Taking Photographs With The Self-Timer - Leica M Monochrom Anleitung

EN Manual setting
3. Set the level using the thumbwheel - left = lower / right =
higher - or by pressing up/down on the direction pad. This can
also be done during the recording if you have previously
pressed the
INFO
To prevent over-modulation, you should select the level at
which the peak value does not exceed the full modulation
marking at all, or only slightly/infrequently. This is illustrated
by the indicators being white below this marking and red above
it.
Note:
For mono recordings, both sides (= channels) in the bar chart run
parallel, or separately for stereo recording.
Even for stereo recordings, the level is not controlled separately for
each channel.
To reduce any noise caused by wind during the sound recording,
two levels of damping are available.
2. In the
Wind Elimination
. When no wind noise is to be feared, you should always
High
select to ensure optimum sound.
OFF
192
button. Level means no sound recording.
0
sub-menu, select ,
OFF Medium

TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS WITH THE SELF-TIMER

You can use the self-timer to take a picture with a delay of either 2
or 12s. This can be particularly useful, for example in the first case
if you want to avoid the picture being out of focus due to camera
shake when releasing the shutter or, in the second case, for group
photographs where you want to appear in the picture yourself.
Setting and using the function
1. Turn the main switch to
2. In the main camera menu, (see p. 150/240) select
(page 1, section
Self-timer
3. select the required delay time in the associated sub-menu.
4. To start the delay time, press the shutter release button to the
2nd pressure point (see p. 147).
• The LED on the front of the camera flashes for the first 10s
of a 12s delay time to show the progress of the delay time.
The countdown is shown in the monitor at the same time.
While the self-timer delay time is running, it can be canceled at any
time by pressing the
or
retained and the function can be restarted by pressing one of the
shutter release buttons again.
Important:
In self-timer mode, the exposure is not set by pressing the shutter
release button to the pressure point, it is set immediately before
the picture is taken.
.
) and
CAMERA
or button - the relevant setting is
SET MENU