Instruction manual

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WHITE BALANCE
In digital photography, white balance ensures neutral
reproduction of color in any light. It is based on the
Leica M-E being preset to reproduce a particular color
as white.
With the Leica M-E, you can choose from ten different
settings:
– Auto – For automatic control, which delivers
neutral results in most situations,
– Seven fixed presets for the most common light
sources,
– , e.g. for indoor pictures with (prevailing)
incandescent light
– 1, e.g. for indoor pictures with (prevailing)
fluorescent lighting, e.g. for homes with
warm lighting similar to incandescent
bulbs or around 2700K
– 2, e.g. for indoor pictures with (prevailing)
fluorescent lighting, e.g. for working
en vironments with cool lighting similar
to incandescent bulbs of around
4,000K
– , e.g. for outdoor pictures in sunshine,
–
, e.g. for pictures with (prevailing)
electronic flash,
– , e.g. for outdoor pictures in cloudy
conditions,
– , e.g. for outdoor pictures with the main
subject in shadow,
–
For manual setting by measurement
and
– Kelvin setting
1
– For a directly adjustable color
temperature value.
Note:
When using electronic flash units that meet the tech-
nical requirements for System Camera Adapter (SCA)
for the System 3000 and have either the SCA-3502
adapter (version 4 onwards) or an appropriate inte-
grated foot, the white balance can be set to Auto for
correct color reproduction.
However, if other flash units are used, which are not
specially adapted for the Leica M-E and do not auto-
matically adjust the camera white balance, the
setting should be used.
1
All color temperatures are specified in Kelvin.
For automatic or fixed settings
1. In the image parameters menu (see p. 103/119),
select White balance (4.2.1), and
2. the desired function in the sub-menu.