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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / January 2005Nikon D70 Firmware update
http://makeashorterlink.com/?U3F12173A Nikon has updated the firmware for the D70 to version 1.03  SignatureChristopher J. Campbell World Famous Flight Instructor Port Orchard, WA Ne Obliviscaris >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. :-) SignatureChris Pollard CG Internet café, Tagum City, Philippines http://www.cginternet.net >>http://makeashorterlink.com/?U3F12173A >> [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > If I knew what that meant, I might just install the upgrade. :-) All the D70 named program modes (Portrait, Landscape, etc.) should be tagged as sRGB (since they all use color modes I or III), but if you had already selected color mode II (which tags as Adobe RGB) but then SWITCHED to any named program mode, the Adobe RGB tag was mistakenly saved with the image instead of sRGB, which threw off color management from then on. Apparently, this has been corrected. - John >>http://makeashorterlink.com/?U3F12173A >> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >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! > >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?!? >> >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! >>> >If I knew what that meant, I might just install the upgrade. :-) >>> [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >There is some talk of a mirror lock-up feature, but others say this >won't be possible. Are "they" taking requests? Probably because I haven't used an SLR before, I find it slightly confusing when switching between shutter-priority and apperture-priority to remember to switch which dial (front or rear) to use for controlling the setting under my control. I'd like to see a custom setting that allowed the rear dial to control the "thing under user control", e.g.: Mode Rear Dial P adjusts program mode A selects aperture S selects shutter speed This would allow custom setting 10 (where you don't have to press the "+/-" button to dial in exposure compensation) to be more intuitive/useful since the front dial would always be free to adjust EV. If desired, custom setting 14 could still flip the front and rear dials, and in manual mode ("M") one would have to control shutter and the other aperture. Regards, Graham Holden (g-holden AT dircon DOT co DOT uk) -- There are 10 types of people in the world; those that understand binary and those that don't. | >> >If I knew what that meant, I might just install the upgrade. :-) | >> [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] | -- | Owamanga! Theoretically, where could one find this hack if it were to be made available? Rick >| >> >If I knew what that meant, I might just install the upgrade. :-) >| >> [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > >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! | >| >> >If I knew what that meant, I might just install the upgrade. :-) | >| >> [quoted text clipped - 71 lines] | -- | Owamanga! Thank you. Rick |
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