Leica 18430 Manuel D’Utilisation

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EXPOSURE CONTROL
The Leica X Vario provides four exposure modes for optimum adjustment 

to the relevant subject or your preferred working methods.

These four modes and the manual shutter speed and aperture setting 

option are selected using the corresponding setting dials (10/11).

They both have manual adjustment ranges with detent positions - the 

shutter speed dial in whole steps, the aperture setting dial in 

1

/

3

 

steps, and both have an 

A

 position for automatic mode.

Setting shutter speeds of 1s and slower:

1. 

Set the shutter speed dial to the 

1+

 position

• This is indicated by 

.

2. 

Set the desired shutter speed with the thumb wheel  (23)

Note:
Depending on the prevailing light conditions, the brightness of the 

monitor screen can differ from that of the actual pictures taken. 

Particularly for long exposures on dark subjects, the monitor screen 

appears considerably darker than the – correctly exposed – picture.

AUTOMATIC PROGRAM MODE - P
For fast, fully automatic photography. The exposure is controlled by 

an automatic shutter speed and aperture setting.
Taking a picture in this mode:

1. 

Turn the aperture and speed setting dials (10/11) to the 

A

 

position

2. 

Press the shutter button (8) to the pressure point

• The shutter speed and aperture are displayed in white.  In 

addition, a reference to the program shift function 

 

appears. If even a fully open or closed aperture combined with 

the slowest or fastest shutter speed results in under or overexpo-

sure, both values are displayed in red.

If the automatically set pair of values appears to be appropriate for 

the intended composition:

3. 

Push the shutter button all the way down to take the photo

If not, you can change values before taking the picture: