Leica M8 10.3 Megapixel Camera

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The Leica M8 provides full compatibility with almost all M lenses, and the low-noise CCD image sensor with a resolution of 10.3 million pixels has been specially integrated into the compact lens design, ensuring optimum picture quality.

Details

Camera Type Advanced Interchangeable Lens Rangefinder Digital Camera

Lens Mount Leica M bayonet with support for 6 bit-coded lenses

Focal Length Multiplier 1.33x

Optical Image Stabilization No

Focus Type Manual

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Focus Modes Manual

Sensitivity ISO 160-2500

Shutter Type Micro-processor controlled metal-blade slotted shutter with vertical movement

Shutter Speed 32 - 1/8000 seconds, Bulb

Mirror Lock-Up Not Applicable

Exposure Metering TTL metering heavily center-weighted with preset working aperture (EV 0 to EV 20 Metering range)

Exposure Modes Automatic mode (Auto), Manual exposure

White Balance Modes Automatic, 6 presettings, manual white balance, color temperature input from 2,000 K to 13,100 K.

Scene Modes No

Built-in Flash Yes (1st or 2nd shutter sync, auto slow sync)

Effective Flash Range Not Specified

External Flash Connection TTL Hot Shoe

External Flash Control M-TTL Control with metering preflash, and Flash exposure compensation (±3 1/3 EV in 1/3 EV steps)

Maximum Flash Synchronization Speed 1/250 second

Burst Capability 2 fps up to 10 frames

Self Timer 2 seconds or 12 seconds

Interval Recording No

Date & Time Stamp No

Compatible Memory Cards Secure Digital (SD) Card

Battery Type Lithium-ion rechargeable battery (3.7 V; 1900 mAh)

Power Adapter No

Computer Interface USB 2.0

Direct Print Capable No

Remote Control Standard Cable Release
Computer control when tethered to PC

Video Output No

System & Software Requirements Microsoft Windows XP
Apple Macintosh OS X (10.2 or later)

Viewfinder Bright line frame viewfinder/rangefinder with automatic parallax compensation and diopter adjust (-3 to +3 dpt.)

Viewfinder Info flash status, display of automatically determined exposure time with automatic mode, metered value, warning of exposure compensation, metering range warning, SD card capacity warning. Light balance when setting exposure manually.

Depth-of-Field Preview No

LCD Display 2.5" bright LCD (230,000 pixels) with Brightness control (5 levels)

Information Display Full info presented on Color LCD
Monochrome Top LCD displays images remaining and battery status

Language Options German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese.

Playback Options Single frame, 4 thumbnails, 9 thumbnails, Magnification (up to 4x), RGB tone value histogram, control of sharpness, display of quality parameters selected and display of lens focal length used (with 6 bit-coded lenses)

Dimensions (HxWxD) 3.2 x 5.5 x 1.5" (80 x 139 x 37mm) without lens

Weight 19.2oz. (545g) without lens and battery