Technical Data

Designation Leica Q3 Monochrom
Camera type Digital 35 mm compact camera
Type No. 6506
Order No. 19 200 EU/US/CN, 19 201 JP, 19 202 ROW
Buffer memory 8 GB
Storage medium UHS-II (recommended), UHS-I, SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card
Material Full metal housing: magnesium die-cast, leather covering, protection type IP52
Operating conditions 0°C to +40°C
Interfaces ISO accessory shoe with additional control contacts for Leica flash units, HDMI jack Type D, USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type C up to 10 Gbps
Tripod thread A 1⁄4 DIN 4503 (1⁄4”) with stainless steel in the base
Dimensions 130 x 80,3 x 92,6 mm
Weight Approx. 746 g/662 g (with/without battery)
Sensor  
Sensor size CMOS sensor, 62.39 MP/60.3 MP (total/effective)
Processor Leica Maestro series (Maestro IV)
Filter no low-pass filter
File formats Photo: DNG™ (raw data), DNG + JPG, JPG (DCF 2.0, Exif 3.0)
Video:  
MP4
h.265 / AAC / 48 kHz (16 Bit)
h.264 AAC 48 kHz/ (16 Bit)

MOV
h.265 / LPCM / 48 kHz (24 Bit)
h.264 / LPCM / 48 kHz (24 Bit)
ProRes / LPCM / 48 kHz (24 Bit)
Image resolution DNG™
9520 x 6336 Pixel (60,3 MP)
7404 x 4928 Pixel (36,5 MP)
5288 x 3518 Pixel (18,6 MP)
JPG
9520 x 6336 Pixel (60,3 MP)
7392 x 4928 Pixel (36,4 MP)
5280 x 3512 Pixel (18,5 MP
File size DNG™: approx. 70 MB, depending on resolution and image content
JPG: depending on resolution and image content
Video: max. length: 29 min
Bit depth DNG™: 14 bit/12 bit
JPG: 8 bit
Video Resolution C8K (17:9) 8192 x 4320 
8K (16:9) 7680 x 4320
C4K (17:9) 4096 x 2160 
4K (16:9) 3840 x 2160 
Full HD (16:9) 1920 x 1080
Video frame rate/bit rate MOV C8K (recording to SD)
29,97 fps C8K 4:2:0 / 10 Bit h.265 L-GOP 300 Mbps
25,00 fps C8K 4:2:0 / 10 Bit h.265 L-GOP 300 Mbps
24,00 fps C8K 4:2:0 / 10 Bit h.265 L-GOP 300 Mbps
23,98 fps C8K 4:2:0 / 10 Bit h.265 L-GOP 300 Mbps
MOV C8K (HDMI output without HLG/L-Log and without recording to SD)
29,97 fps 8K 4:2:0 / 8 Bit h.265 L-GOP 300 Mbps
25,00 fps 8K 4:2:0 / 8 Bit h.265 L-GOP 300 Mbps
24,00 fps 8K 4:2:0 / 8 Bit h.265 L-GOP 300 Mbps
23,98 fps 8K 4:2:0 / 8 Bit h.265 L-GOP 300 Mbps

MOV C8K (HDMI output with HLG/L-Log or during recording to SD)
29,97 fps C4K 4:2:2 / 10 Bit h.265 L-GOP 300 Mbps
25,00 fps C4K 4:2:2 / 10 Bit h.265 L-GOP 300 Mbps
24,00 fps C4K 4:2:2 / 10 Bit h.265 L-GOP 300 Mbps
23,98 fps C4K 4:2:2 / 10 Bit h.265 L-GOP 300 Mbps

MOV 8K (recording to SD)
29,97 fps 8K 4:2:0 / 10 Bit h.265 L-GOP 300 Mbps
25,00 fps 8K 4:2:0 / 10 Bit h.265 L-GOP 300 Mbps
24,00 fps 8K 4:2:0 / 10 Bit h.265 L-GOP 300 Mbps
23,98 fps 8K 4:2:0 / 10 Bit h.265 L-GOP 300 Mbps

MOV 8K (HDMI output without HLG/L-Log and without recording to SD)
29,97 fps 8K 4:2:0 / 8 Bit h.265 L-GOP 300 Mbps
25,00 fps 8K 4:2:0 / 8 Bit h.265 L-GOP 300 Mbps
24,00 fps 8K 4:2:0 / 8 Bit h.265 L-GOP 300 Mbps
23,98 fps 8K 4:2:0 / 8 Bit h.265 L-GOP 300 Mbps

MOV 8K (HDMI output with HLG/L-Log or during recording to SD)
29,97 fps 4K 4:2:2 / 10 Bit h.265 L-GOP 300 Mbps
25,00 fps 4K 4:2:2 / 10 Bit h.265 L-GOP 300 Mbps
24,00 fps 4K 4:2:2 / 10 Bit h.265 L-GOP 300 Mbps
23,98 fps 4K 4:2:2 / 10 Bit h.265 L-GOP 300 Mbps

MOV C4K
59,94 fps 4:2:2 / 10 Bit (SD & HDMI) h.264 ALL-I 600 Mbps
50,00 fps 4:2:2 / 10 Bit (SD & HDMI) h.264 ALL-I 600 Mbps
48,00 fps 4:2:2 / 10 Bit (SD) h.264 ALL-I 600 Mbps
24,00 fps 4:2:2 / 10 Bit (HDMI)
47,95 fps 4:2:2 / 10 Bit (SD) h.264 ALL-I 600 Mbps
23,98 fps 4:2:2 / 10 Bit (HDMI)
29,97 fps 4:2:2 / 10 Bit (SD & HDMI) h.264 ALL-I 400 Mbps
25,00 fps 4:2:2 / 10 Bit (SD & HDMI) h.264 ALL-I 400 Mbps
24,00 fps 4:2:2 / 10 Bit (SD & HDMI) h.264 ALL-I 400 Mbps
23,98 fps 4:2:2 / 10 Bit (SD & HDMI) h.264 ALL-I 400 Mbps

MOV 4K
59,94 fps 4:2:2 / 10 Bit (SD & HDMI) h.264 ALL-I 600 Mbps
50,00 fps 4:2:2 / 10 Bit (SD & HDMI) h.264 ALL-I 600 Mbps
48,00 fps 4:2:2 / 10 Bit (SD) h.264 ALL-I 600 Mbps
24,00 fps 4:2:2 / 10 Bit (HDMI)
47,95 fps 4:2:2 / 10 Bit (SD) h.264 ALL-I 600 Mbps
23,98 fps 4:2:2 / 10 Bit (HDMI)
29,97 fps 4:2:2 / 10 Bit (SD & HDMI) h.264 ALL-I 400 Mbps
25,00 fps 4:2:2 / 10 Bit (SD & HDMI) h.264 ALL-I 400 Mbps
24,00 fps 4:2:2 / 10 Bit (SD & HDMI) h.264 ALL-I 400 Mbps
23,98 fps 4:2:2 / 10 Bit (SD & HDMI) h.264 ALL-I 400 Mbps

MOV FHD
119,88 fps 4:2:2 / 10 Bit (SD & HDMI) h.264 ALL-I 400 Mbps
100,00 fps 4:2:2 / 10 Bit (SD & HDMI) h.264 ALL-I 400 Mbps
59,94 fps 4:2:2 / 10 Bit (SD & HDMI) h.264 ALL-I 200 Mbps
50,00 fps 4:2:2 / 10 Bit (SD & HDMI) h.264 ALL-I 200 Mbps
48,00 fps 4:2:2 / 10 Bit (SD) h.264 ALL-I 200 Mbps
24,00 fps 4:2:2 / 10 Bit (HDMI)
47,95 fps 4:2:2 / 10 Bit (SD) h.264 ALL-I 200 Mbps
23,98 fps 4:2:2 / 10 Bit (HDMI)
29,97 fps 4:2:2 / 10 Bit (SD & HDMI) h.264 ALL-I 200 Mbps
25,00 fps 4:2:2 / 10 Bit (SD & HDMI) h.264 ALL-I 200 Mbps
24,00 fps 4:2:2 / 10 Bit (SD & HDMI) h.264 ALL-I 200 Mbps
23,98 fps 4:2:2 / 10 Bit (SD & HDMI) h.264 ALL-I 200 Mbps

MOV FHD Slow Motion
Sensor: 119,88 fps 4:2:0 / 10 Bit (SD & HDMI) h.265 L-GOP 100 Mbps
Recording/Playback: 29.97 fps
Sensor: 100,00 fps 4:2:0 / 10 Bit (SD & HDMI) h.265 L-GOP 100 Mbps
Recording/Playback: 25,00 fps

MOV FHD ProRes
59,94 fps 422HQ ProRes 454 Mbps
50,00 fps 422HQ ProRes 378 Mbps
29,97 fps 422HQ ProRes 227 Mbps
25,00 fps 422HQ ProRes 189 Mbps
24,00 fps 422HQ ProRes 182 Mbps
23,98 fps 422HQ ProRes 181 Mbps

MP4 8K
MP4 8K (recording to SD)
29,97 fps 8K 4:2:0 / 10 Bit h.265 L-GOP 300 Mbps
25,00 fps 8K 4:2:0 / 10 Bit h.265 L-GOP 300 Mbps
23,98 fps 8K 4:2:0 / 10 Bit h.265 L-GOP 300 Mbps
MP4 8K (HDMI output without recording to SD)
29,97 fps 8K 4:2:0 / 8 Bit h.265 L-GOP 300 Mbps
25,00 fps 8K 4:2:0 / 8 Bit h.265 L-GOP 300 Mbps
23,98 fps 8K 4:2:0 / 8 Bit h.265 L-GOP 300 Mbps
MP4 8K (HDMI output during recording to SD))
29,97 fps 4K 4:2:2 / 10 Bit h.265 L-GOP 300 Mbps
25,00 fps 4K 4:2:2 / 10 Bit h.265 L-GOP 300 Mbps
23,98 fps 4K 4:2:2 / 10 Bit h.265 L-GOP 300 Mbps

MP4 4K
59,94 fps 4:2:0 / 10 Bit (SD & HDMI) h.265 L-GOP 100 Mbps
50,00 fps 4:2:0 / 10 Bit (SD & HDMI) h.265 L-GOP 100 Mbps
29,97 fps 4:2:0 / 8 Bit (SD & HDMI) h.264 L-GOP 100 Mbps
25,00 fps 4:2:0 / 8 Bit (SD & HDMI) h.264 L-GOP 100 Mbps
23,98 fps 4:2:0 / 8 Bit (SD & HDMI) h.264 L-GOP 100 Mbps

MP4 FHD
59,94 fps 4:2:0 / 8 Bit (SD & HDMI) h.264 L-GOP 28 Mbps
50,00 fps 4:2:0 / 8 Bit (SD & HDMI) h.264 L-GOP 28 Mbps
29,97 fps 4:2:0 / 8 Bit (SD & HDMI) h.264 L-GOP 20 Mbps
25,00 fps 4:2:0 / 8 Bit (SD & HDMI) h.264 L-GOP 20 Mbps
23,98 fps 4:2:0 / 8 Bit (SD & HDMI) h.264 L-GOP 24 Mbps
Lens  
Designation Leica Summilux 28 f/1.7 ASPH., 11 lenses in 9 segments, 3 aspherical lenses
Lens filter thread E49
Digital zoom Optionally approx. 1.25x (equivalent to 35 mm), approx. 1.7x (equivalent to 50 mm), approx. 2.7x (equivalent to 75 mm), or approx. 3.2x (equivalent to 90 mm)
Image stabilization Visual compensation system for photos and video recordings
Aperture range F1.7 to F16 in 1⁄3 EV increments
Shutter  
Shutter type Mechanical central shutter or optional electronic shutter
Shutter speeds Mech. shutter: 60 min to 1⁄2000 s
Electro. shutter function: 60 s to 1⁄16000 s
Flash Synchronization: up to 1⁄2000 s
Shutter button Two-stage
(1st stage: Activation of the camera electronics including autofocus and exposure metering, 2nd stage: Taking the picture)
Self-timer Delay time: 2 s or 12 s
Drive Mode Single, Continuous Shooting, Interval Shooting, Exposure Bracketing, Multi-Shot

Continuous shooting:
2 B/s, 14 Bit, AF - 4 B/s, 14 Bit, AF - 5 B/s, 12 Bit, AF
Mech. or electr. shutter
Automatic settings (exposure settings in operating modes
P/A/S, automatic white balance and autofocus) are implemented
individually for each frame.

7 B/s, 14 Bit, AF - 9 B/s, 12 Bit, AF - 15 B/s, 12 Bit, AF
Electr. shutter
Automatic settings (exposure settings in operating modes
P/A/S, automatic white balance and autofocus) are implemented
for the first frame, and are then applied for each
subsequent frame in the same picture series.
Focusing  
Focus range 30 cm to ∞
With macro setting: from 17 cm
Focus mode Automatic or manual
With manual setting: optional magnifying glass function (Auto Magnification) and edge marking (Focus Peaking) available as focus assist
Autofocus system Contrast detection
Autofocus modes Intelligent AF (automatically refocuses as soon as something changes in the scene), AFs, AFc, AF setting can be saved, optional Touch AF
Autofocus metering methods Spot (can be shifted), Field (can be shifted and scaled), Multi-field, Zone (can be shifted and scaled), Eye/Face/Body Detection, Animal Detection (Beta), Tracking
Autofocus metering fields 315
Exposure  
Exposure metering TTL (exposure metering through the lens), with working aperture
Metering principle Exposure metering is done by the image sensor for all exposure metering methods (in Live View mode and in rangefinder mode)
Exposure metering methods Spot, Center-Weighted, Highlight-Weighted, Multi-Field
Exposure modes Program AE mode (P)
Aperture-priority mode (A): manual aperture setting
Shutter-priority mode (S): manual shutter-speed setting
Manual (M): manual setting for shutter speed and aperture
Various fully automatic variants (Scene Mode): AUTO, Digiscoping
Exposure compensation ±3 EV in 1⁄3 EV increments
Automatic bracketing 3 or 5 frames, graduations between shoots up to 3 EV, in 1⁄3 EV increments
additional optional exposure compensation: up to ±3 EV
ISO sensitivity range Foto:
Auto 
ISO 200–ISO 200 000
Manual:
ISO 100–ISO 200 000
Video:
Auto
ISO 100–ISO 200 000
Manual
ISO 100–ISO 200 000
Dual Basis ISO settings Foto:
Low Basis-ISO
ISO 100–ISO 560
High Basis-ISO
ISO 640–ISO 200 000
Video:
Low Basis-ISO
ISO 100–ISO 560
High Basis-ISO
ISO 640–ISO 200 000
Flash  
Flash unit connector Via the accessory shoe
Flash sync time 1⁄2000 s, slower shutter speeds available. High-speed shutter times between 1/2500 s and 1/16000 s are available only via the electronic shutter. Shorter shutter speeds, however, are only available via the mechanical shutter.
Flash exposure metering Using center-weighted TTL pre-flash metering with Leica flash units (SF 26, SF 40, SF 58, SF 60, SF 64) or with system-compatible flash units, remote controlled flash SF C1
Flash exposure compensation SF 40: ±2 EV in 1⁄2 EV increments
SF 60: ±2 EV in 1⁄3 EV increments
Equipment  
Microphone Stereo
USB Audio Compatible RØDE USB audio devices include: VideoMic GO II, VideoMic NTG, Wireless GO II, Wireless ME, and other supported USB microphones.
Speaker Mono
WLAN WLAN function for connecting to the Leica FOTOS app. The Leica app is available from the Apple App Store™ or the Google Play Store™
Maximum output (e.i.r.p.): <14 dBm, encryption method: WLAN-compatible WPA™/WPA2™/WPA3™
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 LE: Channel 0–39 (2402–2480 MHz), maximum output (e.i.r.p.): 10 dBm
GPS Not available everywhere due to country-specific legislation; can be added via the Leica FOTOS app. Data is written to Exif header of the picture files.
Menu languages English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean
Power supply  
Rechargeable battery
(Leica BP-SCL6)		 Lithium-ion rechargeable battery, rated voltage: 7.2 V (DC); capacity: 2200 mAh (min.), 302 shots (based on CIPA standard), 1535 shots (based on CIPA standard with adapted shooting cycle*) Manufacturer: Panasonic Energy (Wuxi) Co. Ltd., Made in China

*Cycle 1: Switch on, 1st shutter release after 5 s, one shot every 3 s, the camera switches off after 10 shots (Auto Power Off) and switched back on after a waiting time of 5 min.

*Cycle 2: Switch on, 1st shutter release after 5 s, one shot every 3 s, the camera switches off after 50 shots (Auto Power Off) and switched back on after a waiting time of 5 min.

These cycles are repeated alternately until the battery is empty.
USB-C power adapter
(Leica ACA-SCL6)
(optional)		 Input: AC 100–240 V, 50/60 Hz, 0.25 A, automatic switchover; Output: DC 5 V/9 V, 3 A; Manufacturer: Salom Electric (Xiamen) Co., Ltd., Made in China
Charger (Leica BC-SCL4)
(optional accessory)		 Input: AC 100–240 V, 50/60 Hz, 0.25 A, automatic switchover; output: DC 8.4 V 0.85 A; manufacturer: Salom Electric (Xiamen) Co., Ltd., Made in China
USB-C DC Coupler
(Leica DC-SCL6)		 Input: DC 9 V/3 A (min.), Output: DC 9 V (with ACA-SCL6), supports USB PD 3.1, Manufacturer: Salom Electric (Xiamen) Co., Ltd., Made in China.
Charging via USB During operation: 9 V/3 A (min. 27 W)
With camera switched off: 5 V/1500 mA (2.5 W or greater)
Wireless Charging Optimal performance with 9 V chargers (10 W Charging Pad required)
Rated values for input voltage/power 7.2 V  2.3 A (battery), 5 V  3.0 A / 9 V  2.5 A (USB)