Leica M-E Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - rangefinder
Lens Mount
Leica M
ISO (Max)
2500
Sensor Resolution
18.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Display
2.5" LCD display
Battery Type
Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Leica M-E
Product Type Digital camera - rangefinder
Lens Included Body only
Height 8 cm
Width 13.9 cm
Depth 3.7 cm
Weight 585 g
Body Material Synthetic leather, magnesium
Enclosure Colour Anthracite grey
SENSOR Leica M-E
Sensor Resolution 18.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 18,500,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 18,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
LENS Leica M-E
Lens Mounting Type Leica M
VIEWFINDER Leica M-E
Viewfinder Type Optical - real-image
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.68x
Viewfinder Frames Parallactic frame
Features Automatic parallax compensation
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Leica M-E
ISO (Max) 2500
Light Sensitivity ISO 80, ISO auto, ISO 160-2500
Exposure Metering Centre-weighted
Exposure Modes Bulb, manual, aperture-priority
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), 2000K - 12800K
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 240 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 7 steps in 1/2 steps
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec
DISPLAY Leica M-E
Type 2.5" LCD display
Display Format 230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Contrast control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Leica M-E
Image Recording Format JPEG, DNG (RAW)
MEMORY Leica M-E
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Image Storage DNG (RAW) 5212 x 3472
JPEG 5212 x 3472
JPEG 3840 x 2592
JPEG 2592 x 1728
JPEG 1728 x 1152
JPEG 1280 x 846
BATTERY AND CHARGING Leica M-E
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1860 mAh (included)
CONNECTIONS Leica M-E
Flash Terminal Hot shoe
FEATURES Leica M-E
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second
Additional Features Sharpness control, AE lock, saturation control
OTHERS Leica M-E
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, body cap
Software Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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