Nikon D60 Digital Camera
(4 out of 5)
A consumer-friendly digital SLR that isn't quite as impressive as the competition.
Review date: Jun 3, 2008
The Nikon D60 is an entry-level digital SLR aimed squarely at consumers. It has a friendly interface with numerous help screens, in-camera photo editing, and very vivid color that borders on unrealistic. You also get a dust reduction system, snappy performance, Active D-Lighting, and solid build quality. There are quite a few downsides, though, including a limited selection of autofocus lenses, a small viewfinder, no live view, and poor bundled RAW editing software. The Nikon D60 isn't my favorite entry-level digital SLR -- mainly due to its soft, oversaturated photos -- but it's certainly worth a look.
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- Photos have accurate exposure, low noise levels, and minimal purple fringing
- Solid construction -- feels better in the hand than the competition
- Dust reduction system
- Large, bright, and sharp 2.5" LCD
- Shooting data well presented on the main LCD
- Full manual controls
- Speedy performance in most areas
- good continuous shooting mode
- Effective (but slow) Active D-Lighting feature
- In-camera RAW editing
- Dedicated AF-assist lamp
- Redeye not a problem
- Useful features for beginners like D-Lighting, redeye removal, assist images, help system
| - Images are oversaturated, and on the soft side
- Limited selection of AF-S lenses means that many Nikkor lenses (mostly primes) will not support autofocus
- Missing some features offered by competitive cameras: bracketing, DOF preview, live view, more than 3 focus points
- Viewfinder on the small side
- Active D-Lighting brings camera to a crawl
- Poor RAW image editing software included
- JPEGs saved at Basic quality in RAW+JPEG mode
- No battery grip available
- Flimsy door over memory card slot
- Video cable not included
- AC adapter is way overpriced
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