Nikon D70 Firmware update

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On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 19:21:54 -0800, "C J Campbell"
<christophercampbellNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote:

>http://makeashorterlink.com/?U3F12173A
>
>Nikon has updated the firmware for the D70 to version 1.03

Quote:

When the mode dial was set to an exposure mode (P, S, A, or M) and II selected
for the Color mode setting in the Custom item of the Optimize image menu, and
then an option other than Custom (such as Portrait) selected from the Optimize
image menu, JPEG images captured after this procedure were recognized as having
the Adobe RGB color space when opened in applications with a color-management
function such as Adobe® Photoshop®. This problem has been corrected.

End of quote


If I knew what that meant, I might just install the upgrade. :-)

--
Chris Pollard


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On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 11:40:48 +0800, Christopher Pollard
<rubbish@cginternet.net> wrote:

>On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 19:21:54 -0800, "C J Campbell"
><christophercampbellNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>http://makeashorterlink.com/?U3F12173A
>>
>>Nikon has updated the firmware for the D70 to version 1.03
>
>Quote:
>
>When the mode dial was set to an exposure mode (P, S, A, or M) and II selected
>for the Color mode setting in the Custom item of the Optimize image menu, and
>then an option other than Custom (such as Portrait) selected from the Optimize
>image menu, JPEG images captured after this procedure were recognized as having
>the Adobe RGB color space when opened in applications with a color-management
>function such as Adobe® Photoshop®. This problem has been corrected.
>
>End of quote
>
>
>If I knew what that meant, I might just install the upgrade. :-)

I think I'll wait for the hacked one, because I never shoot JPEG
anyway, and don't use the custom color mode setting.

--
Owamanga!

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On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 06:23:22 -0800, "C J Campbell"
<christophercampbellNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote:

>
>"Owamanga" <nomail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:308au0d6gl9tg2hfpjuq72cht4c4492cei@4ax.com...
>> >
>> >
>> >If I knew what that meant, I might just install the upgrade. :-)
>>
>> I think I'll wait for the hacked one, because I never shoot JPEG
>> anyway, and don't use the custom color mode setting.
>
>The hacked one? Why?!?

Minor bug fixes aren't worth the download.

The hacked one will add the following features:

Max shutter to 1/16,000th
iTTL flash sync to 1/8,000th or 1/16,000th
ISO 50
ISO 100
ISO 3200
ISO 6400
RAW+F (Fine jpeg instead of basic)
Separated RGB histogram.
Separated RGB blown highlights display.
Audio 'space for 5 shots remaining on CF' alarm.
Max zoom on LCD to go to 100% instead of stopping at 65%
Unlimited apeture/shutter speed shifts when in program mode (one or
two stops isn't enough).
Ability to downsize individual RAW's into Fine or Basic JPEGs within
camera to save space.

There is some talk of a mirror lock-up feature, but others say this
won't be possible.

--
Owamanga!

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"Owamanga" <nomail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 06:23:22 -0800, "C J Campbell"
| <christophercampbellNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote:
|
| >
| >"Owamanga" <nomail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
| >news:308au0d6gl9tg2hfpjuq72cht4c4492cei@4ax.com...
| >> >
| >> >
| >> >If I knew what that meant, I might just install the upgrade. :-)
| >>
| >> I think I'll wait for the hacked one, because I never shoot JPEG
| >> anyway, and don't use the custom color mode setting.
| >
| >The hacked one? Why?!?
|
| Minor bug fixes aren't worth the download.
|
| The hacked one will add the following features:
|
| Max shutter to 1/16,000th
| iTTL flash sync to 1/8,000th or 1/16,000th
| ISO 50
| ISO 100
| ISO 3200
| ISO 6400
| RAW+F (Fine jpeg instead of basic)
| Separated RGB histogram.
| Separated RGB blown highlights display.
| Audio 'space for 5 shots remaining on CF' alarm.
| Max zoom on LCD to go to 100% instead of stopping at 65%
| Unlimited apeture/shutter speed shifts when in program mode (one or
| two stops isn't enough).
| Ability to downsize individual RAW's into Fine or Basic JPEGs within
| camera to save space.
|
| There is some talk of a mirror lock-up feature, but others say this
| won't be possible.
|
| --
| Owamanga!


Theoretically, where could one find this hack if it were to be made available?

Rick

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"Owamanga" <nomail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 16:16:41 GMT, "Rick" <rlago@aol.com> wrote:
|
| >
| >"Owamanga" <nomail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
| >news:2tfau0h4bugksf9v37p01hf5lc7vqqfjh5@4ax.com...
| >| On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 06:23:22 -0800, "C J Campbell"
| >| <christophercampbellNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote:
| >|
| >| >
| >| >"Owamanga" <nomail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
| >| >news:308au0d6gl9tg2hfpjuq72cht4c4492cei@4ax.com...
| >| >> >
| >| >> >
| >| >> >If I knew what that meant, I might just install the upgrade. :-)
| >| >>
| >| >> I think I'll wait for the hacked one, because I never shoot JPEG
| >| >> anyway, and don't use the custom color mode setting.
| >| >
| >| >The hacked one? Why?!?
| >|
| >| Minor bug fixes aren't worth the download.
| >|
| >| The hacked one will add the following features:
| >|
| >| Max shutter to 1/16,000th
| >| iTTL flash sync to 1/8,000th or 1/16,000th
| >| ISO 50
| >| ISO 100
| >| ISO 3200
| >| ISO 6400
| >| RAW+F (Fine jpeg instead of basic)
| >| Separated RGB histogram.
| >| Separated RGB blown highlights display.
| >| Audio 'space for 5 shots remaining on CF' alarm.
| >| Max zoom on LCD to go to 100% instead of stopping at 65%
| >| Unlimited apeture/shutter speed shifts when in program mode (one or
| >| two stops isn't enough).
| >| Ability to downsize individual RAW's into Fine or Basic JPEGs within
| >| camera to save space.
| >|
| >| There is some talk of a mirror lock-up feature, but others say this
| >| won't be possible.
| >|
| >| --
| >| Owamanga!
| >
| >
| >Theoretically, where could one find this hack if it were to be made
available?
| >
| >Rick
|
| On many dodgey websites.
|
| It's not available yet, and half the features I want will never
| appear. But, a group of people are actively investigating this and
| roughly, here's what we have so far:
|
| We know there is lots of available space on the camera's flash memory
| that is not currently being used by firmware. This is good, because
| new functions will need more programming space in which to reside.
|
| We know that there is no checksums (a simple anti-hacking tool) on the
| firmware that deals with the UI (the one most likely to be needing the
| hack), someone has done a simple hex mod to the menus and re-flashed
| his D70 without issue.
|
| We can see evidence of other capabilities (such as the faster shutter
| speeds) that have been disabled in the firmware prior to release. In
| theory, reversing this would be fairly easy.
|
| We know the D70 uses RISK processor and the OS is REALOS/FR by
| Fujitsu. An SDK is available.
|
| Other features people are asking for are:
|
| A PURE RAW (uncompressed/lossless) mode.
| Black & White mode.
| Distance information from lens to be stored in EXIF
| Data from external GPS system to be stored in EXIF (Whatever..)
|
| Nobody has asked for a MAME port yet (so you can play old arcade games
| on it) but that's only a matter of time.
|
| If you are interested in progress or want to help, join this yahoo
| group (it already has 1150 members)
| http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nikond70hak/
|
| --
| Owamanga!

Thank you.

Rick