M-E

• Production era - 2012-Current
• Order no. -
• Serial nos. - -4420344-4420969-
• Camera type - Compact digital view, and rangefinder system, still camera.
• Lens mount - Leica M bayonet with additional sensor for 6-bit coding
• Materials - All-metal case made of die-cast magnesium; synthetic leather covering.
  • Top Cover - Milled brass top cover with classic Leica M design, cap and base plate made of brass
• Available finish - anthracite grey paint
• Image Sensor - KAF - 18500 18 MP CCD Sensor
  • Number of effective Pixels - 18 Million Pixels
  • Sensitivity range - ISO 160 – ISO 2500, Pull 80 available, Auto ISO
  • Imaging Platform - DSP based computing platform with Leica imaging algorithms
• LCD Monitor - 2.5 inch TFT Display with 230,000 Pixels
• Shutter - Closed type focal plane shutter for classic image exposure, with external cocking mechanics
  • Shutter Speed - 1 /4000 s – 240 s (in Bulb), 1 /180 s flash synchronization
  • Burst rate - approx. 2 fps
  • Self timer - Off / 2 s / 12 s
• Storage Media - SD / SDHC Memory Cards
  • Imaging functions
    • Image File Format - DNG™ (RAW data uncompressed or nonlinear compressed), JPEG
    • File Size: DNG - 18 MB (compressed) /36 MB (uncompressed), JPEG: Resolution and image content dependent
• Available JPG
  • Resolutions - 5212 x 3472 (18 MP), 3840 x 2592 (10 MP), 2592 x 1728 (4.5 MP), 1728 x 1152 (2 MP), 1280 x 846 pixels (1 MP)
  • Color Spaces - sRGB / Adobe®RGB
  • White Balance - Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade /Tungsten /Fluorescent 1 / Fluorescent 2 / Flash / Manual / Kelvin 2000 - 12800
  • Other functions - Saturation, Contrast, Sharpening
• Exposure Control
  • Exposure Metering - Through the Lens (TTL) metering, centerweighted with variable aperture

Center-weighted TTL metering for flash exposure with system-conformant SCA - 3000 /2 standard flash units

• • Exposure setting - Manual shutter speed setting with direct dial, A-Mode with direct dial
  • Exposure Modes - Automatic shutter speed (A-Mode), Manual Exposure (M-Mode)
• Exposure
  • Compensation . -3 EV to +3 EV, 1/3 f-stops
  • Exposure Bracketing - 3 /5 /7 frames, 0.5 / 1 / 1.5 / 2 f-stops
• Flash exposure Control
  • Flash exposure metering - Control with center-weighted TTL pre-flash metering (with SCA-3501/3502 adapter, or SCA-3000 standard flash unit such as Leica SF 24D /Leica SF-58).
  • Hot shoe - SCA-3502 compatible hot shoe, with center contact
  • Flash Synchronization - Optional triggered at first or second shutter curtain
  • Flash Synch time - 1/180s
• Viewfinder / Focusing
  • Focusing Methods - Manual focus with optical rangefinder
  • Optical Viewfinder - Large, light bright-line rangefinder with automatic parallax compensation, optical illumination
  • Optical Viewfinder frame lines - Framelines size matches image sensor size at 1m focusing distance
  • Optical Viewfinder correction - Eyepiece adjusted to -0.5 dpt. Corrective lenses from -3 to +3 dpt. available (optional)
  • Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.68x
  • Optical Viewfinder Displays - In the viewfinder LED symbol for flash status (at bottom).

Four-digit seven-segment LED digital display, brightness adapted to ambient conditions, for - warning in case of exposure correction - display of automatic shutter speed in automatic mode - advisory indicating use of metering memory lock.

LED exposure monitor with two triangular and one central circular LED with manual exposure setting

• Rangefinder - Split or superimposed image range finder shown as a bright field in the center of the viewfinder image
  • Rangefinder effective metering basis - 47.1 mm (mechanical metering basis 69.25 mm x viewfinder magnification 0.68 times)
• Other features
  • Start up time - < 1s
  • Power Supply - Li-ion battery (included), 3.7V, 1860 mAh
  • User Profiles - 4 Profiles
  • Sensor cleaning - Manual cleaning function
  • Tripod Thread - A 1 /4 (1 /4") DIN made of stainless steel in base plate
  • Dimensions (W x D x H) - approx. 139 x 37 x 80 mm (5.5 x 1.7 x 3.1 in)
  • Weight - 585 g (20.6 oz)
  • Operating Temperature - 0° C – 40° C
  • Menu languages - English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese
• Accessories Included - Battery, Charger with power cables for EU and USA (different in some export markets), 12V charging cable, Carrying strap, Body cap
• Software licenses
  • Supplied - Adobe® Lightroom®
• Optional accessories - All accessories that are made for the Leica M9 / M9-P

Manufacturer's data as of September 2012