Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/26
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Tina you need to come to Nashville so you and I can compare DMRs, and you
and Harrison can compare M9s
:)
> Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:28:15 -0400
> From: images at comporium.net
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Subject: Re: [Leica] DMR Settings
>
> It was the card!! A 2 GB card works fine.
>
> Thanks, everybody! I'll post my first photos later.
>
> Tina
>
> On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 12:17 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Tina, I'm not sure, but I seem to remember that the camera can't use
> > larger
> > than a 2 gig card, and it might not be able to use SDHC cards. This is
> > from the Leica site:
> >
> > Updating the Firmware of the LEICA DIGITAL MODUL R:
> > 1. Format a SD memory card as described in the instructions of the
> > Digital
> > Modul R
> > (See p. 102).
> > 2. Make sure that the battery of the Digital Modul R is totally charged.
> > 3. Switch off both the camera and the Digital Modul R.
> > 4. To download the firmware click on this site: (I changed this to the
> > new
> > link)
> > http://us.leica-camera.com/service/downloads/software-_firmwareupdates/digital-modul_r/index.html<http://www.leica-camera.us/photography/r_system/digital-modul-r/>
> > and unzip the file. Following file is visible now: LEICADMR.CIM
> > 5. Insert a SD card into your card reader or connect the Digital Modul R
> > -
> > which must
> > be set to the Disc mode to do so - to your computer via the fire wire
> > interfaces
> > (See instructions p. 103).
> > 6. Save the firmware file ?LEICADMR.CIM? in the main register (top menu
> > level) on
> > the formatted SD card.
> > 7. Remove the SD card properly from the card reader
> > (See ?Removing hardware correctly? in the instructions of your computer).
> > 8. Insert the SD card into the card slot on the Digital Modul R and close
> > the flap over the card slot.
> > 9. Switch on both the camera and the Digital Modul R.
> > 10. Follow the instructions on the monitor of the Digital Modul R.
> > The update is automatically implemented by the Digital Modul R within
> > approx. 2 minutes.
> > The following technical features are optimized by the Firmware Release
> > 1.3:
> > ? Improved colour rendering on the Digital-Modul-R display
> > ? Adjustment of exposure
> > ? Improved compatibility of SD cards with FAT 32 system /4 GB cards (not
> > SDHC)
> > ? Numerous internal procedures were implemented that optimise the general
> > image reproduction
> > and functional features of the Digital-Modul-R.
> > Advice: In case of updating from version 1.1 to 1.3 the data format on
> > the
> > SD cards has been changed. Therefore the SD card has to be formatted
> > after
> > update.
> > Page
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 9:11 AM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> LUG:
> >>
> >> I didn't get a manual with my DMR and I'm sure I'm overlooking
> >> something simple. I have an SD card in the camera. The battery is
> >> full. I have the 100 Macro lens on. I think I have all of the
> >> settings right. Metering seems to be working perfectly. When I push
> >> the shutter button, nothing happens. What simple setting am I
> >> overlooking?
> >>
> >> TIA
> >>
> >> Tina
> >>
> >> --
> >> Tina Manley, ASMP
> >> www.tinamanley.com
> >>
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> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Sonny
> > http://sonc.com/look/
> > Natchitoches, Louisiana
> >
> > USA
> >
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>
>
> --
> Tina Manley, ASMP
> www.tinamanley.com
>
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