How to Use a Nikon D70

The Nikon D70 is the workhorse of digital cameras, chosen by many professional photographers for the low price and high dependability. Because it's a Nikon, the lenses are interchangeable with any other Nikon, so professionals that stick to one brand can avoid buying specialized accessories for every camera body. In addition, this camera is easy to set and easy to clean, making it perfect for shooting photos in less than studio environments.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Nikon D70
• Flash
• Lenses
• memory card

1. Set the dial on the left to A for automatic. Unless you are attempting art photography, the dial need never stray from this setting. This setting allows the camera to set the right exposure and light levels for the depth of field without any cumbersome adjustments from the photographer. Slightly depressing the shutter will cause the camera to auto focus. The only problem with this setting is that the camera will not allow the picture to be taken if there is insufficient light or if it is out of focus.

2. Choose the highest resolution setting, extra fine, for your pictures. This takes the pictures at the best quality available and saves the most information on the memory card. Even on this setting, you can get about 250 pictures on a 1 gigabyte memory card, so there is no reason to shoot at lower quality. In addition, if you want to manipulate the photos later in Photoshop or other digital imaging program, you will start with the best base quality possible for this camera.

3. Shoot with the built-in flash. Opening up the flash as an option will let the camera decide if additional light is needed. The built-in flash is great for fill lighting a face when the main light source is behind your subject.

4. Carry a spare battery pack and memory card. Even with a good sized memory card, unless you can download your photos several times a day and recharge the battery pack, it's good to have a spare. On a vacation tour, it is completely reasonable to shoot 400 or more pictures in a day.

5. Take lots of pictures. With the view screen on the back of the camera, you can immediately review your pictures and delete the ones you don't like or wait and delete. Taking time to delete them while you are shooting can mean missing other great shots, so waiting until later is a good idea.

Tips & Warnings

• All Nikon camera bodies use the same lenses, so invest in one set of lenses for all your cameras.
• The D70 is an older model camera, so there are more powerful Nikons available, both in terms of megapixels and shooting capacity. However, the D70 is a workhorse and a dependable camera at a fraction of the price of newer models.

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