Nikon D70

Nikon D70
Pro DSLR Pro DSLR
January, 2004

Summary Nikon D70

Prices Price
Body only Unknown Kit Unknown
Score Snapsort rank
Among similar cameras #n/a of 8
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Specifications Key specs
Sensor size Help APS-C 23.7x15.5mm Screen resolution Help 130k dots
Megapixels Help 6 MP Movie format Help None
Screen size Help 1.8" Light sensitivity Help 1,600 ISO
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Pros

The Nikon D70 vs other recent DSLRs

Lens availability More lenses available Help
169 lenses
Fastest shutter speed Fast shutter speed Help
1/8000 of a second

The Nikon D70 vs other recent pro DSLRs

Thickness Thin Help
3.1"
Weight Light Help
679 g
Built-in flash Built-in flash Help
External flash not needed
Supports RAW Shoots RAW Help
Better editing
Size Quite small Help
Professional size 140x111x78 mm

Cons

The Nikon D70 vs other recent DSLRs

Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
Less flexible
Autofocus Manual focus only Help
None
Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
Risk of blur
Popularity Not so popular Help
Among snapsort users

The Nikon D70 vs other recent pro DSLRs

Color depth Little color depth Help
20.4 bits
Screen size Very small screen Help
1.8"
Screen resolution Very low resolution screen Help
130k dots
Light sensitivity Very poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Weather sealed No weather sealing Help
Need to shelter it from weather
Live view No live view Help
Preview with viewfinder
Announced Old Help
January, 2004
Viewfinder coverage Below average viewfinder coverage Help
95%
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity Help
None
Sensor type Sensor type Help
CCD
Low light performance Very noisy at high ISO Help
529 ISO
Overall image quality Very low overall image quality Help
50.0
Movie format No movies Help
None
Dynamic range Very narrow dynamic range Help
10.3 EV
Viewfinder size Small viewfinder Help
0.49x
True resolution Lower true resolution Help
6 MP
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
3 fps
Sensor size Small sensor Help
APS-C 23.7x15.5mm
Storage slots Fewer storage slots Help
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Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (8:23 PM, January 24, 2012)
Hi Leo, yes the D70 has a focus motor, see the Nikon D70 specs page!
 
Leo (7:37 PM, January 24, 2012)
Does it have facus motor?