Nikon D70

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Nikon D70

Type	Single-lens reflex
Sensor	CCD
Maximum resolution	3,008 × 2,000 (6.01 million)
Lens type	Interchangeable, Nikon F-Mount
Shutter	Combined mechanical and CCD electronic shutter
Shutter speed range	30 s to 1/8000 s in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, bulb
Exposure Metering	EV 0 to 20 (3D Color Matrix or center-weighted metering); EV 2 to 20 (spot metering)
Exposure Modes	Digital Vari-Program (Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close up, Sports, Night landscape, Night portrait), Programmed Auto [P] with flexible program; Shutter Priority Auto [S]; Aperture Priority Auto [A]; Manual [M]
Metering modes	Matrix, Center-weighted, Spot
Focus areas	Can be selected from 5 focus areas
Focus modes	Single Area AF, Dynamic Area AF, Closest Subject Priority Dynamic Area AF
Continuous Shooting	3 fps up to 144 frames (JPEG/RAW)
Viewfinder	Optical
ASA/ISO range	200 to 1600 (ISO equivalent) in steps of 1/3 EV
Rear LCD monitor	1.8 inches (46 mm) (D70), 2.0 inches (50.8 mm)(D70s), 130,000 pixel TFT
Storage	CompactFlash (Type I or Type II) or Hitachi Microdrive
Weight	no battery 595 g (1.3 lb), inc. batt 679 g (1.5 lb)

The Nikon D70 is a digital SLR camera model. In Spring 2004, Nikon introduced it at the 2004 PMA Annual Convention and Trade Show, as a direct competitor to the Canon EOS Digital Rebel (EOS 300D in Europe) (Digital Photography Review, 2003). It is succeeded by the Nikon D80, announced on August 9th, 2006.

1 Features
2 D70s
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Features

The D70 features include:

Nikon DX-format sensor
1.5x field of view crop
6.1 megapixel sensor (23.7 mm x 15.6 mm)
Nikon F lens mount
File formats include JPEG, NEF (Nikon's raw image format), and JPEG+NEF
Single Servo and Continuous Servo focus modes
Continuous shooting at 3fps up to 144 images using a high-speed storage card (minimum burst of 4 images with a low-speed storage card)
ISO 200-1600

A picture of a wolf taken with a Nikon D70s

Digital Photography Review (2004), regards it very highly and rates it superior in many ways to the older D100, even though the D100 has a higher price. Both the Nikon D70 and Canon EOS 300D/Digital Rebel are ground breaking with respect to their price/performance ratio. Feelings often run high between advocates of the D70 and those of the 300D; advocates of the 300D point to a lower price point, and supposedly better sensor technology yielding less noisy images, while advocates of the D70 point to greater control over the operation of the camera, more solid feel of the body plastics, and defend the quality of the sensor. The D70 is backward compatible with most of the older Nikkor lenses. Sigma, Tokina and Tamron are other popular lens suppliers of Nikon F-mount lenses.

MSRP as of 2004 was $999 (and $1299 with an 18-70 mm f/3.5-4.5 kit lens) in the United States.

[edit] D70s

A Nikon D70s with third-party vertical grip and display hood.

In early 2005, Nikon announced the D70s. The D70s is essentially an update of the D70, adding a larger LCD screen (2 inches (50 mm) instead of 1.8 inches(46mm)), though still having 130,000 pixels. The D70s also comes with the newer EN-EL3a battery with slightly higher capacity. While the battery performance is increased, the new version of the D70 lacks the previously included MS-D70 battery holder, which allowed users to mount three CR2 batteries in the camera in case of a dead battery (notably the adapter is not compatible with CR123 batteries). The camera is also equipped with a terminal for a proprietary remote release cable (MC-DC1). In addition, the D70s features an increased 18 mm angle of coverage from its built-in flash; the flash on the D70 could only be used with lenses as wide as 20 mm. All other updates to the D70s are available for the D70 through a firmware update, which include improved autofocus performance, updated menu design and updated in-camera printer support.

[edit] References

Digital Photography Review. (2004) Nikon D70 Full Review. Retrieved April, 2004 from [1]
Nikon USA. (2003). Nikon® announces development of D70™ digital SLR camera. Retrieved January 11, 2004 from [2]
Opanda IExif. A EXIF/GPS/IPTC data viewer can show the number of shutter actuations for Nikon® D70™. 2004 from [3]

[edit] External links

Nikon Digital single-lens reflex cameras Timeline
	1999		2000				2001				2002				2003				2004				2005				2006
range	Q3	Q4	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
professional	D1, 1999-06-15						D1X, 2001-02-05														D2X, 2004-09-16							D2Xs
high-speed							D1H, 2001-02-05										D2H, 2003-07-22						D2Hs, 2005-02-16
prosumer											D100, 2002-02-21															D200, 2005-11-01
consumer																			D70, 2004-01-28					D70s, 2005-04-20					D80
entry-level																								D50, 2005-04-20						D40