Abstract: Those looking to make a first class entry level DSLR purchase need only know that the Nikon D60 is an excellent choice - its small, light, affordable, easy to use and has enough solid and fun features to get any enthusiast going. Although current Nik...
Excellent image quality at lower ISO settings, Very good build quality, New manual focus rangefinder, New kit lens provides surprisingly good optical performance and image stabilization, Quick and responsive, Very reliable metering, Active DLighting,
No RAWJPEG option Correction: Per Nikon's press material, the D60 can in fact shoot JPEGNEF Ed, No exposure or white balance bracketing, No hard buttons (without customizing) for ISO or white balance, No depthoffield preview, No auto bracketing mode, No top deck status LCD, Nikon D60
For more than a decade, point-and-shoot digicams dominated the digital imaging revolution, but in recent years entry-level digital SLRs have become one of the most popular products available in the digital camera marketplace. Canon got the jump on Nik...
Abstract: A 10.2 megapixel CCD imaging sensor has been combined with Nikon’s exclusive EXPEED process that automatically optimizes your pictures, enhancing fine detail and providing smooth tonal reproduction. Active D-Lighting automatically compensates highli...
Easy to use, nice interface, good images, small, noise control
Some blooming, AF system, too simple at times, small LCD
The D60 is a bit of a mixed bag, with plenty to recommend it such as the dust reduction, and legacy technology from the D3 and D300. However, it also suffers from an older and cheaper AF system and a smallish LCD screen. But on the most important crit...
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Published: 2008-03-24, Author: Philip , review by: cnet.com
Optically stabilized kit lens; convenient onscreen user interface; compatible with a wide variety of lenses and accessories.
Pricey for what it offers; lens-based image stabilization is less flexible than sensor-shift offered by some competitors.
Despite modest improvements in performance and a couple of new features, Nikons D60 fails to impress and costs more than some competing models.
Good resolution and detail (especially at lower ISO settings), Good dynamic range (better than D40 and slightly better than D40X), Surprisingly good build quality, tight shut lines, New Dust removal system and very useful manual focus rangefinder, Very co...
No lens motor in body means non-AF-S/AF-I lenses are manual focus only, Disappointingly RAW+JPEG setting only records Basic quality JPEGs, Default settings a little on the soft side at a pixel level, High ISO performance good, but not as good as best in c...
The D60 takes the successful formula established in the D40 / D40X and, well, if were being honest, doesnt do a great deal with it at all - the leap from D40 to D40X was a lot greater than the step up from D40X to D60 (even if Nikons naming convent...
Where the D40x was essentially a 10 megapixel version of the 6 megapixel D40, the new D60 is a very slightly improved version of the D40x. The D60 retains the same core competencies - 10 megapixels, 3 point AF, 3D Colour Matrix Metering II, 3fps burst...
Small, light and well-built, Very easy to use with helpful menus, Virtually fool-proof metering, Excellent DX 18-55mm VR kit lens option.
No auto-focus with certain lenses, Some settings require too many button presses, Anti-dust system not infallible, Basic 3-point AF and no DOF preview.
The earlier Nikon D40x was an interesting proposition as it was essentially a D40 fitted with a 10 Megapixel sensor to better compete against Canon’s EOS 400D / XTi. Unfortunately, the D40x inherited several weaker aspects of the D40 which may have...
