LEICA SBP PRO 1 Lithium-Ion Battery for S Typ 007 (7.3V, 2300mAh) - Manual (Page 28)

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ISO sensitivity
The ISO setting on the Leica S allows a manual adjustment of the shutter
speed/aperture values to the needs of the particular situation.
As well as the fixed settings, the Leica S also features the ISO Auto 1 func-
tion, in which the camera automatically adjusts the sensitivity to the
ambient brightness. When using the function, however, it is also possible
to specify priorities, for example for compositional reasons. You can both
limit the range of sensitivities used and set the shutter speed below
which the sensitivity is automatically increased.
Notes:
A general rule of thumb is digital photography is that higher sensitivities
result in increased noise. This has to be taken into consideration for the
expectations on the picture quality.
Note with picture series that the frame rates decrease with higher sensi-
tivities.
1 The function is not available when using flash units.
Setting the function
1. In the menu, under IMAGE , select the item ISO and
2. call up the sub-menu
It consists of the available ISO values and the point ISO Auto .
If you wish to set the sensitivity manually
3. select the desired value
If the sensitivity setting is to function automatically and without
limitations
4. select ISO Auto.
The automatic setting uses all sensitivities and shutter speeds
between 1 ⁄
2
s and 1 ⁄
500
s
To restrict the automatic setting range
1. In the menu, under SETUP , select the item Auto ISO Setup and
2. select Auto ISO Photo in the sub-menu
3. Select Maximum Auto ISO and/or Maximum Exposure Time
• When setting Maximum Auto ISO , a list with the available values
appears, when setting Maximum Exposure Time a further sub-menu
with several alternatives.
4. In the Maximum AUTO ISO menu list, select the highest sensitivity to
be used, and hence the range within which the automatic setting is
to operate, or in the Maximum Exposure Time sub-menu set either
one of the three focal length-specific settings - 1/f , 1/ 2f , 1/4f or the
desired slowest shutter speed. With the 1 ⁄
f
settings the camera
switches to the higher sensitivity if the shutter speed would drop
below the selected threshold due to a lack of brightness, e.g. with a
70 mm lens with shutter speeds lower than 1 ⁄
60
s (with 1 ⁄
f
(f=focal
length)), or 1 ⁄
125
s with 1 ⁄
2
f, or 1 ⁄
250
s with 1 ⁄
4
f *.
Note:
The factory setting of 1 ⁄
2
f results in the slowest shutter speeds according
to the rule of thumb adapted for this format for blur-free pictures taken
from the hand, e.g. 1 ⁄
125
s with the Summarit-S 1:2.5/70mm ASPH lens.
The corresponding shutter speeds with 1 ⁄
2
f and 1 ⁄
4
f in this example would
be 1 ⁄
60
s and 1 ⁄
250
s.
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