Setting shutter speeds, Long-term exposure, Fixed shutter speeds – LEICA Q3 Digital Camera User Manual
Page 114: Setting shutter speeds long-term exposure
PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ EXPOSURE
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SETTING SHUTTER SPEEDS
The shutter speed is set in two steps.
using the shutter-speed dial: in full increments
using the thumbwheel: fine tuning in 1⁄3 increments
Shutter-speed
dial
Thumbwheel
All settings from
2
to
1000
Fine tuning the shutter speed in 1⁄3 EV
increments, max. ±2⁄3 EV
Set to
1+
Longer shutter speeds than 1 s (0.6 s to
120 s in 1⁄3 EV increments)
Set to
2000
Shorter shutter speeds than 1⁄1000 s
(1⁄1250 s to 1⁄16000 s in 1⁄3 EV incre-
ments)
EXAMPLES FOR SHUTTER SPEED FINE TUNING SETTINGS
– set shutter speed 1⁄125 s + move the thumbwheel one click to
the left = 1⁄100 s
– set shutter speed 1⁄500 s + move the thumbwheel two clicks to
the right = 1⁄800 s
Note
• Fine tuning can alternatively be done via the status screen.
Depending on the thumbwheel assignment, this may be the only
option (see p. 60).
LONG-TERM EXPOSURE
FIXED SHUTTER SPEEDS
Your Leica Q3 allows shutter speeds up to 2 minutes in modes
S
and
M
(depending on the selected ISO setting). The remaining
exposure time after shutter release is counted down in seconds on
the display for shutter speeds greater than 1 s.
▸
Set the shutter-speed dial to
1+
▸
Select the desired shutter speed
(Must be done via fine tuning of the shutter speed, see p. 114)
▸
Shutter release