Instruction Manual

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PRESETS
BASIC CAMERA SETTINGS
MENU LANGUAGE
The Leica M is set to English by default. German, French, Spanish,
Italian, Russian, Japanese, and Traditional or Simplified Chinese can
all be selected as alternative menu languages.
Setting the function
1. In the main menu (see p. 154/246) select
Language
(page 5,
SETUP section), and
2. Select the desired language in the sub-menu.
Apart from a few exceptions (button names, short designations), all
linguistic information changes.
DATE AND TIME
These entries can be made by selecting
Date / Time in the menu.
Setting the functions
1. In the main menu (see p. 154/246) select
Date / Time (page 5,
SETUP section), and
2. Call up the sub-menu. This is made up of the three options
Auto
time/time zone , Date and Time .
Automatic time display controlled by GPS
This option is only available if the multifunction M hand grip is
attached (available as accessory, see p. 226).
3. Select
Auto time/Time zone .
•A further sub-menu appears, containing the options
Auto time
via GPS , (only available if the GPS function is activated in the
menu, see p. 199),
Time zone and Summer time .
4. In this sub-menu, select
Auto time via GPS , and
5. Select the required option (
On /Off ).
If this function is activated, the time set on the camera is updated
continuously based on GPS signals received.