Nikon D70

Nikon D70^[1]
Overview

Type	Digital single-lens reflex camera
Lens
Lens	Interchangeable, Nikon F-mount
Sensor/Medium
Sensor	6.1 megapixel 23.7 mm × 15.6 mm Nikon DX format RGB CCD sensor, 1.5 × FOV crop
Maximum resolution	3,008 × 2,000 (6.01 million)
ASA/ISO range	200 to 1600 (ISO equivalent) in steps of 1/3 EV manually or Auto ISO
Recording medium	CompactFlash (Type I or Type II) or Hitachi Microdrive
Focusing
Focus modes	Single Area AF, Dynamic Area AF, Closest Subject Priority Dynamic Area AF
Focus areas	Can be selected from 5 focus areas
Exposure/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]
Exposure metering	1,005 segment color meter, EV 0 to 20 (3D Color Matrix or center-weighted metering); EV 2 to 20 (spot metering)
Metering modes	Matrix, Center-weighted, Spot
Shutter
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
Continuous shooting	3 frame/s up to 144 frames (JPEG/RAW)
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	Pentaprism type, 0.75× magnification, 95% coverage
General
Rear LCD monitor	1.8 in or 46 mm (D70), 2.0 in or 51 mm (D70s), 130,000 pixel TFT
Battery	Nikon EN-EL3e Lithium-Ion battery
Weight	no battery 595 g (21.0 oz), inc. batt 679 g (1.497 lb)
Made in	Thailand

The Nikon D70 is a digital single-lens reflex camera, introduced at the 2004 PMA Annual Convention and Trade Show, as Nikon's first consumer-level digital SLR, and a competitor to the Canon EOS 300D.^[2] It was often sold in a "kit-package" with the Nikon 18-70mm AF-S lens. The Nikon D70 was succeeded initially by the Nikon D70s and more recently by the Nikon D80 and Nikon D90, announced on August 9, 2006 and August 27, 2008 respectively. The Nikon D70 is the first DSLR camera built by Nikon's factory in Thailand. It debuted at a price of US$999.

Features

The D70 features include:

Nikon DX format sensor
1.5x field of view crop
6.1 megapixel sensor (23.7 mm × 15.6 mm)
1/500th second x-sync
Nikon F-mount lenses
File formats include JPEG, NEF (Nikon's raw image format), and JPEG+NEF
Single Servo and Continuous Servo focus modes
Continuous shooting at 3 frame/s up to 144 images using a high-speed storage card (minimum burst of 4 images with a low-speed storage card)
ISO 200–1600 (in full stops or 1/3 stops selectable)
Configurable Auto-ISO (Automatic sensitivity change to keep required Shutter and/or Aperture values)
New TTL Flash System

Due to its hybrid electronic/mechanical shutter, it is possible to flash synchronize the D70 and D70s beyond their published 1/500 maximum synchronization speed up to the maximum shutter speed of 1/8000.

The Nikon D70 has been considered superior to its predecessor, the D100,^[3] despite the higher price of the latter. 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.

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 or 51 millimetres instead of 1.8 inches or 46 millimetres), 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 auto-focus performance, updated menu design and updated in-camera printer support.

The Canon EOS 350D (known as the Digital Rebel XT in the US) was its then-competitor when the D70s was introduced.

References

↑ "Nikon D70". Digital SLR Cameras products line-up. Nikon Corporation.
↑ "Nikon D70 Review". Digital Photography Review. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
↑ "Nikon D70 Review". Digital Photography Review.

Nikon announces development of D70 digital SLR camera. 2003. Retrieved January 11, 2004.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nikon D70, Taken with Nikon D70, Nikon D70s and Taken with Nikon D70s.

Nikon DSLR timeline (comparison)

	1999			2000				2001				2002				2003				2004				2005				2006				2007				2008				2009				2010				2011				2012				2013				2014				2015				2016				2017
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Professional	D1							D1X														D2X							D2Xs										D3X
								D1H										D2H						D2Hs										D3									D3S									D4								D4S									D5
High-end																																																				D800 / D800E									D810 / D810A
																																																											Df
Advanced																																						D700																								D750
												D100															D200							D300								D300S																											D500
Mid-range																																																						D600					D610
																				D70					D70s					D80								D90								D7000											D7100							D7200
Upper-entry																									D50								D40X			D60					D5000								D5100						D5200				D5300					D5500							D5600
Entry-level																															D40											D3000				D3100							D3200							D3300										D3400
Early models	Nikon SVC (prototype; 1986) Nikon QV-1000C (1988) Nikon NASA F4 (1991) Nikon E2/E2S (1995) Nikon E2N/E2NS (1996) Nikon E3/E3S (1998)

FX format (full-frame) sensor
Without an AF motor (needs lenses with integrated motor)
Without E-type lens support
HD video
/ Video AF /
Uncompressed
/ 4k video
Touchscreen / Tilt-Swivel

See also: Nikon 1 / F-mount – Teleconverter – CX / DX format – Speedlight – Expeed

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