Operation Manual

Depth of field preview button and depth of field
You can use the depth of field preview button (1.4) on the LEICA S2
to close the open lens aperture for every exposure mode to the
set or automatically determined aperture value. The correct
values remain displayed in the monitor and the top panel dis-
play. However, the exposure meter is turned off.
Prerequisites for stopping down:
1. The exposure meter has been turned on with the shutter
release button (see p. 32), and
2. the shutter release button is no longer pressed.
The shutter release button is blocked when the depth of field
preview button is pressed.
Additional functions
User / application specific profiles
On the LEICA S2, any combination of menu settings can be per-
manently stored, e.g. so that they can be retrieved quickly and
easily at any time for recurring situations / subjects. A total of
four memory slots are available for these combinations, as well
as a factory default setting that can be retrieved at any time and
cannot be changed. You can change the names of the saved
profiles. Profiles set on the camera can be transferred onto one
of the memory cards, for example for use in other camera units,
while profiles stored on a card can be transferred onto the
camera.
Saving settings / Creating a profile
1. Set the desired functions in the menu.
2. In the IMAGE section of the menu (see p. 13/22), select User
Profile (5.13),
3. then select Save As Profile in the submenu, and
4. in the associated sub-menu select the desired memory slot.
Selecting a Profile
1. In the IMAGE section of the menu (see p. 13/22), select User
Profile (5.13).
• If user profiles are stored, the profile name appears in
black, while free memory slots are green.
2. Select the required profile in the submenu, either one of
the saved profiles, or Default Profile.
Note:
If you change one of the settings for the profile currently in use
-- appears instead of the name of the profile you were previously
using in the initial menu list .
Renaming profiles
1. In the IMAGE section of the menu (see p. 13/22), select User
Profile (5.13),
2. then select Administrate Profiles in the submenu, and
3. select Rename Profiles in the submenu.
• The profile name and number appear, with the number mar-
ked as ready for editing.
4. First select the profile to be renamed using the click wheel
(1.18), then change the numbers or letters in the name by tur-
ning the wheel and select the other positions by pressing the
wheel.
• The characters available for the four characters in the name
are upper case letters from „A“ to „Z“, figures from „0“ to
„9“ and a space „_“; they are arranged in this order in an
endless loop.
Transferring profiles from / to a card
1. In the IMAGE section of the menu (see p. 13/22), select User
Profile (5.13),
2. then select Administrate Profiles, in the submenu, and
3. select Import profiles From Card or Export Profiles To
Card in the submenu
• A confirmation prompt appears in the monitor.
4. Confirm that you really want to import or export the profile(s)
using the click wheel (1.18).
Note:
When exporting, all profile slots are transferred to the card, i.e.
including any empty profiles. As a result, when importing profiles
any existing profiles in the camera will be overwritten, i.e. deleted.
Resetting all custom settings
This function allows you to reset all custom settings previously
made in the menu at once and restore the factory default set-
tings.
Setting the function
1. In the SETUP section of the menu (see p. 13/22), select
Reset (5.22) and
2. select No or YES in the submenu.
Note:
This reset also affects any individual profiles defined and saved
using Save As Profile (see previous section).
Depth of field preview button and depth of field / User / application specific profiles / Resetting all custom settings / 41
Inhalt_GB.qxp:Leica M8 deutsch 11.12.2009 10:24 Uhr Seite 41
FIRMWARE
UPDATE