Unlike any other Nikon so far, you also can look at the in-finder bar graph to see manual focus move in and out.ĪF is autofocus, which is how I use the D60 and what I'll describe below. Turn the focus ring on the lens and look for the focus confirmation dot in the finder. If you want to (I never have), press MENU > Custom Setting Menu > 02 Focus Mode and select away. You can make the same selections in the menus. This is one of many ways the D60 saves money so it can do pretty much the same thing for $600 (with lens) as a D3 does, which costs $5,000 without lens. The D60 has no Focus Mode Switch of its own. If you press the MENU button, this same five-way control (four directions and OK) lets you change settings in the menus. The active sensor lights up as you look through the finder. Only the left and right buttons move the sensor. Pressing the middle OK doesn't do anything while shooting, sorry. Press the left or right side to choose either side sensor, or to re-select the center sensor. This selects which autofocus (AF) sensor is used. There is only one exterior control on the D60 itself, the rear multi-selector. You have to hold the shutter down halfway as you compose the first shot so the AF system can focus and lock, and then the camera fires instantaneously when you press the shutter the rest of the way. Try before you buy, but honestly, there isn't much the included 18-55mm lens won't do.Īutofocus systems are fast, but not usually instantaneous. Many non-Nikon lenses from Tamron, Tokina, Quantaray, Sigma and anyone other than Nikon still won't autofocus on the D60. Most lenses sold today for the D60 are AF-S, and so is the included 18-55mm kit lens. Most traditional (screw-type) AF lenses from 1986 through today will not autofocus on the D60. The D60 only autofocuses with the latest AF-S (and old professional AF-I) lenses. If you're trying to do something below and it won't work, it's because you have the top dial set to AUTO. For this page, use the P, S, A or M modes and you'll have access to all these settings. See my plain-English D40 User's Guide for more than you'll ever need to know about the various exposure modes on the top dial, as well as every other aspect of the D60 (The D60 is the same camera as the D40, so the users guide is 99.9% the same). I shoot in the P mode, which allows all these settings. Many of these settings are locked-out when the D60 is in the green AUTO mode, set on the big top dial. See also my Guide to Nikon AF Settings for other cameras. June 2008 Nikon D60 Review More Nikon Reviews Home Search Gallery How-To Books Links Workshops About Contact
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