Leica m9 auto review

[JayC]

i have a favor to ask. My m9p is in the shop and I want to know something.
I have never used the image auto review, but it is something that may help with a new purpose for the camera. The camera would be set to jpg.
Q: When image review is turned on, does the image pop right up relatively "instantly" or does the file have to finish writing first? I know it takes a few seconds for the red light to stop blinking. Does the image review wait until the blinking stops before it appears?
Q: Does changing the setting to lower quality jpg speed up the display of the image in auto review? I would use just the two highest jpg settings.

Thanks

 

[JayC]

Anyone with an m9? I just want to know how quickly the image comes up on the LCD when you have auto review set to ON. Any difference in speed between the various jpg sizes?

 

[--s]

Hi,
just tried it on my M9:

The image pop´s up immediately, while the red light bis blinking.

Iq- setting does not influence the delay.

There are only 2 jpeg- settings, by the way, fine and normal.

cheers,
smp

 

[JayC]

Thank you.

 

[Godfrey]

Think carefully about the use of jpg. The Leica jpg-engine is not known for it's superior quality (compared to let's say Olympus or Fuji).

Just turn on JPEG + raw. That way you get both. The M9's responsiveness doesn't change very much either way.

Some people love the M9 out-of-camera JPEGs, it seems, for their unique color and tonal characteristics. I always used raw files out of mine.

G