20 Most Recent Nikon D70 Digital Camera Questions & Answers

Did you drop camera? Sounds like a sensor problem and may simply be a ribbon connector in the cameras circuitry or recent exposure to water or dampness.

r09 is just the camera estimate od how many shots you have left on your memory card. For the other, Use fully charged battery , Turm ca,era on and re,ove battery while at same time holding shutter for a[[rox 3- seconds. Re[lace battery, then turn camera off.on. If that does not do it, turn camera on and press reset button on bottom of camera (page 200, I believe, in tghe users manual

According to my information, the camera may need a new flash PCB (printed circuit board). Check the repair service search on this site for someone in your area. The part number for the circuit board is: 1S014-020-1 and runs about 50$

Flashing "F--" means the camera is not recognizing the lens or a non CPU lens is attached. Try manual mode. Taake battery out of camera, remove lends and clean electrical contacts on lens and camera body with moistened swab, Put back together. Remove battery with camera "ON" and hold down shutter button for about 30 seconds. Put battery back in and turn on. Then Press hardware reset button on camera bottom.

Insert freshly charged batteries, Turn camera "ON" then remove batteries. While batteries removed, press and hold the shutter button for about 30 seconds. Insert batteries, turn "ON" then press the reset button on the bottom of the camera.

Hi,

Kindly mention the exact error message you could see on the screen.

Thanks!!

WITH THIS DONE YOU CAN NOT GO BACK TO THE FIRMWARE
THAT WAS OK.........RING NIKON

I don't think there is really any such thing as a 100% "natural picture". What your eyes see and what film or a sensor "see" are not the same. All photos are manipulated to some degree whether it be from the type of film or the digital "modes" you use. If you would have shot with a film such as Velvia, the greens may have been more "stellar" or maybe too green. There are a number of settings you can use to get the results more to your liking with a D70, or shoot NEF and post process to your liking. Your exposure will make a difference so you may want to bracket.

Sorry, the D70s records still images only.

The cards may have been corrupted in some way. Have you tried them in another camera or a card reader? If you have a reader, you might want to try formatting one of them from your computer.

The error usually refers to a lens error. The camera is not reading the lens. Depending on which lens you are using, it may be very simple.

If the lens has an aperture ring you can adjust, make sure it is set to the minimum f-stop number, i.e. f22,f32

If your lens does not have an adjustable aperture ring, then it could be dirty contacts either at the lens connector or in the camera

I'm afraid the camera has suffered "shutter death". After a certain number of clicks (usually 30.000-70.000, but it could be as little as 5000 or as much as 150.000), the shutter just gives up the ghost. It's fixable, but expensive.

Make sure your memory card is OK. Take it out, put it back in or try another card. Be sure battery is charged. Should not see low battery sign in viewfinder or in top panel. Try a reset. There is a problem sort of related to what you describe where a firmware update may cure it. D70 Firmware Update 1.0.1 / 1.0.2 - Windows. One of the problems this firmware fixes is :"When images were captured in Continuous mode at an Image size setting of M and an Image quality setting of FINE, the memory card access lamp sometimes glowed continuously and the camera could not be turned off with the power switch. This problem has been corrected." This bit of advice comes from another Web forum, not my own discovery. Maybe this happened and ran down your battery, unbeknownst to you. Turn the camera off and power it from an electrical outlet. Update the firmware per instructions on the Nikon site. If this does not work or if your firmware is updated, call Nikon for further advice. You may need to have it serviced. This blinking light problem has been mentioned on PN and another forum. Nikon may be familiar with it already.

Well, it depends on the extent of the repair. You don't necessarily need to repair the crack on the chassis, just the damage to the eyepiece components. Yes, it's worth repairing. Those D70s are just the right tool for people who want fine art pictures from a camera simple enough for a novice to use. The eyepiece is your most important resource when you're shooting, so you really want to make sure that it works as well as you do!

rXX on the LCD normally indicates how many exposures the buffer can currently hold. I'm not sure why you're getting this problem but try the camera on a different quality setting to see if you still get r10 or if the message changes.

You have to go into Nikon Transfer, click on Transfer Options (wrench & screwdriver), click on Transfer tab, check Embed ICC. It says it will only work when camera mode is set to II (Adobe RGB).

Dust on the CMOS sensor.

If the camera works OK, then the r7 means that you have room in your memory buffer for 7 more pictures to take ("remaining 7"). As soon as you take a new picture, it gets transferred instantly to memory compact flash memory, and again r7 will display. The instance when there is r6, r4, etc. is short lasting, that you would not notice. Change you camera setting, let say for small size JPG, and you should see that many more files will fit in the buffer, as indicated by a larger number after the letter r.

It's perfectly normal as described in the manual on the bottom of page 8.