Care and maintenance / 181
Storing the camera
If you are not using the camera for a longer period of
time, we recommend that you:
1. turn it off (see p. 120),
2. remove the memory card (see p. 119), and
3. remove the battery (see p. 117), (after 24 hours,
the life of the integrated backup battery, the date
and time entries are lost, see p. 124).
Care and maintenance instructions
General care instructions
Do not use the camera in the immediate vicinity of
devices with powerful magnets or magnetic fields
(e.g. microwave ovens, television sets, video games
consoles).
• If you place the camera on or very close to a tele-
vision set, its magnetic field could interfere with
sound and picture recordings.
• The same applies to use close to mobile tele-
phones.
• Strong magnetic fields, e.g. from speakers or large
electric motors, can damage the stored data or the
pictures.
• The magnetic fields from microprocessors can
interfere with sound and picture recordings.
• If the camera does not work correctly as a result of
the effects of magnetic fields, turn if off, remove
the battery or unplug it from the mains, re-insert
the battery or reconnect it to the mains and then
turn it on again.
Do not use the camera in the immediate vicinity of
radio transmitters or high-voltage power lines.
• Their magnetic fields can also interfere with sound
and picture recordings.
Protect the camera from contact with insect sprays
and other aggressive chemicals. Petroleum spirit, thin-
ner and alcohol should never be used for cleaning pur-
poses.
• Certain chemicals and liquids can damage the
camera’s housing or the surface finish.
• As rubber and plastics sometimes emit aggressive
chemicals, they should not remain in contact with
the camera for a long time.
Ensure that sand and dust cannot get into the camera,
e.g. on the beach.
• Sand and dust can damage the camera and the
memory card. You should pay particular attention
to this when inserting and removing the card.
Ensure that water cannot get into the camera, e.g.
when it is snowing or raining and on the beach.
• Moisture can cause malfunctions and even
irreparable damage to the camera and the memory
card.
• If salt water spray gets onto the camera, wet a soft
cloth with tap water, wring it out thoroughly and
wipe the camera with it. Then wipe the camera
down thoroughly with a dry cloth.
The LEICA DIGILUX 2 is designed exclusively for
private use. Do not use it for long-term observation or
other commercial purposes.
• If used for a very long time, the resulting
temperature inside the camera can cause malfunc-
tions.
Monitor/viewfinder
• If the camera is exposed to significant temperature
fluctuations, condensation can form on the view-
finder/monitor. Wipe it carefully with a soft, dry
cloth.
• If the camera is very cold when turned on, the
viewfinder/monitor screen will initially be slightly
darker than normal. As soon as the LCD element
warms up, it will reach its normal brightness again.
The viewfinder/monitor is manufactured using a high-
precision process. This ensures that of the that over
99.995% of the over 200,000 pixels work correctly
and only 0.005% remain dark or are always bright.
However, this is not a malfunction and does not impair
the reproduction of the image. Cosmic radiation
(e.g. on flights) can cause pixel defects.
