Listing / Editing user profiles

[hdokgst]

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After using my SL2 for some years. I've got a number of user profiles. I find it difficult to keep track of the contents. Is there a way to review or compare the contents of saved user profiles on a PC or on another device (iPad, e.g.) or even edit the saved profiles? In my opinion, the Fotos App would be a place to save the profiles. The app lets me update my firmware but as far as I can tell does not copy/save the profiles.

This may have been discussed before. I searched the forum (and also via google outside the forum) but could not find anything helpful.

Any hint appreciated - Thanks!

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[jaapv]

On the camera: You can call up the profile, run through the menu, change what needs changing and save the profile. 

[hdokgst]

Jaap,

thank you for responding.

Of course, editing the profiles using the camera menus is the is the 'official' way. Nevertheless, I would like to review and especially compare different profiles. When I try to optimize a profile for a new lens or different task, I start with one profile (say 'macro static') and change parameters until I end up with a new profile (say 'macro dynamic'). When I finish this I would like to compare the two profiles and check which parameters I've changed and if these changes are logical. So, being able to just have a list of all parameters for two profiles side-by-side would be helpful (for me!) as also having a list of all parameters that can be changed and kept in the profile. 

[Photoworks]

No, there is no list, and if you open it text edit you can see that it is just code.

You can backup your profile to SD, that is about it. I just to just that to move the profile to multiple cameras.

I create a few base profiles, and I change little settings when shooting without saving.

Changing just Macro is not very useful in my opinion. stick to basic.

If you like to see how I have them set up:

 

 

[hdokgst]

OK - I give up! I've got just one SL2 and use it for many purposes (macro was just an example) and have a number of profiles which I change from time to time and I find it not so easy to keep track.

But thanks for your comments.

[wellfleet]

On 6/25/2023 at 6:20 AM, jaapv said:

On the camera: You can call up the profile, run through the menu, change what needs changing and save the profile. 

On the SL2, I can't edit (change)a user profile once it's been set the first time. I have to create a new profile to save any changes that I'd like to add to an already set profile. I've reset the camera about 8 times trying to get this to work. Thoughts?

[jaapv]

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If you change the relevant settings and then save as <userx> or your <rename>?  That is the way it works on all my other Leicas.

[wellfleet]

I just spoke with Leica NJ and got it sorted out, so it's now working, thanks!