Leica M-E Typ 220

Leica M-E Typ 220

Leica M-E Typ 220
Announced: 17 Sep 2012
Sensor Resolution: 18Mp
Sensor Type: Full frame CCD
ISO: 80-2500
Weight: 585g
Physical Dimensions: 139 x 80 x 37 mm
Viewfinder: Optical (rangefinder)
Screen Type: 2.5" Fixed
Video Resolutions: x
43
Overall Score
65
Image Quality
12
Speed Performance
4
Versatility
70
Comfort
Portrait

53

Portrait
Landscape

54

Landscape
Sport

31

Sport
Street

46

Street
Everyday

41

Everyday
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propro

  • It has fast shutter speed, ideal for action photos
  • Leica M-E Typ 220 is one of the smallest cameras in its category. This makes it very easy to handle and suitable for street photography and daily use

conscons

  • Warning - Leica M-E Typ 220 is not a tropicalized camera. If you use it in adverse conditions, you could ruin it.
  • Like it or not, we are too used to LCD display to do without it
  • Unfortunately, Leica M-E Typ 220 does not support wireless connection

Leica M-E Typ 220 and its rivals

Review compare Leica M-E Typ 220 con overall score Portrait
Portrait
Landscape
Landscape
Sport
Sport
Street
Street
Everyday
Everyday
Leica M-E Typ 220 Leica
M-E Typ 220
43 53 54 31 46 41 buy on
Nikon Z8 Nikon
Z8
69 68 68 68 64 66 $479.99
Leica M11 Leica
M11
58 68 67 43 58 56 buy on

Leica M-E Typ 220: concluding remarks and technical specifications

The Leica M-E Typ 220 is a mirrorless camera launched on 09/17/2012.

Technically speaking, the Leica M-E Typ 220 ranks well below the category average, scoring 43 overall. The Leica M-E Typ 220 weights 585 gr and spans 139 x 80 x 37 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Leica M-E Typ 220 behaves better than average in its category for:

  • Image Quality - Score 65, ranks in the category best 23%.
  • Comfort - Score 70, ranks in the category best 38%.

On the contrary, the performance of Leica M-E Typ 220 is below the category average in:

  • Speed Performance - Score 12, ranks among the worst 3% of its category.
  • Versatility - Score 4, ranks among the worst 2% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

  • Portrait - Good, score 53, ranks in the best 27% of its category. Leica M-E Typ 220 works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Landscape - Suboptimal, score 54, ranks 75% in its category. Leica M-E Typ 220 is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Sport - Suboptimal, score 31, ranks 3% in its category. Leica M-E Typ 220 is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Street - Suboptimal, score 46, ranks 4% in its category. Leica M-E Typ 220 is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Everyday - Suboptimal, score 41, ranks 3% in its category. Leica M-E Typ 220 does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.

Leica M-E Typ 220 technical specs

Sensor Type

Sensor Type

CCD

Sensor Size

Full frame

Sensor Dimensions

36.0 x 24.0 mm

Sensor Area

864.0 mm2

Sensor Resolution

18 Mp

Max Image Resolution

5212 x 3472

Max Native ISO

2500

Min Native ISO

80

RAW Support

yes

Lens

Manual Focus

yes

Lens Mount

Leica M

Number of Lenses

57

Focal Length Multiplier

1

Screen Type

Screen Type

Fixed

Screen Size

2.5"

Screen Resolution

230Kdot

Live View

no

Touch Screen

no

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

Optical (rangefinder)

Viewfinder Resolution

None

Viewfinder Coverage

Viewfinder Magnification

0.68

Features

Min Shutter Speed

4s

Max Shutter Speed

1/4000s

Continuous Shooting

2fps

Shutter Priority

no

Aperture Priority

yes

Manual Exposure Mode

yes

Exposure Compensation

yes

Custom White Balance

yes

Image Stabilization

no

Built-in Flash

no

Flash Range

None

Max Flash Sync

1/180s

Flash Modes

Front Curtain
Rear Curtain
Slow sync

External Flash

yes

AE Bracketing

no

WB Bracketing

yes

Dxo Sensor Scores

DxO Overall Score

69

DxO Color Depth

22.7

DxO Dynamic Range

11.7

DxO Low Light ISO

787

Exposure Modes

Multi-Segment

no

Average

no

Spot

no

Partial

no

AF-Area

no

Center Weighted

yes

Autofocus

AF Touch

no

AF Continuous

no

AF Single

no

AF Tracking

no

AF Selective

no

AF Center

no

AF MultiArea

no

AF Live View

no

AF Face Detection

no

AF Contrast Detection

no

AF Phase Detection

no

Number of Focus Points

0

Number of Cross Focus Points

0

Video Features

Video Resolutions

Max Video Resolution

-

Video Formats

Microphone Port

no

Headphone Port

no

Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity

None

HDMI

no

USB

none

Physical

Environmental Sealing

no

Water Proof

no

Dust Proof

no

Shock Proof

no

Crush Proof

no

Freeze Proof

no

Weight

585g

Physical Dimensions

139 x 80 x 37 mm

Battery Life

Battery Type

Battery Model

Other Features

Self Timer

Yes (2 or 12 sec)

Timelapse Recording

no

GPS

no

Storage Type

SD SDHC card

Storage Slots

1

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