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Record mode

Focusing

The Leica X2 offers both automatic and manual focusing modes, both cover a distance range of 30cm to infinity.

Selecting the mode

Press the lower direction button (AF/MF, 1.26), and in the appearing menu, select AF or MF. Confirm the setting by pressing either the shutter release button (1.8) or the MENU/SET button (1.25).

•The following information appears on the screen:

-the active focus mode (2.1.25)

-the metering area, indicated by a white rectangle (in the case of 1 area,

11 area, and spot AF metering modes, see pp. 90/122/123)

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Contents Leica 11c 11b 11a 32a 38a FCC Caution FCC Note U. S. onlyTrade Name Model NoLeica Foreword Battery case Order noScope of delivery USB cord Order no Leather carrying strap Lens capDisposal of electrical and electronic equipment Legal notesTable of contents Accessories Review modePrecautions and care instructions Flash photographyDesignation of parts Flashing Focusing not possibleTop view Hole for locking pinCharger View from the right door openBottom view Displays Record modeIndication that internal memory is used to store images Seconds delay Enlarged central section of the imageSpot autofocus metering field Indication of shifted pair of valuesWhite balance Recording modeReview mode Menu items Explanation Menu itemsQuick guide DETAILEd INSTrUCTIoNS ATTAChINg ThE CArryINg STrAp ChArgINg ThE bATTEryFirst aid Battery can only be charged outside the camera Preparing the charger C Inserting the battery into the chargerTo attach the plug To remove a plug, simultaneouslyTurn off the camera see also p with the main switch INSErTINg ANd rEmovINg ThE bATTEry MEmory CArdOpening the battery / memory card door Inserting and removing the batteryFirst 101Charge level displays Inserting and removing the memory card 102103 Closing the battery / memory card door104 MoST ImporTANT SETTINgS / CoNTroLSReview for unlimited time Play 105Selecting the record and review modes Automatic review of the last picture 106ShUTTEr rELEASE bUTToN 107108 CoNFIrmINg a SETTINg SELECTINg a SETTINg / a vALUE in a SUbmENU109 CALLINg Up a mENU ITEm’S SUbmENUExiting the menu 110ISO 1.13 for Sensitivity WB 1.14 for White balance 111Date can be set anywhere between 2009 Basic camera settings Menu language112 DateFor shutter sounds Automatic stand-by mode113 Switching the display sets Monitor and electronic viewfinder settingsSequences Record mode 114115 Fixed presets Jpeg resolution116 File format / compression rateDirect color temperature setting Manual setting by meteringFine-tuning white balance settings 117ISO sensitivity 118Color rendition 119120 FocusingSelecting the mode AF Assist Lamp Automatic distance setting / Autofocus121 AF metering modes Area mode122 123 Spot mode124 Face detection modeManual focusing Manual focus assist function 125126 Center-weighted meteringExposure metering and control Exposure metering modes Multi-field meteringHistogram 127Exposure control As an indication, 2.1.15 appears additionally128 Shifting program modeProgrammed automatic exposure Tion also appears 2.1.15, see next section129 Speed priority modeAperture priority mode Procedure Manual mode130 Sure value in increments of 1/3 EVCorresponding sub-menu appears 131Exposure compensation Automatic exposure bracketing 132133 Automatic flash activation 134Flash modes Manual flash activation 135Manual flash and pre-flash activation Automatic flash activation with slower shutter speeds136 Studio modeFlash range Sensitivity Maximum flash range1Flash exposure compensation Using external Flash units137 Setting Additional Functions Self-timer138 OperationFormatting the memory card 139Creating new folder numbers 140Working color space 141 142 Review mode Selecting review modesSELECTINg pICTUrES 143Picture and file numbers change accordingly ENLArgINg ThE pICTUrE SImULTANEoUS rEvIEw oF 16 pICTUrESSELECTINg ThE TrImmINg 144This is protected appears for a short time 145Deleting single pictures ProTECTINg/UNproTECTINg pICTUrES 146Deleting all pictures Protection switch to the position marked Lock see p Tures using the left and right direction buttons 1.24/1.27147 Protected picture is indicated by the lock display148 Connecting / Playing back picturesReview of Portrait-format pictures Playback with Hdmi equipmentTransferring data to a computer 149Apple Macintosh Mac OS X 10.4 and higher With Mac operating systemsWorking with DNG raw data Installing Adobe Photoshop Lightroom150 System requirements Installing firmware updates151 152 153 Replacement parts Order noHandgrip Flash unitsMonitor General precautions154 155 156 Batteries have only a limited service lifeFor the charger For memory cardsStorage 157158 Technical dataStorage media SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Cards, MultiMedia Cards Internal buffer memory approx MB159 Self-timerDelay optionally 2 or 12sMonitor 2,7 TFT LCD with 230,000 pixels Displays see p160 Leica Information ServiceLeica Akademie Leica Customer Care