Leica SL (Typ 601) Camera Firmware 2.0 Download

Posted at December 23, 2024 by PCI-DB Team

Leica SL (Typ 601) Camera Firmware 2.0 Description

Direct Exposure Compensation:

- Enabling exposure compensation via top and rear dials in P, T and A mode.

Additional shutter speeds:

- Longer manual shutter speed added (up to 30min)
- New electronic shutter speed added (up to 1/16000sec)
- Improved Autofocus
- Higher precision
- Improved tracking
- New AF-steps in setup-menu (1 and 5 steps)
- Improved 1 Point AF: 529 AF-Points

Additional Improvements:

- Full support for all Leica Flashes, improved TTL/HSS mode
- DNG only mode: ability to zoom into DNGs
- Improved time code menu options
- Improved power saving during long exposure and interval shots
- Flash exposure compensation added to favorite list and to customized buttons
- List of M- and R-lenses are customizable
- Improved image quality of JPEG files
- Improved white balance
- Noise reduction options added for JPEG files (low, medium, high)
- First letter of file name can be changed
- Improved Auto ISO setting, minimum ISO setting added
- Display Wi-Fi password during input
- Improved focus peaking, option for sensitivity and new icon for live view added
- Title of user profiles may contain up to 10 letters
- Rating is now compatible to Adobe software
- Histogram is transparent
- AF-frame is shown in continuous low and medium speed
- Combining the video format and the resolution in one menu
- Start video recordings with the Leica Remote Control SCL4

Support added for UHS-2 SD Cards:

- SANDISK EXTREME PRO UHS2 CLASS3 [16GB] [32GB] [64GB]
- LEXAR PROFESSIONAL 1000x UHS2 CLASS3 [16GB] [32GB] [64GB] [128GB] [256GB]
- LEXAR PROFESSIONAL 2000x UHS2 CLASS3 [32GB] [64GB]
- TOSHIBA EXCERIA PRO CLASS1 [16GB] [32GB] [64GB] [128GB]
- TOSHIBA EXCERIA PRO CLASS3 [16GB] [32GB] [64GB] [128GB]
- TRANSCEND ULTIMATE UHS2 CLASS3 [32GB] [64GB]

Bug Fixes:

- Bug fix for AF filed size: 1Point in magnified situations
- Fixed several bugs

Please follow these steps to install the new firmware for your Leica SL camera:

- Recharge the battery to 100% and insert the battery into the camera.
- Download the new firmware file to your computer.
- Prepare the installation SD card.
- Please make sure that the card contains at least 200 MB of free disk space.
- It is recommended to format the card inside the camera before continuing with the installation process.
- Copy the firmware file to the root directory of a SD card.
- Insert the SD card into the camera and switch it on.
- Before installing a new firmware, please backup your user profiles. The installation will override your personal settings and customizations stored inside the camera.
- Go to MENU / SETUP / User Profile
- Choose "Export Profiles" and confirm to start the process
- The camera will confirm the action with the screen "Export Successful."
- Go to MENU / SETUP / Camera Information / Firmware
- Press “Start Update” and confirm to start the process
- Please wait until it’s done.
- Restart the camera
- In case you have done a backup of your user profiles: Go to MENU / SETUP / User Profile, choose "Import Profiles" and confirm to start the process
- The update process is completed.

CAUTION:

- Please do not turn off your camera, or do not remove the SD Memory Card, do not remove the lens while updating your camera's firmware.
- DISREGARDING THIS ADVICE CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO YOUR CAMERA!

About Digital Camera Updates:

Updating to a newer firmware version than the one already installed on your camera can improve the device’s overall performance and stability, resolve various issues, and add support for newly developed features or enhance existing ones.

On the other hand, downgrading the camera’s firmware can recover its functionality in the unlikely event the currently installed version is faulty or the device’s performance dropped after an upgrade. However, bear in mind that applying an earlier build might not always be possible.

It is recommended that changing the camera’s firmware be performed when the new release resolves an issue that your device has been encountering, or adds a new feature (or enhances an existing one) that could prove useful for you.

This process isn’t intended to be destructive, but still, it’s best to save all your personal data and configurations before applying a different firmware. Moreover, make sure that the battery is fully charged and don’t use the camera’s buttons while the installation is in progress.

When it comes to the update method, usually, you must copy the firmware file onto a compatible memory card, insert it into the camera, and browse from the menu to the device’s update section.

However, each device has various ways to enter the update mode and particular steps that should be taken for a successful upgrade, therefore make sure you read the product’s installation guide.

That being said, if you consider that this firmware improves your device in any way, then hit the download button and get the desired version; if not, check with our website as often as possible so that you don’t miss the update that will boost your camera’s performance.

  It is highly recommended to always use the most recent driver version available.

Try to set a system restore point before installing a device driver. This will help if you installed an incorrect or mismatched driver. Problems can arise when your hardware device is too old or not supported any longer.

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