Nikon F60, F60-D Instruction Manual

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		AF-Assist Illuminator/Self-timer/
NET	Speedlight lock-release button	Red-Eye Reduction lamp
	P. 28	PP. 36, 55, 59
	Focus mode selector
	P. 20, 36, 37	Main switch P. 14
	Lens release button
	P. 17
	Self-timer button	Shutter release
	P. 55
		button P. 15
	Camera strap
	eyelet	Flash sync mode
		button P. 60
	Exposure mode dial
	P. 22
		Aperture button P. 43
	Built-in Speedlight P. 28	Exposure compensation
		button P. 50
	Accessory shoe	LCD panel P. 4

Eyepiece cap DK-5 (page 56)

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	Dioptre adjustment lever P. 56	AE-L (auto exposure lock) button P. 49
	Finder eyepiece P. 56
	Rubber eyecup P. 56	Command Dial P. 41
		Data imprint LCD
	Film cartridge	panel/buttons
		(F60D only) P. 52
	confirmation window
	P. 19
		Battery chamber
	Camera back lock	cover lock release
	release P. 18	P. 14

Mid-roll rewind button P. 34

Tripod socket

F60D only: Data imprint LCD/buttons

1													5	1.	Date/time display LCD
														2.	’: Year indicator
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														3.	MODE button: Push to select one of five
														4.	available displays.
															SELECT button: Push to select date/time
															to be adjusted.
														5.	M: Month indicator
														6.	: Data imprint indicator: Blinks
3													7	7.	–approx. 2 sec. when data is imprinted.
															ADJUST button: Push to adjust date/time.
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	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)
			9.	Film (page 19)
	5.	Self-timer (page 55)

About LCD

•At high temperatures of 60°C or above, the display turns black, making it impossible to read. It returns to normal when the temperature drops to 20°C.

•At temperatures below freezing, the LCD’s response time slows; when the temperature rises, it returns to normal.

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1.Focus brackets (page 25)

2.Focus indicator (page 25)

3.Shutter speed

4.Aperture

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5.12mm-dia. reference circle for Centre-Weighted Metering (page 48)

6.Flash ready-light (page 28)

7.Exposure compensation mark (page 50)

8.Electronic analogue display (page 43)

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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Nikon F60/F60D camera. We are sure that you will enjoy using this camera and that it will make photography a bigger part of your life.

Get to know your F60/F60D 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 F60/F60D:

•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 quick set-up for advanced picture-taking.

•The F60/F60D’s new Auto-Servo AF is so advanced that it can detect whether a subject is stationary or moving, and also detects direction. According to the detected information, it automatically chooses to lock focus or activate focus tracking—either way, you’re assured autofocusing that works fast, accurately, and easily.

Take trial shots

Take trial shots before shooting at important occasions like wedding or graduations.

Have Nikon spot check your camera regularly

Nikon recommends that you have your camera serviced by an authorised dealer or service centre at least once every two years.

Using your camera correctly

The Nikon F60/F60D’s performance has been optimised for use with Nikon brand accessories. Accessories made by other manufacturers may not meet Nikon’s criteria for specifications, and nonconforming accessories could damage the F60/F60D’s components. Nikon cannot guarantee the F60/F60D’s performance when it is used with other than Nikon brand accessories.

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		The “Basic Operation” section introduces battery, lens, film, focusing, exposure
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		beginners.
		“Detailed Operation” explains each function, from lens to exposure, in detail, in
		approximately the same order as the steps in the “Basic Operation” section.
		After becoming familiar with basic shooting, refer to the detailed explanation of
NET		each operation/function to step up to advanced shooting that requires more
		advanced techniques.
		“Flash Photography” introduces flash photography using the F60/F60D’s built-in
		Speedlight and optional Speedlight in the dark, as well as other flash-shooting
		situations in bright conditions.
		Please read this manual thoroughly and carefully to get the most out of your
		Nikon F60/F60D.

	....................................................PREPARATION		2-11
	Nomenclature.....................................................................................		2-3
	LCD/Viewfinder Displays....................................................................		4-5
	Introduction ........................................................................................		6-7
	About This Manual .........................................................................		10-11

	..........................................BASIC OPERATION		13-30
	1.	Install Batteries and Check Battery Power...............................	14-15
2.		Mount Lens...............................................................................	16-17
3.		Load Film ..................................................................................	18-19
4.		Set Focus Mode Selector to AF ...............................................	20-21
5.		Set Exposure Mode Dial to z..................................................	22-23
6.		Hold Camera and Focus...........................................................	24-25
7.		Confirm Indications in Viewfinder and Release Shutter ...........	26-27
8.		Using Built-In Speedlight..........................................................	28-29
	About Focus and Exposure .................................................................		30

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DETAILED OPERATION ...................................	31-64
Lens Compatibility..........................................................................	32-33
Film.................................................................................................	34-35
Focus Mode ...................................................................................	36-37
Focus Lock ..........................................................................................	38
Shooting in Each Exposure Mode..................................................	39-44
Vari-Program ..................................................................................	45-47
Exposure Metering System .................................................................	48
Auto Exposure Lock ............................................................................	49
Exposure Compensation................................................................	50-51
Imprinting Date/Time (for F60D only)..............................................	52-54
Self-Timer Operation ...........................................................................	55
Dioptre Adjustment/Eyepiece Cap ......................................................	56
Two-Button Reset................................................................................	57
Flash Photography .........................................................................	58-63
Built-in Speedlight and Matrix Balanced Fill-Flash........................	58
Flash shooting distance range.......................................................	58
Flash sync mode features..............................................................	59
Using built-in Speedlight ..........................................................	60-61
Usable lenses with built-in Speedlight...........................................	61
Usable Optional Speedlights..........................................................	62-63
Available Mode Combinations.............................................................	64
MISCELLANEOUS............................................	65-77
Optional Accessories...........................................................................	66
Camera Care ..................................................................................	67-68
Notes on Batteries ...............................................................................	69
Troubleshooting .............................................................................	70-71
Specifications.................................................................................	72-75
Index...............................................................................................	76-77

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		Basic Operation	P. 13-30
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3	Load film	P. 18-19	ISO (film
			speed)
			DX mark

4 Set Focus Mode Selector to AF P. 20-21

5 Set Exposure Mode Dial to z P. 22-23

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8 Using Built-In Speedlight	P. 28-29
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Detailed Operation

P. 31-64, 69

Notes on Batteries (P. 69)

Lens Compatibility Chart (P. 32-33)—CPU Nikkor lens (P. 32-33)/ Non-CPU lens (P. 32-33)

Film (P. 34)—Confirming an automatically set film speed (P. 34)/

Mid-roll rewind (P. 34)/In case film does not start rewind or film rewind stops at midroll (P. 35)/Film advance mode (P. 35)

Focus Mode (P. 36-37)—Autofocus (P. 36)/AF-Assist Illuminator (P. 36)/ Manual focus (P. 37)

Focus Lock (P. 38)

Shooting in Each Exposure Mode (P. 39-44)—z: General Purpose (P. 39)/P: Auto-Multi (P. 40)/S: Shutter-Priority Auto (P. 41)/A: Aperture-Priority Auto (P. 42)/ M: Manual (P. 43-44); Vari-Program (P. 45-47)—x: Portrait (P. 46)/c: Landscape

(P. 46)/v: Close-Up (P. 46)/b: Sport (P. 47)/n: Night Scene (P.47); Exposure Metering System (P. 48)—Matrix/3D Matrix (P. 48)/Centre-Weighted (P. 48); Auto Exposure Lock (P. 49); Exposure Compensation (P. 50-51)

Imprinting Date/Time (P. 52-54); Self-Timer Operation (P. 55); Dioptre Adjustment/Eyepiece Cap (P. 56); Two-Button Reset (P. 57)

Flash Photography (P. 58-63)—Built-in Speedlight and Matrix Balanced Fill-Flash (P. 58)/Flash shooting distance range (P. 58)/Flash sync mode features (P. 59)/ Using built-in Speedlight (P. 60-61)/Usable lenses with built-in Speedlight (P. 61)/ Usable Optional Speedlights (P. 62)

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BASIC OPERATION

This section guides you through basic operations with the camera set to z mode.

Settings are as follows:

Attached lens	D-type AF Nikkor
Focus mode	Autofocus
Exposure mode	z (General-Purpose
	Program)
Exposure metering	3D Matrix Metering*
Built-in Speedlight	Normal sync*

* Automatically set when exposure mode is set to z.

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Install Batteries and Check Battery Power	yCheck points
	i Keep the batteries out of children’s reach. If swallowed, contact a
	doctor immediately. (For “Notes on Batteries”, see page 69.)
	i When replacing batteries, be sure to turn the main switch off and
	replace both batteries at the same time. Always use fresh batteries of
	the same brand.
	i We recommend that you take spare batteries with you, especially when
	traveling, since the batteries used may be difficult to obtain in some
	areas.

Turn off the main switch and open the battery chamber cover.

Insert batteries with the “+” and “-” ends positioned as marked inside the battery chamber cover, then firmly close the battery chamber cover.

•Incorrect positioning of + and - poles may cause damage to the camera.

1.3	Turn on the main switch and confirm battery power
	with the I indication.

•Shutter speed and aperture indications in the LCD panel and viewfinder automatically turn off 5 sec. after turning the main switch on and camera is left unused.

•Battery power

I appears: Sufficient battery power.

O appears: Batteries are nearing exhaustion. Have a fresh set ready. O blinks: Batteries are exhausted. Replace batteries. (No indication appears in the viewfinder and shutter locks.)

1.Lightly press the shutter release button to activate 4 the exposure meter.

•Lightly pressing the shutter release button reactivates the exposure meter and shutter speed and aperture indications in the LCD panel and viewfinder. The indications automatically turn off 5 sec. after you remove your finger from the shutter release button.

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Mount Lens

Mount body.

Check the lens type.

CPU contacts of CPU	Œ CPU Nikkor lens	„ G-type Nikkor lens
Nikkor lens	other than G-type
ŒCPU Nikkor lenses other		is D-type Nikkor lens),
with aperture ring
„G-type Nikkor lens, without
Turn the main switch		lens to the
camera body.

• Position lens in the camera’s	the mounting indexes
on lens and camera body	counterclockwise
until it locks into place. (Be	release button.)
• When the lens is not	lens is attached and
the main switch is turned	panel and viewfinder
and the shutter cannot be	blink and shutter can be
released when the exposure	.)

	yCheck points		OPERATION
	i Use D-or G-type AF Nikkor lens to utilize all the functions of this
	camera. (See page 32 for Lens Compatibility.)
	i Make sure to turn the main switch off when attaching/detaching the		BASIC
	i When attaching the lens, take care not to press the lens release button.
	lens.
	i When attaching/detaching the lens, make sure to avoid direct sunlight.
	2.3	With CPU Nikkor lens with aperture ring (other than G-
		type), set the lens’ aperture to its minimum and lock.

• When CPU Nikkor lens other than G-type is not set to its minimum aperture setting and the main switch is turned on, ‡ blinks in the LCD panel and viewfinder and the shutter cannot be released.

• The G-type Nikkor lens has no aperture ring; aperture should be selected from camera body. Unlike other CPU Nikkor lenses, aperture does not need to be set to minimum.

2. Detaching the lens.

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• Push and hold the lens release button, then turn the lens clockwise.

When camera is left unattended without lens

When you leave the camera unattended without a lens attached, be sure to attach supplied body cap, or optional body cap BF-1A. (BF-1 body cap cannot be used.

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Load Film

Use a DX-coded film. Film speed is set automatically (ISO255000).

When the camera is turned on, film is loaded and the camera back is closed, the film automatically advances to the first frame.

ISO (film

speed)

DX mark

Turn on the main switch, then and insert film.

• Insert from the bottom of the film cartridge.

Pull film leader out to red index mark.

•Do not insert the film leader beyond the red index mark.

•Hold the film cartridge and ensure film is properly positioned with no slack.

	yCheck points	OPERATION
	film can be used with this camera. When film other than
	is inserted, T blinks and fl appears on the LCD panel.
	are very thin. Make sure not to touch the shutter	BASIC
	your finger or film leader.
	be confirmed on the LCD panel.
	film outdoors, avoid direct sunlight.

3. Gently close the camera back until the lock release 3 snaps closed. Film automatically advances to first

frame.

•When T and 1 appear on the LCD panel, the film has advanced to the first frame.

•When ‹ and T blink on the LCD panel, film is not properly installed. Open the camera back again and reload film.

•Film is automatically rewound when the film reaches the end of the roll. (See page 27.)

•Number of available exposures of the film roll can be checked through the film cartridge confirmation window.

NOTE: Loading/removing film

Shutter curtains are very not to touch the shutter your finger or film leader

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Set Focus Mode Selector to AF

When the focus mode selector is set to AF (autofocus), the camera focuses automatically.

Set the focus mode selector to AF (autofocus).

•Make sure to turn the focus mode selector until it clicks into position.

•To focus, lightly press the shutter release button. (See page 24.)

Situations where autofocus may not work as expected:

•Autofocus may not work as expected in the following situations. In such situations, focus on a different subject located at the same distance, use focus lock (page 38) then recompose.

•When you are unable to perform focus lock, set the focus mode selector to M (manual) and focus manually using the clear matte field.

	yCheck points	OPERATION
	i Do not attempt to rotate the lens’ focus ring manually with the focus
	mode set to AF.
	i With the focus mode set at AF, the shutter cannot be released when the	BASIC
	subject is out of focus. For details on focus mode, see page 36.

Low contrast scenes

For example, where the subject is wearing the same colour clothing as a wall or other background.

Patterned subject or scene

For example, building windows.

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.

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Set Exposure Mode Dial to z

With the exposure (General-Purpose camera will

your exposure.

Set the exposure mode dial to z.

•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

	Symbol	Exposure mode/	Characteristics/shooting situations
		Type of program
		General-Purpose	The easiest exposure mode for general
	z		shooting. Suitable for portraits and other
		Program
			general pictures, or when you want to take
		P. 39
			pictures first-hand.
		Auto-Multi	Camera controls exposure automatically,
	P		while allowing you to make other settings,
		Program
			such as Flexible Program or exposure
		P. 40
			compensation.
			You set your desired shutter speed, and the
	S	Shutter-Priority	camera selects the correct aperture. You can
		Auto	“stop” the motion of a moving subject with a
		P. 41	fast shutter speed or create blur with a
			slower speed.

	yCheck points	OPERATION
	i 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.	BASIC
	See step 5.2 for the summary of each exposure mode and each

reference page for the operating instructions and details.

Symbol			Exposure mode/	Characteristics/shooting situations
			Type of program
				You set the desired aperture, and based on
			Aperture-Priority	that, the camera selects the correct shutter
	A			speed. Lets you determine the depth of the
			Auto
			P. 42	in-focus area; near and far subjects can be
				sharply focused or the background can be
				blurred.
	M		Manual	Shutter speed and aperture are set
				manually. Suited to situations where it is
			P. 43-44	difficult to attain your desired effect with
				other exposure modes.
			Portrait Program	Use this program to take portraits. With a
		x		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
		c	Program	scenes. With a deep depth of field, the
Program-Vari			P. 46	overall landscape will be sharply focused.
			Close-Up Program	Use this program to take up-close pictures.
		v		With a shallow depth of field, your close-
			P. 46	ups will be taken with an artistically blurred
				background.
			Sport Program	Use this program to take sports pictures.
		b		Using a fast shutter speed, it freezes the
			P. 47	motion of fast-moving subjects to create
				exciting action photos.
			Night Scene	Use this program in the evening or at night.
		n		Even a very dark subject will be exposed so
			Program
				it captures the beauty of all the light
			P. 47
				available in your night scene.

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Hold Camera and Focus

Lightly pressing release button focuses the subject and

in focus, causes the viewfinder.

Hold the camera properly.

• Keep	body for support.
• Stand	and keep your upper body still.
• Grasp	right hand and use your left hand to
cradle

Camera shake and shutter speed

Preventing camera shake is crucial when taking photographs. In general, you should set the shutter speed faster than ‘1/focal length of your lens’ sec. (Example: when using a 50mm lens, set the shutter speed faster than 1/50 sec.) Use of a tripod is recommended for shooting at slower shutter speeds.

	yCheck points	OPERATION
	i Dioptre adjustment (page 56) is available to enable you to see through
	the viewfinder more clearly.
	i To take a picture of a off-centre subject, use focus lock (page 38).	BASIC
	i For F60D only: Date or time can be imprinted on your photos/negatives

(page 52).

6.2	Compose frame and focus by lightly pressing the
	shutter release button.

•Centre the focus brackets on your subject and lightly press the shutter release button. The camera focuses automatically and focus indicator u appears or blinks.

u appears: Subject is in focus. Automatically tracks moving subject. u 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.

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