Nikon D70 manual Mirror Lock-Up, Video Mode, 162, Video Output

Menu Guide—The Setup

Mirror Lock-Up

This option is used to lock the mirror in the up position to allow inspection or cleaning of the low-pass filter that protects the CCD image sen- sor. See “Technical Notes: Caring for the Cam- era” ( 194). Highlight Mirror lock-upin the setup menu ( 155) and press the multi selector to the right. Press the multi selector up or down to highlight an option, then press to the right to make a selection.

Mirror lock-up
Yes	OK
No

Menu

Option Description

When shutter is released, mirror is locked in up position and blinking “– – – – – – ” is displayed in control panel. Mirror will return to down Yes position when camera is turned off. To ensure power is available to lower mirror, Nikon recommends using this option only when camera is powered

by EH-5 AC adapter.

No Mirror functions normally.

Video Mode

Before connecting the camera to a video device such as a television or VCR ( 170), choose a video mode setting that matches the video stan- dard used in the device. Highlight Video mode in the setup menu ( 155) and press the multi selector to the right. Press the multi selector up or down to highlight an option, then press to the right to make a selection.

Video mode
NTSC	OK
PAL

Option Description

NTSC Use when connecting camera to NTSC devices.

PAL	Use when connecting camera to PAL devices. Note that number of pixels in
	output is selectively reduced, causing drop in resolution.

Video Output

The default video standard varies with the country or region of purchase.

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