Leica M Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - 1080p - rangefinder
Lens Mount
Leica M
ISO (Max)
6400
Sensor Resolution
24.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CMOS
Display
3" LCD display
Battery Type
Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Leica M
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - rangefinder
Lens Included Body only
Height 8 cm
Width 13.9 cm
Depth 4.2 cm
Weight 680 g
Body Material Synthetic leather, magnesium
Enclosure Colour Black | Silver chrome
Protection Weatherproof, splashproof, dust-resistant
SENSOR Leica M
Sensor Resolution 24.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm)
Sensors Dust alert sensor, digital level metre
PROCESSOR Leica M
Image Processor Leica Maestro
LENS Leica M
Lens Mounting Type Leica M
FOCUSING Leica M
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View
VIEWFINDER Leica M
Viewfinder Type Optical - real-image
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.68x
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, flash charge completion
Features Automatic parallax compensation
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Leica M
ISO (Max) 6400
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 200-6400
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Bulb, manual, aperture-priority
Special Effects Film Simulation
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white), 2000K - 13100K
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 5 steps in 1/2, 1, 2, 3 EV steps
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec
DISPLAY Leica M
Type 3" LCD display
Display Format 920,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Contrast control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Leica M
Digital Video Format MJPEG, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, DNG (RAW)
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
Microphone Features Sensitivity control
MEMORY Leica M
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Image Storage JPEG 5952 x 3976
JPEG 4256 x 2832
JPEG 2976 x 1984
JPEG 1600 x 1080
DNG (RAW) 5952 x 3976
Video Capture MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 24 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 - 24 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Leica M
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1800 mAh (included)
CONNECTIONS Leica M
Flash Terminal Hot shoe
FEATURES Leica M
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second
Additional Features Sharpness control, saturation control
OTHERS Leica M
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, power cable, shoe cap
Software Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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