Leica m8 Information Guide

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4.15 I had some reddish corners in pictures taken with my LEICA TRI-ELMAR-M 16-18-
21mm/f4 ASPH in spite of the fact that I used a UV/IR filter and set the menu item “Lens 
Detection” to “On with UV/IR”. What did I do wrong? 
 
Probably a shorter focal length was set in the menu than on the lens, leading to an over-
compensation. Please make sure that both the focal length set on the lens and in the menu are the 
same. 
 
 

 
5.1 In some rare cases, after switching the camera on, entering the menu, and operating 
the control dial, the frame indicating the active menu item may scroll across the whole 
menu list. 
 
This fault will be corrected with one of the next updates. 
 
 
5.2 The battery status indicator does not show full capacity even if the battery is fully 
charged according to the charging unit. 
 
Occasionally, the battery’s true capacity and the status indicator may not coincide. Remedy: Totally 
discharge the battery in the camera. To do so, please proceed as follows: Select in the menu item 
“Auto Power off” the option “Off” and leave the camera switched on in play mode until the battery 
is totally discharged. This is the case when the red LED only flashes shortly after switching the 
camera on and the shutter cannot be released. Subsequently, charge the battery in the charger. 
Afterwards, the status indicator should function properly. 
 
 
5.3 When taking a picture with the camera coming from stand-by, 0/0 is displayed in the 
bar above the automatically replayed image. 
 
The LEICA M8 takes approx. 1 second to power up. It takes approx. 3-4 seconds to read the SD 
card completely. If the shutter is released before the card is read completely, information on the 
card is not accessible. In such cases the automatically replayed image will be referred to as 
number 0/0, but, when the camera is switched to permanent reviewing, the camera will show the 
correct image number. 
 
 
5.4 Why isn’t it possible to select lower sensitivities than ISO 160, e.g. ISO 100 and 50? 
 
The basic sensitivity of the LEICA M8’s sensor is ISO 160. Lower settings would reduce the 
dynamic bandwidth and thus impair image quality. 
 
 
5.5 Bright sources of light near the image edges occasionally lead to a green stripe 
reaching all the way to the centre of the image. 
 
Leica is aware of this effect and its cause and is working on a firmware solution. This calls for 
extensive programming and testing, so we cannot say exactly when the firmware will be ready.