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40 / Taking photographs with the self-timer / Mirror pre-release
Taking photographs with the self-timer
You can use the LEICA S2's self-timer function to take pictures
with a delay of either 2 or 12 s.
Setting / using the function
1. In the CAMERA section of the menu (see p. 13/22), select
Drive Mode (5.1) and
2. select the required delay time in the associated submenu.
3. To start the process, press the shutter release button all the
way down (see also "Shutter release button", p. 32).
Note:
During the countdown, you can restart the delay time, i.e. ex -
tend it, by pressing the shutter release again.
Process
With 2 s delay time:
Exposure metering is carried out first, in autofocus mode the
focus is set and the mirror flips up. The delay time then begins.
With 12 s delay time:
The delay time begins immediately after the shutter release
button is pressed and the mirror flips up 2 s before the picture
is taken.
Displays
The elapsed delay time is displayed:
• the monitor (1.22) displays Releasing in 12s and the time
remaining until the picture is taken counts down.
• the LED on the front of the camera (1.2) – for the first 10 s
with a 12 s delay time - flashing, otherwise continuously lit.
Cancelling the function
A self-timer delay time in progress can be cancelled by
- turning off the camera, i.e. turning the main switch (1.15) to
the
OFFposition,
- during the first 10 s of a 12 s self-timer delay time by pressing
button 1.20 – in this case labeled CANCEL.
If you no longer want to use the self-timer, it must be deactivated
in the menu. Turning off the camera also deactivates the func-
tion.
Note:
If the self-timer function is set and mirror pre-release is activated
at the same time, the shutter movement occurs after the select ed
delay time, i.e. without the need to press the shutter release
button again.
Mirror pre-release
To eliminate the remaining minimal effects of mirror movement
and closing of the lens aperture, the LEICA S2 includes the option
of using mirror pre-release.
Setting / using the function
1. In the CAMERA section of the menu (see p. 13/22), select
Mirror Up Mode (5.8) and
2. then select ON or OFF in the submenu.
3. Press the shutter release button all the way down, i.e. to the
third pressure point (see also „Shutter release“, p. 32) to flip
up the mirror.
4. Press the shutter release button all the way down again to
take the picture.
Process
The first time the shutter release button is pressed, exposure
metering and (in autofocus mode) focusing are first carried out,
then the mirror flips up and the aperture closes to the appro-
priate value.
The shutter does not move and thus the actual picture is not
taken until the shutter release button is pressed again. After the
exposure, the mirror moves back down into place and the aper-
ture opens again in the normal way.
Cancelling the function
The mirror pre-release process can be canceled without taking
a picture after pressing the shutter releasebutton for the first
time.
This is done by turning off the camera at the main switch, i.e.
turning the main switch (1.15) to the OFF position – the mirror
then flips back down again. If mirror pre-release is set, the func-
tion remains active even after turning the camera off and back
on, i.e. if you want to take the next picture without mirror pre-
release, the function must be set to OFF in the menu.
Notes:
• The picture must be taken within 2 min of pressing the shut-
ter release for the first time. If not, the mirror flips back down
automatically to preserve the battery capacity (without the
shutter opening first).
• While the mirror is flipped up, the 2 min dwell time can be
restarted at any time by tapping the shutter release.
• If mirror pre-release and the self-timer function are activated
at the same time, the shutter movement occurs after the sel-
ected delay time, i.e. without the need to press the shutter
release again.
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