79: ... The PRINT WITH DATE setting for DPOF print RESIZE TRIMMING ASPECT CONV Press to display the PLAY mode menu and select the item to set P72 DPOF Digital Print Order Format is a sys tem that allows the user to select which pic tures to print how many copies of each picture to print and whether or not to print the recording date on the pictures when using a DPOF compatible photo printer or photo prin...

Page 80: ...is not inserted DPOF print settings on the card are canceled when a card is inserted w To print the date After setting the number of prints set can cel printing with the recording date by pressing DISPLAY The date print icon appears When you go to a photo printing store for digital printing be sure to order the print ing of the date additionally if required Depending on the photo printing store or...

Page 81: ...1 Press to select the picture and then press to SET CANCEL 2 Press MENU SET twice to close the menu w Multi setting To cancel all settings Perform the same operation as in DPOF PRINT Setting the picture to print and the number of prints P77 to 79 If you press MENU SET while canceling protection the canceling will stop halfway The protect setting may not be effective on other equipment If you want ...

Page 82: ... dubbing may not work properly on pictures recorded by other equipment Press to display the PLAY mode menu and select the item to set P72 This function is useful if you want to reduce the file size of a picture to attach it to an e mail or upload it to a website 1 Press to select the picture and then press The following pictures cannot be resized Motion pictures Pictures with audio Pictures stampe...

Page 83: ...P72 You can enlarge and then clip the important part of the recorded picture 1 Press to select the picture and then press The following pictures cannot be trimmed Motion pictures Pictures with audio Pictures stamped with DATE STAMP It may not be possible to trim pictures recorded with other equipment 2 Enlarge or decrease the parts to be trimmed with the zoom lever 3 Press to move the position of ...

Page 84: ...NU SET The following pictures cannot be con verted Pictures with audio Motion pictures Pictures stamped with DATE STAMP You may not be able to convert pictures taken on other equipment 2 Press to select a picture and then press If you select and set a picture with an aspect ratio other than the mes sage CANNOT BE SET ON THIS PICTURE is displayed on the screen 3 Press to determine the horizontal po...

Page 85: ...T The illustration shows the screen when pictures are copied from the built in memory to a card The message COPY THIS PICTURE TO BUILT IN MEMORY appears when you copy pictures from the card to the built in memory If you press MENU SET while copying pictures from the built in memory to the card the copying will stop halfway Do not turn the camera off or perform any other operations before copying i...

Page 86: ...as been formatted on a PC or other equipment format it on the camera again Use a battery with sufficient battery power P21 or the AC adaptor ACA DC4 optional when formatting Do not turn the camera off during format ting It may take longer to format the built in memory than the card Max about 15 sec You cannot format an SD Memory Card or an SDHC Memory Card when the card s Write Protect switch is s...

Page 87: ...ter e g E If you are connecting the camera to a PC for the first time the required driver is installed automatically so that the camera can be recognized by Windows Plug and Play The drive then appears on the My Computer folder IMPORTANT Before disconnecting the camera or remov ing the card from the camera use Safely Remove Hardware in the task tray on your PC Otherwise image data may be lost and ...

Page 88: ...00LEICA in it and that card is removed and replaced with a card that has a folder with the number 100 in it recorded by a camera from a different manufacturer 100XXXXX with XXXXX being the name of the manufacturer and then a picture is recorded 3 When recording after selecting NO RESET P19 from the SETUP menu Pictures will be recorded to a new folder with a number sequential to the folder recorded...

Page 89: ...ata is being transferred ACCESS appears on the LCD monitor of the camera while data is being transferred Supplied software The supplied DVD ROM contains the fol lowing software For Microsoft Windows XP Adobe Pho toshop Elements 5 En Fr Ger Jap Sp It Dutch Swed For Windows 98 and higher Apple QuickTime 6 3 For Apple Macintosh OS X 10 3 and higher Adobe Photoshop Elements 4 En Fr Ger Jap Adobe Photo...

Page 90: ... Engl English User Documentation Support for Adobe Photoshop Elements Support contact information for Adobe Photoshop Elements is available on the software DVD in the following folder Engl English Customer Support Printing the Pictures By connecting the camera directly to a printer supporting PictBridge via the USB connection cable supplied you can select the pictures to print and start printing o...

Page 91: ...nter again To find out more about PictBridge compli ant printers contact your local dealer w Selecting a single picture and printing it 1 Press to select the picture and then press MENU SET The message disappears in about 2 seconds 2 Press to select PRINT START and then press MENU SET Press MENU SET to cancel printing halfway 3 Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing w Selecting multipl...

Page 92: ...paper size or a layout which is not supported by the camera set PAPER SIZE or PAGE LAYOUT to and then set the paper size or the layout on the printer For details refer to the operating instructions of the printer PRINT WITH DATE If the printer does not support date printing the date cannot be printed on the picture NUM OF PRINTS Set the number of prints You can set up to 999 prints PAPER SIZE Pape...

Page 93: ...nd the printer are connected the status indicator flashes and the alarm beeps If this happens dur ing printing press MENU SET and stop printing at once If not printing disconnect the USB connection cable The camera is receiving an error message from the printer when the q indication lights orange during printing After finish ing printing make sure there are no prob lems with the printer If the tot...

Page 94: ... left and right of the pictures Do not use any other AV cables except the supplied one Audio playback is monaural Read the operating instructions for the TV When you play back a picture vertically it may be blurry You can view pictures on TVs in other countries regions which use the NTSC or PAL system when you set VIDEO OUT in the SETUP menu Even if you set VIDEO OUT to PAL the out put signal will...

Page 95: ...2 Age P46 This is displayed for about 5 seconds when the camera is turned on in BABY1 BABY2 or PET in scene mode Number of days that have passed since the travel date P53 23 Travel date P53 24 Elapsed recording time P51 25 Current date and time Travel destination setting P55 This is displayed for about 5 seconds when the camera is turned on after set ting the clock and after switching from playbac...

Page 96: ...1 Playback mode P29 2 Number of DPOF prints P77 3 Protected picture P79 4 Picture with audio Motion pictures P69 5 Picture size P61 6 Quality P61 In Motion picture mode P69 4 3 16 9 In Simple mode P24 ENLARGE 4SM6S 10M15 cm E MAIL 7 Battery indication P21 8 Folder File number P86 Built in memory P13 Card P13 9 Picture number Total pictures 10 Cable disconnection warning icon P91 Motion picture rec...

Page 97: ...mera disturbing the pictures and sound If the camera is adversely affected by electromagnetic equipment and stops functioning properly turn the camera off and remove the battery or disconnect AC adaptor ACA DC4 optional Then rein sert the battery or reconnect AC adaptor and turn the camera on Do not use the camera near radio transmitters or high voltage lines If you record near radio transmitters ...

Page 98: ...d so that you can charge the battery in the country that you are travelling in Dispose of unusable battery The battery has a limited life Do not throw the battery into fire because it may cause an explosion The unusable battery should be discarded in accordance with battery recycling laws Do not allow battery terminals to come into contact with metal objects such as necklaces hairpins etc This can...

Page 99: ...lay Confirmation messages or error messages will be displayed on the screen in some cases The major messages are described below as examples THIS MEMORY CARD IS LOCKED The Write Protect switch on the SD Mem ory Card and the SDHC Memory Card are moved to LOCK Move the switch back to unlock it P13 79 84 NO VALID PICTURE TO PLAY Record a picture or insert a card with a recorded picture and then play ...

Page 100: ...CHECK THE CARD An error has occurred reading the data Insert the card again Make sure the card is inserted properly and then play back again WRITE ERROR PLEASE CHECK THE CARD An error has occurred writing the data Turn the camera off and remove the card Insert the card again and turn the camera on Make sure the camera is turned off before removing or inserting the card to avoid damage MOTION RECOR...

Page 101: ...mode P18 or economy mode P18 activated Press the shutter button halfway to cancel these modes Is the battery exhausted Use a battery that has been suffi ciently charged 3 The camera turns off immediately after it is turned on Is the battery charge insufficient to operate the camera Use a battery that has been suffi ciently charged If you leave the camera on the bat tery will be exhausted Turn the ...

Page 102: ...ion 9 A reddish vertical line appears on the LCD monitor when the shutter button is pressed halfway or when recording motion pictures This is a phenomenon called smear It is a characteristic of CCD and appears when the subject has a bright part Black or green vertical lines may also appear or uneven colors may appear around the smear This is not a malfunction It is recorded in motion pictures but ...

Page 103: ...layback 1 The picture being played back is rotated and displayed in an unexpected direction The camera has a function that automatically rotates the display of pictures recorded holding the camera vertically If you take pictures when aiming the camera up or down the camera may recognize that it is being held vertically You can display the pictures without being rotated when ROTATE DISP P74 is set ...

Page 104: ...ications and is not a malfunction 3 The motion pictures cannot be played back on a TV Are you trying to play back the motion pictures by directly inserting the card in the card slot of the TV Connect the camera to the TV with the AV cable supplied and then play back the pictures on the camera P92 4 The picture is not displayed fully on the TV Set the aspect of the TV on the camera P20 5 The pictur...

Page 105: ...he brightness changes due to zoom or camera movement etc the lens may click and the picture on the screen may drastically change How ever the picture is not affected The sound is caused by the automatic adjustment of the aperture This is not a malfunction 7 The clock is reset If you do not use the camera for a long time the clock may be reset When the message PLEASE SET THE CLOCK appears set the c...

Page 106: ... Quality Built in Memory Approx 27 MB 7 14 10 21 16 33 Card 16 MB 3 7 5 10 8 16 32 MB 7 16 11 23 18 36 64 MB 16 34 24 48 38 75 128 MB 35 69 50 99 78 150 256 MB 68 135 98 190 150 290 512 MB 135 270 195 380 300 590 1 GB 270 540 390 770 600 1180 2 GB 550 1090 790 1530 1220 2360 4 GB 1090 2150 1560 3010 2410 4640 Aspect ratio Picture size 2M EZ 1600M1200 pixels 1M EZ 1280M960 pixels 0 3M EZ 640M480 pi...

Page 107: ...0 170 330 512 MB 150 300 340 650 1 GB 300 600 680 1310 2 GB 620 1220 1360 2560 4 GB 1230 2410 2680 5020 Aspect ratio Picture size 5 5M 3072M1728 pixels 2M EZ 1920M1080 pixels Quality Built in Memory Approx 27 MB 9 19 25 48 Card 16 MB 4 10 12 25 32 MB 10 21 27 53 64 MB 22 45 57 105 128 MB 46 92 115 220 256 MB 91 180 230 430 512 MB 180 350 450 860 1 GB 360 710 910 1720 2 GB 730 1420 1800 3410 4 GB 1...

Page 108: ... scene mode so the picture size for EZ is not displayed Aspect ratio Picture quality setting 30fps VGA 10fps VGA 30fps QVGA 10fps QVGA 30fps 16 9 10fps 16 9 Built in Memory Approx 27 MB L L 53 s 2 min 40 s L L Card 16 MB L L 53 s 2 min 40 s L L 32 MB 6 s 26 s 26 s 1 min 23 s 5 s 22 s 64 MB 17 s 59 s 59 s 2 min 55 s 14 s 50 s 128 MB 39 s 2 min 2 min 6 min 33 s 1 min 46 s 256 MB 1 min 23 s 4 min 10 ...

Page 109: ...g is 640M480 pixels Only when using a Card 320M240 pixels When the aspect ratio setting is 848M480 pixels Only when using a Card 30 or 10 frames second with audio Continuous recording Frequency 3 pictures second High speed 2 pictures second Low speed Approx 2 pictures second Unlimited Number of recordable pictures Max 7 pictures Standard max 5 pictures Fine Depends on the remaining capacity of the...

Page 110: ... 2048M1536 pixels 1600M1200 pixels 1280M960 pixels 640M480 pixels When the aspect ratio setting is 3072M2048 pixels 2048M1360 pixels When the aspect ratio setting is 3072M1728 pixels 1920M1080 pixels Motion pictures When the aspect ratio setting is 640M480 pixels Only when using a Card 320M240 pixels When the aspect ratio setting is 848M480 pixels Only when using a Card Quality Fine Standard Recor...

Page 111: ...Approx 132 g 4 66 oz excluding card and battery Approx 154 g 5 43 oz with card and battery Operating temperature 0 QC to 40 QC 32 QF to 104 QF Operating humidity 10 to 80 Battery Charger LEICA BC DC6 Equipment mobility Movable Battery Pack lithium ion LEICA BP DC6 Information for your safety Input 110 V to 240 V 50 60 Hz 0 2 A Output CHARGE 4 2 V 0 8 A Voltage capacity 3 6 V 1000 mAh ...

Page 112: ...1 Clock Set 14 18 Color 23 Color Mode 66 Condensation 5 Continuous Mode 64 Copy 83 D Date Printing 78 90 91 Date Stamp 75 Deleting Pictures 29 Demonstration of the Optical Image Stabilizer 63 Dial Display 20 Digital Zoom 27 DPOF Print Setting 77 E Economy Mode 18 Exposure 23 Exposure Compensation 39 Extended Optical Zoom 26 EZ 26 61 F File Number 86 94 Fine 61 Fireworks Mode 49 Focus 23 Folder Com...

Page 113: ...69 Portrait Mode 44 Power LCD 33 Power Save 18 Print Mode 88 Protect 79 Q Quality 61 Quick Setting 57 R Reset of Setting 20 Resizing 80 Review 28 Rotate 74 Rotate Display 74 S Scene Menu 20 Scene Mode 43 Scenery Mode 45 Self Portrait Mode 44 Self timer 38 Setting Favorites 74 Setup Menu 18 Shutter sound 19 Simple Mode 24 Slide Show 72 Slow Shutter 66 Snow Mode 49 Soft Skin Mode 44 Speaker 19 Sport...

Page 114: ...urses which are run by a trained team of experts in the modern well equipped training suite at our Solms factory and in the Hofgut Altenberg vary from general photography to areas of special interest and offer a range of suggestions information and advice for your own work You can obtain the current Leica Akademie brochure from Leica Camera AG Leica Akademie Oskar Barnack Straße 11 D 35606 Solms T...

Page 115: ...olms Tel 49 0 6442 208 111 Fax 49 0 6442 208 339 info leica camera com Leica Customer Service Leica AG s Customer Service center or the repair service of the Leica national offices is available to assist you in maintaining your Leica equipment or in case of damage Please contact your nearest authorized Leica dealer Leica Camera AG Customer Service Solmser Gewerbepark 8 D 35606 Solms Tel 49 0 6442 ...

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