Leica DISTO™ D8
The versatile one for in- and outdoors
Leica DISTO™ D8
Do you …
 Do you measure a lot outdoors?
 Do you have a problem not seeing the laser dot?
 Do you have to measure distances that are not directly
accessible?
 Do you need to measure height differences?
 Do you need to do simple levelling tasks?
 Do you need your measurement data right on the computer?
 Do you need to measure pitched objects?
 Do you need to measure across obstacles?
 Do you need precise, reliable, robust and well designed
measurement solutions?
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Leica DISTO™ D8
With the new Leica DISTO™ D8 you have the right solution for all
of these challenges. It is the most versatile handheld laser
distance meter ever!!!
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New Leica DISTO™ D8
USPs
Digital Pointfinder with 4x zoom
Large 2,4“ coloured TFT display
360° inclination sensor
Bluetooth® technology
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Feature – Benefits
…and even more smart features...
Feature
Benefit
Digital Pointfinder (4x Zoom)
Zoom in your target and measure long distances
even in bright sunny conditions
Color graphic display
A clear picture and exact view of the measuring
target even on long distances
Indirect functions
Measure heights even one targeting point is not
reflective
Profile measurement
Make simple leveling on a construction site or a
land where you need to know the height
differences of certain points
Inclination sensor (360°)
Measuring angles up to 360°, get the direct
horizontal distance on the press of a button
Bluetooth®
Transfer your data direct to a computer. Use your
Leica DISTO™ for navigation or many other
options in attractive third party Computer
software
Robust tool (IP 54)
Tool with robust design, your perfect partner for
rough construction sites
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Leica DISTO™ D8
Technical Specifications
 Typ. accuracy ± 1.0 mm (0.04”)
Smallest unit displayed 0.0000 m
 Range: 0.05 m - 200 m
 Digital Pointfinder (4x zoom)
 2,4” graphic display with 320 x 240 resolution
 Inclination sensor 360° @ 0.1° accuracy
 Bluetooth® function (range 10m)
 Functions: area, volume, trapezium, stake-out, timer, indirect
horizontal distance, indirect measurements with inclination sensor,
Pythagoras, triangle area, measuring profiles (levels), memory
 Long Range (LR) Mode
 Flip-out end piece with automatic detection
 Tripod thread (metal)
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Measure distances like never before
The new Human Machine Interface
Human Machine Interface
Keypad Overview
Equal / Menu
ON / DIST
2nd for switching to
navigation mode
Digital Pointfinder
Bluetooth®
Plus
Minus
Area / Volume
Pythagoras
(1,2,3)
Triangle area and
stake-out
Trapezium
1,2
Function key (angle
Reference
tracking, indirect measurement
with tilt sensor (1,2,3), profiles)
Constant / Memory
Clear / Off
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Timer
Human Machine Interface
General Display Overview
Additional functions
behind current key
Active Icon
Level (if turned on)
s
Timer
Measuring reference
LR Mode, Offset, Battery
Large fonts make
measurements
easy to read
2nd Result is available
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Human Machine Interface
Display overview after completed measurement
Active Icon
Overview of
measurements
Measuring
results
2nd Result is available
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Human Machine Interface
Digital Pointfinder
Zoom Stage (1x, 2x, 4x)
Level (if turned on)
Crosshair
Distance
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Angle
New functions of the Leica DISTO™ D8
Leica DISTO™ D8 – Features
Area, volume, digital Pointfinder
Area, Volume
Digital Pointfinder
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Leica DISTO™ D8 – Features
Pythagoras, Memory
Pythagoras 1,2,3
Memory
Please note, the Leica DISTO™ D8 saves
the last 30 results (incl. intermedia results)
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Leica DISTO™ D8 – Features
Triangle area/room angle, stake-out, trapezium
Triangle area/room angle, stake-out
Trapezium
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Leica DISTO™ D8 – Features
Angle tracking, direct horizontal distance
Angle tracking
Direct horizontal distance
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New Leica DISTO™ D8 – Features
Double tilt measurement with 1 measured distance
 You have to measure the height of a tree?
 You have to measure the heights of windows from
the floor to set up a scaffold?
 With this function you make a first measurement to a reference point as e.g.
trunk of a tree or base of a building. After this you only have to aim to the point
you want to measure the height of and take the reading. Since the second
measurement is only a tilt measurement you don’t need a reflective target (e.g.
leaves or windows).
Please note that both measurements need to be in one vertical line and in one
vertical plane.
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New Leica DISTO™ D8 – Features
Double tilt measurement with 1 measured distance
Target Groups for this function:
Facade engineers – measure heights for making a quotation
Forestry, landscaping – taking up tree population
Scaffolder – taking up situation for planning a scaffold
Architect – checks or mapping out for renovation planning
And many more …
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New Leica DISTO™ D8 – Features
Double tilt measurement with 2 measured distances
 You have to measure the length and pitch of a roof or the
facade of a pitched building?
 You have to measure the absolute height of a building?
 With this function you make a first measurement to the upper point of the object
and than to the lower point. Both times the Leica DISTO™ measures distance
and angle. You will get the direct distance between these two measurement
points. In the second result you will find additional information like the height
difference, horizontal distance and the angle.
Please note that both measurements need to be in one vertical line, but not in the
same plane as explained in the previous function.
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New Leica DISTO™ D8 – Features
Double tilt measurement with 2 measured distances
Target Groups for this function:
Architect – checks or mapping out for renovation planning
Crane operator – measures the height of objects
Roofer, carpenter – measure length and pitch of a roof for quotation
Solar power plant or collectors – size and pitch for calculation
General construction – measure on pitched objects
And many more …
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New Leica DISTO™ D8 – Features
Profile measurement
 You have to measure the profile of a land to set up a
scaffold?
 You have to measure several heights on a base plate?
 You need to check the topography of a land?
 With this function you can measure repetitively height differences to a reference
point. If the reference point has a defined height towards a system (has already a
height to another reference or you need values above sea level) you can first
enter a value H for such reference point.
Please note that if you want to measure a profile you need to measure each point
in vertical line and then go for more lines in a certain distance rectangular to the
profile lines (e.g. a profile line each 1m).
Since too flat measurements on a surface can cause deviations please use the
target plate or a reference staff and measure the same point for reference and
profile points afterwards.
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New Leica DISTO™ D8 – Features
Profile measurement
Target Groups for this function:
Architect – mapping out for planning
Surveyor – mapping out
Scaffolder – checking levels for setting up a scaffold
Landscaper – checking levels
General construction – checking levels of e.g. base plates
And many more …
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Leica DISTO™ D8 – Features
Bluetooth®
 You have to measure often same procedures?
 You want to prevent from expensive mistakes when e.g. twisting digits?
 You are surveying with GPS and need to measure objects where there is no
satellite access?
 You want to transfer data from your Leica DISTO™ to a computer to make a
drawing of a room layout in AutoCAD®?
 With Bluetooth® you are able to transfer wireless to a computer. You can send
distances or angles from your Leica DISTO™ to a PC (Notebook, Tablet PC,
UMPC) or Pocket PC. With the free Leica DISTO™ transfer software you are able
to use the data in any software on your computer like e.g. Excel®, Word®, CAD.
The also free AutoCAD® plug-in allows you to transfer the data directly into the
program so you can make the drawing just on the jobsite. The DISTO™ with its
navigation keys will allow most of the control from itself.
Please note that you can choose whether you want to transfer all data, result
only, choose from any data in the display or even choose from the memory.
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Leica DISTO™ D8 – Features
Bluetooth®
 Please note that you can choose whether you want to transfer all data, result
only, choose from any data in the display or even choose from the memory.
 Please note, the complexity of installing a Leica DISTO™ to your PC and Pocket
PC has been reprogrammed and is therefore improved with the latest versions of
Leica DISTO™ transfer for PC and PPC
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Leica DISTO™ D8 – Features
Bluetooth®
Target Groups for this function:
Architect – creates or updates blueprints
Surveyor – measures hidden points for GPS applications
Real estate, appraiser, insurance companies – surveying property
Floor layer, painter – does quotations on jobsite
Window maker – measures for window production
And many more …
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The offering …
Experience the difference
Leica DISTO™ D8
Scope of Delivery
Target plate
Holster
Leica DISTO™ D8
2x AA Batteries
Handloop
+ Instructions- /Safety Manual, Quickstart Guide, Producer Inspection Certificate M
+ CD with Leica DISTO™ Transfer for PC and PPC, AutoCAD® PlugIn
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Leica DISTO™ D8
Prices and availability
Price:
 699.- Euro
1049.- CHF
 Availability:
CW 15 (PA CW 14)
US version will be available in
CW 16
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Leica DISTO™ D8
Available Accessories
LSA360 - Set up
for pole and tripod
Art. No. 769459
Set up for
accurate
measurements
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Important accessories for Leica DISTO™ D8
Strong partners for strong tools
For measurements over long distances or doing indirect measurements
we recommend to use one of the following accessories:
+ Stable stand
+ flexible use
+ allows accurate aiming for ind.
Measurements
- minor deviations possibe due to gap
between moving axis and laser axis
+ Stable stand
+ flexible use
+ allows accurate aiming for ind.
Measurements
+ absolute accurate due to moving
point in laser axis
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Tripod head removed
DASS / Warranty
Customer-friendly service comes first
 2 year warranty for all Leica DISTO™
 3 year warranty if registered within 8 weeks
after purchase at www.disto.com
 Trouble-free exchange of devices instead of
cost estimations for repair
 Please find further information concerning
warranty and our customer-friendly DASS
concept in our DASS manual.
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Leica DISTO™ D8
Different Product Variants
 Leica DISTO™ D8
(Art. No. 764555)
Manual / Safety instructions Languages: D, GB, F, E, I, NL, P, CN, N, S, FIN,
DK, SLO, TR, GR, ROK, RUS, SK, CZ, H, PL, EST, LT, LV, BG, RO, JP)
 Leica DISTO™ D8 - US Version
(Art. No. 764558)
Manual / Safety instructions Languages: EN, E, F
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Applications
You never want to miss it again!
New Leica DISTO™ D8 – Applications
 Carpenter: Needs to know the exact inclination of the roof for follow up work
like doing the isolation
  With the 360° inclination sensor you can measure inclinations accurate by
+/- 0.1° in all positions, like e.g. overhead
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New Leica DISTO™ D8 – Applications
 Fire brigade: Needs to know the height at a building in order to get the right
ladder and position it correctly
  With the indirect height measurement you can easily and quickly make such
measurements. You will save time which might save lifes.
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New Leica DISTO™ D8 – Applications
 Landscaper: Needs to know the height of a tree for checking the space before
cutting it down.
  With the indirect height measurement you can measure heights even one
point is not reflective for laser measurement
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New Leica DISTO™ D8 – Applications
 Surveyor: Needs to add a building into a map he is taking up with a GPS
system.
  With measuring distance and angle at once and transferring the data via
Bluetooth® a surveyor can measure up points that are not accessible with a
GPS system (hidden points). The transfer with Bluetooth® will ensure that no
mistakes are done when writing down.
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New Leica DISTO™ D8 – Applications
 Window maker: Needs to measure up exactly before going in production.
  With the Leica DISTO™ D8 you can transfer data to an Excel® form from any
measurement like e.g. distances, angles, max. tracking, …
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New Leica DISTO™ D8 – Applications
 Property manager: Needs to measure up an appartment.
  Measure up and just send all data into a PC (laptop, tablet PC, UMPC) or
Pocket PC. You can prevent expensive errors when e.g. twisting digits during
writing down data.
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Leica DISTO™ D8
Target Groups
 Architects
 Real Estate
 General Construction
 Gardening Companies
 Painter
 Educational Institutions
 Facade worker
 Electrical Services
 Carpenter
 Insurance companies
 Joiner
 Scaffolding
 Fireman
 Telecommunications
 Surveyors
 Police
 Facility Managers
 and many more…
 Civil Engineer
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Leica DISTO™ D8
Testimonial
„An instrument that measures
distances and tilts, is robust and
still fits into my pocket. Pure
genius!“
Wilfried Fink (Carpenter)
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