Automatic power off
The LEICA SF 58 can be set so that it switches to standby mode either after
about two or ten minutes
• after being switched on,
• after a flash is fired,
• after the camera's shutter release button is actuated,
• after the exposure metering system of the camera is switched off,
to save battery power and prevent inadvertent battery drain. When the
AUTO-off function is activated, the symbol
If the flash unit switches to the standby mode, the flash-ready indicator (1.16)
and the displays on the monitor go out. The most recently used settings are
retained after automatic power off and are immediately restored when the
camera is switched on.
The flash unit can be turned on again by pressing any button or by pressing
the camera's shutter release button (wake-up function).
Setting the function (see also "Menu navigation / setting the functions", p. 46)
Menu
1. In the basic settings menu
and
2. there the desired function 2 min, 10 min or OFF
The factory setting of the flash unit is 10 min.
appears in the display.
Standby
, select the menu item
Monitor illumination
Whenever the buttons 1.13, 1.14 or 1.15 on the flash unit are pressed for the
first time, the illumination of the monitor is switched on for about ten seconds.
When a flash is fired via the camera or the hand release (1.16) on the flash unit,
the illumination is switched off.
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