| Camera type |
Compact digital viewfinder system camera for professional use with Leica M lenses
Microprocessor-controlled metal blade focal plane shutter |
| Image sensor |
Low-noise CCD sensor specially optimized for the requirements of the M lens system |
| Pixels |
10.3 million |
| Sensor dimensions |
18 mm x 27 mm |
| Extension factor |
1.33 x. |
| Aspect ratio |
3:2 |
| Coverglass thickness |
0.5 mm |
| Moire filter |
No |
| Sensor speed range |
Manual setting from ISO 160/23° to ISO 2500/35°.
Additional automatic setting with free choice of ISO range |
| Viewfinder principle |
Large bright-line frame viewfinder with automatic parallax compensation |
| Eyepiece |
Matched to -0.5 dpt |
| Correction lenses |
From -3 to +3 dpt available |
| Image framing |
By display of two brightline frames at a time: for 24 and 35 mm or for 28 and 90 mm or for 50 and 75 mm |
| Magnification |
0.68 x |
| Effective measuring base |
47.1 mm (mechanical measuring base 69.25 mm x viewfinder magnification 0.68 x) |
| Lens mount |
Leica M bayonet with additional optical sensing for identification of all 6-bit coded lenses |
| Lens system |
Current 6-bit coded Leica M lenses of 16 - 90 mm focal length |
| 6-bit functions |
Lens-dependent reduction of edge shadowing originating in the system |
| Aperture priority mode (Auto) |
Automatic determination of the correct shutter speed with manual aperture preselection and corresponding viewfinder display |
| Manual exposure control |
Free selection of shutter speed and aperture - can be visually checked using the exposure control in the camera seen by LED light balance in the viewfinder |
| Snapshot mode |
S setting of shutter speed dial: Automatic control of exposure time, ISO speed and white balance |
| Picture modes |
S Single picture: Pressing the shutter release once per picture
C: Continuous succession of pictures with 2 pictures per second and 10 pictures in the sequence
Auto-release: Selectable with 2 sec. and 12 sec. delay time |
| Controls/displays |
Camera front: Lens mount; frame selector
Top: Main switch and shutter release; shutter speed dial, LCD status display
Back: 2.5" color monitor with scratch-resistant sapphire coverglass
Base: Lockable base plate protects the rechargeable battery and the SD memory card against dust and moisture |
| Color monitor |
2.5" large bright LC display with a resolution of about 230,000 pixels for viewing pictures and for menu settings (scratch-resistant sapphire coverglass) |
| Picture view sizes |
Miniatures, 4 miniatures, full picture display and enlargement in four stages up to 100% view |
| Picture parameter menu-main menu |
By pressing the set button, the following parameters relevant to the picture can be selected and changed in the picture parameter |
| Menu |
User profile, sensor speed, manual exposure correction, white balance, image data format, picture resolution |
| Menu languages |
German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese |
| Picture resolutions |
DNG: 3916 x 2634 pixels (10.31 MP); JPG: 3936 x 2630 pixels (10.35 MP), 2952 x 1972 pixels (5.8 MP), 1968 x 1315 pixels (2.6 MP), 1312 x 876 pixels (1.15 MP) |
| Data formats |
DNG (camera manufacturer-independent digital negative format), 2 different JPEG compression rates |
| DNG file-information |
6-bit color resolution, 10.2 MByte file size per picture |
| Memory medium |
SD and SDHC cards up to 32 Gbyte |
| White balance |
Automatic, 6 preset values, manual white balance, color temperature input from 2000K to 13,100K |
| Color spaces |
Adobe RGB, sRGB, ECI RGB |
| Viewfinder display |
LED symbol for flash status, four-digit seven-segment LED display with dots above and below for display of the automatically calculated shutter speed in aperture priority mode, indication of the use of saved metering values, warning of exposure corrections, warning of when the metering range is overshot or undershot in aperture priority mode and countdown display of shutter times longer than 2 sec., memory capacity warning when the SD card is full |
| Exposure metering |
Heavily center-weighted TTL exposure metering with pre-set working aperture |
| Metering principle |
Light reflected from a white strip in the centre of the metal blade focal plane shutter |
| Metering range |
EV0 to EV20 at 20°C room temperature, aperture 1.0 and ISO 160/23° |
| Metering cell |
Silicon photodiode with collection lens positioned at the center of the lower edge of the camera base |
| Flash exposure metering |
Principle: Using an extremely short calibration pre-flash fired immediately before the exposure, the exact power requirement for the main flash is determined |
| Connection |
M-TTL guide number control with calibration pre-flash via accessory shoe SCA 3502 (version M4) or with Leica flash SF24D |
| Flash synchronization time |
1/180 sec. |
| Manual Flash synchronization times |
from B (bulb) down to 1/180 sec. |
| Aperture priority mode |
Auto Slow Sync: Automatic extension of the longest flash time, using the rule of thumb 1/focal length in seconds |
| Synchronization flash firing time |
Firing optionally at the 1st or 2nd shutter point |
| Flash exposure correction |
±3 1/3 EV in 1/3 EV-Stufen stages adjustable at the SCA-3501/3502 adapter
Settable at the LEICA SF 24D ± 3EV in 1/3 EV stages, or from 0 to -3 EV in 1EV stages when using computer control |
| Shutter |
Microprocessor-controlled metal blade focal plane shutter with vertical action (optimized to reduce noise and vibration) |
| Shutter times |
In aperture priority mode (A) steplessly adjustable from 32 s down to 1/400 s |
| Activation |
Shutter activation optimized for minimum noise |
| Release |
Three-stage activation governed by how far the release is depressed |
| Power supply |
Lithium ion rechargeable battery with a nominal voltage of 3.7 V and a capacity of 1900 mAh |
| Interface |
5-pin standard mini-USB socket on the left side of the body, for quick USB 2.0 data transfer to a computer |
| Camera body Material |
Enclosed all-metal body of highly stable magnesium alloyBlack synthetic leather coating
Top cap and base plate are milled from solid brass (black paint finished) |
| Tripod thread |
DIN 4503 - A1/4 (1/4") in the centre of the bottom cover |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) |
Approx.139 x 80 x 37 mm |
| Weight without battery |
Approx. 545 g |
| Warranty |
Leica 2 year warranty |
