M Technical Details

LEICA M

Technical Details

Camera Type

Compact digital view and rangefinder system still and video camera

Lens Mount

Leica M bayonet with additional sensor for 6-bit coding

Lens system

Leica M lenses, Leica R lenses with optional Leica R-Adapter M

Hardware Top Cover Material

Milled brass top cover with integrated thumb rest All metal case made of die-cast magnesium; synthetic leather covering. Cap and base plate made of brass.

Image Sensor

LEICA MAX 24 MP CMOS Sensor

Number of effective pixels

24 million pixels

Sensitivity range

ISO 200 – ISO 6400, Pull 50 available, Auto ISO

Imaging Platform

Integrated imaging circuit with Leica Maestro ® Image Processor

Electronic Viewfinder

Optional available, can be used with Live View and Play functionality

LCD Monitor

3” TFT Display with 920,000 pixels, scratch resistant cover glass

Shutter

Dual type focal plane shutter for classic image exposure and Live view

Shutter speed

1 / 4000s – 125s (in Bulb), 1/180s flash synchronization

Burst rate

3fps

Self timer

2s / 12s

Storage media

SD / SDHC / SDXC Memory Cards

Image file format

DNG TM (RAW data uncompressed or lossless compressed), JPEG

Available JPEG resolutions

5952px*3976px (24 MP), 4256px*2832px (12 MP)/2976px*1984px (6 MP)/1600PX* 1080PX (1.7 MP)

Color spaces

sRGB / Adobe ® RGB

White balance

Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shadow / Tungsten / Fluorescent warm / Fluorescent cool / Flash / Manual (Grey card) / Kelvin 2000-13100

Other functions

Film modes, saturation, contrast, sharpening, shadow brightening

Movie recording

Single frame video recording (Motion JPG), Quicktime format (mov)

Movie resolution

1080p, 720p, 640*480 (VGA)

Movie sampling rate

25 fps, 24 fps, 30 fps (VGA only)

Microphone

Mono, stereo microphone adapter optional available

Audio recording

Auto level adjustment, manual level adjustment (available while recording), concert preset

Exposure metering

In classic viewfinder mode: through the lens (TTL) metering, center-weighted with variable aperture In live view and advanced viewfinder mode: Through The Lens (TTL) metering, center weighted, spot or multi-field measuring Center- weighted TTL metering for flash exposure with system-conformant SC-3000/2 standard flash units

Exposure setting

Manual shutter speed setting with direct dial, A-Mode with direct dial

Exposure modes

Automatic shutter speed (A-mode), Manual Exposure (M-Mode)

Exposure compensation

-3EV to ± 3EV, 1/3 f-stops

Exposure bracketing

3 / 5 frames, 0.5 / 1/ 2/ 3 f-stops

Flash exposure meeting

Control with center-weighted TTL pre-flash metering (with SCA – 3501 / 3502 adapter, or SCA-3000 standard flash unit such as Leica SF 24D / Leica SF 58

Hot shoe

SCA-3502 compatible hot shoe, with center contact

Flash synchronization

Optional triggered at first or second shutter curtain

Flash sync time

1 / 180 s

Focusing methods

Manual focus with optional rangefinder, Live View, 100% Live View Zoom, Live View focus peaking, viewfinder focus confirmation

Optical viewfinder

Large, light bright-line rangefinder with automatic parallax compensation, LED illuminated frame lines

Optical viewfinder frame lines

Frame lines size matches image sensor size at 2m (6.5’) focusing distance

Optical viewfinder correction

Eyepiece adjusted to -0.5 dpt. Corrective lenses from -3 to +3 dpt. Available (optional)

Optical viewfinder magnification

0.68x

Optical viewfinder displays

In the viewfinder LED symbol for flash status (at bottom), four-digit seven-segment LED digital display, brightness adapted to ambient conditions for: Warning in case of exposure correction; display for automatic shutter speed in automatic mode; advisory indicating use of metering memory lock. LED exposure monitor with two triangular and one central circular LED with manual exposure setting and for focus confirmation.

Rangefinder

Split or superimposed image range finder shown as a bright field in the center of the viewfinder image

Rangefinder effective metering basis

47.1 mm (mechanical metering basis 69.25 mm x viewfinder magnification 0.68 times)

Start up time

< 1s

Power supply

Li-ion battery (included), 7.4 V, 1800 mAh