Operating Instructions

4. You can set the options (see point 3) by repeat-
edly pressing left or right on the direction pad.
They scroll through in an endless loop as
follows:
AUTO 100 200 400
The option currently set is marked in yellow.
5. Press the MENU button again to confirm and
save your setting and to exit the menu system.
The original monitor screen appears again. If a
value (not
AUTO) has been set, it also appears
in the data field and the monitor.
6. Pictures are taken as described in the section
“Taking pictures in
AUTO mode” (see p.127).
Setting the picture properties
(contrast, sharpness, color saturation)
One of the many advantages of electronic photo-
graphy over traditional photography is that it is
very easy to change critical properties of a pictu-
re, i. e. those that determine its character. While
photographic software – after recording and
transfer to a computer – provides great scope for
doing this, the LEICA DIGILUX 1 itself allows you
to influence three of the most important picture
properties even before taking the picture:
_ The contrast, i. e. the difference between light
and dark areas, determines whether a picture
has a more “pale” or “brilliant” effect. As a con-
sequence, the contrast can be influenced by
increasing or reducing this difference, i. e. by
making light areas lighter and dark areas darker
or vice versa.
_ Sharp reproduction – at least of the main subject
– by using the correct distance setting is a pre-
requisite for a successful picture. In turn, the
impression of sharpness given by a picture is, to
a great extent, determined by the contour sharp-
ness, i. e. how small the light/dark transition is
on contours in the picture. The sharpness effect
can therefore be changed by increasing or reduc-
ing these areas.
_ The color saturation determines whether the
colours in the picture appear as “pale” and
pastel-like or “bright” and colorful. While the
lighting and weather conditions (hazy/clear) are
given as conditions for the picture, the repro-
duction can definitely be influenced here.
Alongside the normal (“STD”/standard), i. e.
unchanged reproduction, for each of the three pic-
ture properties you can – independently – also
select a weakened (
LOW) or strengthened (HIGH)
option.
Note:
It is not possible to change the picture properties
for video recordings or in
AUTO exposure mode.
Setting the function:
1. Set the record/review selector (1.14) to one of
the record modes and the exposure mode dial
(1.15) to
P, A, T or M.
2. Press the MENU button (1.27).
3. Select the function H PICT. ADJ. (PICTURE
ADJUSTMENT) in the menu by pressing (11x)
down on the direction pad (1.29).
Detailed guide / Record mode / 152