Leica announces firmware update 2.0 for Leica D-Lux 5
16 December 2011: Leica Camera AG has announced the release of a new firmware update (version 2.0) for the Leica D-Lux 5. The firmware update can be downloaded, with an installation guide, from the Downloads area of the Leica D-Lux 5 page on the Leica Camera web site.
This new firmware offers D-Lux 5 users the following updates:
- Improved autofocus speed within the wide-angle range
- Simpler operation of fine adjustments in manual focusing mode
- Improved automatic white-balance precision in low light conditions
- High-ISO noise reduction at ISO 1600 and ISO 3200
- Incorporation of an ‘Active mode’, which reduces blur in movie recording when in motion
- A new ‘Miniature effect’ in the ‘My Colour Mode’ (available in photo and video modes)
- Improved AF/AE Lock with shutter button half depressed
- Long exposure time increased in manual mode from 60 to 250 seconds
- Addition of manual adjustment of the LCD monitor and external viewfinder to the camera settings menu
A detailed description of the new and improved functions is also available at: d-lux5.leica-camera.com
