Despite the fact that it has been out for a while now, the Leica D-LUX 4 is one of the point-and-shoots that I’ve always felt deserved some attention.Like its more economical sibling the Panasonic LX-3, it is a premium point-and-shoot that is meant for enthusiasts, pros that want a nice compact camera, and people that want better images and aren’t afraid to work a little bit for them. On December 11th 2009, Leica announced a firmware update for the camera. The update in lots pictures after the jump.
Here is the Press Release citing the updates:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LEICA D-LUX 4 Firmware Update
Leica announces firmware update for D-LUX 4 camera
– numerous improvements cited
December 11, 2009 – (Allendale, NJ) – Leica Camera announced today the newest firmware update for the LEICA D-LUX 4 to its customers. The free firmware update will be available for immediate download from Leicaâs homepage: www.leica-camera.com .
The following improvements have been implemented by firmware version 2.1:
1.        Recording function with an aspect ratio of 1:1 has been added
2.        White balance (WB) bracket function has been added
3.        The exposure compensation and the auto bracket compensation can now be set up to Âħ3EV
4.        Position of the guide line can now be set
5.        [LENS RESUME] has been added to the [SETUP] menu
6.        [HIGH DYNAMIC] has been added to scene mode
7.        It is now possible to record the user’s name in the image file
8.        [MENU RESUME] has been added to the [SETUP] menu
9.        It is now possible to display the highlights in playback mode
10.   Digital red-eye removal has been modified
11.   Items saved in the custom set have changed
12.   Display of [COPY] in the [PLAYBACK] menu has changed
13.   Message display has been added
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Now that that’s all out of the way, here are all the features shown off. Certain features will be shown off in my field review for the next couple of days. This review will be a series and will end with a compilation page and summaries. The following images are meant mostly for users that may not know how to get to the settings or what to look for.
1:1 function
1:1 on-screen
White Balance Bracketing
Exposure compensation being able to go up to level 3
Lens Resume
Menu Resume
Display of Highlights
My name recorded in the images
Guideline
Much more to come in the coming days! Stay tuned to ThePhoblographer.com!