Nikon D70 Review: Digital Photography Review

Menus (contd.)

Custom Function Menu

The Set Up menu allows you to select from two levels of custom function menu, Simple or Detailed. In Simple mode only custom functions 01 to 09 are visible, in Detailed mode all custom functions are available. Note that with a custom function option highlighted you can press the help (WB / Protect) button to display a page of help (click here for a clip).


Option	Values / Actions	Notes
R Menu reset	• No • Reset
01 Beep	• On • Off	Enable or disable camera beep (focus, self-timer, release)
02 Autofocus	• AF-S • AF-C	Single or Continuous AF selection
03 AF-area mode	• Single area • Dynamic area • Closest subject
04 AF assist	• On • Off	Enable or disable the white light AF assist lamp
05 ISO auto	• Off • On	Enable or disable automatic ISO selection
06 No CF Card?	• Release lock • Enable release	When set to On the user will not be able to shoot without a CF card
07 Image review	• On • Off	Enable or disable the instant review of image after taking a shot
08 Grid display	• Off • On	Enable grid line display on viewfinder focusing screen
09 EV Step	• 1/3 step • 1/2 step	EV steps used for shutter / aperture and exp. compen. selection
10 Exp compensation	• Off • On	Allows adjustment of compensation but just turning the command dial
11 Center weighted	• 6 mm • 8 mm • 10 mm • 12 mm	Diameter of 'center' in center weighted average algorithm
12 Bracket Set	• AE & Flash • AE Only • Flash Only • WB Bracketing
13 Bracketing Order	• Meter > Under > Over • Under > Meter > Over
14 Command Dial	• No • Yes	Used to swap the roll of the main and sub command dials
15 AE-L/AF-L	• AE/AF Lock • AE Lock only • AF Lock only • AE Lock hold • AF-ON	Control the function of the AE-L/AF-L button
16 AE Lock	• AE-L button • + Release button	Require the shutter to be pressed as well as the AE-L/AF-L button held
17 Focus area	• No Wrap • Wrap	When selecting AF points past the left or right extreme, wrap around
18 AF Area Illumination	• Auto • Off • On
19 Flash mode	• TTL • Manual • Command mode	Selection of bulit-in flash mode
20 Flash sign	• On • Off	Allows you to disable the indicator warning that the flash should be used
21 Shutter speed	• 1/60 sec • 1/30 sec • 1/15 sec • 1/8 sec • 1/4 sec • 1/2 sec • 1 sec • 2 sec • 4 sec • 8 sec • 15 sec • 30 sec	Slowest shutter speed which will be used in combination with flash in P or A exposure modes (allow for slow-sync flash)
22 Monitor off	• 10 sec • 20 sec • 1 min • 5 min • 10 min
23 Meter off	• 4 sec • 6 sec • 8 sec • 16 sec • 30 min	Length of time the exposure meter remains active after metering, also controls length of time backlight stays on
24 Self-timer	• 2 sec • 5 sec • 10 sec • 20 sec
25 Remote	• 1 min • 5 min • 10 min • 15 min	Length of time exposure meter remains active with remote

Setup Menu


Option	Values / Actions	Notes
Folders	• Select folder • New • Rename • Delete
File no. seq.	• Off • On • Reset
Format	• No • Yes	Format CF card
CSM menu	• Simple • Detailed	- CSM options 01 to 09 - CSM options 01 to 25
Date	• Set
LCD Brightness	• -2 • -1 • 0 • +1 • +2	Set LCD brightness
Mirror lock-up	• Off • On	Used for cleaning CCD, not for exposures
Video Output	• NTSC • PAL
Language	• Chinese • German • English • Spanish • French • Korean • Italian • Japanese • Dutch • Swedish
Image Comment	• Done • Input Comment • Attach Comment	Text which is embedded in the EXIF header of each image shot
USB	• Mass storage • PTP
Dust ref photo	• Yes • No
Firmware ver	• A (1.0015) • B (1.01) • Done
Image rotation	• Automatic • Off