Leica TL2 User manual

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LEICA TL2
Instructions

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LEICA PRODUCT SUPPORT
Anwendungstechnische Fragen zu den Leica Produkten einschließ-
lich der ggf. mitgelieferten Software beantwortet Ihnen schriftlich,
telefonisch oder per E-Mail die Product Support-Abteilung der Leica
Camera AG. Auch für Kaufberatungen und die Bestellung von
Anleitungen ist er Ihr Ansprechpartner. Alternativ können Sie Ihre
Fragen ebenso über das Kontaktformular auf der Website der Leica
Camera AG an uns richten.
Leica Camera AG
Product Support/Software Support
Am Leitz-Park 5
D-35578 Wetzlar
Telefon: [phone] /-108
Telefax: [phone]
[email protected]/ software-suppor[email protected]
LEICA CUSTOMER CARE
Für die Wartung Ihrer Leica Ausrüstung sowie in Schadensfällen
stehen Ihnen die Customer Care-Abteilung der Leica Camera AG
oder der Reparaturdienst einer Leica Landesvertretung zur Verfü-
gung (Adressenliste siehe Garantiekarte).
Leica Camera AG
Customer Care
Am Leitz-Park 5
D-35578 Wetzlar
Telefon: [phone]
Telefax: [phone]
customer[email protected]

Designation of parts
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431 2
7 9 11
1213
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Designation of parts
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DESIGNATION OF PARTS
CAMERA
Front view
1Dummy plugs
2Lens release button
3Contact strip
4Self-timer LED/AF assist light
5Speaker
6Bayonet
Top view
7Microphones
8Accessory shoe
9Main switch
10 Shutter button
11 Function button
12 Setting dial
13 Setting dial
Rear view
14 Brightness sensor
15 Monitor
16 Door over sockets
17 Status LED
18 Charge status LED
View from right (Door opened)
19 Memory card slot
20 HDMI socket
21 USB socket
Bottom view
22 Battery
23 Locking lever
24 Tripod thread
LENS
25 Lens hood
a. Index points
26 Front mount
a. External bayonet for lens hood
b. Index point for lens hood
c. Internal thread for filters
27 Distance setting ring
28 Focal length setting ring
29 Index for focal length
30 Fixed Ring
a. Red alignment button
31 Contact strip

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FOREWORD
Dear Customer,
we wish you a great deal of pleasure and success using your new
Leica TL2.
Please read these instructions in their entirety so that you can
make the most of your Leica TL2.
Use the Quick Start Guide for a fast introduction to your new Leica.
SCOPE OF DELIVERY
Please check the scope of included accessories for completeness
before using your Leica TL2 for the first time.
a. Leica BP-DC13 battery
b. Battery charger BC-DC13 (including interchangeable mains
connector)
c. USB type C cord
d. Dummy plug (inserted when delivered)
e. Carrying strap
f. Carrying strap plug release key
g. Body bayonet cap
h. Accessory shoe cover
i. Registration card
Attention:
Always store small parts (e.g. carrying strap plug release key) as
follows:
– out of reach of children
– in a location where they will not get lost, e.g. in the designated
positions in the camera case
Subject to changes in design and production.
ACCESSORIES
Please visit the Leica Camera AG website for information on the
extensive range of Leica TL2 accessories:
www.leica-camera.com
SPARE PARTS Order no.
Body bayonet cap 16060
Accessory shoe cover 470-701.801-007
Dummy plug 470-701.001-020
Carrying strap plug release key 470-701.001-029
Silicon carrying strap 439-612.100-000
Lithium ion battery BP-DC 13, silver 18 772
Lithium ion battery BP-DC 13, black 18 773
Battery charger Leica BC-DC 13 470-701.022-000
Mains plug set 470-701.801-005
USB type C cord 470-701.001-035
For United Arab Emirates only:
TRA
REGISTERED No:
ER54783/17
DEALER No:
DA0112968/13

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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:
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 interference 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 guarantee that interference will not occur in a particu-
lar 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 interference 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 interface cables with ferrite core when connecting to
computer 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
Type No. 5370
Responsible party/
Support contact:
Leica Camera Inc.
1 Pearl Count, Unit A, Allendale, New Jersey 07401
Tel.: [phone]/ Fax: [phone]
[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 interfer-
ence, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
Type No.: 5370
Tested To Comply
With FCC Standards
FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE
Contains FCC ID: N5A5370
This transmitter must not be co-located or operated in conjunction
with any other antenna or transmitter. This equipment complies with FCC
radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment and meets
the FCC radio frequency (RF) Exposure Guidelines. This equipment has very
low levels of RF energy that are deemed to comply without testing of specific
absorption ratio (SAR).
For Canada only:
CAN ICES-3 (B)/NMB-3(B)
This device complies with RSS-210 of the IC Rules.Operation is subject to
the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference,
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation of the device. This equipment complies
with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment
and meets RSS-102 of the IC radio frequency (RF) Exposure rules. This
equipment has very low levels of RF energy that are deemed to comply
without testing of specific absorption ratio (SAR).
For Singapore only Complies with
IDA Standards
DA104328

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Legal information
Attention:
• Modern electronic components react sensitively to electrostatic
discharge. As people can easily pick up charges of tens of
thousands of volts by walking on synthetic carpets for example,
a discharge can occur when you touch your camera, particularly
if it is placed on a conductive surface. If only the camera hous-
ing is affected, this discharge is harmless to the electronics.
However, despite built-in safety circuits, outer contacts such as
those in the flash shoe should not be touched if at all possible
for safety reasons.
• For any cleaning of the contacts, do not use an optical micro-
fiber cloth (synthetic); use a cotton or linen cloth instead! Before
touching the contacts, you can make sure you discharge any
electrostatic charge by deliberately touching a heating or water
pipe (conductive, grounded material). Please also avoid dirt
deposits and oxidation on the contacts by storing your camera in
a dry location with the lens cap and flash shoe/viewfinder cap
on.
• Use only the recommended accessories to prevent faults, short
circuits, or electric shock.
• Do not attempt to remove parts of the housing (covers); repairs
must be done at authorized service centers only.
Important:
The camera gets warm during use. This is not a malfunction, but
rather due to electronic components such as sensor, processor,
and monitor generating heat when operating. This happens faster
when serial exposures are executed in quick succession or repeat-
edly for a longer stretch of time, and especially in the case of video
recording (4K!). In extreme cases, a protection circuit will shut
down the camera. Naturally this will happen the earlier the warmer
the camera was in the first place, e.g. after being inside a vehicle
or after being subjected to bright sunlight.
Please take these circumstances into account when planning your
shots.
Legal information:
• Please ensure that you observe copyright laws. The recording
and publication of pre-recorded media such as tapes, CDs, or
other published or broadcast material may contravene copyright
laws.
• This also applies to all of the software supplied.
• With regard to videos created using this camera: This product is
licensed under the AVC Patent Portfolio license for the personal
use of a consumer or other uses in which the consumer does
not receive remuneration to (i) encode video in compliance with
the AVC standard (“AVC video”) and/or (ii) decode AVC video
that was encoded by a consumer engaged in a personal activity
and/or was obtained from a video provider licensed to provide
AVC video. No license is granted or shall be implied for any other
use. For more information please visit the MPEG LA, L.L.C.
website at http://www.mpgegla.com. Any other use, including
but not limited to providing AVC video in exchange for remunera-
tion, may require a separate license agreement with MPEG LA,
L.L.C. For more information please visit the MPEG LA, L.L.C.
website at http://www.mpgegla.com.
• The SD and USB logos are registered trademarks.
• Other names, company and product names referred to in these
instructions are trademarks or registered trademarks of the
respective companies.

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Disposal of electrical and
electronic equipment
(Applies within the EU, and other European countries
with segregated waste collection systems)
This device contains electrical and/or electronic components and
must therefore not be disposed of in general household waste!
Instead, it should be disposed of at a recycling collection point
provided by the local authority. This costs you nothing. If the device
contains standard or rechargeable batteries, these must be
removed first and also be disposed of in line with relevant regula-
tions. Further information on the subject is available from your
local administration, your local waste collection company, or in the
store where you purchased this device.
The CE identification of our products documents compliance
with the fundamental requirements of the applicable EU
directives.
Meaning of the different categories of information in
this manual
Note:
Additional information
Important:
Failure to observe the instructions may cause damage to the
camera, accessories or the photos
Attention:
Failure to observe the instructions may cause personal injury
The production date of your camera can be found on the stickers in
the warranty card and/or on the packaging. The format is: Year/
Month/Day
The specific approvals for this device can be found in the camera
menu.
►In the main menu, select
►Select
►Select Regulatory information in the submenu.
Legal information

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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Designation of parts ................................................................................. 109
Foreword ................................................................................................... 110
Scope of Delivery...................................................................................... 110
Accessories ............................................................................................... 110
Spare parts................................................................................................ 110
Preparations
Attaching the carrying strap.................................................................... 116
Changing the battery ............................................................................... 117
Charging the battery ................................................................................ 118
Changing the memory card ..................................................................... 122
Attaching/detaching the lens.................................................................. 124
Compatible lenses.................................................................................... 124
Camera operation
Main switch .............................................................................................. 126
Setting dials.............................................................................................. 126
Shutter button.......................................................................................... 127
Function button........................................................................................ 127
Gesture control ........................................................................................ 128
Locking/unlocking the right toolbar........................................................129
INFO displays..........................................................................................130
Opening the exposure mode/scene mode menu.....................................131
Opening the MY CAMERA menu ...........................................................131
Opening the main menu..........................................................................131
Main menu structure...............................................................................131
Opening a menu item in one of the main menu function groups...............131
Navigation in the main and MY CAMERA menus ....................................132
Menu tiles ..............................................................................................133
Direct setting of function options............................................................133
Selecting a menu item and setting function options in submenus ............134
Settings in submenus with setting dials and gesture control ...................135
Customizing the MY CAMERA menu ......................................................136
Setting dial menu....................................................................................138
Locking the setting dial functions............................................................138
Assigning the desired function to the left setting dial...............................139
Basic camera settings
Menu language ......................................................................................... 140
Date/time................................................................................................. 140
Automatic Camera Shutdown.................................................................. 141
Acoustic signals ....................................................................................... 142
Monitor/viewfinder settings ................................................................... 142
Automatic Monitor Shutdown.................................................................. 143
Basic picture settings
File format/compression rate ................................................................. 144
White balance........................................................................................... 145
ISO Sensitivity .......................................................................................... 146
JPEG image properties ............................................................................. 146
Additional picture settings
Image stabilization ................................................................................... 148
Self-Timer.................................................................................................. 148
Recording the location with GPS............................................................. 149
Picture mode
Serial exposures....................................................................................... 150
Focusing ................................................................................................... 150
Autofocus...............................................................................................150
AF Auxiliary Light.................................................................................151
Autofocus metering methods/Operating modes...................................152
Spot/single point metering..................................................................152
Touch AF/Touch AF + Shutter release .................................................154
Multi-zone metering.............................................................................155
Face detection ....................................................................................155
Manual focusing .....................................................................................156
Auxiliary function for manual focusing..................................................156

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Exposure metering and control
Exposure Metering Methods ...................................................................158
Exposure control.....................................................................................158
Program mode - P................................................................................159
Aperture priority - A .............................................................................160
Shutter speed priority - S.....................................................................161
Manual setting - M...............................................................................162
Histogram ...........................................................................................163
Clipping...............................................................................................164
Scene modes ......................................................................................165
Metering memory lock.........................................................................166
Exposure compensation.......................................................................166
Automatic exposure bracketing............................................................167
Flash Photography
Compatible flash units ............................................................................. 168
Attaching a flash unit............................................................................... 168
Flash modes ............................................................................................. 169
Flash range ............................................................................................... 170
Synchronization time point...................................................................... 171
Flash exposure compensation................................................................. 171
Video recording............................................................................................172
Stabilization...............................................................................................173
Starting/ending the recording....................................................................173
Sound recording ........................................................................................173
Review mode
Continuous review mode ......................................................................... 174
Automatic review ..................................................................................... 174
Viewing Pictures in Portrait Format ........................................................ 175
Selecting pictures .................................................................................... 175
Enlarging/reducing pictures.................................................................... 176
Simultaneous display of 9 pictures..........................................................176
Selecting a cropped section.......................................................................177
Review menu .............................................................................................178
Slide show..............................................................................................178
Marking pictures as favorites/canceling markings...................................179
Protecting pictures/clearing delete protection........................................179
Deleting images .................................................................................... 180
Selecting the playback source ............................................................. 182
Copying picture data between the internal memory and the inserted
memory card ......................................................................................... 182
Video review ............................................................................................. 184
Cutting and combining video recordings ................................................ 186
Miscellaneous
User profiles ............................................................................................. 188
Resetting all custom settings .................................................................. 190
Resetting the image file numbering ........................................................ 191
Setting up and using the WiFi function................................................... 192
Transferring data to a computer ............................................................. 196
Formatting ................................................................................................ 197
Using raw data (DNG) .............................................................................. 198
Installing firmware updates..................................................................... 198
Safety and care instructions.....................................................................199
Appendix
Charger adapter plugs ............................................................................. 203
Main menu................................................................................................ 204
Exposure mode menu .............................................................................. 207
Index ...........................................................................................................208
Technical data............................................................................................210
Leica service addresses............................................................................212
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