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Nikon D60 Digital SLR Review
| Author | Jamie Harrison |
| Published | 28th Feb 2008 |
| Manufacturer | Nikon |
| Price | £390.43 (Exc VAT) |
| as reviewed | £449.00 (Inc VAT) |
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TrustedReviews NewslettersSpeaking of the battery, the camera has a new long life rechargeable Lithium Ion battery, which Nikon claims offer approximately 500 shots before needing recharging. I certainly found this estimate to be reliable, and managed more shots, though high flash use would reduce this figure.
A host of in-camera editing facilities are included in the D60s menu system, including in-camera Raw processing. Chosen Raw images can be adjusted via the LCD screen and navigation pad, either colour, or some special effects, Active D-Lighting and so on can be added, with the resulting image saved as a new JPEG file, leaving your original intact. This image can then be printed direct from the camera for example or quickly emailed without the need to open a PC based Raw conversion application.
The D60 is small but perfectly formed, sitting comfortably in the hand and offering a pleasant and easy user experience. The buttons are minimal, leaving little for newbies to worry about, while more advanced controls are situated in the menus. For more experienced photographers who make a lot of changes as they shoot this can be quite annoying, and my preference is for lots of buttons on the outside of the camera. However this can be intimidating to the newcomer, so it makes sense to keep the camera as simple as possible.
One area of concern though is the AF performance; the lens based AF drive is slower than dual systems and at times the auto focus hunted rather slowly before locking onto the subject. This is particularly frustrating when shooting fast moving subjects such as sports, especially when combined with continuous shooting, when the AF can easily lose the subject, resulting in fewer successful sequential images. It may be an entry-level model, but other cameras, such as the Canon EOS 400D have more AF points and faster focussing.
The interface is fun to use and play with and nice and bright, though the LCD could be bigger, 2.5" is quite small by 2008 standards, but I suppose it keeps the camera small.
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ravi said on 7th February 2009
julius said on 10th February 2009
Hi, I really think J. Harrison has been very severe to give such a poor mark to the Nikon D 60. I've already the great D 300, as a Photography enthusiat, and am able to judge ... more
Beany said on 27th March 2009
Hi, I can't understand how Jamie Harrison can award the Nikon D60 7/10 here yet award it 85% on his review at WhatDigitalCamera.com here:
http://www.whatdigita... more
Dan said on 27th May 2009
Compared to the rivals that are around the same price as the D60, I feel it’s just not as good value for money.
I’ve got a D40 and love it, I wanted to upgrade to a D60 but... more
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NIKON D60 is yet to win a award apart from diwa which d40x also won.
D40X won eisa, pop photo and many awards. FLICKR IS full of best photos from d40x.
SEE PninaN... more