| Designation | Leica Q3 43 Formula 1® Edition |
| Camera type | Digital 35 mm compact camera |
| Material | Full metal housing, magnesium die-cast, leather covering, protection type IP52 |
| Buffer memory | 8 GB |
| Storage medium | UHS-II recommended, UHS-I, SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card |
| Operating conditions | 32 °F to 104 °F (0 °C to +40 °C) |
| Interfaces | ISO accessory shoe, HDMI Type D, USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type C |
| Tripod thread | 1/4 DIN 4503 with stainless steel in the base |
| Processor | Leica Maestro series (Maestro IV) |
| Filter | RGB color filter, UV/IR filter, no low-pass filter |
| File formats | Photo: DNG, DNG + JPG, JPG; Video: MP4, MOV, ProRes |
| Image resolution DNG | 9520 x 6336 (60.3 MP), 7404 x 4928 (36.5 MP), 5288 x 3518 (18.6 MP) |
| Image resolution JPG | 9520 x 6336 (60.3 MP), 7392 x 4928 (36.4 MP), 5280 x 3512 (18.5 MP) |
| Color depth | DNG: 14 Bit, JPG: 8 Bit |
| Color space | sRGB |
| Video Resolution | C8K, 8K, C4K, 4K, Full HD |
| Lens | Leica APO-Summicron 43 f/2 ASPH., 11 lenses in 8 segments |
| Lens filter thread | E49 |
| Digital zoom | 1.4x to 3.5x (equivalent to 60 mm to 150 mm) |
| Image stabilization | Visual compensation system for photos and video |
| Aperture range | F2 to F16 in 1/3 EV increments |
| Viewfinder (EVF) | Resolution: 5,760,000 dots, 120 fps, magnification: 0.79x |
| LCD panel | 3” TFT LCD, approx. 1,843,200 dots, 384 ppi |
| Shutter type | Mechanical central shutter or optional electronic shutter |
| Shutter speeds | Mech. shutter: 120 s to 1/2000 s, Electro. shutter: 1 s to 1/16000 s |
| Flash Synchronization | up to 1/2000 s |
| Shutter button | Two-stage |
| Self-timer | Delay time: 2 s or 12 s |
| Drive Mode | Single, Interval Shooting, Exposure Bracketing |
| Continuous shooting | 2 fps to 15 fps |
| Focus range | 60 cm to ∞, Macro: 26.5 cm to 60 cm |
| Focus mode | Automatic or manual |
| Autofocus system | Hybrid-AF with contrast metering, depth mapping, phase comparison |
| Autofocus modes | Intelligent AF, AFs, AFc, Touch AF |
| Autofocus metering fields | 315 |
| Exposure metering | TTL, with working aperture |
| Exposure metering methods | Spot, Center-Weighted, Highlight-Weighted, Multi-Field |
| Exposure modes | Program AE, Aperture-priority, Shutter-priority, Manual |
| Exposure compensation | ±3 EV in 1/3 EV increments |
| ISO sensitivity range | Photo: Auto ISO 100 to ISO 100000, Manual ISO 50 to ISO 100000 |
| White balance | Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Shadow, Tungsten, Flash, manual |
| Flash unit connector | Via the accessory shoe |
| Flash sync time | 1/2000 s |
| Microphone | Stereo |
| USB Audio | Supported with RØDE VideoMic GO II, VideoMic NTG, Wireless GO II, Wireless ME |
| Speaker | Mono |
| WLAN | 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, IEEE802.11b/g/n/a/ac |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 LE |
| Menu languages | English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean |
| Power supply | Rechargeable battery (Leica BP-SCL6), 2200 mAh |
| Charger | Leica BC-SCL4, Input: AC 100-240 V, Output: DC 8.4 V |
| Charging via USB | During operation: 9 V/3 A, Camera off: 5 V/1500 mA |
| Wireless Charging | Optimal with 9 V chargers, 10 W Charging Pad required |