Today, Leica Camera has announced firmware update 1.1 for the new Leica X2 digital camera. This firmware update features a few improvements:
1. Improved noise from ISO 1600
2. Improved automatic white balancing
3. General improvements and performance optimization
To download this new firmware, visit the Leica X2 downloads page on Leica's website.
We will be testing this new firmware over the coming weeks to see what practical improvements it offers.
Several of us have experienced some difficulty in making this firmware installation on our X2’s, mostly due to a misunderstanding of Leica’s installation instructions. I will refer any readers to Steve Huff’s site and his recent post on this Firmware. My comments and several similar posts will give you the problem and how we finally came to understand Leica’s intent and complete the installation of Firmware 1.1. I feel that the great service team at Leica USA might want to make these clarifications to their instructions. All is well, I love the camera but admit to some frustration during last nights attempts to get this done. Thanks
Just unzip the file,, toss it on the SD card, then power up while holding the info button.