This manual pertains to the Nikon 70, a sophisticated digital SLR camera designed for photographers seeking advanced control and exceptional image quality. Engineered with precision, the Nikon 70 offers a robust autofocus system, versatile exposure metering modes, and a wide range of shutter speeds, making it suitable for various photographic applications from portraiture to dynamic action shots. Its compatibility with a broad spectrum of lenses and accessories, coupled with innovative features like i-TTL flash control, underscores its commitment to professional-grade performance and creative flexibility.
The purpose of this manual is to provide comprehensive guidance for the operation, maintenance, and technical understanding of the Nikon 70. It covers essential procedures including autofocus settings, exposure control, shutter operation, white balance adjustments, and storage media management. Furthermore, this guide details the functionality of the built-in Speedlight, external flash synchronization, power sources, and interface connections. By consulting this document, owners, technicians, and enthusiasts can ensure optimal performance, troubleshoot issues, and fully leverage the advanced capabilities of their Nikon 70 camera.
Nikon 70 Service ManualSpecifications
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Autofocus
Detection range
–1 – +19 EV (ISO 100 at 20 °C/68 °F)
AF-area mode
Single-area AF, dynamic-area AF, dynamic-area AF with closest subject priority
Focus lock
Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing AE-L/AF-L button
TTL phase detection by Nikon Multi-CAM900 autofocus module with AF-assist illuminator (range approximately 0.5–3.0 m / 1´8˝–9´10˝)
Exposure
Metering
Three-mode through-the-lens (TTL) exposure metering
Matrix
3D color matrix metering (type G and D lenses); color matrix metering (other CPU lenses); metering performed by 1,005-pixel RGB sensor
Center-weighted
Weight of 75% given to 6, 8, 10, or 12-mm circle in center of frame
Spot
Meters 2.3-mm circle (about 1% of frame) centered on active focus area
Range(ISO 100 equivalent, f/1.4 lens, 20 °C/68 °F)
0 – 20 EV (3D color matrix or center-weighted metering)
3 – 20 EV (spot metering)
Exposure meter coupling
CPU coupling
Exposure control
Operating mode
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 compensation
–5 – +5 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1⁄2 EV
Bracketing
Exposure and / or flash bracketing (2–3 exposures in increments of 1/3 or 1⁄2 EV)
Exposure lock
Luminosity locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-L button
Shutter
Speed
30 – 1/8000 s in steps of 1/3 or 1⁄2 EV, bulb, remote
Combined mechanical and CCD electronic shutter
Sensitivity
200 – 1600 (ISO equivalent) in steps of 1/3 EV
White balance
Bracketing
2–3 exposures in increments of 1
Auto (TTL white-balance with 1,005 pixels RGB sensor), six manual modes with fine-tuning, preset white balance
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Storage
Media
Type I and II CompactFlash memory cards; Microdrives
File system
Compliant with Design Rule for Camera File System (DCF) 2.0 and Digital Print Order Format (DPOF)
Compression
•NEF (RAW): compressed 12-bit
•JPEG: JPEG baseline-compliant
Built-in Speedlight
Guide number(m / ft at 20 °C/68 °F)
•ISO 200: approximately 15/49 (manual 17/56)
•ISO 100: approximately 11/36 (manual 12/39)
•, , , : auto flash with auto pop-up
•P, S, A, M: manual pop-up with button release
Flash
Sync contact
X-contact only; flash synchronization at up to 1/500 s
Sync modes
•, , : front curtain sync, red-eye reduction
•: slow sync, slow sync with red-eye reduction
•, , : front curtain sync and red-eye reduction available with optional Speedlights
•P, S, A, M: front curtain sync, slow sync, rear-curtain sync, red-eye reduction, slow sync with red-eye reduction
Flash-ready indicator
Lights when SB-series Speedlight such as 800, 600, 80DX, 28DX, 50DX, 28, 27, or 22s is fully charged; blinks for 3 s after flash is fired at full output
Flash control
TTL
TTL flash control by 1,005-pixel RGB sensor (CPU lenses only)
•Built-in Speedlight: i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR, or standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR (spot metering or mode dial set to M)
•SB-800 or 600: i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR, or standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR (spot metering)
Auto aperture
Available with SB-800 with CPU lens
Non-TTL auto
Available with such Speedlights as SB-800, 80DX, 28DX, 28, 27, and 22s
Range-priority manual
Available with SB-800
Flash compensation
–3 – +1 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1⁄2 EV
Creative Lighting System
Supports Flash Color Information Communication and FV lock with built-in Speedlight, SB-800, and SB-600. SB-800 and 600 also support Advanced Wireless Lighting.
Accessory shoe
Standard ISO hot-shoe contact with safety lock
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Video output
Can be selected from NTSC and PAL
External interface
USB
Tripod socket
1⁄4˝ (ISO)
Power source
•One rechargeable Nikon EN-EL3 Li-ion battery; charging voltage (MH-18 quick charger or optional MH-19 multi charger): 7.4 V DC
•Three CR2 lithium batteries (with MS-D70 battery holder)
•EH-5 AC adapter (available separately)
Dimensions (W × H × D)
Approximately 140 × 111 × 78 mm (5.5˝ × 4.4˝ × 3.1˝)
Weight
Approximately 595 g (1 lb 5 oz) without battery, memory card, body cap, or monitor cover
Operating environment
Temperature
0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F)
Humidity
Less than 85% (no condensation)
•Unless otherwise stated, all figures are for a camera with a fully-charged battery operating at an ambient temperature of 20 °C (68 °F).
Self-timer
Electronically controlled timer with 2 – 20 s duration
Depth-of-field preview
When CPU lens is attached, lens aperture can be stopped down to value selected by user (A and M modes) or value selected by camera (Digital Vari-Program, P, and S modes)
Monitor
1.8˝, 130,000-dot, low-temperature polysilicon TFT LCD with brightness adjustment
Firmware upgrades
Firmware can be upgraded by user
Nikon 70 Service ManualSpecifications
- M2 ･ -
VBA10401-R.3623.A
Autofocus
Detection range
–1 – +19 EV (ISO 100 at 20 °C/68 °F)
AF-area mode
Single-area AF, dynamic-area AF, dynamic-area AF with closest subject priority
Focus lock
Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing AE-L/AF-L button
TTL phase detection by Nikon Multi-CAM900 autofocus module with AF-assist illuminator (range approximately 0.5–3.0 m / 1´8˝–9´10˝)
Exposure
Metering
Three-mode through-the-lens (TTL) exposure metering
Matrix
3D color matrix metering (type G and D lenses); color matrix metering (other CPU lenses); metering performed by 1,005-pixel RGB sensor
Center-weighted
Weight of 75% given to 6, 8, 10, or 12-mm circle in center of frame
Spot
Meters 2.3-mm circle (about 1% of frame) centered on active focus area
Range(ISO 100 equivalent, f/1.4 lens, 20 °C/68 °F)
0 – 20 EV (3D color matrix or center-weighted metering)
3 – 20 EV (spot metering)
Exposure meter coupling
CPU coupling
Exposure control
Operating mode
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 compensation
–5 – +5 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1⁄2 EV
Bracketing
Exposure and / or flash bracketing (2–3 exposures in increments of 1/3 or 1⁄2 EV)
Exposure lock
Luminosity locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-L button
Shutter
Speed
30 – 1/8000 s in steps of 1/3 or 1⁄2 EV, bulb, remote
Combined mechanical and CCD electronic shutter
Sensitivity
200 – 1600 (ISO equivalent) in steps of 1/3 EV
White balance
Bracketing
2–3 exposures in increments of 1
Auto (TTL white-balance with 1,005 pixels RGB sensor), six manual modes with fine-tuning, preset white balance
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Storage
Media
Type I and II CompactFlash memory cards; Microdrives
File system
Compliant with Design Rule for Camera File System (DCF) 2.0 and Digital Print Order Format (DPOF)
Compression
•NEF (RAW): compressed 12-bit
•JPEG: JPEG baseline-compliant
Built-in Speedlight
Guide number(m / ft at 20 °C/68 °F)
•ISO 200: approximately 15/49 (manual 17/56)
•ISO 100: approximately 11/36 (manual 12/39)
•, , , : auto flash with auto pop-up
•P, S, A, M: manual pop-up with button release
Flash
Sync contact
X-contact only; flash synchronization at up to 1/500 s
Sync modes
•, , : front curtain sync, red-eye reduction
•: slow sync, slow sync with red-eye reduction
•, , : front curtain sync and red-eye reduction available with optional Speedlights
•P, S, A, M: front curtain sync, slow sync, rear-curtain sync, red-eye reduction, slow sync with red-eye reduction
Flash-ready indicator
Lights when SB-series Speedlight such as 800, 600, 80DX, 28DX, 50DX, 28, 27, or 22s is fully charged; blinks for 3 s after flash is fired at full output
Flash control
TTL
TTL flash control by 1,005-pixel RGB sensor (CPU lenses only)
•Built-in Speedlight: i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR, or standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR (spot metering or mode dial set to M)
•SB-800 or 600: i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR, or standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR (spot metering)
Auto aperture
Available with SB-800 with CPU lens
Non-TTL auto
Available with such Speedlights as SB-800, 80DX, 28DX, 28, 27, and 22s
Range-priority manual
Available with SB-800
Flash compensation
–3 – +1 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1⁄2 EV
Creative Lighting System
Supports Flash Color Information Communication and FV lock with built-in Speedlight, SB-800, and SB-600. SB-800 and 600 also support Advanced Wireless Lighting.
Accessory shoe
Standard ISO hot-shoe contact with safety lock
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Video output
Can be selected from NTSC and PAL
External interface
USB
Tripod socket
1⁄4˝ (ISO)
Power source
•One rechargeable Nikon EN-EL3 Li-ion battery; charging voltage (MH-18 quick charger or optional MH-19 multi charger): 7.4 V DC
•Three CR2 lithium batteries (with MS-D70 battery holder)
•EH-5 AC adapter (available separately)
Dimensions (W × H × D)
Approximately 140 × 111 × 78 mm (5.5˝ × 4.4˝ × 3.1˝)
Weight
Approximately 595 g (1 lb 5 oz) without battery, memory card, body cap, or monitor cover
Operating environment
Temperature
0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F)
Humidity
Less than 85% (no condensation)
•Unless otherwise stated, all figures are for a camera with a fully-charged battery operating at an ambient temperature of 20 °C (68 °F).
Self-timer
Electronically controlled timer with 2 – 20 s duration
Depth-of-field preview
When CPU lens is attached, lens aperture can be stopped down to value selected by user (A and M modes) or value selected by camera (Digital Vari-Program, P, and S modes)
Monitor
1.8˝, 130,000-dot, low-temperature polysilicon TFT LCD with brightness adjustment
Firmware upgrades
Firmware can be upgraded by user
