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Recording mode
Aborting the function
A running self-timer delay time can be aborted by turning off the camera
at the main switch.
A running 12s self-timer delay time can also be aborted during the first
10s by pressing any of the four buttons next to the monitor.
If the self-timer is no longer to be used, it must be switched off in the
menu, as even switching off the camera does not cancel the setting of
this function.
Note:
If the self-timer function is set and the mirror lock-up activated (see next
section) at the same time, the shutter is always actuated after the
selected delay time, i.e. without the shutter button having to be pressed
again.
Mirror lock-up
In order to preclude the minimal residual influences of mirror movement
and closing of the lens shutter, the Leica S offers the possibility of the
mirror lock-up.
Setting / performing the function
1. In the menu, under CAMERA , select the item Mirror Up Mode and
2. select
On or Off in the sub-menu.
3. Press the shutter button to cause the mirror to be folded up
4. Press the shutter button again to take the picture
Procedure
When the shutter button is pressed the first time, exposure metering is
performed, in autofocus mode the focus is adjusted, then the mirror is
folded up and the aperture closes to the corresponding value.
The shutter procedure - and hence the taking of the picture - starts only
when the shutter button is pressed a second time.
After the picture is taken, the mirror is folded down again and the aper-
ture opens in the normal way.
Aborting the function
The mirror lock-up procedure can be aborted without a picture being
taken after the shutter button is pressed the first time.
Simply switch off the camera at the main switch and the mirror is folded
down again.
If the mirror lock-up is set, on the other hand, the function remains active
even after turning the camera off and on again, i.e. if the next picture is to
be taken without mirror lock-up, the function must be set to
Off in the
menu.
Notes:
• The picture must be taken within 2 minutes of the shutter button being
pressed the first time. If this is not the case, the mirror is folded down
again automatically to protect the battery capacity (without the shutter
opening beforehand).
• While the mirror is folded up, the 2 minutes holding time can be
restarted at any time by pressing the shutter button again.
• If the mirror lock-up is activated and the self-timer function set at the
same time, the shutter is always actuated after the selected delay time,
i.e. without the shutter button having to be pressed again.
Depth of field preview button
With the Leica S you can close the lens aperture to the set or automati-
cally controlled aperture value in any exposure mode. In the factory
setting, this is done with the depth of field preview button.
The correct values continue to be displayed in the monitor and top panel
display, and in Live View mode also in the monitor. However, exposure
metering is deactivated.
Preconditions for closure of the lens aperture are
– Exposure metering has been activated with the shutter button, and
– The shutter button has not been pressed (again).
The shutter is blocked as long as the button is held depressed.
Note:
The function of the depth of field preview button differs, depending on the
operating mode:
Operating mode Function
Photo mode Normal, i.e. use of
the viewfinder
image
Close the aperture by holding the button
depressed or quick access to the set menu
function by pressing
Live View, i.e. use
of the viewfinder
image
Activating/deactivating exposure simulation
by (multiple) pressing
Video preview and recording mode Access to setting the audio recording level
and the headphone volume by holding
depressed, function independent of the
setting for normal photography mode and
cannot be changed
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