Today, Leica Camera has released firmware version 2.7.5.0 for its M10, M10-P and M10-D digital rangefinder cameras. The firmware primarily addresses a few small bugs while adding stability and overall software improvements. Be aware that this is a large update, taking significantly longer to install than prior updates. So, an installation time up to 10 minutes is perfectly normal.
Download Firmware
You can download the firmware directly here depending on which model camera you have. Make sure to download the correct firmware for your camera.
What's New
The official firmware notes, from Leica:
- Fast continuous shooting in Live View mode: Fixed screen freeze issue in ‘Continuous High’ mode while using Live View.
- Incorrect regional GPS information: There were regional deviations in the GPS information. This bug has been fixed. (Please Note: GPS functionality requires the use of the Leica Visoflex EVF)
- Stability of the connection between the camera and Leica FOTOS: Fixed connection issue between camera and app with more than 800 images on the camera.
- New QR Code for Leica FOTOS. (Not for M10-D): The camera generates an optimized QR code for the connection to the app.
- General software improvements for operating stability.
Video Walk-through
We've put together a short video to walk you through the full update process, step-by-step on the M10 or M10-P. For M10-D, please skip down to the written instructions below.
To install the firmware on your Leica M10 or M10-P, follow these steps:
- Insert a fully charged battery into the camera
- Download the new firmware file to your computer
- Prepare the SD card for installation:
- Make sure that the card contains at least 200 MB of free disk space
- It is recommended to format the card inside the camera before continuing
- Download the new firmware file to your computer
- Copy the firmware file to the root directory of the SD card
- Eject the SD card properly from your computer
- Insert the SD card into the camera and switch the camera on
- Go to Main Menu / Camera Information / Camera Firmware
- Press “Yes” to confirm and start the process;
- Please confirm to save your current profiles to SD card before proceeding with the update
- Wait until the update installation is completed
- Restart the camera, do not eject the SD card
- Please load your last profiles from SD card after the first startup
- The update process is complete
To install the firmware on your Leica M10-D, follow these steps:
- Download the new firmware file to your computer.
- Prepare the SD card for installation:
- Please make sure that the card contains at least 200 MB of free disk space.
- It is recommended to format the card inside the camera before continuing.
- Download the new firmware file to your computer.
- Copy the firmware file to the root directory of the SD card.
- Eject the SD card properly from your computer.
- Insert the SD card into the camera while camera is switched off.
- Press and hold the function button at the top of the camera and switch on the camera
- “UP” will appear in the viewfinder during the update process (In case of an error, “ERR” will be displayed)
- “END” will appear after the update is completed
- The update process is complete.
I found when installing this update that I was NOT prompted to save my settings. When the update was done my existing settings had not been altered or deleted. Maybe Leica has found the secret to updating without resetting the camera.
i waited till 10-02-2019 before i went thru the process. to my surprise following instructions to the letter i did not have a red indicator next to the prior firmware. i tried several times nothing.
Now reading these 2 posts. i stopped.
i will be looking for additional problems posted related to this new firmware.
I downloaded the new firmware for my my
M10 and now the shutter won’t work.
Anyone else have this experience? Any suggestions of what to do would be appreciated
Same thing happened with my M10D. It’s now on its way to Germany to be fixed.