<s>
The	O
Leica	B-Algorithm
M	I-Algorithm
(	O
Typ	O
240	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
full-frame	O
digital	O
rangefinder	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
of	O
Leica	O
Camera	O
AG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Leica	B-Algorithm
M9	I-Algorithm
range	O
of	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
M	O
uses	O
a	O
24-megapixel	O
image	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
M	O
can	O
use	O
most	O
M	O
-	O
and	O
R-mount	B-Algorithm
lenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leica	B-Algorithm
M	I-Algorithm
cameras	O
are	O
made	O
by	O
hand	O
in	O
Portugal	O
and	O
Germany	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
M	O
Typ	O
240	O
has	O
been	O
superseded	O
by	O
variants	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Leica	B-Algorithm
M10	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
M	O
uses	O
a	O
CMOS	B-Device
24-megapixel	O
(	O
6,000	O
×	O
4,000	O
pixels	O
)	O
image	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
designed	O
for	O
Leica	O
by	O
the	O
Belgian	O
company	O
CMOSIS	O
,	O
and	O
made	O
by	O
STMicroelectronics	O
in	O
Grenoble	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
M	O
supports	O
most	O
M-mount	B-Algorithm
lenses	O
and	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
adapter	O
,	O
almost	O
all	O
R-mount	B-Algorithm
lenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
uses	O
a	O
MAESTRO	O
image/video	O
processor	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Fujitsu	O
Milbeaut	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Leica	B-Algorithm
M	I-Algorithm
camera	O
was	O
introduced	O
at	O
the	O
photokina	O
event	O
in	O
Cologne	O
,	O
Germany	O
on	O
17	O
September	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
firmware	O
update	O
the	O
Leica	B-Algorithm
M	I-Algorithm
(	O
Typ	O
240	O
)	O
was	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Leica	B-Algorithm
M-P	I-Algorithm
(	O
Typ	O
240	O
)	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
21	O
August	O
2014	O
under	O
the	O
slogan	O
the	O
'	O
Perfect	O
understatement	O
 '	O
,	O
the	O
camera	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Leica	O
two	O
years	O
following	O
the	O
Leica	B-Algorithm
M	I-Algorithm
(	O
Typ	O
240	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Featuring	O
a	O
full-frame	O
24MP	O
CMOS	B-Device
sensor	O
and	O
2GB	O
of	O
built-in	O
RAM	O
,	O
Leica	O
claims	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
M-P	O
digital	O
is	O
'	O
twice	O
as	O
fast	O
 '	O
as	O
the	O
standard	O
M	O
(	O
Typ	O
240	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
Leica	B-Algorithm
M-P	I-Algorithm
was	O
based	O
on	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
35	O
mm	O
film	O
Leica	B-Algorithm
MP	I-Algorithm
released	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
harks	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
1950s	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
M	O
mount	O
camera	O
;	O
the	O
Leica	B-Algorithm
M3	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
