<s>
The	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D70	O
is	O
a	O
digital	B-Device
single-lens	I-Device
reflex	I-Device
camera	I-Device
,	O
introduced	O
at	O
the	O
2004	O
PMA	O
Annual	O
Convention	O
and	O
Trade	O
Show	O
,	O
as	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
's	O
first	O
consumer-level	O
digital	B-Device
SLR	I-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
competitor	O
to	O
the	O
Canon	B-Algorithm
EOS	I-Algorithm
300D	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
often	O
sold	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
kit	O
package	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
18-70mm	I-Algorithm
AF-S	I-Algorithm
lens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D70	O
was	O
succeeded	O
initially	O
by	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D70s	I-Algorithm
and	O
eventually	O
by	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D80	I-Algorithm
and	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D90	I-Algorithm
,	O
announced	O
on	O
August	O
9	O
,	O
2006	O
and	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2008	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D70	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
DSLR	B-Device
camera	I-Device
built	O
by	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
's	O
factory	O
in	O
Thailand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D70	O
has	O
been	O
considered	O
superior	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
D100	B-Algorithm
,	O
despite	O
the	O
higher	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sigma	O
,	O
Tokina	O
and	O
Tamron	O
are	O
other	O
popular	O
lens	O
suppliers	O
of	O
Nikon	B-Architecture
F-mount	I-Architecture
lenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2005	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
announced	O
the	O
D70s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
D70s	O
is	O
essentially	O
an	O
update	O
of	O
the	O
D70	O
,	O
adding	O
a	O
larger	O
LCD	B-Device
screen	I-Device
(	O
instead	O
of	O
)	O
,	O
though	O
still	O
having	O
130,000	O
pixels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
other	O
updates	O
to	O
the	O
D70s	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
D70	O
through	O
a	O
firmware	B-Application
update	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
improved	O
auto-focus	O
performance	O
,	O
updated	O
menu	O
design	O
and	O
updated	O
in-camera	O
printer	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Canon	B-Algorithm
EOS	I-Algorithm
350D	I-Algorithm
(	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Digital	B-Algorithm
Rebel	I-Algorithm
XT	I-Algorithm
in	O
the	O
US	O
)	O
was	O
its	O
then-competitor	O
when	O
the	O
D70s	O
was	O
introduced	O
.	O
</s>
