Operating Instructions

Detailed guide / Record mode / 128
6. Press the shutter release all the way down to
take the photograph.
If the automatic review function is set
(
o AUTO REVIEW, see p.129), the picture will
appear in the monitor for around 2s after it has
been taken.
Notes:
If you have set an automatic switch off time (see
p. 179), the camera automatically switches into an
energy-saving standby mode after the selected
time. You can activate it again either by pressing
the shutter release or by turning if off and back
on again.
Depending on the prevailing light conditions, the
brightness of the monitor screen can differ from
that of the actual pictures taken. Particularly for
long exposures on dark subjects, the monitor
screen appears considerably darker than the –
correctly exposed – picture.
Video recordings
You can also use the LEICA DIGILUX 1 to produce
video recordings. The possible duration of your
recording sequences depends on the capacity of
the memory card you are using. The 64MB card
included with the camera allows you recording
times of around 6 minutes. Recordings are made
in Quick Time (Movie) format, at a resolution of
320 x 420 pixels and an image frequency of
10B/s. Both of these are fixed preset values.
The required software can be found on the CD
ROMs supplied, or it can also be downloaded from
the Internet free of charge:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download
Setting and using the mode:
1. Insert a memory card (see p. 118).
2. Turn on the camera (see p. 119).
3. Set the Record/review selector (1.14) to one
of the record modes
ü/Ü (see p. 124).
4. Set the exposure mode dial (1.15) to video
recording
K.
The signal for sound recording (2.2/3.6) also
appears in the data field (1.18) and in the title
line of the monitor screen.
5. Aim at your subject with the rectangle (autofocus
metering field, 3.17/18) in the LCD monitor
(1.32) and press the shutter release (1.11) to
its pressure point.
As soon as the focus is set, the symbol
;
appears as confirmation.
Note:
At the beginning of video recordings (the first
image), the focus and exposure settings are
saved, i.e. they cannot be changed while recording
is in progress. Likewise, the focal length cannot
be adjusted during recording.
6. Press the shutter release all the way down to
start recording.
This also starts sound recording.