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Hello,

I just noticed that I posted this to the english forum instead of the german one. So here it is in englisch 🙂

I have recently got a Leica Q (1) and I am surprised at the behaviour of the camera in terms of auto ISO. I've set 1/30 of a second as the longest shutter speed, but the camera does not go beyond 1 / 60s. If I close the aperture further, it raises the ISO value. Only when the ISO has reached the predetermined maximum, a longer exposure time is selected. Whether stabilization is on or off does not make any difference. I don't understand, why it's possible to select a longer exposure time in the auto ISO menu (max 1s) ?? Is there an explanation ?

Thank you and best regards!

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Hallo Forum,

Ich bin seit kurzem glücklicher Besitzer einer Leica Q (1) und wundere mich über das Verhalten der Kamera in Sachen Auto-ISO.

Ich habe 1/30 Sekunde als längste Verschlusszeit eingestellt, aber die Kamera geht nicht über 1/60s. Wenn ich weiter abblende, hebt sie den ISO Wert an. Erst wenn dieser das vorgegebene Maximum erreicht hat, wird eine längere Belichtungszeit gewählt. Ob die Stabilisierung ein- oder ausgeschaltet ist, macht dabei keinen Unterschied.

Ich verstehe nicht, warum man dann überhaupt längere Belichtungszeiten im Auto ISO Menü einstellen kann (max 1s) ?? Gibt es dafür eine Erklärung ?

Vielen Dank und liebe Grüße !

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I have a Q, fw3.1,  I have set the max iso as 6400. When it is dark, it raises the iso value until 6400, then it sets the shutter longer and longer to e.g. 5 secs. So yes: it first highers the iso at 1/60 sec, then keeps it at the set maximum (6400) and when darker it slows the shutter speed.

If you are very afraid to see noise, I recommend setting a max iso 3200; and set the OIS (optical image stabilisation) to "auto".

 

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Sadly, it's normal behavior for the Q. Extensively discussed in the past: https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/266969-leica-q-auto-iso-question/

I'd say it's something that got unnecessarily complicated during the design process.

I do have question for fellow members who own a Q2: If you for example set the Auto ISO to 3200 maximum with 1/15 being the slowest shutter speed, will it "dip" below 1/15 when the light got poor enough? 

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Thank you for your replies !

I find it strange that Leica seems to have addressed this obvious quirk in the Q2, but doesn't fix it by a firmware update to the Q.

Strange, but not a big deal for me, though 🙂

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