Leica M
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- Production era -
- Order no. -
- Serial nos. - -4444000-
- Camera type - Compact digital view- and rangefinder system still and video camera
- Lens mount - Leica M bayonet with additional sensor for 6-bit coding
- Lens system - Leica M lenses, Leica R lenses with optional Leica R Adapter M
- Materials - All-metal case made of die-cast magnesium; synthetic leather covering.
- Cap and base plate - made of brass
- Top Cover - Milled brass top cover with integrated thumb rest
- Available finishes - black paint and silver chrome
- Image Sensor - LEICA MAX 24 MP CMOS Sensor
- Number of effective Pixels - 24 Million Pixels
- Sensitivity range - ISO 200 – ISO 6400, Pull 100 available, Auto ISO
- Imaging Platform - Integrated imaging circuit with Leica Maestro® Image processor
- LCD Monitor - 3 inch TFT Display with 920.000 Pixels, scratch resistant cover glass (Corning®Gorilla®Glass)
- Electronic Viewfinder - Optional available, can be used for Live View and Play functionality
- Shutter - Dual type focal plane shutter for classic image exposure and Live view
- Shutter Speed - 1 /4000s – 60s (in Bulb), 1 /180s flash synchronization
- Burst rate - 3 fps
- Self timer - 2 s / 12 s
- Storage Media - SD / SDHC / SDXC Memory Cards
- Imaging functions
- Image File Format - DNG™ (RAW data uncompressed or lossless compressed), JPEG
- File Size - DNG approx. 20 Mbyte – approx. 30 Mbyte (compressed)/ 48,2 MByte (uncompressed), JPEG:
- Resolution and image content
- Available JPG Resolutions
- 5952px x 3976px (24 MP), 4256px x 2832px (12 MP) /2976px x 1984px (6 MP) / 1600px x 1080px (1.7 MP)
- Color Spaces - sRGB / Adobe®RGB
- White Balance - Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shadow / Tungsten /Fluorescent warm /Fluorescent cool / Flash / Manual (Greycard) / Kelvin 2000-13100
- Other functions - Film Modes, Saturation, Contrast, Sharpening
- Available JPG Resolutions
- Movie recording
- Movie Recording - Single frame video compression (Motion JPG), Quicktime format (mov)
- Movie resolution - 1080p, 720p, 640 x 480 (VGA)
- Movie sampling rate - 25 fps, 24 fps, 30 fps (VGA only)
- Microphone - Mono, stereo microphone adapter optional available Audio recording: Auto level adjustment, manual level adjustment (available while recording), concert preset
- Exposure Control
- Exposure Metering - In classic viewfinder mode: Through the Lens (TTL) metering, center weighted with variable aperture.
- In Live View and advanced viewfinder mode - Through the Lens (TTL) metering, center weighted, spot or multifield measuring.
- 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 frames, 0.5 / 1 / 2 / 3 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, Live View, 100% Live View Zoom, Live View focus peaking
- Optical Viewfinder - Large, light bright-line rangefinder with automatic parallax compensation, LED illuminated frame lines.
- Optical Viewfinder frame lines - Framelines size matches image sensor size at 2m focusing distance
- Optical Viewfinder correction - Eyepiece adjusted to -0.5 dpt. Corrective lenses from -3 to +3 dpt. available (optional)
- Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.68 x
- 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), 7.4V, 1800 mAh
- Horizon - Yes
- User Profiles - 4 Profiles, exportable
- Sensor cleaning - Dust detection, manual cleaning function
- Tripod Thread - A 1 /4 (1 /4") DIN made of stainless steel in base plate
- Dimensions - approx. 139 x 42 x 80 mm (5.5 x 1.7 x 3.1 in.)
- Weight - 680 g (23.9 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, Accessory port cover, Body cap
- Software licenses supplied - Adobe® Lightroom®
- Manufacturer's data as of September 2012
- Current Digital-M Camera Accessories
- 14 408 - Motor-M
- 14 009 - Leicavit-M - Black lacquered
- 14 450 - Black chrome-plated
- 14 008 - Silver chrome-plated
- 14 437 - Rewind crank-MP - Silver chrome-plated
- 14 438 - Black lacquered
- 14 488 - SF-58 Flash
- 14 489 - SF-58 diffuser
- 14 444 - SF 24D - Black /silver Flash
- 14 445 - Spare diffuser - 24 /28 mm
- 14 446 - Spare diffuser - 85 mm
- 12011 - UNIVERSAL WIDE-ANGLE VIEWFINDER M
- Viewfinder correction lenses - +1 DPT 14380, +2 DPT 14381, +3 DPT 14382, -1 DPT 14383, -2 DPT 14384, -3 DPT 14385
- 12022 - LEICA VIEWFINDER M - 18 mm / black paint finish
- 12004 - 12006 - VIEWFINDER MAGNIFIERS M 1.25x /1.4x
- 12531 - ANGLEFINDER M
- Diopter Correction Lenses - +0.5 DPT 14350, +1 DPT 14351, +2 DPT 14353, +3 DPT 14354, -0.5 14355, -1 DPT 14356, -1.5 14357, -2 DPT 14358, -3 DPT 14359
- 14 869 - Camera Protector for M8, M8.2, M9, M9-P and M Monochrom
- 14 872 - Ever Ready Case for M8, M8.2, M9, M9-P and M Monochrom
- Neoprene Case M - with short front part 14867 - with long fromt part 14868
- "Billingham" Combination Case M - black 14854 - khaki 14855
- 14 100 - Miniature Tripod, folding type
- 14 110 - Ball Head
- 14 076 - Cable Release, 50 cm long
- 14 409 - MACRO-ADAPTER-M
- 14 400 - HAND GRIP M9 - steel-gray paint
- 14 464 - Battery
- 14 463 - Standard charger
- 14 470 - Compact charger
- New optional accessories - Electronic Viewfinder (EVF-2), Multi-functional Handgrip M, Handgrip M, SCA Adapter Set for Multi-functional Handgrip M, Power Adapter for Multi-functional Handgrip M, Finger loop for Multi-functional Handgrip M, Size S / M / L, Leica Microphone Adapter Set, Leica M-Adapter R, Ever-Ready Case M, Li-ion Battery BP-SCL2