Firmware update for LEICA S2
22 April 2010: Leica Camera AG has announced a firmware update (v.1.0.0.16) for the LEICA S2 and S2-P, which will be downloadable from today under the Leica Owners’ Area on the Leica web site at:
owners.leica-camera.com/en/login
Below is the full list of improvements provided by this firmware update:
Extended camera functionality
- Additional HMI white balance preset added (Hydrargyrum Medium-arc Iodide lamps)
- Additional viewfinder information: exposure correction
- Custom setting for depth of field preview button
- Selectable OLED screen standby time
- Control element lock (shutter speed and aperture dials can now be locked to prevent inadvertent shifts)
- Extended user-defined button programming (the stop-down button can now also be programmed)
Improvements in existing functionality and handling
- Consistent, continuous image numbering
- Accelerated data transfer speed for computer-tethered shooting
- Increased compatibility with memory cards not formatted in the camera
- Improved handling for selection of exposure modes
- Compatibility with new Leica Summarit-S 35mm and 120mm lenses
- Improvement in JPEG image quality
- Automatic detection of interchangeable focusing screens
- Simplified image review selection
All new LEICA S2 and S2-P cameras will be supplied with the updated firmware.
More details are available at: http://www.s.leica-camera.com/
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