Leica 18461, 18115 manual Using the external electronic viewfinder, 197

Miscellaneous

Using the external electronic viewfinder

The external electronic viewfinder Leica EVF3 (available as accessory (→8)) allows controlling the image even if the camera is held below eye level or if the monitor image visibility is difficult, e.g. due to bright light from behind.

Preparation:

••Turn the camera ON/OFF switch to [OFF]. ••Remove the hot shoe cover. (→9)

Firmly insert the viewfinder into the hot shoe, as far as it will go

Turn the camera ON/OFF switch to [ON]

Press the [EVF/LCD] button of the viewfinder to switch the display

••You can switch between monitor and viewfinder display.

••The display selected by pressing the [EVF/LCD] button will be stored in memory even when the camera ON/OFF switch is set to [OFF].

■■To automatically display the playback screen on the monitor

When [Play on LCD] (→37) in the [Setup] menu is set to [ON], the monitor will turn on when the camera is switched from recording to playback mode. This operation eliminates the time needed to switch between monitor and viewfinder when recording pictures using the viewfinder.

●●Attach and detach the viewfinder carefully and correctly.

●●The viewfinder cannot be used together with an external flash.

●●When the shoulder strap is attached, make sure that the strap does not get snagged on the viewfinder.

●●Never hold the camera/viewfinder combination only by the viewfinder. Doing so could result in the camera accidentally detaching from the viewfinder.

●●Refer to the instructions for the viewfinder for further details.

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