Nikon Camera N60 User's Manual
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1. Diopter adjustment page 56 is available to enable you to see through the viewfinder more clearly To take a picture of a off center subject use focus lock page 38 For N60QD only Date or time can be imprinted on your photos negatives page 52 2 Compose frame and focus by lightly pressing the LI shutter release button NN 25 F55 Center the focus brackets on your subject and lightly press the shutter release button The camera focuses automatically and focus indicator e appears or blinks appears Subject is in focus Automatically tracks moving subject blinks Unable to focus with autofocus When the subject is dark the camera s AF Assist Illuminator is activated to achieve correct focus For details on focusing see page 36 To take a picture of a subject outside the focus brackets use focus lock page 38 In situations where autofocus may not work as expected see page 20 25 BASIC OPERATION Confirm Indications in Viewfinder and Release Shutter Confirm that focus indicator appears in the viewfinder then release the shutter by slowly and fully depressing the shutter release button 14 12 26 Confirm indications in the viewfinder while lightly pressing the shutter release button e 125 F556 When 5 ready light indication blinks use the built in Speedlight See page 28 58 f a warning indicat2. pas XR TENE QE 38 Snoounglin Eachexposure MOGO 5 12 cas Ire geek eo red cya det deie 39 44 MENS RAISES IO E EAE 45 47 EXPOSUNGIMIBTO RII GS VSEOM e 48 EXIDDGSUTOS SQ eoe 49 Expes re GormpoefiSallOni SSR korea 50 51 Imprinting Date Time for N60QD 52 54 Sete Tied ODOFatlODi a ecco ceo hg thea EET DEOR 55 Diopter Adjustment Eyepiece Cap essere eee 56 TANG ISEITEORMIROSBIUSC 16 012 E creen t Eur air koc 97 PIGS RROTOO DRA COS RADE A 58 63 Built in Speedlight and Matrix Balanced Fill Flash 58 Fiashishooting distanco rango assesseer err neses 58 eaae Caie U e E ae aa E 59 Usirig built in pebdiliglit 5 5 5 60 61 Usable lenses with built in Speedlight 61 usablexOpHonal Speediliglits Ae 62 63 Available Gombinations 7 om ii vo 64 Optional Accessories E UTERE Re t MUR SE Cien HOUR 2 ESSERE C TOIT TAI EROTIC E SDPO Nett IOTIS de tr cy eres exes E About This Manual Basic Operation Install batteries and check battery power P
3. appears when the subject is in focus The focus remains locked as long as the shutter release button is lightly pressed Focus Lock cannot be used when the exposure mode is set to Sport Program When you want to lock focus on a stationary subject that has been moving and tracked with Continuous Servo AF changed to Single Servo AF from Continuous Servo AF remove your finger from the shutter release button once and focus again Confirm focus indicator then while keeping shutter release button lightly pressed recompose and shoot 125 r5b After you have locked the focus do not change the camera to subject distance If you keep the shutter release button lightly pressed after releasing the shutter the shutter can be released repeatedly with the same focusing Shooting in Each Exposure Mode General Purpose Program Simplest exposure mode with this camera The camera automatically controls your exposure Recommended for beginner SLR camera users For available mode combinations see page 64 AUTO D 1 Set the exposure mode dial to With exposure mode set to x other modes are set as follows Exposure metering Matrix page 48 Flash Normal sync Flexible Program Exposure compensation and Slow Sync flash cannot be used 2 Confirm focus indicator e and shoot When the subject is too dark or too bright one of the following warning indications will ap
4. 32 Use a CPU lens except IX Nikkor with this camera D type AF lenses give you access to all available functions CPU contacts of CPU lens D type AF Nikkor When a non CPU lens is attached Usable exposure modes are limited A non CPU lens can be used only when the exposure mode is set to M manual Shutter cannot be released with other modes With a non CPU lens the exposure meter cannot be activated and the aperture cannot be set using the aperture button and Command Dial F appears in place of the aperture indication in the LCD panel and viewfinder set confirm aperture using the lens aperture ring CAUTION Nikkor lenses that cannot be attached to the N60 N600D The following Nikkor lenses cannot be attached to the N60 N60QD camera body or lens may be damaged AF Teleconverter TC 16A Non Al lenses 400mm f 4 5 and 600mm f 5 6 with Focusing Unit AU 1 Fisheye 6mm f 5 6 and Fisheye OP 10mm f 5 6 ED 180 600mm f 8 No 174166 or smaller ED 360 1200mm f 11 No 174087 or smaller 200 600mm f 9 5 No 300490 or smaller e 80mm f 2 8 200mm f 3 5 and TC 16 Teleconverter for F3AF PC 28mm f 4 No 180900 or smaller PC 35mm f 2 8 No 906200 or smaller Reflex 1000mm f 11 No 142361 to 143000 Reflex 2000mm f 11 No 200310 or smaller Medical Nikkor 200mm f 5 6 can be used in combination with Sync Terminal Adapter AS 15 Types of CPU lenses and other us
5. Scenes with the subject located at different distance within the focus brackets For example when shooting an animal inside a cage or a person in a forest Scenes in which there is pro nounced difference in brightness within the focus brackets For example when the sun is in the background and your main subject is in shadow 21 Set Exposure Mode Dial to With the exposure mode set to General Purpose Program the camera will automatically control your exposure 5 1 5 2 22 Set the exposure mode dial to 3 fea Fab a i Shutter speed and aperture appear in the LCD panel and viewfinder when shutter release button is lightly pressed About exposure mode and type of program 41 Symbol Exposure mode Characteristics shooting situations Type of program The easiest exposure mode for general ao GO ao shooting Suitable for portraits and other 2 general pictures or when you want to take i pictures first hand Auto Multi Camera controls exposure automatically P Bedam while allowing you to make other settings P y such as Flexible Program or exposure compensation You set your desired shutter speed and the Shutter Priority camera selects the correct aperture You can S Auto stop the motion of a moving subject with a fast shutter speed or create blur with a slower speed Check points
6. LCD Viewfinder Displays 1 Shutter speed 6 Aperture 2 Flexible program page 40 7 Exposure compensation page 50 3 Flash sync mode page 59 8 Frame counter exposure 4 Battery power page 15 compensation value page 19 50 5 Self timer page 55 9 Film page 19 About LCD At high temperatures of 60 C 140 F or above the display turns black making it impossible to read It returns to normal when the temperature drops to 20 C 68 At temperatures below freezing the LCD s response time slows when the temperature rises it returns to normal 2 3 4 1 Focus brackets page 25 5 12mm dia reference circle for 2 Focus indicator page 25 Center Weighted Metering page 48 3 Shutter speed 6 Flash ready light page 28 4 Aperture 7 Exposure compensation mark page 50 8 Electronic analog display page 43 Thank you for purchasing the Nikon N60 N60QD camera We sure that you will enjoy using this camera and that it will make photography a bigger part of your life Get to know your N60 N60QD camera but before using it be sure to read this manual thoroughly Also we recommend that you keep this manual handy Main features of the N60 N60QD SLR camera with built in Speedlight makes taking pictures easy and enjoyable even for the most inexperienced beginner The individual exposure modes are displayed on the exposure mode dial for one touch change of modes and
7. Ten exposure modes are available with this camera Five types of Vari Programs enable you to easily choose proper exposure controls in various shooting situations See step 5 2 for the summary of each exposure mode and each reference page for the operating instructions and details BASIC OPERATION Symbol Exposure mode Type of program Characteristics shooting situations Aperture Priority Auto You set the desired aperture and based on that the camera selects the correct shutter speed Lets you determine the depth of the P 42 in focus area near and far subjects can be sharply focused or the background can be blurred Shutter speed and aperture are set Manual manually Suited to situations where it is P 48 44 difficult to attain your desired effect with other exposure modes Vari Program Portrait Program Use this program to take portraits With a z shallow depth of field in focus area it P 46 creates a blurred background to accentuate your main subject Landscape Use this program to take pictures of distant Program scenes With a deep depth of field the P 46 overall landscape will be sharply focused Use this program to take up close pictures gy Close Up Program With a shallow depth of field your close P 46 ups will be taken with an artistically blurred background Use this program to take sports pictures amp Sport Program Using a fast shutter speed it
8. Slide the diopter adjustment lever while looking through the viewfinder until the focus brackets in the viewfinder appear sharp The adjustable range of the finder diopter is 1 5 DP to 1 0 DP Nine optional eyepiece correction lenses provide viewfinder diopter of 5 0 to 3 0 DP NOTE Using the diopter adjustment lever Since the diopter adjustment lever is located next to the viewfinder be careful not to poke your eyes with your finger or fingernail while sliding the lever li Using the eyepiece cap or optional eyepiece correction lens To attach an eyepiece cap or optional eyepiece correction lens remove the rubber eyecup and slide down the eyepiece cap or eyepiece correction lens To reattach the rubber eyecup make sure the Nikon DK 10 JAPAN stamp is at the bottom 56 Two Button Reset Two Button Reset lets you instantly reset specified settings to their original default settings Press the Z4 and buttons simultaneously for more than 2 sec ifs F The following functions are reset to their original settings Flexible Program Canceled Exposure Compensation Canceled Flash sync mode Slow Sync with exposure mode set to or normal sync with other exposure modes Self timer Canceled See page 64 for the camera s default setting and a