Nikon D60

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Nikon D60
Nikon D60 body front.jpg
Overview
Type Digital single-lens reflex
Lens
Lens Interchangeable Nikon F-mount
Sensor/medium
Sensor 23.6 x 15.8 mm Nikon DX format RGB CCD sensor, 1.5 × FOV crop
Maximum resolution 3872 x 2592 (10.2 million effective pixels)
Film speed ISO 100-1600, with ISO 3200 deemed as "HI 1"
Storage media Secure Digital and Secure Digital High Capacity (max. 32GB)
Focusing
Focus modesManual, Single shot AF, Continuous AF, Automatic AF Selection (AF operation subject to lens compatibility)
Focus areas3 zone selectable: single area, dynamic area, closest subject
Exposure/metering
Exposure modesAutomatic (Portrait, Landscape, Child, Sport, Closeup, Night Portrait, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Programmed Auto, Stop Motion) and Manual Mode
Exposure metering TTL full-aperture exposure metering system
Metering modes Spot, Center Weighted, Matrix
Flash
Flash Built-in TTL Speedlight with hotshoe (e.g. for the matching SB-400 Speedlight)
Flash bracketing +1/-3 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 steps
Shutter
Shutter Combined mechanical and CCD electronic shutter
Shutter speed range1/4000 to 30 seconds, bulb; 1/200 flash X-sync
Continuous shooting 3 frame/s
Viewfinder
Viewfinder Optical TTL
Image processing
White balance Automatic, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Preset (Custom)
General
LCD screen2.5 inch
BatteryNikon EN-EL family
Optional battery packs Nikon EN-EL9 Lithium Ion Battery
Weight 495 g without battery
522 g with EN-EL9 battery.
787 g with battery and Nikon DX 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 VR kit lens [1]
Approx. 126 x 94 x 64 mm (5.0 x 3.7 x 2.5 in.)
Made in Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Chronology
PredecessorNikon D40x

The Nikon D60 is a 10.2-megapixel Nikon F-mount digital single-lens reflex camera announced in January 2008. The D60 succeeds the entry-level Nikon D40x. It features the Nikon EXPEED image processor introduced in the higher-end Nikon D3 and D300.

Contents

Like a number of other entry-level Nikon DSLRs, the D60 has no in-body autofocus motor, and fully automatic autofocus requires the use of a lens with an integrated autofocus-motor. [2] With any other lenses the camera's electronic rangefinder can be used to manually adjust focus. [3] [4]

New features

Compared to the D40, new features of the Nikon D60 include:

Continuity

The Nikon D60 body is very similar to the Nikon D40, with the placement of several key buttons being the most notable difference. Like the D40, the Nikon D60 has no secondary display on top of the body (common in higher-end DSLR's), but instead displays shutter speed, f-stop, ISO and other information on the main LCD screen.

Reception

Digital Photography Review said that the D60 is more of a "subtle upgrade" to the D40 and praised its boost in performance, and new features such as Nikon D-Lighting and the dust-reduction system. They criticized the lack of mid-range features, such as a vertical grip and poor performance at high ISO when compared to Canon. [7]

Ken Rockwell criticized the slower flash sync, more megapixels, and lower base ISO. However, he praised the camera's manual focus indicator, saying it was better than his D3. [8]

Both Digital Photography Review and Rockwell noted that the lack of an in-body focus motor was not a problem due to the wide availability of AF-S lenses and their belief that serious photographers using more exotic Nikon glass would be shooting with a D200 or higher, not the D60.

See also

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