Nikon D70s Expert Reviews

Nikon's D70s is a refinement of one of the most successful amateur dSLR's ever produced. While its resolution falls 2-megapixels short of Canon's industry-leading Digital Rebel XT, the D70s offers very good shooting performance and excellent image ...

The Nikon D70s is an evolutionary -- not revolutionary -- update to the popular D70 digital SLR. Where Canon took their Digital Rebel and changed it dramatically when it became the Rebel XT, Nikon took smaller steps with the D70s. The changes from the ...

Excellent photo quality ; Very well built, feels solid in your hands ; Full manual controls ; Robust performance ; impressive continuous shooting mode when a fast memory card is used ; fast AF system ; All the expandability you'd expect from a D-SLR ; ...

Images aren't overly sharp at default settings (normal for D-SLRs) ; Moir can be a problem ; No USB 2.0 High Speed support ; Included software doesn't allow for RAW image manipulation ; that and remote camera control require $100 Nikon Capture ...

Unless you buy the lens kit, you won't have a lens either (unless you already have a collection of Nikkor lenses). The D70s, like all Nikon SLRs, has an F mount which is compatible with nearly all Nikkor lenses. If you have some old lenses you may ...

As a kid I had dreams of owning a Nikon, and that wish endured for more than 25 years. When I finally got one, I fell in love with the Nikon system and body style. If it had remained a film-only world, I would still be using Nikon cameras and lenses. ...

Two-button on-camera flash memory card formatting, White balance fine-tuning, Ultra fast flash sync, Viewfinder with grid, Dust elimination in software, Noise acceptable at any ISO, Mirror lockup, Nikon's consistent, system-wide 1.5x digital crop ...

Lowest ISO is 200, Small viewfinder, AC adapter not included, NikonCapture software not included

For the price, the Nikon D70s is hard to beat. Nikon built a camera that helps the photographer create great images and reduces the likelihood of a bad image. I believe that Nikon decided to use ISO 200 as the lowest setting to make it easier for ...

The Nikon D70 has been out for a bit over a year now, and has been considered by many to be one of the best low-to-mid range digital SLR cameras on the market. Despite how well it performs, Nikon decided to improve upon it with the release of the D70s ...

Overall, I had a really great time working with the Nikon D70s.

The Nikon D70s is an updated version of the extremely popular D70 digital SLR camera. The 6 megapixel D70s offers a number of improvements when compared to its predecessor. The autofocus system has been refined, there is a larger 2 inch LCD monitor, ...

The Nikon D70s is as good an excuse as any to dip your toe in the water and join the DSLR revolution. It provides almost everything that most photographers will ever need in a camera (digital or otherwise), whilst delivering fantastic ease of use and ...

Compared to some other digital SLRs--such as the bulky Fujifilm Finepix S2 Pro or the heavy Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D--the Nikon D70s feels small and lightweight. The D70s fits comfortably in the hand, measuring just 5.5 by 4.4 by 3.1 inches, and ...

Small and lightweight

Image quality could be better

At $1299 for the kit we reviewed, the D70s costs a few hundred dollars more than some other SLRs we've tested. But it is a good value for the money if you don't own any lenses: the 18-70mm Nikkor lens that comes with the kit is excellent. But if you ...

The D70s is a very good camera, but it's not a very good value. If you already own Nikon lenses, then the D70s is an obvious choice. And if you don't, you'll want to handle it yourself to see if you like its feel better than the competition.

Good build quality ; excellent image quality ; full feature set ; quiet shutter

Operation requires two hands ; large body ; mediocre buffering ; high price for 6-megapixel resolution

When it comes to usability, the D70s differs from the Canon Digital Rebel XT, its main competitor, in one predominant way: all of its controls are interlocked. In other words, you can't change any camera setting without using at least two controls. ...

Megapixels: 6.1, Media Format: CompactFlash, Maximum Resolution: 3008 x 2000 pixels, Type: D-SLR

Slightly larger LCD than the D70. Excellent flash coverage. Good menu structure.

Expensive.

The D70s is basically the popular D70 with a slightly larger LCD screen. It's an excellent 6.1MP D-SLR, but our Editors' Choice remains the Canon Rebel XT, an excellent (and less expensive) 8MP D-SLR.