<s>
The	O
Leica	B-Algorithm
M8	I-Algorithm
is	O
the	O
first	O
digital	B-Device
camera	I-Device
in	O
the	O
rangefinder	B-Algorithm
M	O
series	O
introduced	O
by	O
Leica	O
Camera	O
AG	O
on	O
14	O
September	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
an	O
APS-H	O
10.3-megapixel	O
Kodak	O
KAF-10500	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
image	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
M8	O
supports	O
all	O
existing	O
Leica	B-Algorithm
M-mount	I-Algorithm
lenses	O
,	O
however	O
some	O
older	O
models	O
might	O
not	O
offer	O
all	O
the	O
functions	O
due	O
to	O
mismatching	O
cams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
prevent	O
excessive	O
vignetting	O
due	O
to	O
closer	O
lens	O
mount	O
than	O
in	O
a	O
DSLR	B-Device
and	O
thus	O
higher	O
light	O
rays	O
angle	O
on	O
the	O
sensor	O
periphery	O
,	O
offset	O
micro-lenses	O
are	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
M8	O
uses	O
Adobe	O
DNG	O
as	O
its	O
raw	B-Application
data	O
format	O
and	O
the	O
raw	B-Application
converter	O
Capture	O
One	O
LE	O
(	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
camera	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Leica	B-Algorithm
M8	I-Algorithm
suffered	O
from	O
some	O
controversy	O
on	O
its	O
release	O
due	O
to	O
image	O
quality	O
problems	O
reported	O
by	O
some	O
users	O
,	O
especially	O
an	O
extremely	O
high	O
sensitivity	O
to	O
infrared	O
light	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
black	O
colors	O
appear	O
purple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Leica	O
M8.2	O
includes	O
all	O
the	O
upgrades	O
offered	O
in	O
the	O
upgrade	O
program	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
black	O
version	O
is	O
coated	O
with	O
black	O
paint	O
(	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
black	O
chrome	O
finish	O
of	O
the	O
standard	O
Leica	B-Algorithm
M8	I-Algorithm
)	O
and	O
black	O
Leica	O
branding	O
dot	O
.	O
</s>
