Leica owners, listen up! Leica has announced firmware update 4.2.0 for both the Leica SL3 and the Leica SL3-S! These firmware updates bring exciting new features, much-wanted improvements, and troubleshooting for those pesky bugs. Available on the official Leica Website and on the Leica FOTOS app, get ready to enjoy this exciting update!
Leica SL3 and Leica SL3-S Firmware Update 4.2.0:
New Features:
- False Colour (Video): New assistant for colour-coded rendering of
- brightness values directly in Live View. It allows for a precise exposure evaluation, specifically for skin tones.
- HDMI mirroring, including user interface: The camera monitor can now be mirrored via HDMI, including all on-screen icons. A new menu option (Mirror via HDMI) allows easy activation/deactivation of this function.
- Lens Profile: Support for the new Leica Noctilux-M 1:1.2/35 ASPH.
- Extended AF subject detection (vehicle): Two options have been added to the menu AF Detection to allow for vehicle detection. The user can specify the detection of entire vehicles or specific vehicle parts.
Improvements:
- Revised video settings selector: The video format selection was fundamentally optimized. A new filter system now facilitates finding the correct settings significantly faster and more conveniently.
- Firmware update display: All update-relevant messages will now be automatically displayed on screen regardless of the EVF/LCD setting.
- New “full screen mode” in Review mode: In addition to the existing profiles, a new view is now available that displays the image without any information or icons. This view appears between Info Profile 4 and Info Profile 1.
- Optimized Leica Looks user interface: The Leica Looks interface for adjusting individual parameters was revised for additional ease of use. Settings can now be adjusted more quickly and more intuitively.
- Lens lists: The Leica M and R lens lists will no longer be stored in the User Profile. These settings will therefore remain accessible from within any profile.
- Optimized electronic shutter response time: The shutter release lag during continuous shooting with the electronic shutter (15 fps and higher) has been significantly reduced, allowing for faster image capture when the shutter button is pressed down fully.
- Improved Tracking Framelines display: In AF Mode, Tracking will display the framelines in the colour of the respective detection status. Green markers will show that the camera has successfully completed focusing if no person or animal is detected.
Troubleshooting:
- A problem with vignetting correction in combination with the “Leica Noctilux-M 1:1.2/50 ASPH.” lens profile was fixed, which could previously result in incorrect over-compensation.
- An issue was resolved where icons in the Control Center could be missing after importing user profiles.
- A bug was fixed that could cause horizontal red lines to appear in the EVF under certain lighting conditions when the shutter button was pushed to the first pressure point (SL3 only).
- The Stabilization option was removed from the function list for FN buttons to avoid misunderstandings. Instead, the only selectable option is now Image Stabilization.
- An issue was corrected where the audio level meter for the left channel in Video Mode would, under certain conditions, show incorrect peaks.
Itching to download firmware 4.2.0 for your Leica SL3 or Leica SL3-S? Click here to head to Leica's downloads or head to the Leica FOTOS app and get updating!
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