Leica M8 Review: Digital Photography Review

Parameters menu

The parameters menu allows quick access to the most commonly changed camera settings.


Option	Values / Actions	Notes
ISO	• 160 • 320 • 640 • 1250 • 2500	[clip]
EV	• -3.0 to +3.0 EV • 1/3 EV steps	(Exposure compensation)
White Balance	• Auto • Tungsten • Fluorescent • Daylight • Flash • Cloudy • Shadow • Manual • Kelvin setting	[clip]
Compression	• DNG • JPG fine • JPG basic • DNG+JPG fine • DNG+JPG basic
Resolution	• 1 MP • 2.5 MP • 6 MP • 10 MP	- 1312 x 876 [clip] - 1968 x 1315 - 2952 x 1972 - 3936 x 2630
User Profile	• Open Profile 0 • Open Profile 1 • Open Profile 2 • Open Profile 3	Recall memorized settings, note that 'Profile 0' refers to factory defaults.

Main menu


Option	Values / Actions	Notes
Lens Detection	• On • On + UV/IR • Off	[clip]
Save User Profile	• Save as 1 • Save as 2 • Save as 3	Store current settings as a user profile which can be recalled using the parameters menu.
Selftimer	• 12 sec • 2 sec
Sharpening	• Off • Low • Standard • Medium high • High	[clip]
Color Saturation	• Low • Medium low • Standard • Medium high • High • Black + White	[clip]
Contrast	• Low • Medium low • Standard • Medium high • High
Monitor Brightness	• Low • Medium Low • Standard • Medium High • High	[clip]
Histogram	• Standard w/o clipping • Standard with clipping • RGB w/o clipping • RGB with clipping
Picture Numbering	• Continuously • Standard • Set Back Now
Auto Review	• Duration Disabled 1 second 3 seconds 5 seconds • Histogram Enabled Disabled	Control the 'record review' feature (confirmation image which appears on the LCD monitor immediately after exposure), note that you can optionally enable a histogram overlay.
Auto Power Off	• 2 minutes • 5 minutes • 10 minutes • Disabled	Amount of time before the camera enters sleep state, it can be woken with a soft touch of the shutter release button.
Flash Sync	• 1st Curtain • 2nd Curtain
Auto Slow Sync	• Lens Depending • Off (1/250 sec) • Down to 1/30 sec • Down to 1/8 sec • Down to 32 sec	[clip]
Color Management	• sRGB • Adobe RGB • ECI RGB
Reset	• No • Yes
Sensor Cleaning	• No • Yes
Date	• Setting Year Month Day • Sequence Day/Month/Year Month/Day/Year Year/Month/Day
Time	• Setting Hour Minutes • View 12 Hours 24 Hours
Acoustic Signal	• Volume Off Low High • Keyclick Off On • SD Card Full Off On
Language	• English • German • French • Italian • Spanish • Japanese • Chinese
Format SD Card	• No • Yes
Firmware	• x.xx