Leica M10 vs. Leica SL - Camera Comparison

Comparison of the Leica M10 and the Leica SL

Leica M10
45 points
Leica SL
76 points
Leica M10
Leica M10 ✭ Camspex.com
80 mm
139 mm
BODY
Leica SL
Leica SL ✭ Camspex.com
104 mm
147 mm
2017
YEARYear of announcement
2015
Magnesium alloy with chromed brass top and bottom plates
BODY MATERIAL
Aluminium alloy
Weather
sealed
WEATHER SEALING
Weather
sealed
Leica M
LENS MOUNT
Leica L
n/a
SHUTTER LIFEThe shutter durability as rated by the manufacturer.
200 000 cycles
662 g
1.46 lb
139 x 80 x 39 mm
5.5 x 3.1 x 1.5 in.
DIMENSIONS
& WEIGHTLength x Height x Width and the Weight incl. batteries and memory card
DIMENS.
& WEIGHTLength x Height x Width and the Weight incl. batteries and memory card
147 x 104 x 39 mm
5.8 x 4.1 x 1.5 in.
847 g
1.87 lb
Leica M10
Leica SL
24.0 MP
CMOS Full Frame Sensor
SENSOR The number of effective megapixels (MP). Sensor manufacturer (if known) and sensor type.
SENSOR Sensor manufacturer (if known) and sensor type.
24.0 MP
CMOS Full Frame Sensor
24.0 MP
EFFECTIVE MEGAPIX The number of effective megapixels (MP).
24.0 MP
36.0 x 24.0 mm
SENSOR SIZE
36.0 x 24.0 mm
5976 x 3992 pixels
MAX. RESOLUTIONMaximum still image resolution
MAX. RESOLUT.Maximum still image resolution
6000 x 4000 pixels
1x
CROP FACTORA 50mm lens on a camera with a crop factor of 1.5x would behave like a 75mm lens on a full-frame camera with a crop factor of 1x (50mm x 1.5 = 75mm)
1x
Bayer array
COLOR FILTER
Bayer array
6 μm
PIXEL PITCHThe center-to-center distance between two pixels (photosites) on a sensor. The larger the photosites, the more light they can capture and the lower is the level of visible "noise" in captured images.
6 μm
None
LOW-PASS FILTERA low-pass filter blurs fine details of an image to eliminate the moiré and the color artifacts of finely patterned structures. Without a low-pass filter images will appear sharper, but there is also a risk of moiré occurring in certain scenes.
None
3:2
NATIVE
ASPECT RATIOThe width to height ratio of the "straight out of the camera" images. However, most modern digital cameras are capable of producing images in various aspect ratios.
ASPECT RATIOThe width to height ratio of the "straight out of the camera" images. However, most modern digital cameras are capable of producing images in various aspect ratios.
3:2
Leica M10
DXOMARK
SENSOR
SCOREAnalysis of the camera image quality by dxomark.com
Leica SL
86
OVERALL SCOREDXOMARK Sensor Overall Score shows a camera's sensor quality in terms of noise, ability to render high contrast, formation of colored noise, ability to shoot in low light.
88
24.4
COLOR DEPTHThe color depth performance (DXOMARK Portrait Score) in bits
25
13.2
DYNAMIC RANGEThe maximum dynamic range performance (DXOMARK Landscape Score) in exposure value (EV)
13.4
2133
LOW-LIGHT ISOThe low-light sensitivity performance (DXOMARK Sports Score) in ISO sensitivity value
1821
Leica M10
Leica SL
COVERAGE:
100 %
REAL SIZE:
0.73
VIEW­FINDERThe viewfinder frame COVERAGE in percent and the real viewfinder SIZE (VF magnification corrected by the crop factor of a camera — this way cameras with different sensor sizes can be compared).
COVERAGE:
100 %
REAL SIZE:
0.80
Optical (rangefinder)
VF TYPE
Electronic (4 410 000 dot LCD)
Fixed
 1 036 800 dot LCD
REAR SCREEN
Fixed 
1 036 800 dot Back light LED
3 inch
SCREEN SIZE
2.95 inch
LIVE VIEW & TOUCH SCREEN
No top LCD panel
TOP LCD PANELLCD panel on top of the camera which provides information about the current camera settings.
camspex.com — Top plate LCD — Leica SL
Leica M10
Leica SL
Manual Focus
AUTOFOCUS SYSTEM
AF SYSTEM
Contrast detection
0
0
FOCUS POINTSAutofocus points
as shown in the figures below:

° linear sensors
° cross-type sensors
° dual cross-type sensors
contrast autofocus areas
49
49
0
CROSS-TYPE FOCUS POINTS
CROSS-TYPE FP
0
-
EV

100

The minimum exposure value of the AF working range (at 23°C and ISO 100). The smaller this value, the less light is needed for normal autofocus operation.
No data
camspex.com — Autofocus system — Leica SL
0 %
AF COVERAGEFrame coverage by AF sensors in percent.
57 %
None
IN-BODY
AF MOTORAn in-body AF motor gives the ability to auto-focus with older lenses which don't have their own motors.
None
No
IN-BODY IMAGE STABILIZATION
IMAGE STABILIZ.
No
Leica M10
Leica SL
MAESTRO II
IMAGE
PROCESSOR
MAESTRO II
14 bit DNG, JPEG
OUTPUT FORMATS
14 bit DNG, JPEG
Auto, 100 - 50000
ISO SEN­SITIVITY
Auto, 50 - 50000
5
fps
CONTINUOUS DRIVEMaximum frames per second (fps) in continuous drive mode when using the mechanical shutter.
CONT. DRIVEMaximum frames per second (fps) in continuous drive mode when using the mechanical shutter.
11
fps
100 JPEG shots
30 RAW shots
MAX. BURSTMaximum number of shots in high-speed continuous drive mode until the buffer is full.
Unlimited JPEG shots
33 RAW shots
No Video Mode
MAX. VIDEO RESOLUTION
VIDEO
2160p @ 30 fps (4K)
-3/+3 EV  (in 1/3 EV steps)
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
EXPOSURE COMPENS.
-3/+3 EV  (in 1/3 or 1/2 EV steps)
125 sec → 1/4000 sec
SHUTTER SPEED Maximum and minimum possible exposure time in seconds.
Bulb, 
60 sec → 1/16000 sec
Leica M10
Leica SL

X-SYNC:
1/180
No
built-in
flash

No
flash
BUILT-IN FLASH
No
built-in
flash

No
flash

X-SYNC:
1/250
Yes
HOT SHOE
Yes
None
USB
USB 3.0 (5 Gbit/sec)
CONNECTIONS
CONNECT.
Microphone port, Headphone port, HDMI
BUILT-IN
DEVICES
SD, SDHC, SDXC
STORAGE TYPES
SD, SDHC, SDXC
1
CARD SLOTS
2
210
shots
BATTERY LIFEMaximum number of images that can be shot per single battery charge (according to CIPA).
400
shots

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