Leica M 240 User Manual

Technical Data LEICA M

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LEICA M (TYP 240)

Technical data.

Product
Unique Product
Name: LEICA M (Typ 240), black paint

LEICA M (Typ 240), silver chrome

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
Top Cover: Milled brass top cover with integrated thumb rest
Material: All-metal case made of die-cast magnesium; synthetic

leather covering.

Cap and base plate made of brass
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
Electronic Viewfinder: Optional available, can be used for Live View and Play

functionality
LCD Monitor: 3” TFT Display with 920.000 Pixels, scratch resistant

cover glass (

Corning®Gorilla®Glass)

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: 3fps
Self timer: 2s / 12s
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 dependent
Available JPG
Resolutions: 5952px*3976px (24 MP), 4256px*2832px (12 MP)/

2976px*1984px (6MP) / 1600px*1080px (1,7MP)
Color Spaces: sRGB / Adobe®RGB
White Balance: Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shadow / Tungsten /

Fluorescent warm /Fluorescent cool / Flash / Manual

(Greycard) / Kelvin 2000-13100

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Other functions: Film Modes, Saturation, Contrast, Sharpening

Movie recording

Movie Recording: Single frame video compression (Motion JPG), Quicktime

format (mov)
Movie resolution: 1080p, 720p, 640*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: 0,68x

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