simon72 Posted October 7, 2020 Share #1 Posted October 7, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) Have a question on my M10m On live view. There is a cross / cursor where you can move around the screen for metering. I always accidently move it and get the wrong exposure and focus peaking. Can I disable that cursor? I don't have this problem on my normal m10 Many thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 7, 2020 Posted October 7, 2020 Hi simon72, Take a look here M10M live view focusing cursor. Can this be disabled?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Ken Abrahams Posted October 7, 2020 Share #2 Posted October 7, 2020 I think you can select different metering systems including the "spot metering" but I am not sure its a cross hair on the screen rather a small circle which toggles around. Maybe I am mixed up with the SL? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcg Posted October 7, 2020 Share #3 Posted October 7, 2020 It is a circle. And it can very easily be accidentally moved off centre Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon72 Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted October 7, 2020 Yes. Are there anyways to disable this Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Abrahams Posted October 8, 2020 Share #5 Posted October 8, 2020 Just choose another exposure metering mode. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon72 Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted October 10, 2020 Got a reply from leica Germany. Cannot be disabled Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcg Posted October 11, 2020 Share #7 Posted October 11, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) I don't understand why people are expected to find workarounds with a £7000 camera. And also, in respect of the suggestion that one should simply choose another exposure metering mode, it's absurd with a £7000 camera that one should be expected to give up an important part of the functionality simply because some firmware feature which is generally available on much cheaper cameras, has been overlooked by Leica Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Abrahams Posted October 11, 2020 Share #8 Posted October 11, 2020 The MultiField metering mode has the crosshair for positioning the area required when zooming in for focussing in live view and the spot metering has the circle for isolating exposure to an area in the frame. I would only use spot metering where there is a contrasty scene requiring accurate metering for highlights. The spot metering won't take an overall meter reading for general scenes therefore I use centre weighted metering. With centre weighted metering one can aim at particular light or dark areas in the scene and half press the shutter to hold that exposure, re compose and shoot. The spot metering can isolate bright or dark areas better than the above centre weighted method however one would need to half press and check the histogram for a preview. Sometimes when I have left the camera in this position and out shooting, I quickly realise that my exposures are incorrect and change the mode back. The Multi Metering cross hair which isolates the focus area in live view is probably best used when on a tripod where "aiming" the camera to focus with the peaking isn't feasible. Mainly used with longer lenses. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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