Leica M System

The LEICA M7 in detail
ON/OFF switch Ergonomically positioned right next to the shutter release, it is used to
start up the camera’s electronic features. For the first two seconds after switching on, the
speed of the loaded film is automatically shown in the viewfinder display. In the OFF position,
it locks the shutter release, preventing unwanted exposures.
Flash In addition to TTL (through the lens) flash exposure metering, the
LEICA M7 features two more specialist technologies – a fill-in flash, useful
in many situations to brighten a subject in daylight and HSS (highspeed
synchronization) with shutter speeds of up to 1/1000 second. In
this case, the exposure and flash are set manually. To obtain a more
natural image at very long exposures with the fill-in flash, the flash on the
LEICA M7 can be fired to coincide with the second shutter curtain. These
functions are available in conjunction with specially equipped Metz flash
units.
DX coding The LEICA M7 features automatic film speed setting, finally making accidental
bad exposures caused by incorrect ISO settings a thing of the past. Of course, the film
speed can also be entered manually if preferred.