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SERIAL EXPOSURES
As well as taking single pictures - main switch 1.17
set to (S [single]), the Leica M-E also allows you to
take a series of pictures - main switch set to (C [con-
tinuous]), e.g. to capture sequences of movements in
several stages.
Apart from the operation of the shutter release button
(1.18), a series of pictures are taken in the same way
as single pictures: As long as you hold down the shut-
ter release button (provided that the memory card
has sufficient capacity), a series of pictures is taken.
However, if you only press the shutter release button
briefly, this will again result in a single picture.
Pictures can be taken at a maximum of around 2 pic-
tures a second and ≤ 8 in succession.
Notes:
• The above mentioned frame rate and number of
exposures is based on a standard setting of ISO
160 and the compressed DNG format. With other
settings, the frame rates may be slower and the
number of exposures smaller.
• Regardless of how many pictures you have taken in
a series, in both review modes (see p. 113) the last
picture in the series will initially be displayed, or the
last picture in the series to be saved on the card, if
not all pictures from the series have been transfer-
red from the camera’s internal memory to the card
at the time of viewing.
DISCREET/LOW VIBRATION SHUTTER RELEASE
In situations that call for a maximum amount of
discretion, it can be beneficial to suppress the noise
of cocking the shutter, at least temporarily. There are
also situation in which it is useful to keep the camera
as still as possible when releasing the shutter.
The functioning of the shutter release can be changed
using the menu to achieve this.
Setting the functions
1. In the main menu (see p. 102/119), select
Advance (4.1.3), and then
2. then the preferred option – Standard, Soft,
Discreet or Discreet & Soft – in the subsequent
sub-menu.
In the Soft functions, the shutter is released at the 2
nd
pressure point, i.e. without having to overcome the
increased resistance that is normally necessary. This
makes it easier to hold the camera still at the moment
the shutter is released – a key factor for sharp pictures
with longer shutter speeds.
In the Discreet functions, the shutter is only cocked
when you let go of the shutter release button, rather
than immediately after taking the picture as normal.
The delay time – which can be of any length – can be
used to move the camera to a place with sound insu-
lation to cock the shutter (under clothing or similar) or
to wait for a more appropriate time.
While the Soft functions are available in both single
and continuous picture modes, the Discreet functions
can only be used in single picture mode (main switch
1.17 set to S position).
