10 11MADE INJAPANGear up for active outdoor fun with a rugged hybrid still/motion image cameraGear up for active outdoor fun with a rugged hybrid still/motion image camerathat makes it easy to capture beautiful photos and HD moviesthat makes it easy to capture beautiful photos and HD movieshas passed drop tests at a height of 1.5 m. This is one tough littlecamera that you can take wherever the action takes you.Waterproof, shockproof and dustproofAVCHD Lite – lets you shoot beautiful HDmotion images for a longer timeSee pages 26 to 33 for more detailed information about the functions.Gear up for active outdoor fun with a rugged hybrid still/motion image camerathat makes it easy to capture beautiful photos and HD movies-S (Silver) -D (Orange) -G (Green) -A (Blue)4.6xOpticalZoom12.1Megapixels2.7"LCDFT1F T1NE WWATERPROOF SHOCKPROOFJust set the camera to iA mode, aim and shoot. The cameradoes the rest, automatically activating seven detection andcorrection functions. These include MEGA O.I.S., which helpsprevent blurring due to shaky hands, and Face Recognition,which finds familiar faces in a group of people and capturesthem in clear focus and with proper exposure.**Turn Face Recognition item ON and resister the person with full-face portrait on the shootingmenu in advance. Refer to back page for detail.28mm wide-angle LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARlens with 4.6x optical zoomMEGA O.I.S.4.6x* 35mm-lens equivalentA retracting lens with folding optics is used in this 4.6x zoomlens system, which lets you take shots from 28mm wide-angle to 128mm telephoto. This gives you the flexibility forvirtually any shooting situation – even underwater, whereyour movement is restricted and the angle of view becomesespecially important for composing your picture.The FT1 records HD motion images with 1280 x 720-pixelresolution while zooming in and out. It uses the AVCHD Lite(MPEG-4/H.264), which achieves higherimage quality and stores less data thanthe conventional Motion JPEG.The camera body is waterproof to 3.0 m. It's dustproof too, soyou don't have to worry about dust or sand getting inside. ItWide 28mm*PHOTO & MOVIEDUSTPROOFmode, for beautiful photos and movies –automatically•Optional marine case for underwater photography(to a depth of 40 m/131 ft)LED illumination lets youcapture bright movieseven in a dark place.• Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.* Leica is a registered trademark of Leica Microsystems IR GmbH.Leica DC lenses are manufactured using measurement instruments and quality assurance systems that have been certified by Leica Camera AG based on the company’s quality standards.Please refer to back page for details about the waterproof and shockproof performance.