Leica M 10, Instructions Manual

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Exposur
e Basic Se
ttings
For direct setting of color temperature
You can directly set values between 2,000 and 13,100 (K) (from
2,000 to 5,000K in increments of 100, from 5,000 to 8,000K in
increments of 200 and from 8,000 to 13,100K in increments of
300). This provides you with a broad scope, covering almost all
color temperatures that can occur in practice and within which you
can adapt the color reproduction very sensitively to the existing
light color and/or your personal preferences.
1. Select the menu option
White Balance
,
2. in the sub-menu the
Color Temperature
option, and
3. use the setting dial
28
or press up or down on the direction
pad
29
to select the desired value.
For manual setting by metering
1. Select the menu itemn
White Balance
, and
2. in the sub-menu the
Greycard
option.
• A message appears in the monitor:
Please take a picture for
setting the white balance.
3. Take the picture, making sure that the image field contains a
white or neutral gray (reference) surface.
• The monitor shows
– the image based on the automatic white balance
– cross hairs in the middle of the image
– top right
Preview
as referece to further operation
4. Press the relevant side of the direction pad to move the cross
hairs to the subject detail you want to use as the basis for the
new white balance setting (e.g. the reference surface men-
tioned above).
5. Press the Center button
30
• The reproduction of color in the image is adjusted accord-
ingly. In the top right,
Save
appears as reference to fur-
ther operation
6. Either apply this new white balance setting
– by pressing the Center button again,
• A message appears in the monitor:
White balance is set.
– or press the
MENU
button
22
again to repeat the entire
process (steps 2-6).
A value set in this way remains saved for and will be used for all
pictures until it is superseded by a new metered value or you use
one of the other white balance settings.