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Exposure Basic Settings

EXPOSURE BASIC SETTINGS

SWITCHING THE SENSOR FORMAT

The Leica SL is a standard 35 mm format camera, i.e. its sensor

size is approx. 24 x 36 mm. You can limit the sensor area used to

the APS-C format though, i.e. to approx. 15.7 x 23.6 mm.

Setting the function

1. In the menu's IMAGE section, select Sensor Format, and

2. select 35mm or APS-C in the sub-menu.

Notes:

• If Leica TL system lenses are used, the switch to the smaller

format is automatic. Correspondingly, this menu item is not

available (“grayed out”) in such cases. The APS-C section is then

always recorded.

• If APS-C is set, only this section is recorded - except if the DNG

ﬁle format is used and Leica SL - and other 35 mm lenses. In

these cases, the whole sensor surface is recorded. The selected

section is then noted in the picture data so that only the APS-C

section is normally reviewed. With the help of raw data

converters (see p. 187/264), however, the complete 35 mm

data set can be used at any time. In principle, the same is the

case for settings in the photo aspect ratio sub-menu (see next

section).

• Using the smaller format with lenses designed for the 35 mm

format to a certain extent results in focal lengths that are

eﬀectively greater (by approx. 1.5x – the so-called ‘crop factor’)

and therefore a reduced angle of view (approx. 66%).

• This function can be assigned to the FAVORITES menu.

ASPECT RATIO

You can select the aspect ratio to be used for photos, i.e. the

relationship between the vertical and horizontal sides of the

format.

Setting the function

1. In the menu's IMAGE section, select Photo Aspect Ratio, and

2. select the desired setting in the sub-menu.

Note:

This function can be assigned to the FAVORITES menu.