| Camera type | Digital system camera with rangefinder |
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| Buffer memory | 3 GB
DNG™: 15 shots
JPG: > 100 shots |
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| Storage medium | UHS-II (recommended), UHS-I, SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card (SDXC cards up to 2 TB)
Internal memory: 256 GB |
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| Material | Full-metal housing made of magnesium and aluminum, leatherette cover |
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| Lens mount | Leica M bayonet with additional sensor for 6-bit encoding |
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| Operating conditions | 0°C to +40°C |
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| Interfaces | ISO accessory shoe with additional control contacts for Leica flash units and Leica Visoflex 2 viewfinder (optional accessory), USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-C |
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| Tripod thread | A 1⁄4 DIN 4503 (1⁄4”) with stainless steel in the base |
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| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 139 x 38,5 x 80 mm |
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| Weight | Approx. 530 g/455 g (with/without battery) |
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| Sensor size | BSI CMOS sensor, pixel pitch: 3.76 μm, 35 mm: 9528 x 6328 pixels (60.3 MP) |
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| Processor | Leica Maestro series (Maestro III) |
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| Filter | RGB color filter, UV/IR filter, no low-pass filter |
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| File formats | DNG™ (raw data, loss-free compression), DNG + JPG, JPG (DCF, Exif 2.30) |
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| Image resolution | DNG™
L-DNG 60.3 MP 9528 x 6328 Pixel | M-DNG 36.5 MP 7416 x 4928 Pixel | S-DNG 18.4 MP 5272 x 3498 Pixel
JPG
L-JPG 60.1 MP 9504 x 6320 Pixel | M-JPG 36.2 MP 7392 x 4896 Pixel | S-JPG 18.2 MP 5248 x 3472 Pixel
The entire sensor surface will always be used irrespective of format and resolution.
Digital Zoom 1.3x and 1.8x available (always based on L-DNG or L-JPG) |
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| File size | DNG™
L-DNG approx. 70–120 MB | M-DNG approx. 40–70 MB| S-DNG approx. 20–40 MB
JPG
L-JPG approx. 15–30 MB | M-JPG approx. 9–18 MB | S-JPG approx. 5–9 MB
JPG: depending on resolution and image content |
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| Color depth | DNG™: 14 bit, JPG: 8 bit |
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| Color space | sRGB |
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| Viewfinder | Large, bright-line rangefinder with automatic parallax compensation, suitable for -0.5 dpt, optional corrective lenses available: -3 to +3 dpt |
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| Display | Four-digit digital display with items show on the top and bottom, Image field limiter: two lit frames: 35 mm + 135 mm, 28 mm + 90 mm, 50 mm + 75 mm (automatic switchover when lens is attached) |
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| Viewfinder magnification | 0.73x (all lenses) |
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| Large-base rangefinder | Split or superimposed image rangefinder shown as a bright field at the center of the viewfinder image |
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| LCD panel | 2.95” (Active Matrix TFT), sapphire glass, 2 332 800 dots, format 3:2, Touch control available |
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| Shutter type | Electronically controlled focal plane shutter and electronic shutter function |
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| Shutter speeds | Mech. shutter: 60 min to 1⁄4000 s
Electro. shutter function: 60 s to 1⁄16000 s
Flash Synch: up to 1⁄180 s
Optional noise reduction via additional “black picture” (can be disabled) |
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| Shutter button | Two-stage
(Step 1: activation of the camera electronics including exposure metering and exposure lock, Step 2: release) |
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| Self-timer | Delay time: 2 s or 12 s |
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| Drive Mode | Single
Continuous - Low Speed (3 fps)
Continuous - High Speed (4.5 fps)
Interval shooting
Exposure Bracketing |
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| Focus range | Rangefinder: 70 cm to ∞ Live View: depending on the attached lens |
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| Focus mode | Manual (focus assist functions Magnification and Focus Peaking available) |
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| Exposure metering | TTL (exposure metering through the lens), with working aperture |
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| Metering principle | Exposure metering is done by the image sensor for all exposure metering methods (in Live View mode and in rangefinder mode) |
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| Exposure metering methods | Spot, Center-Weighted, Highlight-Weighted, Multi-Field |
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| Exposure modes | Aperture priority mode (A): automatic shutter speed control with manual aperture preselection
Manual (M): manual setting for shutter speed and aperture |
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| Exposure compensation | ±3 EV in 1⁄3 EV increments |
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| Automatic bracketing | 3 or 5 frames, graduations between shoots up to 3 EV, in 1⁄3 EV increments, additional optional exposure compensation: up to ±3 EV |
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| ISO sensitivity range | Auto ISO: ISO 64 (native) to ISO 50 000, also available in flash mode
Manual: ISO 64 to ISO 50 000 |
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| Flash unit connector | Via the accessory shoe |
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| Metering principle | Flash exposure metering is done by the image sensor for all exposure metering methods (in Live View mode and in rangefinder mode) |
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| Flash sync time | 1⁄180 s, slower shutter speeds available, automatic switchover to TTL linear flash mode with HSS-compatible Leica system flash units if sync time is undercut |
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| Flash exposure metering | Using center-weighted TTL pre-flash metering with Leica flash units (SF 26, SF 40, SF 58, SF 60, SF 64) or with systemcompatible
flash units, remote controlled flash SF C1 |
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| Flash exposure compensation | SF 40: ±2 EV in 1⁄2 EV increments
SF 60: ±2 EV in 1⁄3 EV increments
Other: ±3 EV in 1⁄3 EV increments |
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| Displays in flash mode (in the viewfinder only) | Flash icon: connection of an external flash unit |
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| WLAN | The Leica FOTOS app is required to use the WLAN function. The Leica app is available from the Apple App Store™ or the Google Play Store™. 2.4 GHz/5 GHz* dual band IEEE802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Wave2 WLAN (standard WLAN protocol), encryption method: WLAN-kompatible WPA™/WPA2™, access method: infrastructure mode |
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| Bluetooth | Bluetooth v4.2 BR/EDR/LE, BR/DR-channel 1-79, LE-channel 0-39 (2402–2480 MHz) |
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| GPS | Geotagging via Leica FOTOS app using Bluetooth |
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