Operating Instructions

The most important settings/controls
Turning the camera on/off
The camera is turned on and off using the main
switch (1.25). This is done by turning it to the
appropriate position, marked with
ON and OFF.
If the record and review function selector (1.14) is
set to one of the record modes when the camera
is turned on, the lens moves from the idle to
standby position and the green LED (1.21) lights
up.
However, if the lens cap is still on, the lens cannot
move into standby position and the error message
REMOVE LENS CAP AND PRESS SET BUTTON
appears on the LCD monitor (1.32). In this case,
remove the lens cap and then press the
VIEW/SET button (1.31).
When turning the camera on and off, there should
be no objects directly in front of the lens, as this
will prevent it from moving into the appropriate
positions. In such cases, the error message des-
cribed above appears.
If the record/review selector is set to review, the
lens cap can remain in place when turning the
camera on, until you switch to a record mode.
Optical viewfinder
The LEICA DIGILUX has an optical viewfinder that,
as in traditional cameras, can be used to set the
trimming when changing the focal length and to
select the picture composition. It is particularly
useful when you are using fully automatic mode
(
AUTO, see p. 127).
Note:
It is only possible to make a visual check of the
focus setting on the LCD monitor (1.32).
Diopter setting
For optimum viewing of the subject and the locat-
ing marks in the optical viewfinder, it is necessary
to adjust the diopter setting for your eye. To do
this, use the locking roller (1.19) on the left next
to the viewfinder eyepiece (1.22) to set the view-
finder image so that you can see it in sharply
including the locating marks.
Markings
There are 2 groups of locating marks in the visual
viewfinder:
_ In the middle are cross hairs to align the subject
with the autofocus metering field and
_ two horizontal marks on the left and right at the
upper edge for parallax compensation, i.e. as
a display of the limit of the image field at image
spacings of between 70cm and 1m with the
zoom lens telephoto setting.
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