James R Posted December 22, 2009 Share #1 Posted December 22, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Found myself in Snapshot mode and don't know how that happened. Got out of Snapshot and not sure how that happen either. What is the purpose of Snapshot? It seems useless, but, what do I know--the manual is anything but helpful. BTW, my first rodeo with a digital Leica. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 22, 2009 Posted December 22, 2009 Hi James R, Take a look here What is Snapshot and how did I get there?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
jaapv Posted December 22, 2009 Share #2 Posted December 22, 2009 Go to users -> profiles -> and to the profiles you wish to use in the "set"menu. You can set the user profile and rename them by setting the camera to the settings you like, for instance a standard profiule, a low light profile, a backlight profile, whatever and each time go to menu-> set user profile-> set ->rename. And yes, the snapshot profile is useless. I wish I knew a way to disable it, to prevent the camera to revert to it, which it seems to do spontaneously from time to time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted December 22, 2009 Share #3 Posted December 22, 2009 Go to users -> profiles -> and to the profiles you wish to use in the "set"menu.You can set the user profile and rename them by setting the camera to the settings you like, for instance a standard profiule, a low light profile, a backlight profile, whatever and each time go to menu-> set user profile-> set ->rename. And yes, the snapshot profile is useless. I wish I knew a way to disable it, to prevent the camera to revert to it, which it seems to do spontaneously from time to time. Somewhat to my surprise, I find myself using it from time to time, to take a quick photo to send as an email insert or for something I am selling on eBay. I had set up a simple JPEG profile as My1 on my Ricoh GX200 for this but I prefer the manual focus on the M9. The manual focus for close ups on the Ricoh is primitive. It means I can just insert the card into my MacBook Pro and open in PS, without having to bother with C1 or ACR.I don't need to change the mode to 8 bit and can just crop, resize and post or send very quickly. Then I HAVE to remember to change back to my Profile 1, which is DNG only uncompressed. That is the pitfall - not remembering to change back. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted December 22, 2009 Share #4 Posted December 22, 2009 I can understand that use,but as you say - the camera sometimes seem to drop into snapshot mode unexpectedly - and then one is stuck there without noticing:mad: I try to make it a habit to check the LCD when I start the camera up - but I tend to forget:( Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted December 22, 2009 Share #5 Posted December 22, 2009 I can understand that use,but as you say - the camera sometimes seem to drop into snapshot mode unexpectedly - and then one is stuck there without noticing:mad: I try to make it a habit to check the LCD when I start the camera up - but I tend to forget:( I too have noticed the drop into snapshot mode, I am sure without me asking for it. Anyone got any thoughts as to why it might be happening. At first, I thought it was me not putting it back to my profile 1 but I am pretty sure on a couple of occasions, it did it all by itself. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted December 22, 2009 Share #6 Posted December 22, 2009 The M8 behaved similarly. The difference is that one could convince the camera that the basic setting should be a DNG one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James R Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share #7 Posted December 22, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thanks for the response. I'm glad, in an odd way, that it is a quirk and not something I did. I wonder what photographer/engineer thought that mode up? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted December 22, 2009 Share #8 Posted December 22, 2009 "Snapshot" mode was created for the M8.2 to provide something (an "S") to replace "8000" on the shutter dial - I guess Leica figured someone would complain the M9 was "a step backwards" if they left it out. In the M9, it shows up by pressing the "Set" button as one of the "user" modes. I've heard of other instances where people lost their user settings, so this may be related. It has not happened to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars_bergquist Posted December 22, 2009 Share #9 Posted December 22, 2009 One of the things that firmware designers should really consider is a key lock, like on any mobile phone. With both the M8 and the M9, I have at times inadvertently changed vital settings simply by handling the camera. This is irksome, to say the least. To the original poster, and innocent bystanders, I would like to point out that Leica cameras come with extensive and well-organized manuals; I recommend each new buyer to peruse this. Nine questions out of ten asked here have already been answered in this booklet. I agree that manuals by Japanese manufacturers are mostly so confused and elliptical as to be virtually useless. Here, as in some other aspects, Leica is an exception. The old man from the Age of the Bedienungsanleitung Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted December 22, 2009 Share #10 Posted December 22, 2009 "Snapshot" mode was created for the M8.2 to provide something (an "S") to replace "8000" on the shutter dial - I guess Leica figured someone would complain the M9 was "a step backwards" if they left it out. In the M9, it shows up by pressing the "Set" button as one of the "user" modes. I've heard of other instances where people lost their user settings, so this may be related. It has not happened to me. In my case it happens from time to time that I switch off the camera in User mode and it wakes up the next day in snapshot mode. Both my M8 bodies have exhibited user mode amnesia as well. There have been no accidental button presses during the night. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James R Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share #11 Posted December 22, 2009 One of the things that firmware designers should really consider is a key lock, like on any mobile phone. With both the M8 and the M9, I have at times inadvertently changed vital settings simply by handling the camera. This is irksome, to say the least. To the original poster, and innocent bystanders, I would like to point out that Leica cameras come with extensive and well-organized manuals; I recommend each new buyer to peruse this. Nine questions out of ten asked here have already been answered in this booklet. I agree that manuals by Japanese manufacturers are mostly so confused and elliptical as to be virtually useless. Here, as in some other aspects, Leica is an exception. The old man from the Age of the Bedienungsanleitung I did peruse the manual and didn't find it much of an improvement over my D3 manual. In fact I give Nikon the edge in menuing, considering the complexity of their cameras. And I could not find the "key lock" you mentioned, at least not yet--it wasn't mentioned in the index. The manual was also very lacking in discussing the Snapshot mode. The issue with Snapshot is rather ridiculous. I changed batteries and found myself in this mode again without knowing it. I'm trying to use the save profiles but end up in snapshot mode. The menu might be an improvement over past cameras, however, I hope Leica finds time to make some rather major improvements. IMO, the way Snapshot mode is set up is a bug that needs to be fixed in a firmware update. I will now go back and peruse the manual again looking for the key lock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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