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Full name: Leica M (Typ 262)

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Core specifications

Release year
2015 · Released about 11 years ago
Sensor
35.8 × 23.9 mm CMOS
Effective resolution
24 MP
Lens
—
Zoom
—
Weight
600 g
Battery
BP-SCL2 lithium-ion battery Li-ion battery
Storage
SD/SDHC/SDXC
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Sensor metrics

Diagonal
43.04 mm

Sensor diagonal

√(35.8² + 23.9²) = 43.04 mm

Calculated from sensor width and height using the Pythagorean theorem.

Surface area
856 mm²

Sensor surface area

35.8 × 23.9 ≈ 856 mm²

A larger area usually offers more space to collect light, though image quality also depends on sensor generation.

Pixel pitch
5.97 µm

Pixel pitch

35.8 ÷ 5,996 × 1000 = 5.97 µm

Pixel pitch is the distance between the centers of adjacent pixels. This result assumes square pixels.

Pixel area
35.65 µm²

Pixel area

5.97² = 35.65 µm²

Theoretical pixel area is the square of pixel pitch and does not subtract physical gaps between pixels.

Pixel density
2.8 MP/cm²

Pixel density

24 MP ÷ 856 mm² ≈ 2.8 MP/cm²

Higher density means more pixels per unit area. It does not represent image quality on its own.

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35.8 × 23.9 mm

Full specifications

Imaging

Effective pixels
24 MP
Total pixels
—
Sensor
35.8 × 23.9 mm CMOS
Calculated resolution
5,996 × 4,003
Maximum image
5,976 × 3,992
Crop factor
1.01

Exposure & viewing

ISO
100–6,400
Viewfinder
Optical viewfinder
Display
3 in / 921,600 dots
Lens mount
—

Video & storage

Maximum video
—
Storage media
SD/SDHC/SDXC
Battery
BP-SCL2 lithium-ion battery Li-ion battery

Body

Weight
600 g
Dimensions
138.6 × 42 × 80 mm
Release year
2015

Wikidata

Aperture Priority
Yes
Battery
BP-SCL2 lithium-ion battery
Brand
Leica
Built In Flash
—
Crop Factor
1.01
Depth Of Field
simulate →
Digital Zoom
No
Dimensions
138.6 x 42 x 80 mm
Exposure Compensation
±3 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
External Flash
✓
Focal Length 35mm Equiv
—
Gps
—
Hdmi
—
Iso
Auto, 200-6400 (extendable to 100)
Macro Focus Range
—
Manual Focus
✓
Max Aperture
—
Max Aperture 35mm Equiv
n/a
Max Image Resolution
5976 x 3992
Max Shutter Speed
1/4000 sec
Megapixels
24.00
Metering
Center-weighted
Min Shutter Speed
60 sec
Model
M (Typ 262)
Normal Focus Range
—
Optical Zoom
—
Raw Support
✓
Screen Resolution
921,600 dots
Screen Size
3"
Sensor Resolution
6000 x 4000
Sensor Size
35.8 x 23.9 mm
Sensor Type
CMOS
Shutter Priority
No
Storage Types
SD/SDHC/SDXC
Usb
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
Video Capture
—
Viewfinder
Optical (rangefinder)
Weight
600 g
White Balance Presets
7
Wireless
—
Year
2015

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