Fans of stop-motion animation will also get their money’s worth as the camera supports this with one of the special creative functions. Interesting is also the D-Lighting known from the D40x, which provides automatic shadow brightening, so that comfortable natures can save themselves from having to do such editing on the computer. Thus, highlights in the image are optionally given more or less strong stars with a selectable number of beams – almost as if a star filter had been screwed in front of the lens. The image processing options in the camera have also been expanded, so you can now find an asterisk filter among the filter effects, which Nikon proudly advertises. The automatic shutdown of the monitor when approaching the viewfinder is also new and not only helps to save power, but is also very practical – if you move away from the viewfinder, the screen also turns on again automatically. New is the automatic rotation of the information display according to the camera orientation – portrait or landscape. Those who like to individualize the camera can save their own photo as background for the information screen. A symbol shows how far the aperture has been closed. The menus have become clearer, and the information display on the rear 2.5-inch, 230,000-dot resolution screen has been improved. When developing the D60, the focus was less on technical innovations and more on user-friendliness. The EOS D60 remains compatible with the entire Canon EF lens range, with a focal length extension factor of 1.6, Canon Speedlite EX flash units (with support for E-TTL and all flash special functions) and D30 accessories such as the BG-ED3 battery handle. Apart from that, the D60 takes you into familiar territory: As with the D30, there are 11 exposure programs, a matrix or multi-field metering over 35 fields, seven different white balance settings, an internal flash and 15 custom functions with 38 settings. The frame rate (8 frames in a row at 3 frames per second) is maintained despite higher resolution. The standby time has been shortened, as have the shutter release delay and the autofocus response time (still with three fields). Even though the D60 has a lot in common with its predecessor, the D30, Canon has optimized it in several places. Storage is still on CompactFlash removable memory cards of type I and II (incl.
Among other things, this saves time and money for rabid reporters (who, as is well known, are always in a hurry). It’s interesting to note that the D60 can still save images in RAW raw format, but recently a JPEG-compressed version of the full-size image is “encapsulated” in the corresponding CRW file. For comparison: the D30 has a maximum resolution of 2,160 x 1,440 pixels. For example, the CMOS sensor of the D60 delivers image files with a resolution of 3,072 x 2,048 pixels. As expected, the new digital SLR system camera EOS D60 is based on the predecessor model EOS D30, but comes – apart from numerous detail improvements – with a more than doubled resolution. Rumours of a potential successor to the D30 have been circulating for a long time, and the indiscretion of an Illinois photo dealer, where the D60 appeared in the online catalogue somewhat prematurely, provided certainty. The EOS D60 might not come as a surprise to some. The D60 is still too new to have contributed to this, but what it is like in the sum of its positive and negative features is what we wanted to find out in this test. Autofocus with only three measuring points works only with motor integrated in the lensĪdvertisements Nikon recently closed the past fiscal year with a 40 per cent increase in net profit and is now only just behind Canon in terms of digital SLR camera sales (market share of 40 vs.No iris button, mirror lock-up and bracketing.Built-in flash unit cannot be used as control flash for wireless flash operation.Extremely high range of settings and functions (for an entry-level DSLR).Practically no frame rate limit in JPEG continuous mode.Generally good to very good image quality.Perhaps this is a sign of the market success of the D40x.
This means that Nikon is focusing more on minimal evolution than revolution. The latest Nikon in this segment is quite simply built: Take a D40x, add a few gimmicks to the firmware, add an eye sensor and an airflow control system, and you have the Nikon D60. However, there are also functional limitations such as a missing autofocus motor in the housing – so only lenses with a built-in focus motor will work. Nikon wants to continue to gain market share in the entry-level segment and is focusing on very compact SLR cameras that are easy to operate at an affordable price. Nikon D60 Review: Nikon D60 continues the tradition of the D40x – Advanced entry-level DSLR
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