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Firmware version 2.0.0.11.
Behavior when turning on
The camera will not operate until it is ready: about a 2.5 second delay after turning on. An absurdity, especially for a Leica.
There is a 2.5 second delay from the time the camera is turned on to when the LCD lights up: after ~2.5 seconds the shutter opens, the LCD lights up and the camera will finally (!) take a picture. Setting instead of still incurs the delay; the only difference being that the shutter does not open and the LCD does not light up, but the delay remains.
Bad proportions for LCD image
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