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Subject: [Leica] leica m 264 problem
From: dstella1 at ameritech.net (Dante Stella)
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2016 20:17:13 -0400
References: <296cd0eb-9ad8-7ef4-04e1-1b659bf3e972@altphoto.be> <7e718464-8cd8-700b-168d-631f692cf162@lighttube.net> <33009803-15e0-7f29-8ed3-915bb62d4354@lighttube.net>

Come on. Press ?Set,? and it?s the second menu item.

> On Aug 12, 2016, at 17:31, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> 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
>>> 
>>> 
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