The Nikon D70 (now updated with the D50) is an absolutely fabulous digital camera. For the "amateur", it's a high end do-everything digital camera. You can set the camera to do everything for you, or you can manually focus, set the aperture, and the lighting to "push" the picture. Downloading to your camera is as easy as taking the digital card out of the camera, putting it into a "reader" and then downloading using a USB cable. The D70 body is fairly light, but still sturdy. And Nikon lenses (either fixed focal or telefoto) are terrific lenses for both their prisms and their optics.
Fairly easy to use, if you want, but also with all the bells and whistles that a professional uses (things like special settings for sports, daylight, backlight, and matrix metering.
Trust me - you'll love this camera once you get used to all the bells and whistles!
SLR Digital Camera
SLR Digital Camera
SLR Digital Camera
SLR Digital Camera
Features
Auto Flash
Auto Flash
Auto Flash
Auto Flash
Digital Viewfinder
Digital Viewfinder
Digital Viewfinder
LCD Panel
LCD Panel
Optical Viewfinder
Optical Viewfinder
Optical Viewfinder
Red-Eye Reduction
Red-Eye Reduction
Red-Eye Reduction
Megapixels
10 or more
6
6
Optical Zoom
At least 16x
At least 8x
Tags
Digital SLR
Key Features
Image Sensor Type CCD
Resolution 6.24 Megapixel
Camera Type SLR/Professional
Weight 1.31 lb.
Family Line Nikon D
Lens
Interchangeable Lens Interchangeable Lenses
35mm Zoom Lens 27 - 105 mm
Focus Type Autofocus & Manual Focus
Focal Length 18 - 70 mm
Image Quality
Camera Resolution 6.24 Megapixel
Image Resolutions 3008 x 2000 • 2240 x 1488 • 1504 x 1000
Exposure Control
Shutter Speed 30 - 1/8000 sec
White Balance Auto
Frames Per Second 3 Frames
Storage
Memory Type CompactFlash Card Type I • CompactFlash Card Type II • IBM Microdrive
Compression Modes Fine • Normal • Uncompressed • Basic
Compression Type JPEG • Raw Image
File Size (High Res.) 5.8 MB (22 images on 128MB card)
File Size (Low Res.) 0.2 MB (about 640 images on 128MB card)
Flash
ISO Speeds 100 • 200 • 1600
Flash Type Built-In & External
Flash Functions Auto Flash • Front Sync Flash • Rear Sync Flash • Fill-in Flash • Red-eye Reduction Flash • Slow Sync
Viewfinder / Display
Viewfinder Optical (Through-the-lens)
LCD Panel With LCD Panel
LCD Panel Size 1.8 in.
LCD Screen Resolution 130,000 pixels
LCD Protected Position Without LCD Protected Position
Interfaces
Interface Type USB 2.0
Video Interface Video Out
Power Supply
Battery Type Proprietary Lithium
Battery Life 2,000 Images
Included Features
Self Timer 2 Sec. • 20 Sec.
Built-in Microphone Without Built-in Microphone
Built-in Speaker Without Built-in Speaker
Tripod Mount With Tripod Mount
System Requirements
Operating System Apple Mac OS 9 • Apple Mac OS X • Microsoft Windows 2000 • Microsoft Windows 98SE • Microsoft Windows ME •...
Dimensions
Width 5.51 in.
Depth 3.07 in.
Height 4.3 in.
Weight 1.31 lb.
Miscellaneous
Included Accessories Software • USB Cable • Video Cable • Lithium Battery • Battery Charger • Lens Cap • Strap
MPN 25214
Product ID 23960840
Exterior Color Black
UPC 18208902118