Nikon D70 update

New firmware update from Nikon for D70 cameras.

If you own a Nikon D70 like I do then listen up. Nikon has just released a new firmware update for the camera. Though the update does not make it like the new D70s it does improve the camera operation. It addresses the following issues:

5 area AF system
Up to date camera menu system
Clock update
Calculation of remaining shots on disk when shooting in RAW
Improved camera and computer communication

OVERVIEW

USA Nikon D70 software download page - Windows
USA Nikon D70 software download page - Macintosh

The Issues addressed with firmware version 2.0:

Performance of the 5-area AF system has been improved (Dynamic area and Closest subject AF-area modes).

Changes have been made to the design of menu displays.

Page-size settings can now be applied from the camera with direct printing from a PictBridge-compatible printer.

The number of exposures remaining, displayed in the control panel and viewfinder, when shooting at an image-quality setting of NEF (RAW) or NEF+JPEG Basic has been changed (the number is calculated based on the size of compressed RAW file).

Maximum number of exposures displayed when a 256-MB CompactFlash memory card is used:
Version 2.00: NEF (RAW): approx. 44 exposures; NEF+JPEG Basic: approx. 39 exposures
Version 1.03 or earlier: NEF (RAW): approx. 23 exposures; NEF+JPEG Basic: approx. 21 exposures

The default setting for camera clock has been changed from 2004.01.01 to 2005.01.01. Now you cannot set the clock back to a date before 2004.12.31.

A problem that sometimes caused communication between the camera and computer to be unexpectedly terminated when using Nikon Capture Camera Control has been corrected. (Windows)

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