Leica V-lux 5 User manual

LEICA V-LUX 5

INSTRUCTIONS

Finding the information you need

In this “Operating Instructions for Advanced Features”, you can find the information you

need from the following pages.

Search “Table of Content” 4 -

Search the list of function

names

“Table of Content by Function”

9 -

Search “Names and functions

of main parts” 14 -

Search “List of monitor/

viewfinder displays” 247 -

Search the list of on-screen

messages

“Message displays”

254 -

Search the menu list 169 -

Search “Q&A Troubleshooting” 256 -

See the next page for details on how to

use this manual.

How to use this manual

Icons in picture/recording mode

Recording mode:

The menus and functions offered in picture/recording modes, in which the icons are

displayed in black, can be selected and executed.

(Custom mode) The functions offered in custom mode may vary depending on the

selected picture/recording mode.

■About the icons in the text

The menu can be selected or configured via the [MENU/SET] button.

Helpful hints for operation and recording.

(→00) Indicates the reference page.

How to configure a menu item:

Example: Changing the [Quality] setting to [ ] in the [Rec] menu

→ [Rec] → [Quality] → [ ]

• The directional arrows ( , , , ) are used for illustration purposes.

• Dial and lever movements are illustrated with the following icons:

Turn the front dial at the front to the left/right

Turn the rear dial at the back to the left/right

Move the zoom lever left/right

Table of Content

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Finding the information you need ..... 2

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How to use this manual...................... 3

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General information.......................... 11

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Scope of delivery .............................. 13

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Replacement parts/Accessories...... 13

General information

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Names and functions

of main parts ..................................... 14

Preparation

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Attaching the Lens Cap/

Shoulder Strap .................................. 16

Attaching the Lens Cap .............................16

Attaching the Shoulder Strap.....................17

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Charging the Battery ........................ 18

Inserting the battery...................................19

Charging the battery ..................................20

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Inserting and removing the

memory card ..................................... 24

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About the Memory Card ................... 25

Formatting the Memory Card

(initialization)..............................................26

Estimated recording capacity

(number of pictures/recording time)...........26

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Attaching the Lens Hood ................. 28

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Opening out the monitor .................. 30

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Setting the Date and Time................ 31

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Table of Content by Function ............ 9

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Handling the camera correctly ........ 33

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Basic operation ................................. 34

[EVF] button

(Taking pictures via the viewfinder)............34

Zoom Lever (Use Zoom)............................35

[Zoom Compose Assist] button

(Using the Zoom Compose

Assist function) .........................................36

Shutter button (Taking pictures).................37

Video button (recording video)...................38

Mode dial (recording mode selection)........38

Front Dial/Rear Dial ...................................39

Control ring ................................................41

Cursor button / [MENU/SET] button

(Selecting/setting items) ............................42

[DISP] button

(Switching the display information)............42

Touch screen (touch functions)..................45

Taking pictures using the touch function....46

Basics

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Menu Settings ................................... 48

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Accessing frequently

used menu items

(Quick Menu) ..................................... 50

Configuring the Quick Menu ......................51

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Assigning frequently

used button functions

(Function buttons) ............................ 52

Using the function buttons during

recording....................................................53

Using the function buttons during

playback.....................................................55

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Entering text ...................................... 56

Table of Content

Recording mode

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Taking pictures

with automatic settings

(Snapshot Modes)............................. 57

[Snapshot Mode] menu..............................59

Taking pictures with custom

color saturation, focus and brightness

settings ......................................................61

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Taking pictures with

automatic aperture value and

shutter speed settings

(Program AE Mode)........................... 62

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Taking pictures with manual

settings for aperture value and

shutter speed .................................... 63

Taking pictures with only the

aperture value set manually

(Aperture-Priority AE Mode).......................63

Taking pictures with only the

shutter speed set manually

(Shutter-Priority AE Mode).........................64

Taking pictures with manual settings

for aperture value and shutter speed

(Manual Exposure Mode) ..........................65

Checking the effects of the aperture value

and shutter speed (Preview Mode)............67

Setting the aperture value / shutter speed

for suitable exposure (One Push AE) ........68

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Recording panorama pictures

(Panorama Shot Mode)..................... 69

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Taking scene pictures

(Scene Guide Mode) ......................... 72

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Taking pictures

with creative effects

(Creative Control Mode) ................... 75

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Recording video

by setting the aperture/

shutter speed/ISO sensitivity

(Creative Video Mode) ...................... 81

Recording slow motion video

([High Speed Video]) .................................82

Pan or zoom while recording

with the camera in a fixed position

([4K Live Cropping])...................................83

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Configuring custom

recording settings

(Custom Mode).................................. 85

Configuring custom recording settings

([Cust.Set Mem.]).......................................85

Recording with profiles ..............................86

Table of Content

4K Photo and Drive Settings

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Selecting a Drive Mode................... 113

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Burst function ................................. 114

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Recording with the 4K Photo

function and selecting pictures to

save .................................................. 116

Recording with the 4K Photo function ..... 116

Selecting pictures from 4K burst file and

saving ...................................................... 119

Notes on the 4K Photo function...............124

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Adjusting the focus after recording

([Post Focus]/[Focus Stacking]).... 127

Recording using [Post Focus]..................127

Select the focus point and save the

picture ([Post Focus])...............................129

Select the focus range to combine

and create a single picture

([Focus Stacking])....................................130

Notes on the [Post Focus]/

[Focus Stacking] ......................................131

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Taking pictures with Time Lapse

Shot/Stop Motion Animation.......... 132

Taking pictures automatically at set

intervals [Time Lapse Shot] .....................132

Creating stop motion animation

[Stop Motion Animation]...........................135

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Taking pictures with self-timer ...... 137

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Taking pictures while

adjusting a setting automatically

(Bracket Recording)........................ 138

Exposure Bracket ....................................139

Aperture Bracket......................................140

Focus Bracket..........................................140

Focus, Brightness (Exposure) and Color Settings

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Taking Pictures with Auto Focus..... 87

Selecting a Focus Mode

(AFS, AFF, AFC) ........................................88

Switching [AF Mode]..................................90

Changing the position and size

of the AF area ............................................96

Setting the AF area position

with the touch pad......................................99

Optimizing the focus and brightness

for a touched position ..............................100

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Taking close-up pictures

(Macro recording) ........................... 101

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Taking pictures with

Manual Focus .................................. 102

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Taking pictures by locking

the focus and/or exposure

(AF/AE Lock) ................................... 105

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Taking pictures with

Exposure Compensation................ 106

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Setting the ISO Sensitivity ............. 107

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Adjusting the White Balance ......... 109

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Playing Back and Editing Pictures

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Viewing your pictures..................... 161

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Viewing video .................................. 162

Capturing stills from video .......................163

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Switching the playback method .... 164

Zooming in and viewing

“Playback Zoom”......................................164

Viewing a list of pictures

“Multi Playback” .......................................165

Viewing pictures by their recording date

“Calendar Playback” ................................165

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Viewing group pictures .................. 166

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Deleting pictures............................. 168

Stabilizer, Zoom and Flash

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Correcting jitter ............................... 141

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Using Zoom ..................................... 143

Zoom types and use ................................143

Using the zoom by performing touch

operations (Touch zoom) .........................146

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Taking pictures with flash .............. 147

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Setting the flash functions............. 148

Changing the firing mode

(Manual flash)..........................................148

Changing Flash Mode..............................149

Setting the 2nd curtain sync ....................151

Adjusting the flash output ........................152

Synchronizing the flash output

with the camera during Exposure

Compensation..........................................152

Recording video

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Recording Video/4K Video ............. 153

Setting the resolution and the

frame rate ................................................155

Adjusting the focus while recording

video ([Continuous AF]) ...........................156

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Taking stills while recording

video................................................. 157

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Recording Snap Movies ................. 158

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Wi-Fi/Bluetooth

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The Wi-Fi®/Bluetooth®function...... 232

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Connecting the camera to a

smartphone ..................................... 233

Installing the smartphone/tablet app

“Leica FOTOS” ........................................233

Connection...............................................234

Using Menu Functions

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Menu list .......................................... 169

[Rec] ........................................................170

[Motion Picture]........................................185

[Custom] ..................................................189

[Setup] .....................................................204

[My Menu]................................................214

[Playback] ................................................215

Connecting with other devices

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4K video ........................................... 237

Storing 4K video ......................................237

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Viewing on a TV screen.................. 238

Recording while monitoring camera

images .....................................................239

HDTV Link (HDMI)...................................240

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Copying the recorded image

data to a computer.......................... 241

Copying stills and video...........................241

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Storing recorded stills and

video in the recorder ...................... 243

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Printing ............................................ 244

Printing with date and text .......................246

Others

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List of monitor/viewfinder

displays............................................ 247

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Message displays ........................... 254

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Q&A

Troubleshooting.............................. 256

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Restrictions on use and

additional notes .............................. 264

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Leica service addresses................. 272

Table of Content by Function

Recording

[Zoom Compose Assist]................................36

Recording mode ...........................................38

[Preview].......................................................67

Panorama Shot Mode...................................69

Macro recording..........................................101

[Time Lapse Shot].......................................132

[Stop Motion Animation]..............................135

Bracket recording .......................................138

[Silent Mode]...............................................181

[Multi Exp.]..................................................184

4K Photo

[4K PHOTO]................................................ 116

[Post Focus] recording................................127

Focus (AF/MF)

Auto Focus ...................................................87

Focus mode..........................................88, 102

AF Mode .......................................................90

[AF Sensitivity(Photo)] ..................................89

Adjusting the AF area position......................96

Manual Focus .............................................102

AF/AE Lock.................................................105

Drive

Drive Mode ................................................. 113

Burst function.............................................. 114

[Self Timer].................................................137

Exposure

[Touch AE]....................................................47

[One Push AE]..............................................68

AF/AE Lock.................................................105

Exposure Compensation ............................106

ISO sensitivity.............................................107

Exposure Bracket .......................................139

[Metering Mode]..........................................177

Recording

Picture Quality and Color Tone

White Balance ............................................109

[Picture Size] ..............................................171

[Quality] ......................................................171

[Photo Style] ...............................................173

[Filter Settings]............................................175

[Color Space]..............................................177

[Highlight Shadow]......................................178

[i.Dynamic]..................................................179

[i.Resolution]...............................................179

[Long Shtr NR]............................................180

[Diffraction Compensation] .........................181

[HDR]..........................................................183

Flash

[Flash Mode]...............................................149

2nd curtain synchro ....................................151

[Flash Adjust.].............................................152

Monitoring

Recording while monitoring camera

images ........................................................239

Recording Video

Creative Video Mode ....................................81

[High Speed Video].......................................82

[4K Live Cropping] ........................................83

[Rec Quality] ...............................................155

Taking stills while recording video ..............157

[Snap Movie]...............................................158

Audio

[Sound Rec Level Adj.] ...............................186

[Sound Rec Level Limiter] ..........................187

[Wind Noise Canceller] ...............................187

[Wind Cut]...................................................187

Recording Video

Screen settings

[Sound Rec Level Disp.] .............................186

[Monochrome Live View] ............................196

[Center Marker]...........................................197

[Zebra Pattern]............................................198

Table of Content by Function

Playback

Picture playback .........................................161

Viewing video .............................................162

Playback Zoom...........................................164

Multi Playback ............................................165

Delete .........................................................168

[Auto Review] .............................................195

[Slide Show]................................................216

[Rotate]/[Rotate Disp.] ........................228, 230

Playback

Edit

[Post Focus]................................................129

[Focus Stacking] .........................................130

[Title Edit]....................................................219

[RAW Processing].......................................220

[4K PHOTO Bulk Saving] ...........................222

[Light Composition].....................................223

[Sequence Composition] ............................224

[Clear Retouch]...........................................225

[Text Stamp]................................................226

[Resize].......................................................227

[Cropping] ...................................................228

Image settings

[Protect] ......................................................218

[Rating] .......................................................218

Leica FOTOS

Leica FOTOS..............................................233

Wi-Fi/Bluetooth

Copying the recorded image data to a

computer.....................................................241

Playing back pictures on a TV screen ........238

[HDTV Link] ................................................240

Connecting with other devices

Recorder

Dubbing ......................................................243

Printer

PictBridge ...................................................244

Basic settings

[Format] ........................................................26

[Clock Set] ....................................................31

Diopter adjustment .......................................34

Quick Menu ..................................................50

[Beep] .........................................................206

[Economy]...................................................207

[Reset] (initialization) ..................................213

Setup/Custom

Customization

Function buttons ...........................................52

Custom Mode ...............................................85

[Custom] menu ...........................................189

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