User Manual

Picture mode

SYNC POINT

Flash exposures are lit by two light sources:

– ambient light

– the ﬂash

Any subject elements lit primarily by the ﬂash will almost always be

rendered in perfect focus by the short burst of light, provided the

sharpness is set correctly. All other subject elements in the same

frame lit by ambient light or lit from within will be rendered with

varying degrees of sharpness. Whether or not these subject ele-

ments will be rendered in sharp focus or blurred and the degree of

blurriness all depends on two interdependent factors:

– The shutter speeds

– The speed of motion of the subject elements or camera at the

time of exposure

The longer the shutter speed and the faster the motion, the greater

the diﬀerence between the two superimposed partial images.

The conventional time for ﬁring the ﬂash is at the start of exposure

(right after the 1. shutter curtain has completely opened the image

window). This may result in apparent contradictions, e.g. the pic-

ture of a vehicle being overtaken by its own light trail.

The LeicaM10-P allows you to select the time of the ﬂash: either

at the start of the exposure time or synced with the end of the

exposure phase, just before the second shutter curtain (i.e. when

the image window closes again.) The sharp image will in this case

be a rendering of the captured motion. This ﬂash technique creates

a more natural impression of movement and dynamics in the im-

age.

This function is available with all camera and ﬂash unit settings.

▸ Select Flash Settings in the main menu

▸ Select Flash Sync. Mode in the submenu

▸ Select the desired variant

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