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Leica M8 digital camera specifications

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 Format      Interchangeable lens camera
 Price (street)     
 Also known as       
 Release Status       
Click for help Max resolution      3936 x 2630
Click for help Low resolution      2952 x 1972, 1968 x 1315, 1312 x 876
Click for help Image ratio w:h      3:2
Click for help Effective pixels      10.3 million
Click for help Sensor photo detectors      10.3 million
Click for help Sensor size      27 x 18 mm (4.86 cm²)
Click for help Pixel density      2.1 MP/cm²
Click for help Sensor type      CCD
Click for help Sensor manufacturer      Kodak
Click for help ISO rating      160, 320, 640, 1250, 2500
Click for help Zoom wide (W)       
Click for help Zoom tele (T)       
Click for help Digital zoom      No
Click for help Image stabilization      No
Click for help Auto Focus      n/a
Click for help Manual Focus      Yes
Click for help Normal focus range       
Click for help Macro focus range       
Click for help White balance override      6 positions, plus manual and kelvin
Click for help Aperture range       
Click for help Min shutter      8 sec
Click for help Max shutter      1/8000 sec
 Built-in Flash      No
 Flash range       
 External flash      Yes, hot-shoe
 Flash modes      1st or 2nd shutter sync, auto slow sync
Click for help Exposure compensation      -3 to +3 EV in 0.3 EV steps
Click for help Metering      Center-biased TTL
Click for help Aperture priority      Yes
Click for help Shutter priority      No
Click for help Focal length multiplier      1.3
 Lens thread      Leica M bayonet
Click for help Continuous Drive      No
 Movie Clips      No
 Remote control      No
 Self-timer      Yes, 2 or 12 sec
Click for help Timelapse recording      No
 Orientation sensor      No
Click for help Storage types      SD/SDHC card
Click for help Storage included      None
Click for help Uncompressed format      Yes, RAW (DNG)
Click for help Quality Levels      Fine, Standard
Click for help Viewfinder      Optical (Rangefinder)
Click for help LCD      2.5 "
Click for help LCD Dots      230,000
Click for help Live View      No
Click for help USB      USB 2.0 (480Mbit/sec)
Click for help HDMI      No
Click for help Wireless      No
Click for help GPS      No
 Environmentally sealed      No
Click for help Battery      Lithium-Ion rechargeable
 Weight (inc. batteries)      591 g (20.8 oz)
 Dimensions      139 x 80 x 37 mm (5.5 x 3.2 x 1.5 in)
 Notes      Leica's first digital M series
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