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Take a Photograph D. Attach a lens Adjusting Viewfinder Focus

To adjust viewfinder focus, slide the diopter
Digital Camera Mounting marks 1 Turn the camera off.
2 Keeping the mounting marks aligned adjustment control up and down until the
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Quick Start Guide

A. Charge the battery camera’s bayonet mount. Being careful focus.
Charge the EN-EL3a battery using the not to press the lens-release button, When operating the diopter adjustment
MH-18a quick charger provided with rotate the lens counterclockwise until control with your eye to the viewfinder, be
EN-EL3a your camera. it clicks into place. careful not to put your fingers or fingernails

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(highest f/-number). This step is not
to taking photographs with your D70S at MH-18a 2 Plug the wall plug into a power necessary for type G lenses. Optional corrective lenses are available
default, “point-and-shoot” settings. outlet. VIDEO to accomodate individual differences in
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3 With the arrow on top of the vision. See page 190 of the Guide to Digital
The reverse side provides instructions for offered by the D70S, use a type G or D
Photography.
installing PictureProject and transferring 햲 battery toward the CHARGE CPU Nikkor lens.
photographs to your computer. lamp, place the EN-EL3a in the
battery bay, matching the battery If necessary, the rubber eyepiece cup can
Complete information on using your Nikon AC adapter plug
indentations with the charger be removed; when the cup is replaced, the
digital camera can be found in the Nikon projections, and slide it towards E. Insert a memory card lettered face should be down.
Guide to Digital Photography with the D70S the CHARGE lamp ( 햳 ).
Eject button
or the PictureProject reference manual (on 4 Slide the EN -EL3a toward the 1 Turn the camera off.
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open the cover ( 햳 ).
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lamp will start to blink orange, 3 Insert the memory card (available
indicating that charging has 햳 separately) with the rear label toward 햲 햳 Compose your photograph with your
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Be sure all items listed here were included with your camera.
NOTE: Memory cards are sold separately.
D70S camera .............................................. 햲
Body cap(attached to camera) ................ 햳
DK-20 Viewfinder eyepiece cup (attached
to camera) ................................................. 햴
BM-5 LCD monitor cover (attached to
camera) ...................................................... 햵
Quick Start Guide (this guide) ................. 햶
Nikon Guide to Digital Photography....... 햷
Warranty.................................................... 햸
DK-5 eyepiece cap..................................... 햹
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(green) will light briefly and the eject 햲. Confirm that the in-focus indicator ( )
An exhausted bat ter y will take button will pop up ( 햵 ). appears in the viewfinder 햳.
햴 approximately t wo hours to
Rechargeable EN-EL3a Li-ion Battery recharge. Memory card slot cover latch 4 Close the card slot cover. Press the shutter-release button the rest of
with terminal cover (instruction manual the way down 햴 to take the photograph.
Direction of insertion The memory card slot slopes slightly
included).................................................... 햺 For details, see the documentation toward the monitor. Match the angle 햴 햵 While the photograph is being recorded to
MH-18a quick charger with power cable provided with your batter y and of the memory card slot when inserting
the memory card, the card access lamp next
(instruction manual included) ................. 햻 charger. memory cards.
to the memory card slot will light 햵.
AN-DC1 camera strap ............................... 햽 Do not turn the camera off or remove the
EG-D100 video cable................................. 햾 memory card while the access lamp is lit.
UC-E4 USB cable........................................ 햿 Rear label Failure to observe this precaution could
PictureProject CD-ROM (gray) ................. 헀 Memory card result in lost photographs or in damage to
Attaching the Camera Strap Terminals Top view access lamp
the camera or card.
PictureProject Reference Manual CD-ROM
Attach the camera strap securely to the two eyelets on the camera body as shown below.
(silver)......................................................... 헁
햲 햳 햴 햵
F. Format the memory card
Note that formatting memory cards

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they may contain.
1 Turn the camera on.
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buttons down simultaneously results of earlier photographs and choose a better angle or adjust lighting for your next shot. Unwanted
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for approximately two seconds. photographs can be deleted instantly to make room for more photographs on the memory card.
A blinking will appear in
B. Insert the battery the shutter-speed display and the
햺 햻 number of exposures remaining Viewing Photographs
1 Turn the camera off. will blink.
Photographs are displayed in the monitor during recording and when the button is pressed.
2 Slide the battery-chamber cover latch to the position and open the battery-chamber 3 Push the ( and ) buttons
cover ( 햲 ). Slide the EN-EL3a battery into the battery chamber as shown ( 햳 ). Number of exposures again to format the card. During • Photographs are automatically displayed • Press button at any time to display
3 Close the battery-chamber cover ( 햴 ). remaining formatting, the letters will be while being recorded to memory card. most recent photograph.
appear in the frame-count display.
Control panel
When formatting is complete, the
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number of exposures remaining.
Parts of the Camera
햳 Viewfinder
Shutter-release button 햲 햴
Eyelet for camera Diopter adjustment
strap control
Power switch G. Rotate the mode dial to To view additional photographs, press the multi
Battery-chamber Insert the battery fully and close
cover latch the battery-chamber cover Rotate the mode dial to . In this selector up or down. Press the multi selector
automatic, “point-and -shoot” mode, down to view photographs in the order recorded,
Viewfinder up to view photographs in reverse order. Pressing
eyepiece the majority of settings are controlled
automatically by the camera, making it the multi selector down when the last photograph
Battery-chamber
Viewfinder on the memory card is displayed returns you to the
cover latch
eyepiece cup C. Choose a language and set the clock ideal for first-time users of digital SLR
first photograph. When the first photograph in
cameras.
Shooting mode ( ) button Multi selector The first time the camera is turned on, a language-selection dialog will be displayed. Choose memory is displayed, the last photograph can be
Format ( ) button Memory card slot cover a language and set the date and time. For details, see the Guide to Digital Photography, viewed by pressing the multi selector up. Keep
page 16. the multi selector pressed to scroll rapidly through
H. Adjust camera settings the photographs.
1 2
Playback ( ) button To turn the monitor off and return to shooting
When you turn the camera on for the first time, image quality and size, sensitivity and Shooting
Battery-chamber cover Menu ( ) button mode, press the button or press the shutter-
mode are set as shown in the table below. Refer to the Guide to Digital Photography for more
Mode dial Sensitivity (ISO) button release button halfway. The monitor will turn off
( ) information on camera settings.
automatically if no operations are performed for
20 s (default setting).
Photographs taken in “tall” (portrait) orientation
Language selection dialog displayed. Select language. Shooting mode
Memory card slot
will be displayed in portrait orientation in the
Enter ( ) button monitor.
cover latch 3 4 Image quality
Monitor Memory card access lamp
LCD illuminator ( ) button Image size
Format ( ) button Delete ( ) button Top control panel
Control panel
Option Default Description
To Users of Digital Cameras with Interchangeable Lenses: Foreign Matter on the Low-Pass Filter NORM Photographs are compressed for balance between
Image quality
Nikon takes every possible precaution to prevent foreign matter from coming into contact with the low-pass Display DATE menu. Edit Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minute, and
(JPEG Normal) image quality and file size that is ideal for snapshots. Deleting Photographs
filter during production and shipping. The D70S, however, is designed to be used with interchangeable lenses, L To delete a photograph displayed in single-image playback, or the photograph highlighted in thumbnail
Second. Press multi selector left or right to Image size Images are 3,008 × 2,000 pixels in size.
and foreign matter may enter the camera when lenses are removed or exchanged. Once inside the camera, (Large) playback, press the button. Once deleted, photographs can not be recovered.
select item, up or down to change. Press the
this foreign matter may adhere to the low-pass filter, where it may appear in photographs taken under certain Sensitivity (digital equivalent of film speed) set to value
button when setup is complete. Sensitivity 200 1 Press the multi selector up or down to display
conditions. To prevent foreign matter from entering the camera, do not exchange lenses in dusty environments. roughly equivalent to ISO 200.
To protect the camera when no lens is in place, be sure to replace the body cap provided with the camera, 5 No operations can be performed until a
the photo you want to delete.
One photograph is taken each time shutter-release-
being careful to first remove all dust and other foreign matter that may be adhering to the body cap. language has been selected and the clock Shooting mode 2 Press the button.
(Single frame) button is pressed.
Should foreign matter find its way onto the low-pass filter, clean the low-pass filter as instructed on pages 194–195 has been set. If you exit the menus without 3 A confirmation dialog will be displayed. Press
of the Guide to Digital Photography, or have the low-pass filter cleaned by authorized Nikon service personnel. pressing the button, the language - Sensitivity is displayed only when the ISO button is the button again to delete the image and
Photographs affected by the presence of foreign matter on the low-pass filter can be retouched using Nikon selection dialog will be displayed the next pressed. return to playback. Press any other button to
Capture 4 (available separately) or the clean image options available in some third-party imaging software. Exit DATE menu. Monitor turns off. time the camera is turned on. exit without deleting the photograph.
Viewing Pictures on a Computer
Supported Operating Systems Windows (pre-installed versions only) •Windows XP Home Edition/Windows XP Professional
•Windows Millennium Edition (Me)
Macintosh •Mac OS X (10.1.5 or later)
Step 1—Install PictureProject
Depending on the version of PictureProject installed, the installation process and the dialogs and mes-
sages displayed may differ from those described here.
Before installing PictureProject, exit all other applications, including virus-checking software.
Before Connecting the Camera
Take at least one picture and install PictureProject before connecting the camera to a computer.
Nikon View
Before installing PictureProject, uninstall Nikon View.
Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000 Professional, Mac OS X
When installing or uninstalling PictureProject under the above operating systems, log on to an
account with administrator privileges.
Windows
1 Turn the computer on and wait for it to start up.
2 Insert the PictureProject installer CD into the CD-ROM drive.
The Install Center program will launch automatically and a
“Select Region” dialog will be displayed. Select a region and
click Next. (The “Select Region” dialog is not displayed in
the European release of PictureProject. European users can
proceed directly to Step 3).
A language selection dialog will be displayed. Select a language
3 and click Next.
If the Install Center Program Does Not Launch Automatically: Select My Computer from
the Start menu (Windows XP Home Edition/Windows XP Professional; in other versions
of Windows, double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop) and double-click the CD
(PictureProject) icon in the “My Computer” window.
Click Easy Install. The standard install includes:
4 • Mass Storage driver (Windows 98SE only)
• Driver for D1-series cameras
• Apple QuickTime 6
• Nikon FotoShare (Europe only)
• PictureProject
• Microsoft® DirectX 9
Windows 98SE
Clicking Easy Install displays the dialog shown at right.
Follow the on-screen instructions to install the Mass Storage
(Coolpix Camera) driver.
5 Follow the on-screen instructions to install the driver for D1-
series cameras.
6 Installation of QuickTime 6 opens with the dialog shown at
right. Click Yes.
7 The Nikon FotoShare setup program will start. Follow the on-
screen instructions to complete installation.
* Nikon FotoShare is available only in the European release of
PictureProject.
8 Click OK to exit the Nikon FotoShare setup program.
The PictureProject setup program will now start. After reading
9 the license agreement, click Yes to accept the agreement and
proceed with installation.
10 Click Next to install PictureProject to the default destination
folder (to select a different folder, click Browse...). A
confirmation dialog will be displayed; click Yes to create the
destination folder. To create a shortcut to PictureProject on the
desktop, click Yes when prompted. Click Finish to exit the
PictureProject installer when installation is complete.
11 The muvee option requires DirectX 9 or later. If an earlier version
is installed, the dialog shown at right will be displayed. Follow
the on-screen instructions to install DirectX 9.
Pictures taken with your D70S can be transferred to a computer, where they
•Windows 2000 Professional can be viewed and organized. To transfer your pictures, you will need to
•Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) install PictureProject as described below. For complete instructions on using
PictureProject, see the PictureProject Reference Manual (on CD).
Click Yes or Finish to restart the computer (the dialog shown below at right will be displayed
12 only if DirectX has been installed). 11 When the computer restarts, log in to the account you used
to install PictureProject. The PictureProject Import Assistant 5 The pictures will be displayed in the PictureProject window when transfer is complete.
will be displayed. The Import Assistant can be used to catalog
pictures already on the computer for display in PictureProject.
For more information, see the PictureProject Reference Manual
(on CD).
Click Close to transfer new photos from the
camera without first cataloging existing pictures.
13 The PictureProject Import Assistant will be displayed when the
computer restarts. The Import Assistant can be used to catalog
12 After exiting the Import Assistant, open the “FotoShare” folder on the PictureProject installer
CD and install Nikon FotoShare by dragging the Nikon FotoShare icon to the “Applications”
pictures already on the computer for display in PictureProject. folder on the hard disk (note that FotoShare is included only with the European release of
For more information, see the PictureProject Reference Manual PictureProject). When copying is complete, remove the PictureProject installer CD from the
Windows
(on CD). CD-ROM drive.
Step 2—Transfer Pictures
Click Close to transfer new photos from the
camera without first cataloging existing pictures.
Use a Reliable Power Source
14 Remove the PictureProject installer CD from the CD-ROM drive before shutting down the com- When transferring pictures between the camera and the computer, use a fully-charged EN-EL3a bat-
tery. If in doubt, charge the battery before beginning transfer or use an EH-5 AC adapter (available
puter.
separately). Do not, under any circumstances, use another make or model of AC adapter.
1 Turn the camera off and insert a memory card that contains pictures (see the front of this guide
for information on inserting memory cards).
Macintosh 2 Turn the computer on and wait for it to start up. Using the UC-E4 USB cable, connect the
camera to the computer as shown below.
1 Turn the computer on and wait for it to start up. Macintosh
If the computer is connected to the Internet, PictureProject will periodically check for updates.
2 Insert the PictureProject installer CD into a CD-ROM drive. Double-click the PictureProject
installer CD icon on the desktop, then double-click the Welcome icon.
If an update is detected when PictureProject starts, an update dialog will be displayed. Follow
the on-screen instructions to update to the latest version of PictureProject.
3 The “Select Region” dialog will be displayed. Select a region
and click Next. (The “Select Region” dialog is not displayed 6 Once your pictures are displayed in PictureProject, transfer is complete and you can remove the
camera from the system.
in the European release of PictureProject. European users can
proceed directly to Step 4). USB Hub Windows XP Home Edition/Windows XP Professional
Click the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon ( ) in the taskbar
4 Aandlanguage-selection
click Next.
dialog will be displayed; select a language The camera may not function as expected when connected via a USB hub or keyboard.
and select Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device from
3 Turn the camera on. PictureProject will automatically detect the camera and display the
PictureProject Transfer window.
the menu that appears.
Windows 2000 Professional
The Install Center program will launch automatically. Click Easy
5 Install to install PictureProject. Apple QuickTime 6 will also be
AutoPlay (Windows XP)
When you turn the camera on, the dialog shown at right
Click the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” icon ( ) in the taskbar
and select Stop USB Mass Storage Device from the menu
installed if an earlier version is currently installed on the computer. will be displayed. Select Copy pictures to a folder on that appears.
Select Copy pictures to a
Once installation is complete, European users can install Nikon my computer using PictureProject and click OK to Windows Millennium Edition (Me)
folder on my computer
FotoShare by copying the “FotoShare” icon to the hard disk start PictureProject. To bypass this dialog in the future, Click the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” icon ( ) in the taskbar
using PictureProject
(Step 12). check Always do the selected action. and select Stop USB Disk from the menu that appears.
Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)
6 The message shown at right will be displayed (Europe only;
users in other areas can proceed directly to Step 7). Click OK. In My Computer, click with the right mouse button on the
removable disk corresponding to the camera and select Eject
from the menu that appears.
4 Click Transfer to transfer all the pictures on the camera memory card to the computer.
7 Enter the administrator name and password and click OK.
Mac OS X
Drag the “NIKON D70S” camera volume into the Trash.
After reading the license agreement, click Accept to accept its
8 terms and display the ReadMe file. Take a few moments to
Windows
read this file, which may contain important information that
could not be included in this guide. After reading the ReadMe,
click Continue… to proceed with installation.
9 Click Install. A dialog will be displayed asking if you want to
use PictureProject Transfer with digital cameras; click Yes to
Macintosh
have PictureProject Transfer start automatically when a camera
is connected. To add PictureProject to the Dock, click Yes when
prompted. Click Quit to exit the PictureProject installer when
installation is complete.
Apple QuickTime 6
If an older version of QuickTime is installed on your PictureProject Click to view and organize the pictures in the currently selected
computer, the QuickTime 6 installer will start automatically.
The main controls in PictureProject are as follows: collection or folder.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation.
When the dialog shown at right is displayed, click Continue Edit button
without completing the “Registered To,” “Organization,”
and “Registration Number” fields.
Picture list
Lists the pictures in the currently selected collection or folder.
Click to edit the selected picture. The tools available include cropping
as well as brightness and hue adjustment.
On some systems, the QuickTime installer may require
considerable time to complete installation.
Click to arrange the pictures in the selected album in a variety of
Click Restart to restart the computer (the dialog shown below at right will be displayed only if layouts.
10 QuickTime 6 has been installed).
A list of the collections and folders in which pictures are
cataloged.
Other options include printing, e-mail, slide shows, and saving pictures
to CD or DVD (Mac OS X version 10.2.8 or later required to use Burn Disc
option under Mac OS X).
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