Leica Digilux 3, User Manual

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Basic
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Setting the Focus and
the Exposure
Automatically
(AF: Auto
Focus/Program AE mode [ ])
The camera automatically sets the aperture
value and the shutter speed according to
the brightness of the subject.
• Remove the lens cap.
• Turn the camera on. (P25)
• Set the drive mode lever to [
] .
: Shutter button
1
Set the focus mode lever to [AFS].
• AFS is an abbreviation of “Auto Focus
Single”. The focus is fixed when you
press the shutter button halfway.
2
Rotate the shutter speed dial to
[A].
3
Rotate the aperture ring to [A],
while pressing the aperture ring
button
.
• The mode becomes program AE mode
[ ].
4
Aim the AF frame to the point
you want to focus on and then
press the shutter button halfway.
: Viewfinder Display
• You can check the aperture value
and shutter speed .
• The camera beeps and the focus
indication lights when the subject is
focused.
• The focus indication blinks when the
subject is not focused. In this case, a
picture is not taken. Press the shutter
button halfway to focus on the subject
again.
• Refer to P34 for information about
subjects that are difficult to focus on.
A
AFS
AFC
AFL
AEL
MF
250
125
60
30
15
8
4
/B
2-60s
1 000
-
500
A
4 000
A
P P
STANDARD STANDARD
ISO ISO
100 100
AUTO AUTO
WB WB
1
SINGLE SINGLE
NORM NORM
CUSTOM CUSTOM
-1 +1 +1 0 -2 + +2
A
B
C F
E D
G