Nikon D70s manual Performance that delivers accurate control over light

Effective control over exposure, metering, and flash operation

Automated Digital Vari-Program and exposure modes

Selecting one of the seven Digital Vari-Program selections automatically optimizes white b a l a n c e , s h a r p e n i n g , t o n e (contrast), color, saturation and hue settings to best match the selected scene, making creative photography as simple as rotating the mode dial. Choose from Auto,

Portrait, Landscape, Close Up,

Sports, Night Landscape, or

Night Portrait for automated

performance that makes the D70s the right choice, whether you are still learning how to make great pictures or an experienced photographer simply in a hurry to capture precious moments.

Exposure mode settings provide greater personal control over camera operation. [P] Auto Multi Program mode automatically sets

the shutter speed and aperture, and includes Flexible Program for quick selection of alternate exposure-combination settings. [S] Shutter-Priority Auto offers a choice of shutter speeds from 1/8,000 to 30 seconds. [A] Aperture-Priority Auto allows free selection from the complete range of aperture settings. And, [M] Manual gives full control over shutter speed and aperture.

Image enhancement options

Auto: Makes it easy to produce vivid, smooth snapshots with balanced saturation, color, and sharpness.

Portrait: Produces beautiful skin tones and highlights the subject by softening background details.

Landscape: Produces vivid landscape shots with enhanced outlines, colors, and contrast.

Close Up: Makes the subject stand out clearly in close-up shots of flowers, insects, and other small objects.

Sports: Uses high shutter speeds to freeze motion for dynamic sports shots in which the subject stands out clearly.

Night Landscape: Slow shutter speeds produce stunning shots while minimizing low-light imperfections.

Night Portrait: Provides natural balance between the subject and background in portraits taken under low light.

Exposure modes: Auto Multi Program [P], Shutter-Priority Auto [S], Aperture-Priority Auto [A], or Manual [M] exposure mode settings

Exposure metering options

Nikon’s 1,005-pixel RGB Exposure/Color Matrix Metering Sensor evaluates brightness, color, contrast, selected focus area, and subject-to-camera distance information, references the results against an onboard database of 30,000 scenes from actual photography, and then uses high-speed processing to deliver consistently dependable automatic exposure. Variable center-weighted metering and a choice of five spot meters are also available, as is exposure compensation and auto exposure bracketing.

Built-in Speedlight with i-TTL flash control NEW

(with wider angle coverage)

The built-in Speedlight automatically pops up and fires when natural lighting is inadequate,

• Image quality mode: RAW (NEF) • Lens: AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED-IF • Exposure mode: [A], 8 second, f/11 • White balance: Auto • Sensitivity: ISO-equivalent 200

When using Auto Multi Program [P], Shutter-Priority Auto [S], Aperture-Priority Auto [A], or Manual [M] exposure modes, easy-to-set image enhancement options optimize sharpening, tone (contrast), color, saturation and hue to best match the scene or intended use for the picture. Choices include Normal, Vivid, Sharp, Soft, Direct print, Landscape or Custom optimization.

Precise white balance control

The D70s produces natural coloration by matching white balance to the light source of the shot. Advanced Auto white balance handles most situations, but the flexible options include a choice of six specific manual settings with fine-tuning, (Incandescent, Fluorescent, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, and Shade), as well as a preset option for using a gray or white object as a reference for white balance.

or to add Balanced Fill-Flash when there is

strong backlighting. With a new optimized design for the D70s, flash coverage has been increased to support lenses as wide as 18mm.

•Image quality mode: RAW(NEF)

•Lens: AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D ED-IF

•Exposure mode: Digital Vari- Program [Night Landscape], 1.60 second, f/5.6

•White balance: Auto

•Sensitivity: ISO-equivalent 200

Creative Lighting System support

A major benefit of the D70s’s built-in flash is that it adopts Nikon’s highly robust and advanced i-TTL flash control, technology that leads the industry in vastly expanding the possibilities for using creative lighting in photography. The built-in Speedlight also works with the Creative Lighting System, serving as a remote commander that controls one group of multiple wireless SB-600 or SB-800 Speedlights. Alternately, attach an SB-800 and control up to 3 wireless remote groups, each consisting of any number of SB-800 or SB-600 Speedlight units.

•Image quality mode: RAW (NEF)

•Lens: AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED-IF

•Exposure mode: [M], 1/250 second, f/4.5

•White balance: Auto

•Sensitivity: ISO-equivalent 200

•SB-800 mode settings

Master: Flash canceled, Remote A: Manual, Remote B: Manual

Wireless multiple flash photography with Nikon’s Creative Lighting System helps create more natural-looking pictures by using several flash units to emphasize the subject or eliminate shadows.

On-camera single flash