Instruction manual

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DISPLAYS
2. IN THE VIEWFINDER
2.1 LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes)
(with automatic brightness control, adjusted to
the ambient brightness
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) for:
2.1.1 Four-digit seven-segment digital display with
dots above and below
Digital display:
– Displays the automatically determined shutter
speed for aperture priority
A , or for counting
down exposures longer than 1s
– Warning that the metering or setting ranges
are overshot or undershot when using aper
-
ture priority A
– Display of the exposure compensation value
(briefly during adjustment)
–
Indicates that the buffer memory is (tempo-
rarily) full
– Indicates that no SD card is inserted (Sd)
– Indicates that the SD card is full (Full)
Dot above:
– Indicates (when lit) that metering memory
lock is being used
Dot below:
– Indicates (flashing) that exposure compen-
sation is being used
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Automatic brightness control is not available for Leica M lenses
with viewfinder attachments, as they cover the brightness sensor
1.4, which supplies the information required for this function. In
such cases the displays always maintain a constant brightness.
2.1.2 Two triangular and one circular LED:
– For manual adjustment: Jointly used as light
balance for exposure compensation
– Warning of values below the metering range
–
With the snapshot profile: Circular LED indicates
the correct exposure, plus right triangular LED
to indicate possible overexposure or left trian-
gular LED to indicate possible blurring and/or
underexposure
– For manual adjustment: Jointly used as light
balance for exposure compensation
– Warning of values below the metering range
2.1.3 Flash symbol:
– Flash ready to use
– Details of flash lighting before and after the
picture
2.2 Bright-line frame for 50mm and 75mm
(example)
2.3 Metering field for distance setting
2.1.1
2.1.3
2.1.2
2.3
2.2
2.1