Today Leica Camera released firmware update version 3.0 for the SL2 mirrorless camera. Step by step instructions on how to perform the update can be found at Reddotforum.
Update – there is also a new firmware update version 2.1 for the Leica SL2-S.
Here are the details:
| Firmware Update 3.0 | |
|---|---|
| New Autofocus algorithm | • Improved eye/face/head/body recognition and focus tracking. |
| HEVC video compression | • Internal 4K recording with 10 Bit at 60p/50p with h.265 codec. |
| Long-GOP | • Recording for 10 Bit codecs with 150 – 200 MB/s means same Image Quality as All-Intra but less than half of data size. |
| Segmented Video | • Videorecording will be split 1 minute segments to avoid data loss. |
| Individual Viewing LUT | • Upload function for individual Look Up Tables. |
| Enhanced Live View | • Better low light image composition control of the Live View image. |
| Image Overlay | • Allows alignment of the camera position on basis of a previous taken image, that is displayed in a transparent mode in the EVF or on the LCD. |
| Automatic Follow Focus | • Definition of three focus points for automatic focus shift during video recording.• FN Buttons are now possible to use.• Focus adjustment in video and live view additionally to predefined sequence. |
| Wave form monitor | • Professional exposure valuation of the video signal. |
| Performance Improvements Firmware Update 2.1 | |
|---|---|
| Improvements to the user profile | The user profile now stores whether the camera was in photo or video mode when last used. |
| Improved automatic follow focus | FN Buttons can now be used. Continued manual focus control in video and live view after the predefined automatic follow focus sequence finishes. |
| Improvement on image overlay | Info levels can be changed while selecting images. |
| Highlight weighted metering | Performance improvements. |
| Leica FOTOS | Performance improvements. |
