Digital single-lens reflex system camera with lens bayonet complying with Four Thirds standard.
File formats
RAW, JPEG (based on Exif 2.21 standard), DPOF
Aspect ratio
4:3, 3:2, 16:9 (3:2, 16:9 only in Live View mode)
Image sensor
LiveMOS sensor, size : 17.3 x 13.0 mm with pixels 7.9 million total pixels and 7.5 million effective pixels ; aspect ratio 4:3 (horizontal:vertical ) ; color filter RGB primary color filter ; dust reduction system ultrasonic protective filter.
Image sizes
4:3 format 3136 x 2352 pixels, 2560 x 1920 pixels, 2048 x 1536 pixels, 3:2 format 3136 x 2080 pixels, 2560 x 1712 pixels, 2048 x 1360 pixels, 16:9 format 3136 x 1760 pixels, 1920 x 1080 pixels.
Viewfinder
optical
Color display
2.5" TFT LCD monitor with 207,000 pixels, image field approx. 100 % in Live View mode, depth of field controlled via depth of field lever (only with Live View via monitor) ; menu languages German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Japanese.
ISO speeds
Auto/100/200/400/800/1600
Color space
sRGB, Adobe RGB
Lens
LEICA D VARIO-ELMARIT 14-50 mm f/2.8-3.5 ASPH.
Lens bayonet
Four Thirds bayonet
Close-up limit
29 cm over entire focal length range
Extended optical zoom
max. 1.5 x (with reduced resolution)
Digital zoom
2 x/4 x (only in Live View mode)
Storage medium
SD memory card, SDHC memory card, multimedia card
Reproduction modes
Single/9 or 25 thumbnails/calendar zoom (16 x max.)/image rotation (not for RAW), Slide show (duration adjustable, also manual control possible) Favorites function/resizing (number of pixels selectable) trimming/ protection/aspect conversion/ DPOF print settings.
Realtime Preview
Monitor viewfinder image shows picture, exposure (with histogram) and white balance before picture-taking.
Exposure control Program automatic, aperture automatic, time automatic and manual setting ; metering TTL open aperture metering 49-zone (with optical viewfinder), 256-zone (in Live View mode) ; metered value storage AFL/AEL button or shutter button pressed halfway in AFS mode ; exposure compensation ±2 EV in 1⁄3 EV stages ; automatic exposure series 3 or 5 pictures, ±2 EV in 1⁄3–1 EV stage.
Integral flash unit LZ 10 (ISO 100, m) pop-up direct/indirect, off, auto, daylight fill-in flash ; Slow sync choice between red-eye reduction ; TTL flash metering control ; X-sync times 1/160 s and longer ; exposure compensation ±2 EV in 1⁄3 EV stages ; synchronization choice between 1st or 2nd curtain ; flash shoe system connection for external flash units.
White balance
Options auto/daylight/cloudy skies/shadow/ halogen/flash/manual 1+2, color temperature setting ; white balance fine tuning blue/amber bias ; magenta/green bias ; color temperature adjustment range 2500 K to 10000 K in 31 steps.