Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]FYI Leica M9 firmware 1.116 is available now. Download from http://www.facebook.com/l/46199;https://owners.leica-camera.com then click your M9. Instructions for updating the LEICA M9 Firmware 1.Format an SD memory card in your LEICA M9. 2.Turn off the camera and insert the card into an SD card reader ? either integrated or connected to your computer. (A reader is required for Firmware updates). 3.Download the Firmware file from the Leica M9 site using the ?UPDATES? link and unzip the file. 4.Save the unzipped file m9-1_116.upd at the top level of the card?s folder structure. 5.Remove the card properly from your card reader, insert the card into the camera and close the bottom cover. 6.Turn on the camera using the main switch and wait for at least 3 seconds before continuing with step 7. 7.Confirm the prompt that appears in the monitor as to whether you want to update the firmware on the camera to version 1.116. The update process takes around 180s. You will then be prompted to restart the camera using the main switch. 8.Turn the camera off and back on again. Note: If the battery does not have sufficient charge, you will see a corresponding warning message. Improvements in the M9 Firmware Version 1.116 1. Camera Performance: ?Faster zooming into the last picture taken. ?Speed of SD-card formatting enhanced. ?Image quality of ?thumbnail? pictures improved. ?SD- Card compatibility improved* ?Magenta colour shift correction for the following wide angle lenses improved: o M 18mm/f3.8 ASPH (11649) o M21mm/f2.8ASPH.(11135) o M24mm/f3.8ASPH.(11648) oM 28mm/f2 ASPH.(11604) o M 28mm/f2.8 ASPH (11606) ?New ISO setting-related vignetting correction: strong correction at ISO 160, lowest ISO correction at 2500, interpolated for intermediate ISO steps. 2. Bug fixes: ?Transfer of large data amounts to a Mac in USB-Mass storage mode. ?Sensor cleaning mode with battery capacity <50%. ?Function ?Deleting all images? while zoomed picture is shown on screen. ?Function ?Deleting all images? from a SD card with non-M9 pictures on it. ?Interrupting a long exposure by switching off the camera. ?Zooming into pictures with ?Vintage B+W? setting. ??Max aperture value? in EXIF data corrected for the following lenses: o M35mm/f1.4 o M50mm/f0.95 o M50mm/f1.2 o M135mm/f3.4APO o M135mm/f4 (11869,11870,11860) (11602) (11820) (11889) (11851,11861) ?Wording issues in English, Japanese and traditional Chinese menus. ?Various other minor bug fixes. 3. *SDHC card compatibility The choice of SD and SDHC cards in the market is already very big and is constantly growing. Therefore, Leica Camera AG is not able to do comprehensive compatibility- and quality testing with all available cards in the market. We do recommend the card types in the list below. Using other card types, will not damage camera or card, but as especially ?no name? cards do often not respect the full SD or SDHC standards, Leica Camera AG cannot warranty full function with those cards. -- Sent from my mobile device