Nikon D70
The 6.1 mega pixel CCD Sensor equipped D70 is a very sophisticated looking digital camera which has the ability to take photographs that will leave you speechless. The camera’s picture quality is so good that it has the capability of bringing back digital SLR cameras for mainstream use.
The smart looking D70 has dimensions of 140 x 111 x 78 mm and weighs around 595 g without batteries. The camera due to the presence of standard F lens mount has the ability to accommodate Nikon’s large range of 35mm lenses. Although the camera supports a large variety of lenses which even include the ones that were meant for its predecessors, but the photographer might have to face quite a few problems while using previously designed lenses. The camera is equipped with a true through the lens optical viewfinder having a coverage area of 95% and also provides information such as shutter speed, exposure compensation, flash status, focus point and mode, focus lock and flash status. Along with this the D70 also has a 1.8 inch LCD monitor which is primarily meant for viewing captured pictures and glancing through the menu system.
The D70 has TTL phase detection auto focus which works on Nikon Multi-CAM900 auto focus module and has a detection range EV -1 to +19 @ ISO 100 equivalents and normal temperature. The various lens servos present are Single Servo AF, Continuous Servo AF and Manual focus. It has 3 AF Area modes which are Single Area AF, Dynamic Area AF and Closest Subject Priority Dynamic Area AF. There are different area modes present in the D70 which are, Digital Vari-program, Programmed auto, Shutter-priority auto, Aperture priority auto and Manual. The camera has metering range varying between EV 0 to 20 (3D color matrix or center-weighted metering) and EV 3 to 20 (spot metering) (ISO 100 equivalent, f/1.4 lens, 20 °C). The ISO sensitivities present in the D70 includes Auto, ISO 100,200,400,800 and 1600. Shutter speeds have a range of 30 to 1/8000 seconds and the Flash X-Sync can reach up to 1/500 seconds.
This has a Combined mechanical and CCD electronic shutter and has steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV. Six manual modes with fine-tuning are present as options for white balancing and white balance bracketing is also possible. The various image parameters present are Sharpening, Tone, Colour and Hue which can be used by the photographer to improve the picture captured. The flash sync mode has options including Front-Curtain Sync, Red-Eye Reduction, and Red-Eye Reduction with Slow Sync, Slow Sync and Rear-Curtain Sync. The D70 has an in-built speed light along with ISO standard hot-shoe having safety lock. The different shooting modes in the D70 are Single frame shooting (S) mode, Continuous shooting (C) mode and Self-timer/remote control mode. The user can choose from different playback options present in the D70 such as Single image, 4 or 9 thumbnails, Magnified playback, Slide show, Histogram indication and Highlight point display.
Images captured come out good whatever be the conditions. While taking snaps outdoor or indoor the results are great with the pictures being well focused and sharp even towards the edges. Colours come out vibrant and natural with a well maintained colour balance in nearly every picture. The D70 keeps up the good work even when the images are captured using ISO sensitivities and a special noise reduction mode helps while taking pictures in long exposures. The only disadvantage in this or any digital SLR camera is the inability to capture video or audio. But other than that the camera performs well in the picture taking department.
The camera stores images in NEF (12-bit lossless compressed RAW), JPEG (EXIF 2.21) or NEF+JPEG format and has resolutions of 3008 x 2000 [L], 2240 x 1488 [M] and 1504 x 1000 [S]. D70 has a self timer which can delay pictures up to 20 seconds and in the process allowing the photographer to take his or her own picture aswell. For storage purposes the camera is compatible with Compact Flash Type I or II and Micro drive but it does not have any CF cards supplied during the time of purchase. USB 2.0 (only at 12 Mbps), Mass storage / PTP selectable, video out and DC-IN (optional AC adapter) are the various connectivity options in the D70. For power the camera uses Lithium-Ion battery pack EN-EL3.
Overall the D70 has the looks, the features; the image quality and above all an affordable price tag that make it a huge hit among the consumers.
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