Leica M 10, Instructions Manual

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EN
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SHUTTER SPEED SETTING DIAL
The exposure modes are selected using the shutter speed dial
19
,
– Aperture priority mode by setting the
A
position marked red,
– Manual mode by selecting a shutter speed of
1
⁄
4000
s to 8s (inter-
mediate values in ½ step positions are also available);
– the shortest possible sync speed of
1
⁄
180
s for flash mode, marked
with the symbol, and
–
B
for long exposures.
The 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 positions
cannot be used. More details on setting the correct exposure can
be found in the sections from p. 167.