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1 Strap lugs
10/13 Setting wheels
– in the menu:
10 scrolls within the menu lists
– in review mode:
10 enlarges/reduces the recording and
13 browses
– in recording mode:
see table
2 Lens release button
3 Self-timer LED / AF assist lamp
4 Leica L-Bayonet
B
B
A
A
5 Contact strip
6 Microphones
Sound is recorded in stereo
7 Accessory shoe
Recommended fl ash units:
Leica system fl ash units SF 40, SF 64, and
SF 58
8 Main switch
Turning the camera on and off
9 Shutter button
Pressing to the fi rst pressure point activates:
– autofocusing
– exposure metering and control
Pressing all the way down: takes a picture/
starts/stops video recording
In standby mode:
The camera is reactivated
11/14 Setting wheel buttons
– in recording mode:
11 calls up the right setting wheel’s
secondary function or the
FN menu and
14 calls up the exposure mode
– in review mode:
11 enlarges/reduces a recording and
14 marks a recording
12 Top display
Indicates the exposure mode, aperture,
shutter speed, in certain cases the set ISO
and exposure compensation values
15 Speaker
16 MENU Button
17 FN Button
Direct access to menu funktions
– in recording mode:
Direct access to assignable menu item
list
– in recording and playback modes:
Direct delete function
18 PLAY Button
Switching between picture and review mode
19 Viewfi nder
Resolution: 1024 x 768 pixels (2.36 MP)
Magnifi cation 0.74x
20 Eye sensor
Automatic switching between viewfi nder
and monitor
21 Dioptre setting wheel
Setting range from -4 to +4dioptr.
22 Direction pad
For scrolling within the menu and for settings
23 Center button
– in the menu:
For confi rming settings and calling up
submenus
– in recording mode:
For calling up the diff erent info screens
24 Status LED
Lights up during input/output to/from the
memory card, while using WLAN functions,
and during a fi rmware update
25 Monitor
27 Tripod thread
1
A
⁄4 DIN 4503 (1⁄4“)
28 Battery locking slider
29 Battery compartment
30 memory card slot
UHS-II, UHS-I, SD-/SDHC-/SDXC
2
3“ TFT LCD, 1.04 MP, touch control
All settings are indicated in the monitor
26 Door over battery compartment and
memory card slot
a Lock/unlock lever
1
CHARGING THE BATTERY
A properly operating charging process is indicated by the status LED lighting up. When it
goes out, the battery is fully charged.