Leica M9 users instruction manual in English

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Shutter speed setting dial1.17The size and position of the shutter speed setting dial(1.17) on the LEICA M9 is ergonomically optimized:On the one hand – even with the camera to the eye –it is very easy to use. On the other hand it is well protectedagainst inadvertent movement.In addition, its direction of rotation (and also that ofthe aperture setting ring on the lens) matches that ofthe exposure meter in the viewfinder for manualadjustment: If for example the left-hand triangularLED (2.1.2) lights up, rotation in the direction of thearrow, i.e. to the right, leads to the required longershutter speed.The LEICA M9 shutter speed setting dial is used toselect two of the three exposure modes,– Aperture priority mode by setting the A position,marked in red (see p. 136),– Manual mode by selecting one of the shutter speedsof 1 / 4000 s to 8s, (intermediate values in 1 / 2 stepintervals are also available, see p. 140)and– the fastest possible sync speed of 1 / 180 s for flashmode, indicated by the symbol (see p. 144), and– B for long exposures (see p. 140).The LEICA M9 shutter speed setting dial has no stop,i.e. it can be turned in either direction from any position.It has detents at all marked positions and at theintermediate values. Values between the detents cannotbe used.Notes:• As described in connection with the ISO settings onp. 128, when using higher sensitivities and particularlywith dark, even surfaces, a certain amount ofnoise will be noticeable. To reduce this annoyingphenomenon, after pictures with longer exposuresthe LEICA M9 automatically takes a second “blackpicture” (taken with the shutter closed). The noisemeasured in this parallel picture is then digitally“subtracted” from the data set for the real picture.• This doubling of the “exposure” time must be al -lowed for with long exposures. The camera shouldnot be switched off during this time.• For shutter speeds longer than 2s, the messageNoise reduction in progress 12s* appears in themonitor.• If the B function is selected in conjunction with theself timer (see p. 157), there is no need to keep theshutter release button pressed; the shutter willremain open until the shutter release button ispressed a second time (this is then equivalent tothe T function).More details on setting the correct exposure can befound in the sections under: “Exposure metering”from p. 135.* Time quoted is an example only116 / Shutter speed setting dial
MonitorThe LEICA M9 has a large 2.5” liquid crystal colormonitor (1.32). This is used for viewing pictures thathave been saved on the memory card and reproducesthe entire field of the picture plus the selected dataand information (see “The displays/In the monitor”,p. 99/100, and the subsequent sections.Note:A monitor screen is only available in review mode (seep. 150) and must be activated with the PLAY button(1.26), or it is automatically displayed when the Autoreview function (see p. 113) is active.With the default setting, only the following informationis displayed (i.e. if additional information has not beenselected using the INFO button (see p. 99)):1. Only the shutter speed (3.2.2), ISO sensitivity(3.2.3) and the picture number/total number ofpictures available (3.2.4) in the header line,2. the protection symbol (3.2.1, ) for deletion-protectpictures (see p. 154),3. for enlarged pictures or review shifted from thecenter, an additional symbol (3.2.5, ), in the bottomright to indicate the approximate position andsize of the section,4. for reduced review of 4 or 9 pictures, a red frameindicating the selected picture (3.2.6).Setting the brightnessThe brightness of the monitor picture can be adjustedto five different levels using the menu control, so thatyou can select the optimum brightness for any situation,i.e. the ambient lighting conditions.Setting the function1. In the main menu (see p. 102/119), select Monitorbrightness (4.1.11), and2. select the desired level (low, medium high, standard,medium high, high) in the sub-menu.Displaying basic settings/data in picture modeWhen the camera is in picture mode, you can pressthe INFO button (1.22) to display the battery andmemory card capacities, as well as certain basic picturesettings (see p. 99).Displaying picture data in review modeWhen the camera is in review mode, you can pressthe INFO button (1.22) to display a range of additionalpicture data (see p. 100), along with a reduced picturesize.You can also use the menu (Histogram, 5.1.9, seep. 102/119) to select different variations of the histo -gram (see next section).The Monitor / 117
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