Leica 18461, 18115 manual Snapshot mode, About Backlight Compensation, Automatic Scene Detection

Taking pictures

Snapshot mode

Optimum settings are made automatically based on information such as “face”, “movement”, “brightness”, and “distance” just by pointing the camera at the subject, meaning that sharp and correctly exposed pictures can be taken without the need to make settings manually.

••About recording modes (→48)

Automatic Scene Detection

The camera recognizes the type of subject it is pointed at, and makes optimum settings automatically.

The icon of scene detected

Recognizes people

Recognizes children∗1

Recognizes landscapes

Recognizes night scenes and people in them∗2

Recognizes night scenes∗2

Recognizes night scenes to be taken without a tripod∗3

Recognizes close-ups

Recognizes sunsets

Reads subject movement to avoid blurring when the scene does not correspond to any of the above.

∗1 When children (under 3 years) that are registered with the Face Recognition function are recognized.

∗2 Only when using flash. We recommend using a tripod and the self-timer. ∗3 When [iHandheld Nite Shot] is [ON].

●●Depending on recording conditions, different scene types may be determined for the same subject.

●●If the desired scene type is not selected, we recommend manually selecting the appropriate Scene Mode.

●●When , or is detected, Face Detection is activated, and focus and exposure

are set for the recognized faces.

■■About Backlight Compensation ()

Backlight is a situation in which a subject is comparatively small and located in front of a bright background. In such situations a normal exposure would render such subjects too dark. A backlight compensation increases the exposure, resulting in such subjects being rendered brighter. In [Snapshot Mode], backlight compensation is activated automatically. When the camera detects backlight, is displayed on the monitor (depending on the conditions, backlighting may not be detected correctly).

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