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EXPOSURE CONTROL
The Leica X Vario provides four exposure modes for optimum adjustment
to the relevant subject or your preferred working methods.
These four modes and the manual shutter speed and aperture setting
option are selected using the corresponding setting dials (10/11).
They both have manual adjustment ranges with detent positions - the
shutter speed dial in whole steps, the aperture setting dial in
1
/
3
steps, and both have an
A position for automatic mode.
Setting shutter speeds of 1s and slower:
1.
Set the shutter speed dial to the
1+
position
• This is indicated by .
2.
Set the desired shutter speed with the thumb wheel (23)
Note:
Depending on the prevailing light conditions, the brightness of the
monitor screen can differ from that of the actual pictures taken.
Particularly for long exposures on dark subjects, the monitor screen
appears considerably darker than the – correctly exposed – picture.
AUTOMATIC PROGRAM MODE - P
For fast, fully automatic photography. The exposure is controlled by
an automatic shutter speed and aperture setting.
Taking a picture in this mode:
1.
Turn the aperture and speed setting dials (10/11) to the
A
position
2.
Press the shutter button (8) to the pressure point
• The shutter speed and aperture are displayed in white. In
addition, a reference to the program shift function
appears. If even a fully open or closed aperture combined with
the slowest or fastest shutter speed results in under or overexpo-
sure, both values are displayed in red.
If the automatically set pair of values appears to be appropriate for
the intended composition:
3.
Push the shutter button all the way down to take the photo
If not, you can change values before taking the picture: