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[giganova]

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Hi all —

while I think I understand all menu functions of my SL2-S, I find one detail puzzling:

In Live View, the maximum number of pictures that I can take with my SD cards is seen at the bottom right of the display (e.g., “3500). But when I slightly press the shutter button, that number changes to “L 53”. I read the camera manual again & again but can’t seem to figure out what this means.

Can someone please educate me? Thanks!

[jdlaing]

When the image is finished writing to the card, and the red light goes off, does it change back to a number?

[Jonathan Levin]

Maybe this shows how many images are on the card?

[giganova]

Nope, number doesn’t change after I take some pictures. The mystery deepens!🤔

[giganova]

9 hours ago, jdlaing said:

When the image is finished writing to the card, and the red light goes off, does it change back to a number?

“L 54” (sometimes L 53) is only visible when I half-press the shutter button.

[Chuck Albertson]

What sort of lens are you using? When I'm using a SL AF lens, and slightly press the shutter release, the top panel switches to the depth of field display for the last picture I took. Another lens type may bring up a different display.

[giganova]

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I’m using the Leica 24-70 SL lens and the display does not show me the DOF when I slightly press the shutter button.

[giganova]

Ok, I got a clue: the “L 54” number is only shown when I select a continuous shooting mode, but the number doesn’t change if I select 2, 5, 9, or 25 fps. If I select “Single Drive Mode,” no number is shown when I slightly press the shutter.

Maybe the number shows how many pictures the internal buffer can hold? When I take a burst of pictures for a few seconds, the numbers goes down from originally 54 to zero and then it stops taking pictures.

Edited Saturday at 01:54 PM by giganova