Nikon 25214 D70 User's Guide - Page 172

Mirror Lock-Up, Video Mode, See Technical Notes: Caring for the Cam

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Menu Guide-The Setup Menu Mirror Lock-Up This option is used to lock the mirror in the up position to allow inspection or cleaning of the low-pass filter that protects the CCD image sensor. See "Technical Notes: Caring for the Camera" ( 194). Highlight Mirror lock-up in the setup menu ( 155) and press the multi selector to the right. Press the multi selector up or down to highlight an option, then press to the right to make a selection. Mirror lock-up Yes OK No Option Description When shutter is released, mirror is locked in up position and blinking is displayed in control panel. Mirror will return to down Yes position when camera is turned off. To ensure power is available to lower mirror, Nikon recommends using this option only when camera is powered by EH-5 AC adapter. No Mirror functions normally. Video Mode Before connecting the camera to a video device such as a television or VCR ( 170), choose a video mode setting that matches the video standard used in the device. Highlight Video mode in the setup menu ( 155) and press the multi selector to the right. Press the multi selector up or down to highlight an option, then press to the right to make a selection. Video mode NTSC OK PAL Option Description NTSC Use when connecting camera to NTSC devices. Use when connecting camera to PAL devices. Note that number of pixels in PAL output is selectively reduced, causing drop in resolution. Video Output The default video standard varies with the country or region of purchase. 162

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162
Menu Guide—The Setup Menu
Mirror Lock-Up
This option is used to lock the mirror in the up
position to allow inspection or cleaning of the
low-pass filter that protects the CCD image sen-
sor.
See “Technical Notes: Caring for the Cam-
era” (
194).
Highlight
Mirror lock-up
in the
setup menu (
155) and press the multi selector
to the right.
Press the multi selector up or down
to highlight an option, then press to the right to
make a selection.
Mirror lock-up
Yes
No
OK
Option
Description
No
Mirror functions normally.
Yes
When shutter is released, mirror is locked in up position and blinking
–––– ––
” is displayed in control panel.
Mirror will return to down
position when camera is turned off.
To ensure power is available to lower
mirror, Nikon recommends using this option only when camera is powered
by EH-5 AC adapter.
Video Mode
Before connecting the camera to a video device
such as a
television or
VCR (
170), choose a
video mode setting that matches the video stan-
dard used in the device.
Highlight
Video mode
in the setup menu (
155) and press the multi
selector to the right.
Press the multi selector up
or down to highlight an option, then press to the
right to make a selection.
Option
Description
NTSC
Use when connecting camera to NTSC devices.
PAL
Use when connecting camera to PAL devices.
Note that number of pixels in
output is selectively reduced, causing drop in resolution.
Video mode
NTSC
PAL
OK
Video Output
The default video standard varies with the country or region of purchase.