| Leica M7 | Lecia M6 TTL | |
| Exposure control | Aperture priority, stepless (A) Manual setting(M) |
Manual Setting (M) |
| Shutter speeds | 1/1000 up to 4 seconds (M); 1/1000 up to 32 seconds (A) | 1/1000 up to 4 seconds (M) |
| On/Off switch | Separate on/off switch | "Off" position on shutter speed dial |
| Viewfinder information (Exposure control) | Digital display, 4-piece (A) and light balance (M); Brightness-controlled according to ambient light | Light balance |
| Exposure compensation | Dial on camera back | |
| ISO film speed setting | Automatically through DX code, Manually | Manually |
| Exposure memory lock | By lightly pressing shutter-release button | |
| Flash control | TTL flash metering (SCA 3502), sync speed 1/50 s.; High-speed sync with 1/20 s, 1/500 s, 1/1000 s | TTL flash metering (SCA 3502), sync speed 1/50 s |
| Power supply | 6 Volts (2 batteries 1/3 N) | 3 Volts (1 battery 1/3 N) |
| Miscellaneous | Coated viewfinder window | |