The Nikon D60 is a 10.2-
megapixel
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In most digital display devices, pixels are the ...
Nikon F-mount digital single-lens reflex camera
A digital single-lens reflex camera (digital SLR or DSLR) is a digital camera that combines the optics and the mechanisms of a single-lens reflex camera with a digital imaging sensor.
The reflex design scheme is the primary difference between ...
announced in January 2008. The D60 succeeds the entry-level
Nikon
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D40x. It features the Nikon
EXPEED
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image processor introduced in the higher-end
Nikon D3 and
D300
The Nikon D300 is a 12.3-megapixel semi-professional DX format digital single-lens reflex camera that Nikon Corporation announced on 23 August 2007 along with the Nikon D3 FX format camera. The D300 was discontinued by Nikon on September 11, ...
.
Like a number of other entry-level Nikon DSLRs, the D60 has no in-body autofocus motor, and fully automatic
autofocus
An autofocus (or AF) optical system uses a sensor, a control system and a motor to focus on an automatically or manually selected point or area. An electronic rangefinder has a display instead of the motor; the adjustment of the optical system ...
requires the use of a
lens with an integrated autofocus-motor. With any other lenses the camera's
electronic rangefinder can be used to manually adjust focus.
New features
Compared to the D40, new features of the Nikon D60 include:
*Stop-motion movie creation
*Nikon EI-137 processor (same as D3000, D80, D40x, D40)
*
Self-cleaning sensor unit
*Air-flow Control System that reduces the amount of dust that reaches the sensor
*LCD Screen Orientation Rotation
*Active D-Lighting (one level)
*Kit lens with
optical image stabilization
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Generally, it compensates for panning (camera), pan an ...
for same kit price as D40 before the Nikon D60 was released on February 24, 2008.
*Manual flipping built-in flash with GN 12/39 (meters/feet) at ISO 100, 1/200 second maximum x-sync speed and has combination of auto, red eye reduction, slow sync and rear curtain, but not capable to be a Commander in Nikon's Wireless Lighting System.
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 DSLRs), but instead displays
shutter speed
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The amount of light that rea ...
,
f-number
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, 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 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.
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.
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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List of Nikon F-mount lenses with integrated autofocus motors
The following list of Nikon F-mount lenses with integrated autofocus motor includes only Nikon F-mount lenses which fully autofocus in all modes of all Nikon F-mount digital single-lens reflex cameras with and also ''without'' an autofocus motor. ...
References
External links
Nikon D60 – Nikon global website
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Cameras introduced in 2008
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