Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/08/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Here's a link to the manual Jim is quoting on the Leica Web site: https://en.leica-camera.com/Photography/Leica-M/LEICA-M-MONOCHROM2/Downloads Look for the PAGE NUMBERS printed in the manual - the PDF page numbering displayed by PDF readers is different - e.g. page 159 of the manual is page 162 of the PDF file when you read it with ABBYY Software. Cheers Douglas On 12.08.2016 23:31, Jim Nichols wrote: > On page 159 of the German/English manual, it > discusses FILE FORMAT. > > FILE FORMAT The picture data is recorded either a. in > the JPEG file format JPEG fine, or b. in the DNG file > format, either compressed or uncompressed, or c. > using combinations of one of the JPEG fine format and > the set DNG format, i.e. two files are always > generated per picture. On the one hand this allows > you to take account of the intended usage and the > available memory card capacity, and on the other hand > provides the security and flexibility essential for > deciding on the usage later. Setting the function > Selecting the format / format combination 1. In the > picture parameters menu (see p. 150/240) select File > format, and 2. select the desired format format > combination in the relevant sub-menu. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > On 8/12/2016 4:16 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: >> >> First off, I think you mean "246". >> >> Here is a quick clip from a review: >> >> >> Leica M Monochrom (Typ 246) hands-on >> >> The camera features a new 24MP CMOS sensor that has >> no color filter array and no low pass filter. The >> lack of colored filters increases the amount of >> light that reaches the photodiodes compared to a >> filtered sensor, and thus the lowest ISO setting the >> camera offers is ISO 320. >> >> As before, the camera records DNG Raw files and >> JPEGs, simultaneously or individually. DNG files >> measure a maximum of 5976 x 3992 pixels, while JPEGs >> are 5952 x 3968 pixels. We have the option to save >> DNG files with or without compression, with a >> maximum compressed size of 34.5MB per image. >> >> The original Monochrom uses an 18MP CCD sensor. >> >> It sounds like you just have to get "very" familiar >> with the menus. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> On 8/12/2016 4:08 PM, Eddy Willems wrote: >>> my new leica monochrome 264 arrived yesterday >>> I was setting up the camera but I can't find the >>> menu item to change the file format >>> the camera makes only jpeg's and I want only dng files >>> I upgraded the firmware >>> am I missing something or am I doing something wrong? >>> best regards >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for >>> more information >>> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for > more information >