Product Details

• Actors: Graham Sterling
• Directors: Blue Crane Digital
• Format: NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Blue Crane Digital
• DVD Release Date: September 1, 2004
• Run Time: 77 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0007NN2IW
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #158,885 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

This DVD plays in ALL Regions - NTSC format

The D70/D70s can take great shots right out of the box, but understanding the controls and features of this camera can really unleash its potential. This video walks you through how the camera controls are designed to work together to capture the best image under all conditions. Each subject is contained in a separate chapter, so you can proceed at your own pace and later come back to an individual topic.

Topics Include:
• Making sense of the buttons and dials
• Understanding the Basic Zones
• AF Brackets – WHERE to focus
• AF Modes – WHEN to focus
• Shutter Priority – manipulating time
• Aperture Priority and Depth of Field
• Depth of Field Preview Button
• ISO
• Custom Functions – simplifying the process
• White Balance / Color Temperature
• Organizing your photos for easy retrieval
• RAW (NEF) files
• Photoshop Elements
• Picture Project
• Composition – the heart of great pictures
• Printing your Photos
• And much more!

Cut weeks or months off your learning curve. This DVD not only gets you up and running with confidence, it does it in about seventy minutes! Take better pictures than you ever dreamed possible. You’ll come back to this video again and again.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Grateful and Growing, May 3, 2005

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Okay (Glendale, Heights) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Introduction to the NIKON D70/D70s Digital SLR (DVD)

I am so grateful for Blue Crane Digital. This DVD helped me so much; I can not find words that would fully describe my gratitude!

This DVD is perfect for people who DO NOT KNOW how to operate the D70 to take GREAT pictures. When I received my D70 on April 16 I opened the box AND WAS TOTALLY LOST AFTER READING THE MANUAL. I felt overwhelmed. I love photography and I wanted a good Camera, however to make great pictures not ORDINARY ones; I knew the camera could not create skillful operation for me... I needed help, and quick. I tried for several days on my own to learn various basic principles and felt totally frustrated and I do not have a learning disability. I wanted to continue to love the camera and not be held hostage by the dissatisfaction of my skills.

I searched Amazon.com and found this DVD; After viewing the DVD for the first time and following the easy instructions and great advice my skill level expanded greatly in days. My performance and knowledge increase every time I watch this rendition of quick expansion (DVD). The narrator's speech is rhythmic and he gives simple clear instructions with many visual examples of what to do and how. A definite example of "a picture is worth a thousand words." I have spent much money on how to books that attempt to discuss what is presented in this DVD. I could have saved myself much time, money and frustration if I had known about this DVD. However, I know now so HURRY and buy one of the remaining copies.

I would have given a rating of 5 stars if the DVD was carried by Amazon.com and not the marketplace sellers. This item should be a member of Amazon.com's inventory.

Nikon, this DVD should be shipped with every purchase of the Nikon D70 Digital SLR!

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well worth it !, April 7, 2005

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Bruce Hodges (Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Introduction to the NIKON D70/D70s Digital SLR (DVD)

This video is an excellent guide to the D70. I almost didn't buy it as a result of reading the review below. In my opinion, the quality is fine and the information is very helpful. The D70 has alot of features that take some time to get comfortable with. The video gave me what I needed to get started and then was a great reference as I got more experienced. I found watching the video was a good start. Then I got out and took some pictures. Then watched the video. Then took more pictures. Then watched the video again. You get the idea. I have found it helpful each time I have watched it. The only improvement I would make is to have additional videos available to proceed to more advanced topics once you get this one mastered.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource, September 13, 2005

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C. Baldwin "Aspiring Photographer" (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Introduction to the NIKON D70/D70s Digital SLR (DVD)

The Nikon D70/D70S DVD is an excellent resource for gaining additional information about the camera. Like a book, you can review all the information, or jump to certain sections for refresher info.
This was a great purchase for me.