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Nikon · Nikon DSLR
D60
A 10.2-megapixel DX DSLR with sensor cleaning, an eye sensor for its information display and in-camera RAW processing.
- Type
- DSLR
- Sensor
- APS-C
- Megapixels
- 10.2
- Lens
- Nikon F mount
- Video
- –
- Body weight
- 495 g
What reviewers say
Both praise the comfortable, approachable body, sharp images and stabilised kit lens, but find the three-point autofocus and indirect controls restrictive. Camera Labs finds autofocus dependable for general subjects; Photo Review reports hunting in dim light and with moving subjects. Both note elevated colour saturation. Camera Labs also finds that sensor cleaning does not remove every dust spot.
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Specifications
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- Camera type
- DSLR
- Sensor format
- APS-C
- Sensor type
- CCD
- Sensor dimensions
- 23.6 × 15.8 mm
- Effective resolution
- 10.2 MP
- Largest image
- 3872 × 2592
- RAW recording
- Yes
- Standard ISO range
- 100–1600
- Sensor detail
- Nikon DX CCD with 10.2 million effective and 10.75 million total pixels; approximately 1.5× lens focal-length equivalent. Image Sensor Cleaning, Airflow Control System and Image Dust Off reference data; optional Capture NX required for dust-reference correction
- Image formats
- Compressed 12-bit NEF RAW, JPEG and simultaneous RAW plus Basic JPEG; maximum 3872 × 2592 pixels; in-camera NEF processing and retouching. The US announcement calls RAW lossless, conflicting with the precise compressed specification; no lossless guarantee inferred
- ISO detail
- ISO 100–1600 in whole stops; Hi 1 expands to ISO 3200 equivalent
- Image processor
- EXPEED image-processing concept
Lens and shooting
- Lens mount
- Nikon F mount
- Stabilisation
- Optical lens stabilisation
- Maximum continuous burst
- 3 fps
- Lens detail
- Autofocus with AF-S and AF-I motor-equipped lenses; no body autofocus motor. Other compatible AF lenses require manual focusing; non-CPU lenses require manual exposure without metering; IX and F3AF lenses unsupported
- Autofocus
- Multi-CAM 530 phase-detection module; three selectable focus points; -1 to +19 EV at ISO 100, 20°C; AF-S/AF-C/AF-A, single-point, dynamic-area and closest-subject modes; AF-assist illuminator and electronic rangefinder
- Shutter
- Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter; 1/4000 to 30 seconds in one-third stops, Bulb and Time with optional ML-L3 remote; flash sync 1/200 second
- Burst detail
- Up to 3 fps with manual focus, S or M exposure, 1/250 second or faster and other settings at defaults; maker table lists six RAW or 100 Fine Large JPEG frames using a Panasonic PRO HIGH SPEED 1GB SD card; self-timer and optional ML-L3 delayed or immediate infrared remote release
- Stabilisation detail
- Optical VR depends on the attached lens; no sensor-shift stabilisation. The pictured original AF-S DX 18–55mm f/3.5–5.6G VR kit lens provides optical VR
- Flash
- Built-in pop-up flash; guide number approximately 12 m at ISO 100, 20°C, or 13 at manual full output; i-TTL and accessory shoe
- Exposure controls
- P/S/A/M, Auto and scene modes; 420-segment RGB matrix, centre-weighted and spot metering; ±5 EV compensation in one-third stops; Active D-Lighting selectable on or off
Screen and viewfinder
- Viewfinder
- Optical
- Screen size
- 2.5″
- Screen dots
- 230,000
- Touchscreen
- No
- Tilting screen
- No
- Display detail
- Fixed 2.5-inch low-temperature-polysilicon TFT with approximately 230000 dots and 170° viewing angle; eye sensor automatically switches display off at the viewfinder; contextual help and playback magnification; dots count subpixels
- Viewfinder detail
- Pentamirror; approximately 95% coverage, 0.80× magnification with 50mm f/1.4 at infinity and 18 mm eyepoint
Connections and design
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- 500 photographs
- Body weight
- 495 g
- Release detail
- Nikon Japan records first sale on 22 February 2008; the 28 January US announcement states US availability beginning February, while the global announcement is dated 29 January
- Recording media
- One SD/SDHC card slot; MMC unsupported
- Ports
- Hi-Speed USB with MTP/PTP and NTSC/PAL video output; optional ML-L3 infrared remote
- Battery life detail
- EN-EL9 rechargeable lithium-ion battery; approximately 500 photographs per charge under CIPA conditions with AF-S DX 18–55mm f/3.5–5.6G VR lens, as specified in the global announcement and US product page
- Charging
- External MH-23 quick charger; optional EH-5a mains adapter with EP-5 power connector
- Dimensions
- Approximately 126 × 94 × 64 mm
- Weight detail
- Approximately 495 g excluding battery, memory card and body cap
- Colours
- Black
- In the box
- EN-EL9 battery, MH-23 charger, UC-E4 USB cable, AN-DC1 strap, body cap, DK-5 eyepiece cap, DK-20 eyecup and Software Suite CD-ROM; regional accessories may differ
Video
- Video detail
- No live movie recording or live-view composition. Stop-motion editing assembles up to 100 existing JPEG photographs into an animation; NTSC/PAL output is for playback
Pros and cons
Pros
- 10.2-megapixel CCD and 12-bit RAW recording
- Sensor cleaning and Airflow Control dust reduction
- In-camera RAW processing and Active D-Lighting
Cons
- Autofocus requires lenses with their own motors
- Three autofocus points
- No live-view shooting or live movie recording
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Sensor | Megapixels | Lens | Video | Body weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSLR | APS-C | 10.2 | Sony A-mount | – | 532 g | Jan 2008 | |
| DSLR | APS-C | 10.2 | Sony A-mount | – | 582 g | Apr 2008 | |
| DSLR | APS-C | 14.2 | Sony A-mount | – | 582 g | Mar 2008 |
Sources
- nij.nikon.com/products/lineup/slr/d60/spec.html
- nij.nikon.com/products/lineup/slr/d60
- nikonusa.com/p/d60/25438/overview
- nikon.com/company/news/2008/0129_01
- nikonusa.com/press-room/new-nikon-d60-digital-slr-came
- D60 front oblique with AF-S DX 18–55mm VR lens: Nikon official product photograph
- D60 opposite front oblique with AF-S DX 18–55mm VR lens: Nikon official product photograph
- Supplied AN-DC1 Black strap: Nikon official product photograph
- Supplied MH-23 charger: Nikon official product photograph
- Supplied EN-EL9 battery: Nikon official product photograph
- Supplied DK-5 eyepiece cap, straight front: Nikon official supplied accessory photograph
- Supplied DK-20 rubber eyecup: Nikon official supplied accessory photograph
- Supplied UC-E4 USB cable: Nikon official supplied accessory photograph
