Leica C-LUX User manual

LEICA C-LUX
INSTRUCTIONS

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Finding the information you need
In these instructions, you can find the information you need from the following pages.
Search from “Table of
Contents” 4 -
Search from the list of function
names
“Contents by Function”
10 -
Search from “Names and
Functions of the Main Parts” 15 -
Search from “List of monitor/
viewfinder displays” 269 -
Search from the list of
on-screen messages
“Message displays”
275 -
Search from the menu list 164 -
Search from “Q&A
Troubleshooting” 277 -
For details on how to use these
instructions, see the next page.

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How to use these instructions
Recording mode icons
Recording modes:
In recording modes that show icons in black, you can select and execute the indicated
menus and functions.
(Custom Mode) has different functions depending on the recording mode that is
registered.
■About the symbols in the text
Indicates that a menu item can be set after pressing the [MENU/SET] button.
Indicates that a Wi-Fi setting can be made after pressing the [Wi-Fi] button.
[AE|AF LOCK], [DISP], [ ], etc. indicate the respectively labeled buttons.
Tips for skillful use and points for recording.
(→00) Indicates the reference page.
In these instructions, steps for setting a menu item are described as follows:
→ [Rec] → [Quality] → [ ]
• These instructions indicate the up, down, left, and right cursor buttons
as .
• Ring, dial and lever operations are illustrated as below.
Turn the control ring
Rotate the thumb dial
Rotate the zoom lever

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Table of Contents
■ Finding the information you need ..... 2
■ How to use these instructions........... 3
■ Before use ......................................... 12
■ Scope of Delivery.............................. 14
■ Accessories....................................... 14
Before Use
■ Names and Functions
of the Main Parts ............................... 15
Preparations
■ Attaching the Wrist Strap................. 17
■ Charging the Battery ........................ 18
Inserting the battery...................................19
Charging the battery ..................................20
■ Inserting and Removing the Card ... 24
■ About the Card .................................. 25
Formatting the card (initialization)..............26
Estimated recording capacity
(number of pictures/recording time)...........26
■ Setting Language, Time,
and Date............................................. 28
■ Contents by Function ....................... 10
■ Holding the Camera .......................... 30
■ Buttons/Ring/Dials/Levers
Used for Recording........................... 31
Switching between viewfinder and
monitor displays.........................................31
How to use the lens’ zoom function...........32
Taking pictures...........................................33
Recording videos.......................................33
How to use the mode dial ..........................34
Control ring / Thumb dial ...........................35
Cursor buttons / [MENU/SET] button
(Selecting/setting items) ............................36
[DISP] button
(Switching the display information)............36
■ Touch screen operations ................. 39
Focusing on the subject at the touched
position (Touch AF, Touch Shutter) ............40
Adjusting the exposure based on the
touched subject detail ([Touch AE]) ...........41
Basics
■ Menu Control..................................... 42
■ Quick Menu........................................ 44
Customizing the Quick Menu.....................45
■ Assigning Frequently
used Functions to the Buttons
(Function buttons) ............................ 46
Using the function buttons during
recording....................................................47
Using the function buttons during
playback.....................................................48
■ Changing the Settings Assigned
to the Control Ring/Thumb Dial....... 49
■ Entering Text ..................................... 50

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Table of Contents
Recording Modes
■ Snapshot Modes ............................... 51
[Snapshot Mode] menu..............................53
Setting coloring..........................................54
Setting brightness (exposure)/
blurriness of the background
(Defocus control function)..........................55
■ Taking Pictures Using the
Exposure Control Modes
, , , and ............................... 56
Program exposure mode ...........................56
Aperture Priority Exposure Mode...............57
Shutter-Priority Exposure Mode.................58
Manual Exposure Mode.............................59
Checking the effects of the aperture
value and shutter speed settings
(Preview Mode)..........................................62
Easily set aperture value / shutter speed
for suitable exposure (One Push AE) ........63
■ Recording panorama pictures ......... 64
■ Scene Modes ..................................... 67
Types of Scene Modes ..............................68
■ Taking Pictures
with Different Effects
(Creative Control Mode) ................... 71
Types of picture effects..............................72
■ Creative Video Mode......................... 77
Recording Slow Motion Videos
([High Speed Video]) .................................78
Panning or zooming while recording
with the camera in a fixed position
([4K Live Cropping])...................................79
■ Registering your own
settings and recording
(Custom Mode).................................. 81
Registering your own settings
([Cust.Set Mem.]).......................................81
Recording using a registered
custom set .................................................82

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Table of Contents
4K Photo and Drive Settings
■ Recording with the 4K Photo
function and selecting pictures
to save.............................................. 108
Recording with the 4K Photo function .....108
Selecting pictures from 4K photo series
files and saving........................................ 111
Notes on the 4K Photo function............... 116
■ Selecting the focusing
plane after recording
([Post Focus]/[Focus Stacking]).... 119
Recording using [Post Focus].................. 119
Selecting a focus point and saving the
picture ([Post Focus])...............................121
Determining subject parts to be in focus by
combining several shots and creating
a single picture ([Focus Stacking])...........122
Notes on the [Post Focus]/
[Focus Stacking] ......................................123
■ Selecting a Drive Mode................... 124
Continuous exposure function .................125
Taking pictures with the self-timer............127
■ Taking Picture Series with
Automatically Changing Settings
(Bracket Recording)........................ 128
Exposure Bracket ....................................129
Aperture Bracket......................................130
Focus Bracket..........................................130
■ Taking Pictures
Automatically at Set Intervals
[Time Lapse Shot]........................... 131
■ Creating stop motion animation
[Stop Motion Animation]................ 134
Focus, Brightness (Exposure) and Color tone Settings
■ Using Autofocus ............................... 83
Set the focusing operation to be
performed when the shutter button is
pressed halfway (AFS, AFF, AFC) .............84
Switching [AF Mode]..................................85
Changing the position and size of the
AF area......................................................91
Setting the AF area position by touch........94
Optimizing the focus and exposure
settings for a touched position...................95
■ Taking close-up pictures.................. 96
■ Taking pictures with
Manual Focusing............................... 97
■ Taking pictures by locking the
focus and/or exposure settings....... 99
■ Taking pictures with
Exposure Compensation................ 100
■ Setting the ISO Sensitivity ............. 101
■ Setting the White Balance.............. 103

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Table of Contents
Playing Back and Editing Pictures
■ Viewing your pictures..................... 156
■ Viewing Videos................................ 157
Extracting single frames from videos.......158
■ Switching the Playback Method .... 159
Zooming in and viewing
“Playback Zoom”......................................159
Viewing a list of pictures
“Multi Playback” .......................................159
Viewing pictures by their recording date
“Calendar Playback” ................................160
■ Viewing group pictures .................. 161
■ Deleting pictures............................. 163
Stabilizer, Zoom and Flash
■ Compensating Camera Shake ....... 137
■ Using the Lens’ Zoom Function .... 139
Zoom types and use ................................139
Using Touch zoom ...................................142
■ Taking Pictures with the
Built-In Flash ................................... 143
Changing the Flash Control Mode...........144
2nd curtain sync.......................................147
Flash exposure compensation.................147
Recording Videos
■ Recording Videos/4K Videos ......... 148
Setting the resolution and the
frame rate ................................................150
Focusing while recording videos
([Continuous AF]).....................................151
■ Taking Pictures While a Video is
Being Recorded .............................. 152
■ Recording Snap Videos.................. 153

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Table of Contents
Wi-Fi/Bluetooth
■ What you can do with the
Wi-Fi®/Bluetooth®function............. 223
■ Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Function ............... 224
■ Connecting the camera to a
smartphone ..................................... 227
Installing the smartphone/tablet app
“Leica C-Lux” ...........................................227
Connecting the camera to a smartphone
compatible with Bluetooth Low Energy....228
Connecting the camera to a smartphone
that does not support Bluetooth Low
Energy .....................................................230
■ Controlling the Camera with a
Smartphone ..................................... 235
Turning on/off the camera using a
smartphone..............................................235
Tripping the camera’s shutter using a
smartphone (remote recording) ...............236
Playing back or saving images stored
in the camera, or uploading them
on social media sites ...............................240
Transferring recorded images to a
smartphone automatically........................241
Writing location information of a
smartphone on a recorded image............243
Synchronizing the camera’s clock
with a smartphone ...................................244
■ Sending pictures to a
smartphone ..................................... 245
■ About Wi-Fi connections................ 249
Connecting via a wireless access point
([Via Network]) .........................................249
Connecting directly ([Direct]) ...................252
Connecting quickly with the
same settings as used previously
([Select a destination from History] /
[Select a destination from Favorite])........253
■ [Wi-Fi Setup].................................... 255
Using Menu Functions
■ Menu list .......................................... 164
[Rec] ........................................................165
[Motion Picture]........................................180
[Custom] ..................................................182
[Setup] .....................................................196
[My Menu]................................................206
[Playback] ................................................207

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Table of Contents
Connecting with Other Devices
■ Viewing 4K videos .......................... 256
Saving 4K videos.....................................257
■ Viewing on a TV .............................. 258
Recording while monitoring camera
images .....................................................260
HDTV Link (HDMI) (HDAVI Control™) ....261
■ Copying the Recorded Image
Data to a Computer......................... 262
Copying pictures and videos....................263
■ Storing recorded pictures and
videos in a recorder........................ 265
■ Printing ............................................ 266
Printing with date and text .......................268
Others
■ List of monitor/viewfinder
displays............................................ 269
■ Message displays ........................... 275
■ Q&A
Troubleshooting.............................. 277
■ Usage cautions and notes ............. 285
■ Leica Service Addresses................ 293

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Contents by Function
Recording
Recording mode ...........................................34
[Preview].......................................................62
Panorama Shot Mode...................................64
Macro recording............................................96
Bracket recording .......................................128
[Time Lapse Shot].......................................131
[Stop Motion Animation]..............................134
[Silent Mode]...............................................176
[Multi Exp.]..................................................179
4K Photo
[4K PHOTO]................................................108
[Post Focus] recording................................ 119
Focus (AF/MF)
Autofocus......................................................83
AF Mode .......................................................85
Adjusting the AF area position......................91
Manual Focus ...............................................97
AF/AE Lock...................................................99
Drive
Drive Mode .................................................124
Serial exposures.........................................125
[Self Timer].................................................127
Exposure
[Touch AE]....................................................41
[One Push AE]..............................................63
AF/AE Lock...................................................99
Exposure Compensation ............................100
ISO sensitivity.............................................101
Exposure Bracketing ..................................129
[Metering Mode]..........................................172
Recording
Picture Quality and Color Tone
White Balance ............................................103
[Picture Size] ..............................................166
[Quality] ......................................................167
[Photo Style] ...............................................168
[Filter Settings]............................................170
[Color Space]..............................................171
[Highlight Shadow]......................................173
[i.Dynamic]..................................................174
[i.Resolution]...............................................174
[Long Shtr NR]............................................175
[Diffraction Compensation] .........................176
[HDR]..........................................................178
Flash
[Flash Mode]...............................................144
2nd curtain synchro ....................................147
[Flash Adjust.].............................................147
Monitoring
Recording while monitoring camera
images ........................................................260
Video recording
Creative Video Mode ....................................77
[High Speed Video].......................................78
[4K Live Cropping] ........................................79
[Rec Quality] ...............................................150
Taking pictures while a video is being
recorded .....................................................152
[Snap Movie]...............................................153
Video recording
Audio
[Wind Noise Canceller] ...............................181
Screen settings
[Monochrome Live View] ............................188
[Center Marker]...........................................189
[Zebra Pattern]............................................190