Operation Manual
96 / Designation of parts
DESIGNATION
OF PARTS
Illustrations inside front and rear covers
Front view
1.1 Lens release button
1.2 Eyelets for carrying strap
1.3 Distance meter window
1.4 Brightness sensor
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1.5 Illumination window for
bright-line frames
1.6 Viewnder window with mirror blinds for
better legibility of the displays against bright
backgrounds
1.7 Self timer LED
1.8 Image eld selector
1.9 Bottom cover locking clip
Front view of camera bayonet/
rear view of lens bayonet
1.10 Lens identication sensor
1.11 6-bit lens identication barcode
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Leica M lenses with viewnder adapters cover the brightness
sensor. Information about the use of these and other lenses can
be found in the section “The displays/In the viewnder”, p. 98,
and “Leica M lenses”, p. 110.
Top view
1.12 Fixed ring with
a. Index for distance setting
b. Depth of eld scale
c. Red index button for changing lenses
1.13 Focusing ring with
a. Finger grip
1.14 Aperture setting ring
1.15 White index point for aperture setting
1.16 Lens hood
1.17 Shutter speed setting dial with
– A Detent position for automatic shutter speed
control
1.18 Main switch with detent positions for
–
OFF
(camera switched o)
–
S
(single pictures)
–
C
(continuous pictures)
– (self timer)
1.19 Shutter release button with
a. Tapped hole for cable release
1.20 Flash unit shoe with
a. Center (ash) and
b. Control contacts, and
c. Hole for retaining pin