Leica D-LUX User manual

LEICA D-LUX
Instructions
Illustrations inside front and rear covers

Warning notices / 98
Warning notices
• You should use exclusively the recommended
accessories to prevent faults, short circuits or
electric shock.
• Do not expose the device to moisture or rain.
• Do not attempt to remove parts of the housing
(covering); specialist repairs can only be carried out
in authorized service centers.
Notes:
• Some components of this device contain low quan-
tities of mercury or lead. Disposal of these com-
ponents may be subject to special environmental
protection rules in your country. For information on
proper disposal or recycling, please contact the
relevant authorities or an office or a representative
of the suppliers and manufacturers of electronic
products. (http://www.eiae.org)
• Please ensure that you observe copyright laws.
The copying of pre-recorded media such as tapes,
CDs or other published or broadcast material for
purposes other than personal use may contravene
copyright laws. Some material may even be subject
to restrictions on copying for private use.
• The SD logo is a registered trademark.
• Other names, company or product names referred
to in this manual are trademarks or registered
trademarks of the relevant companies.

Safety instructions / 99
This is a Class B product based on the standard of
the Voluntary Control Council for Interference from
Information Technology Equipment (VCCI). If this is
used near a radio or television receiver in a domestic
environment, it may cause radio interference.
Install and use the equipment according to the
instruction manual.
FCC Note: (U.S. only)
This equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interfer -
ence in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
with the instructions, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. However, there is no guar-
antee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and
on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the inter-
ference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and
receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit
different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV
technician for help.
FCC Caution:
To assure continued compliance, follow the attached
installation instructions and use only shielded inter-
face cables with ferrite core when connecting to com-
puter or peripheral devices.
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved
by the party responsible for compliance could void the
user’s authority to operate this equipment.
Trade Name: LEICA
Model No.: D-LUX
Responsible party/
Support contact: Leica Camera Inc.
156 Ludlow Avenue
Northvale, New Jersey 07647
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
e-mail: [email protected]
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference,
and (2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause unde-
sired operation.
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian
ICES-003
LEICA D-LUX
Tested To Comply
With FCC Standards
FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

Contents / 100
Contents
Warning notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Scope of delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Designation of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Displays
Displays in the LCD monitor
In record modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
In AUTO exposure mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
In all other record modes
P/+/4/9/8/7/K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
After setting the mode for pictures with cooler
or warmer colors or for B/W pictures
7 . . . . 110
In review mode J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Menu items
In the main record mode menus aREC . . . . . . . 112
In all other record modes P/+/4/9/8/ 7
(except AUTO and video K) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
In video mode K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
In the record mode setup menus hSETUP . . . . . 113
In AUTO mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
In all modes P/+/4/9/8/ 7 /K
(except AUTO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
In the main review mode menu JPLAY . . . . . . . 114
In the review mode setup menu hSETUP . . . . . 115

Contents / 101
Quick guide
Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Taking photographs/videoing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Viewing pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Enlarging pictures in the monitor screen . . . . . . . . 117
Deleting pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Formatting the memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Detailed guide
Preparation
Attaching the carrying strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Inserting the battery in the camera/
Removing the battery from the camera . . . . . . . 119
Charge level displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Mains operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Inserting and removing the memory card . . . . . . . 121
The most important settings/controls
Turning the camera on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
The optical viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
LED displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Switching the monitor displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
The menu system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Setting the menu language ZLANGUAGE . . . . . 127
– If the menu language has been accidentally
set to Japanese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Setting the date and time
fCLOCK SET . . . . . . . 127
The dial for record and review modes . . . . . . . . . . 128
The shutter release button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Record mode
Basic functions
Using the optical zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Using the digital zoom iD.ZOOM . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Autofocus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Automatic exposure control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Taking photographs with AUTO mode . . . . . . . . . . 132
Video recordings K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Using automatic image replay function
oAUTO REVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Viewing pictures with the
VIEW function . . . . . . . . 135
– Deleting the picture during viewing . . . . . . . . 136
Taking photographs with the built-in flash unit . . . 137
Taking photographs with the self-timer . . . . . . . . . 138
Additional functions
Series exposures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Taking photographs with sound ÖAUDIO REC. . . . 139
Taking photographs with
the normal program mode P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Taking photographs with the macro setting +. . . . . 141
Taking photographs with the portrait setting 4. . . 141
Taking photographs with the landscape setting 9. . 142
Taking photographs with the twilight setting 8. . . 142
Taking photographs with the settings for cooler
or warmer colors or B/W pictures 7. . . . . . . . 143
Metering memory-lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Exposure compensation R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Contents / 102
Taking photographs with the
automatic exposure bracketing mode r. . . . . 145
Using spot metering for exposure
and autofocus BSPOT MODE . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Setting the resolution cPICT.MODE/
cPICT.SIZE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Setting the compression rate yQUALITY . . . . . 148
Setting the white balance W.BALANCE . . . . . 149
Setting the ISO sensitivity SENSITIVITY . . . . 150
Setting the color saturation HPICT.ADJ. . . . . . 150
Review mode J
Reviewing single pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Reviewing single pictures with sound . . . . . . . . . . 152
Setting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Simultaneous review of nine single pictures/
Enlarging and trimming when reviewing
single pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Reviewing video recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Deleting pictures ,DELETE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
– Deleting single pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
– Deleting multiple pictures simultaneously . . . 155
– Deleting all pictures on the memory card . . . 157
Protecting pictures MPROTECT . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
– Protecting single pictures/
Removing protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
– Protecting multiple pictures/
Removing protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
– Removing protection for all pictures . . . . . . . 159
ISO
WB
Formatting the memory card bFORMAT . . . . . 160
Print order (DPOF) settings on the
memory card vDPOF PRINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
– Print order settings for one picture . . . . . . . . 162
– Deleting individual print order settings . . . . . 162
– Print order settings for multiple pictures . . . . 162
– Deleting all print order settings . . . . . . . . . . . 163
– Print order settings for an index print . . . . . . 164
Additional functions
Adding sound to existing pictures
Ö AUDIO DUB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Reducing the resolution after recording
xRESIZE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Changing the trimming after recording
nTRIMMING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Resetting all individual menu settings
(RESET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Creating new folder numbers FNO.RESET . . . . 172
Automatic picture series review
pSLIDE SHOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
– Presentation of all pictures on the
memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
– Presentation of marked pictures . . . . . . . . . . 174
Setting the LCD monitor brightness
$MONITOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Setting the key acknowledgement (response)
tones and shutter sound äBEEP . . . . . . . . . . 176
Setting automatic switch off
APOWER SAVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Playback on a television set 1VIDEO OUT . . . . 178
Transferring data to a computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Epson PIM (Print Image Matching) format . . . . . . . 181
Installation of the included software . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Miscellaneous
Storing the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Care and maintenance instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 182
General care instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Maintenance instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Data structure on the memory card . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Malfunctions and troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Scope of delivery / 103
Scope of delivery
Before using your LEICA D-LUX for the first time,
please check that the accessories supplied are
complete.
A. 64 MB SD memory card
(with yellow antistatic cover)
B. 2 batteries
C. Mains/charging unit with
D. mains lead and
E. mains/charging unit - camera connecting lead
F. USB connecting lead
G. A/V lead
H. Leather case
I. Leather accessory case
J. Carrying strap
K. 1 CD ROM

Designation of parts / 104
Designation of parts
Front view
1.1 Cover over battery compartment,
memory card slot and DC IN socket
1.2 Flash exposure metering cell
1.3 Flash reflector
1.4 Self-timer LED
1.5 Optical viewfinder viewing window
1.6 Cover over A/V OUT and USB sockets
1.7 a LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT 5.8–17.4mm f/2.8-
4.9 ASPH. lens
b Lens cover (with camera turned off)
Top view
1.8 Microphone
1.9 Dial for record and review modes
1.10 Button for exposure series Ü
1.11 Shutter release button
1.12 Main switch (OFF ON)
1.13 Carrying strap mounting
Right view with open cover
1.14 Memory card slot
1.15 Battery compartment
1.16 Battery locking catch
1.17 DC IN socket (for external power supply)
Rear view
1.18 LCD monitor
1.19 Viewfinder eyepiece
1.20 Green LED for ready display
1.21 Red LED for flash ready and warning displays
1.22 Speaker
1.23 Zoom rocker
1.24 Monitor mode selection button (DISPLAY)
1.25 Menu system on/off and entry confirmation
button (MENU)
1.26 Direction pad for navigation in the
menus/scrolling in the picture memory/setting
the selected menu items/functions and (in cor-
responding modes)
– with the upper edge R/r
for selection of exposure compensation and
automatic exposure bracketing functions
– with the right edge
!
for selection of flash modes
– with the lower edge (VIEW/SET)
for viewing last picture and confirmation
of entries
– with the left edge Q
for selection of self-timer function
1.27 Button for deleting pictures (DELETE)

Designation of parts / 105
Bottom view
1.28 Tripod mount thread
Left view with open cover
1.29 A/V OUT socket (for connection to TV and
computers with A/V input sockets)
1.30 USB socket (5-pin, for connection to
computers)
Mains charging unit
1.31 AC IN socket for mains lead
1.32 DC OUT socket for connecting lead to camera
1.33 Charging bay for battery
1.34 Green (CHARGE) LED to indicate charging
1.35 Red (POWER) LED to indicate mains connection

Displays / 106
Displays
Displays in the LCD monitor (1.18)
In record modes
2.1 In AUTO exposure mode
2.1.1 Exposure mode
2.1.2 Flash mode
(Symbols red and flashing if flash is not ready, red when
shutter release button is pressed to pressure point, other-
wise white)
a 3 Automatic flash activation with pre-flash
b ! Flash forced on
c X Flash forced off
2.1.3 Exposure series function on
(Symbol crossed out and flashing in red when shutter
release button is pressed to pressure point and flash unit is
turned on [= impossible combination], otherwise white)
2.1.4 Focus/exposure setting
(only appears when shutter release button is pressed to
pressure point)
a Flashing: Focussing not possible
b Continuously lit: Focus and exposure setting
completed and saved
Alternatively:
2.1.5 Position of zoom lens
(only appears while and briefly after changing the focal
length)
2.1.6 Risk of camera shake
(only appears when flash unit is turned off, shutter release
button is pressed to pressure point and with shutter
speeds slower than 1/60s, or if distance is too short)
2.1.7 Resolution / Picture data compression rate
aw2048 x 1536
and low compression rate
bt1280 x 960
and low compression rate
cu640 x 480
and normal compression rate
2.1.8 Battery charge level
(does not appear with mains operation)
a s sufficient capacity
b S falling capacity
c D insufficient capacity
d d Replacement or recharging
necessary
2.1.9 Remaining pictures
(If memory capacity is low, 0flashes as a warning)
2.1.10 Picture recording
(only appears briefly)
2.1.11 Autofocus metering field
Alternatively:
2.1.12 q Self-timer on / running
(Symbol flashes alternately blue and gray during count-
down, otherwise white)
2.1.1 2.1.2 2.1.4 2.1.6 2.1.7 2.1.8
2.1.9
2.1.10
2.1.11
2.1.13
2.1.14
2.1.3