d70 BW mode?

[wayne_pinney]

Folks

 

My Canon Digital Elph has the capacity to shoot in BW mode. I have

enjoyed playing around with this feature in the past. Does the D70

have the capacity to shoot in BW mode or must a person convert all

images to B&W with software after the fact? I have gone through the

manual, read the reviews, and have been unable to verify either way.

 

Thanks

 

Wayne

[leslie_cheung]

no bw mode in d70, try 20d tho post conversion is easy.

[peter_phan]

None of the Nikon DSLR's offer in-camera BW mode. The Canon 20D does, but it's the only Canon DSLR that offers it.

[grepmat]

B&W seems to be a lost cause or at best an after-thought to most camera makers. Thankfully, in almost any photo editing software, selecting "desaturate" followed by "auto contrast" to fill the dynamic range, and then perhaps a touch of additional contrast adjustment to taste, will match or exceed an in-camera mode. This can be made an action if you have a high-level program, and should not take more than a few seconds. Now, to get neutral B&W prints is a different story, as printer makers are in even more denial about B&W. Cheers.

[BernardMiller]

D70, converted to B&W in Photoshop CS using Channel Mixer

[mark u]

You will get better B&W conversions using the extra processing power and more sophisticated algorithms available on a computer rather than in camera with a 20D anyway. That includes the filter effects.

[wayne_pinney]

Thanks to all for the responses. As the BW feature was a part of the Elph, as inexpensive as it was, I just figured that it would be a feature on all digitals. Live and learn.

 

thanks again

 

Wayne

[de_hendrix]

I have to correct the statement that none of the Nikon DSLRS have a B&W capability. I know for fact the Nikon D1 has this, but like most all in-camera B&W conversions it is not the most optimal. Much better to use image editing software post production. Even the photonet review of the Canon agree.