Nikon D70 A/B Firmware Upgrade Version 2.0

[Adrian Wong]

Just in case you are not aware, Nikon has released an A/B Firmware Update for the Nikon D70 DSLR.

It upgrades A firmware version 1.01 and B firmware version 1.03 to A and B firmware version 2.00.

Here's a list of changes/improvements :

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

You can get the new firmware here - http://www.nikon-asia.com/downloadst...Firmwarev2.zip

But remember to read the instructions here - http://nikonasia-en.custhelp.com/cgi...7&p_faqid=4279

[peaz]

Flashed my D70 as soon as I heard that the firmware was released. Particularly like the new menu colour. Haha, more Nikon Theme, gray and yellow

Otherthan than, it does what it says to be corrected.

[Adrian Wong]

I wonder if the AF speed has improved.. or merely its accuracy.

Is there a way to accurately test it, I wonder...