Nikon D70 questions

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On 11 Aug 2005 in rec.photo.digital, Bob Allison wrote:

> 1. When I turn off the camera the remaining exposures stays on. Is
> this normal?

Yes. The picture count shows unless there's no battery in the camera.

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Bob Allison wrote:

> I received my D70 yesterday. Love it so far. Big step over my
> Epson-3000 I bought in 2001.

You'll love the D70 since it's a great camera. The only problem you will
have is getting addicted to buying an assortment of lenses and an SB800
flash.

> I have a question (first of many I'm sure)
>
> 1. When I turn off the camera the remaining exposures stays on. Is
> this normal?

Yes.

> I have a couple others pertaining to battery life but will hold off
> until I have a chance to find answers on the web.

Battery life is so long that you'll be taking hundreds of shots and still be
wondering if it will ever run out.




Rita

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In article <11fnm5t5kbc1hed@news.supernews.com>,
"Rita Ä Berkowitz" <ritaberk2O04 @aol.com> wrote:

> > I have a couple others pertaining to battery life but will hold off
> > until I have a chance to find answers on the web.
>
> Battery life is so long that you'll be taking hundreds of shots and still be
> wondering if it will ever run out.

You've been reading my mind. That was one of my battery questions. The
other is:
Should I wait until the battery is almost empty to recharge it (as in the
case of Ni Cad) or can I just top it off (as in NiMH)?

Thanks again

bob

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Rita Ä Berkowitz wrote:
> Bob Allison wrote:

>>I have a couple others pertaining to battery life but will hold off
>>until I have a chance to find answers on the web.
>
>
> Battery life is so long that you'll be taking hundreds of shots and still be
> wondering if it will ever run out.
>
>
It's so long that I end up forgetting about it completely for days or
weeks. However, when the first little bit of the battery icon goes,
then it goes down quite rapidly until dead. A spare battery is quite
essential. I've had no problems with a cheap aftermarket one. One
spare seems enough - they recharge very quickly.

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Bob Allison wrote:

> You've been reading my mind. That was one of my battery questions.
> The other is:
> Should I wait until the battery is almost empty to recharge it (as in
> the case of Ni Cad) or can I just top it off (as in NiMH)?

Like anything else there are two different schools of thought on this.
Personally, I use mine till it runs out and put another in. Having a spare
battery is great if you're shooting something important and want to be 100%
sure you'll have battery if needed. Then again, you can just charge the one
in the camera before your planned shoot and not worry about it.





Rita

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Bob Allison wrote:
> In article <11fnm5t5kbc1hed@news.supernews.com>,
> "Rita Ä Berkowitz" <ritaberk2O04 @aol.com> wrote:
>
>>> I have a couple others pertaining to battery life but will hold off
>>> until I have a chance to find answers on the web.
>>
>> Battery life is so long that you'll be taking hundreds of shots and
>> still be wondering if it will ever run out.
>
> You've been reading my mind. That was one of my battery questions.
> The other is:
> Should I wait until the battery is almost empty to recharge it (as in
> the case of Ni Cad) or can I just top it off (as in NiMH)?

Li-Ion batteries can be recharged at any point during the discharge cycle
as they don't suffer from memory effect.

There is a slight improvement to battery life if you don't top them up
too often. Heat is a significant contributor to lowering Li-Ion life and
they heat up when charged.

-Mike

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(PeteCresswell) wrote:
> Per frederick:
>
>>I've had no problems with a cheap aftermarket one.
>
>
> Got a brand name?

MaximalPower brand.
1300mAh (original is 1400mAh)
States "Cells Made in Japan"
Googled up a website:
http://www.maximalpower.com/xcart68/home.php

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Thus spake "Rita Ä Berkowitz" unto the assembled multitudes:
> Bob Allison wrote:

>> I have a couple others pertaining to battery life but will hold off
>> until I have a chance to find answers on the web.

> Battery life is so long that you'll be taking hundreds of shots and still be
> wondering if it will ever run out.

I second that. My old Fuji Finepix 2800 eats batteries, but the D70 seems
to go on forever.


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Ben Brugman wrote:
> Also the viewfinder stays 'on'.
> (If the battery is removed the viewfinder becomes a bit darker).
> I read somewhere 'off' is 2 ma.
> On (with the meter and display off) is 3 ma.
>
> So you actually do not have to switch of to conserve power.
> Pressing the release button halfway switches of the display and
> that is a way of conserving power.
>

On my D70, pressing the release halfway turns the metering and its
viewfinder display on, not off - is that what you meant to say? The
function which conserves power is the timeout which turns the metering
off when there has been no half press or shot taken for some period of
time...

Lars

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"lars" <lars@mindspring.com> schreef in bericht news:LGkMe.121205$oj4.2678723@twister.southeast.rr.com...
> Ben Brugman wrote:
> > Also the viewfinder stays 'on'.
> > (If the battery is removed the viewfinder becomes a bit darker).
> > I read somewhere 'off' is 2 ma.
> > On (with the meter and display off) is 3 ma.
> >
> > So you actually do not have to switch of to conserve power.
> > Pressing the release button halfway switches of the display and
> > that is a way of conserving power.
> >
>
> On my D70, pressing the release halfway turns the metering and its
> viewfinder display on, not off - is that what you meant to say? The
> function which conserves power is the timeout which turns the metering
> off when there has been no half press or shot taken for some period of
> time...
>
Confusion

If you pres the release halfway, the camera goes into picture taking
mode, this is metering ON, viewfinder info display ON, but the color
display OFF. (And after 8 seconds (default) it turns metering OFF)
The camera is still on but most things are turned off.
(This is a good power save mode.)

The display I was refering to was the color display, when ON this is
consuming a lot of power, pressing the release halfway turns this
display OFF.

When the camera is turned OFF but there is still a functioning
battery in the camera the following functions keep working.
1. The clock in the camera. (This keeps even working after the battery
is removed but only for several weeks).
2. The display, showing the number of pictures left.
3. The viewfinder stays clear and the auto focus points are visible.

(Taking out the battery numbers 2 and 3 stop functioning. Numbers 2
and three take about 2 mA I read somewhere)
(Leaving the camera on takes 3 mA I read somewhere).

So pressing the release halfway is a good way to stop the color display
working and after a few seconds the camera goes to the power saving
standby mode.

Sorry for the confusion.
ben


> Lars