Leica M/M-P Typ 240, Typ 262, Monochrom Typ 246 New Firmware Updates Released

Leica has announced new firmware updates for the Leica M/M-P (Typ 240), M (Typ 262), M Monochrom (Typ 246) cameras.

The Leica M/M-P (Typ 240) has been updated to firmware version 2.0.3.0 while the M (Typ 262) firmware gets the version 1.0.0.6 and the M Monochrom (Typ 246) updated to firmware version 1.0.1.0.

New firmware updates for Leica M cameras includes several improvements and bug fixes. Details as follows.

New firmware updates for Leica M Typ 240 262 Monochrome 246 Released

List of new improvements in the latest firmware update:

• Prevents the camera controls from becoming unresponsive after a series of continuous burst images fills the buffer
• The selected user profile will be displayed even when exposure compensation has been adjusted
• Exposure compensation is no longer saved to the user profile
• Memory cards with a capacity of up to 512GB are now supported (we don’t necessarily recommend SD cards this large due to long startup times)
• The default file format settings upon resetting the camera has been changed from ‘JPG’ to ‘DNG+JPG’
• The time-out period for the last GPS Position, when no GPS signal is received, is extended to 2.5 hours for the Leica M/M-P (Typ 240) and Leica M Monochrom (Typ 246) – GPS is not available with the M (Typ 262)
• It is now possible to display all zoom steps when reviewing images in playback mode from the Leica M Monochrom (Typ 246), Leica M (Typ 262) and Leica M/M-P (Typ 240)
• When using SD cards that are too slow for movie recording, a message appears in the viewfinder display

List of bug fixes included in the firmware updates:

• Bugs that led to the camera freezing when shooting fast sequences have been fixed
• The accuracy of the internal clock has been improved
• When using ‘AUTO ISO in M mode’ the used exposure metering mode is now displayed in play mode
• Files larger than 2GB can now be transferred from the camera to the PC via USB
• The display of the histogram has been optimized for high ISO values
• The display of flash exposure compensation values has been improved in the menu
• A misleading message (‘check battery age’) has been removed
• With the Leica M Monochrom (Typ 246), a bug that led to black pixels in fine patterns has been fixed
• Further system optimizations have been implemented

Download links.

• Leica M/M-P (Typ 240): Firmware Version 2.0.3.0
• Leica M (Typ 262): Firmware Version 1.0.0.6
• Leica M Monochrom (Typ 246): Firmware Version 1.0.1.0