Leica 18430 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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CONTENTS
Foreword ................................................................................... 100
Package contents....................................................................... 100
Warning messages .................................................................... 101
Legal information ....................................................................... 101
Disposal of electrical and electronic equipment ........................... 101
Designation of parts .................................................................... 104
Quick guide................................................................................ 106
Detailed instructions
Preparations
Attaching the carrying strap ................................................... 108
Charging the battery .............................................................. 108
Changing the battery / memory card ..................................... 112
The most important settings / controls
Main switch .......................................................................... 116
Frame rate .......................................................................... 116
Shutter button ....................................................................... 117
Menu control ........................................................................ 118
Basic camera settings
Menu language ..................................................................... 122
Date / time ........................................................................... 122
Automatic camera shutdown .................................................. 122
Key tones and shutter noise ................................................... 122
Monitor / viewnder settings .................................................123
Basic picture settings
File format / compression rate .............................................. 126
JPEG resolution ...................................................................... 126
White balance ........................................................................ 127
ISO sensitivity ........................................................................ 129
Picture properties ................................................................. 130
Picture mode
Setting the trimming ............................................................. 132
Distance setting .................................................................... 132
Automatic distance setting / autofocus ............................... 132
AF auxiliary light ............................................................... 133
Autofocus metering methods ........................................... 134
Manual distance setting ..................................................... 136
Assistance function for manual focusing ........................... 137
Exposure metering and control
Exposure metering methods ............................................... 138
Histogram .......................................................................... 139
Exposure control ................................................................ 140
Automatic program ........................................................... 140
Changing the preset shutter speed /
aperture combinations ................................................... 141
Aperture priority .............................................................. 141
Shutter speed priority ....................................................... 142
Manual settings ................................................................ 142
Metering memory lock ...................................................... 143
Exposure compensation ................................................... 144
Automatic bracketing ........................................................ 145