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Basic picture settings
PICTURE DEFAULT SETTINGS
PHOTO FILE FORMAT
Two file formats, DNG and JPEG, are available for recording the picture
data for photos. You can choose whether your picture data are to be
saved
a. in just one of these formats, or
b. simultaneously in both formats (i.e. two files are always created per
picture).
Setting the function
1. In the menu, under IMAGE, select the item Photo File Format and
2. select the desired format(s) or combination in the sub-menu
Notes:
• The standardized DNG (Digital Negative) format is used for storage of
raw picture data.
• The remaining number of pictures shown in the monitor may not
necessarily change after every picture. This depends on the subject;
with JPEG files very fine structures result in higher quantities of data,
homogeneous surfaces in lower quantities. As a result the remaining
memory capacity may be larger than previously calculated and dis-
played.
JPEG SETTINGS
Resolution
Whereas the full resolution of 37.5MP is always used in DNG format, two
lower resolutions can also be used with the JPEG format.
Setting the function
1. In the menu, under IMAGE, select the item JPG Resolution and
2. select
37.5MP , 9.3MP or 2.3MP in the sub-menu
Working color range
The Leica S allows one of three color ranges to be set, i.e.
sRGB, Ado-
beRGB or ECI RGB 2.0.
Setting the function
1. In the menu, under IMAGE, select the item JPG Settings
2. then the menu item Color Space, and
3. select the desired color range in the sub-menu
Picture properties / contrast, sharpness, color saturation
All three picture properties can be set – independently - to three different
levels (with color saturation four) using the menu control, so that you can
set the optimum values for any situation, i.e. the prevailing lighting condi-
tions. In the case of
Saturation, Monochrome can also be selected as a
fourth variant.
Setting the functions
1. In the menu, under CAMERA , select the item JPG Settings and
2. call up the sub-menu
3. In this sub-menu select
Contrast, or Sharpness, or Saturation, and
4. select the desired level (
Low, Medium, High or Monochrome) in the
respective sub-menu
WHITE BALANCE
In digital photography, white balance ensures neutral rendition of color in
any light. It is based on the camera being preset to reproduce a particular
light color as white. In the Leica S you can select between twelve differ-
ent settings:
–
(Auto) – for automatic control, which delivers neutral results in
most situations,
Eight fixed presets for the most frequent light sources:
–
e.g. for outdoor pictures in sunshine,
–
e.g. for outdoor pictures with cloudy skies,
–
e.g. for outdoor pictures with the main subject in shadow,
–
e.g. for indoor pictures with (predominantly) incandescent lamp light
–
e.g. for indoor pictures with (predominantly) light from metal halide
lamps (HMI)
–
e.g. for (predominantly) light from fluorescent tubes with warm
light color
–
e.g. for (predominantly) light from fluorescent tubes with cooler
light color
–
e.g. for pictures with (predominantly) electronic flash lighting,
– Two
Greycard settings for manual setting by metering (separately
for the Live View
and the normal photo mode )
–
Color Temperature
1
–
for direct setting of a color temperature value.
Note:
Setting to
Automatic allows the white balance to be adjusted for correct
color reproduction when using Leica system flash units or electronic flash
units that satisfy the technical requirements of System 3002 System
Camera Adaption (SCA) and have an SCA-3502 adapter (from Version 5).
If, on the other hand, other flash units not specially adapted to the Leica
S are used, the setting
should be used.
1
All color temperatures are specified in Kelvin.
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