Leica M 10, Instructions Manual

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CLEANING THE SENSOR/DUST DETECTION
If any dust or dirt particles should adhere to the sensor cover
glass, depending on the size of the particles this can be identified
by dark spots or marks on the pictures.
You can use the
Dust Detection
function to check whether or how
many particles are on the sensor. This is much more accurate than
a visual inspection and is therefore a reliable method of assessing
whether cleaning is required.
The camera an be returned to Leica Camera AG Customer Care
department (address: see p. 224) for chargeable cleaning of the
sensor, this cleaning is not covered by the guarantee.
You can also carry out cleaning yourself, using the
Open Shutter
function in the menu. This allows access to the sensor by keeping
the shutter open.
Dust detection
1. Select the menu item
Sensor Cleaning
.
• The relevant sub-menu appears.
2. Select
Dust Detection.
• The following message appears:
Please close the aperture
to the largest value (16 or 22), and take a picture of a ho-
mogeneous surface (defocussed)
.
3. Press the shutter button
18
.
• After a short time, a "picture" appears in the monitor, in
which black pixels represent grains of dust.
Note:
If dust detection is not possible, a corresponding message appears
instead.
After a few seconds, the display reverts to that described under 2.
The picture can then be taken again.
Cleaning
1. Select the menu item
Sensor Cleaning
.
• The relevant sub-menu appears.
2. Select
Open shutter
.
• A query sub-menu appears.
3. Confirm the process. If there is sufficient battery capacity, i.e.
at least 60%, the shutter then opens.
• The message
Attention Please switch off camera after
Inspection.
appears.
Note:
If the battery capacity is lower, the warning message
Attention
Battery capacity too low for sensor cleaning
appears instead to
indicate that the function is not available, i.e.
Yes
cannot be selected
4. Perform the cleaning. Make sure you follow the instructions
below.
5. When cleaning is complete, turn off the camera. As a precau-
tion, the shutter is only closed 10s later.
• The message
Attention Please stop sensor cleaning imme-
diately
appears.