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Digital Camera

Quick Start Guide

Setup

1 Attach the Strap

5	World time
	Daylight saving time
	Off
	On

6	World time
	Daylight saving time

Off

On

Taking Photographs

1 Rotate the Mode Dial to e

This guide provides first-time users with information on taking photographs with the D60, on copying

Display daylight saving time options.

7	World time
	Date

Y M D

2008 01 01

H M S

00 00 00

Highlight On if daylight saving time is in effect.

8	World time
	Date

Y M D

2008 04 01

H M S

12 00 00

2 Ready the Camera

photographs to a computer, and printing photographs. Complete information on using your Nikon digital camera can be found in the User’s

Set OK

Display date menu.

The year is highlighted in this display.

Set OK

Press the multi selector left or right to select item, up or down to change.

Hold the hand-grip with your right hand

Keep your elbows in

Manual and Help menu of each supplied software application.

2 Charge the Battery

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Date format

The order in which the month, day, and year are displayed can be changed from the World time option in the setup menu. See page 21 of the User’s Manual for details.

Support the lens with

Digitutor

“Digitutor,” a series of “watch and learn” manuals in movie form, is available at the following website:

http://www.nikondigitutor.com/index_eng.html

A completely exhausted battery will charge in about 90 minutes.

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Set

Done. will be shown and display will exit to shooting mode, then the shooting information will be displayed.

Resetting the clock

Use the World time option in the setup menu to change the camera clock. See the User’s Manual for details.

your left hand

3 Frame a Photograph

Stand with one foot half a pace in front of the other

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6 Insert a Memory Card

Frame a photograph in the viewfinder (note that the eye

sensor detects the eye looking through the viewfinder and

the monitor will turn off). Photographs cannot be framed

Package Contents

Confirm that the package contains the items listed below. Purchasers of the lens kit option should confirm that the package also includes a lens. Memory cards are not provided; please use one of the Secure Digital (SD) memory cards listed on page 158 of the User’s Manual.

The following items are found on the camera:

Accessory Shoe Cover BS-1

Rubber Eyecup DK-20

D60 camera Body cap

The following items are included with the camera:

Quick Start Guide (this guide)		Software Suite CD-ROM
User’s Manual		Warranty
	Rechargeable	Quick Charger MH-23
hA	Li-ion Battery EN-EL9	(with power cord*)
m000

4	hAm	5	Blinks	6	Stops
	9LE0-0N0E14V.7				blinking
		1000mAhEL9-			1000mAL9
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		EN 4V.7			E-EN 4V.7

Insert as shown	Charging	Charging complete
3 Insert the Battery

	h	mA0001		4V.7
		9LE-	NE
2	Insert
	terminals first
1	in orientation
	shown

4 Attach a Lens

Be sure to turn the camera off when attaching or removing lenses.

Care should be taken to prevent dust from entering the camera when the lens or body cap is removed.

The camera records photographs on Secure Digital (SD) memory cards (available separately). See page 158 of the User’s Manual for details.

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	Before inserting or removing	Face up
	memory cards, turn the camera off	Insert as shown
	and open the card slot cover.

Slide the memory card in as shown above until it clicks into place.

4 5

The memory card access lamp will light for about a few seconds.

7 Format the Memory Card

Memory cards must be formatted in the D60 before first use. Note that formatting memory cards permanently deletes all photographs and other data they may contain. Be sure all data you wish to keep have been copied to another storage device before formatting the card. Turn the camera off before removing the memory card from the camera.

	using the monitor.
	Position the main subject inside any of the three focus points.
	Use the zoom ring to zoom in on the subject so that it fills
Zoom	a larger area of the frame, or zoom out to increase the area
in	visible in the photograph (select longer focal lengths on the
	lens focal length scale index to zoom in, shorter focal lengths
	to zoom out).
	Zoom out
4	Focus and Shoot
1	Press the shutter-release button halfway. The camera will
	automatically select the focus point containing the main
	subject closest to the camera and focus on this subject.
	When the focus operation is complete, the selected focus
	point will be highlighted, a beep will sound, and the in-focus
	indicator (A) will appear in the viewfinder.
	Focus will be locked. The number of exposures that can
	be recorded in the memory buffer will be shown in the
	viewfinder with “r” displayed in front of the number.
	The monitor will turn off.
	If the subject is dark, the AF-assist illuminator may light to
	assist the focus operation and the flash may pop up.
	If the subject is not in focus, reframe the photograph and try
	again. See the User’s Manual for details.

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	(with terminal cover)	* Shape of cord depends on
		country of sale.
	USB Cable UC-E4	Strap AN-DC1

Eyepiece Cap DK-5

(for use with self-timer; clips to strap)

2

3

Lens mounting index

Keeping the mounting index on the lens aligned with the

1mounting index on the camera body, position the lens in the camera’s bayonet mount and rotate the lens in the

direction shown until it clicks into place.

1	2	SHOOTING MENU
		Optimize image
		Image quality
		Image size
		White balance
		ISO sensitivity
		Noise reduction
		Active D–Lighting
Turn the camera on.	Press O. Menus display in the monitor. If menu
	item is already highlighted, press the multi selector

left to highlight icon for current menu in yellow.

2	Smoothly press the shutter-release button the rest of
	the way down to release the shutter and record the
	photograph. The memory card access lamp will light.
	Do not open battery-chamber cover or the memory
	card slot cover until the memory card access lamp has
	gone out and recording is complete.

Parts of the Camera

In this manual, an AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lens is used for illustrative purposes.

Mode dial	Built-in flash
Eyelet for camera strap	Eyelet for camera strap
Shutter-release button

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If the lens is equipped with an A-M or M/A-M switch, select A (autofocus) or M/A (autofocus with manual priority).

Autofocus is available with AF-S lenses—one included in the lens kit option—and AF-I lenses. For information on lenses that can be used with the D60, see the User’s Manual.

If the lens has vibration reduction function, set the vibration reduction ON/OFF switch of the lens to ON to reduce the effects of camera shake when shooting.

3

Highlight D.

5

SETUP MENU

CSM/Setup menu Format memory card Info display format Auto shooting info Shooting info auto off World time

LCD brightness

SETUP MENU

CSM/Setup menu Format memory card Info display format

4	SETUP MENU
	CSM/Setup menu
	Format memory card
	Info display format
	Auto shooting info
	Shooting info auto off
	World time
	LCD brightness

Position cursor in setup menu.

6	Format memory card
	All pictures on
	memory card will
	be deleted. OK?

5 View the Results

Photographs are automatically displayed after shooting. If no photograph is displayed in the monitor, the most recent photograph can be viewed by pressing P.

Additional photographs can be displayed

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Power switch	USB connector
AF-assist illuminator	(under cover)

5 Choose a Language and Set the Clock

Auto shooting info Shooting info auto off World time

LCD brightness

No

Yes

about the current photograph, press the multi selector up or down. See page 73 of the User’s Manual for details.

Diopter adjustment control
Rubber eyecup	Lens mounting index
Viewfinder eyepiece	Focal length scale

A language-selection dialog will be displayed the first time the camera is turned on. Follow the steps below to choose a language and set the camera clock. No photographs can be shot until the camera clock has been set.

1 2 Language

Highlight Format memory card.		Display options.
7	Format memory card	8	Format memory card
	All pictures on		All pictures on
	memory card will		memory card will
	be deleted. OK?		Formatting memory card.
	No		No
	Yes		Yes

To end playback and return to shooting mode, press the shutter-release button halfway.

6 Delete Unwanted Photographs

Eye sensor		Zoom ring
P(playback)		Command dial
button
O(menu)		Multi selector
		Memory card slot cover
button
		Memory card access lamp
M(zoom		Battery-chamber cover latch
out/thumbnail)
button
K(playback		Battery-chamber cover
		J(delete) button
zoom) button/	Monitor
L(information

display) button

Turn camera on. Language-selection dialog displayed.		Select language.
3	Time zone	4

	OK
Display map of world time zones. UTC field shows		Select local time zone.
time difference between selected time zone and
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), in hours.

Time zone

OK

Highlight Yes.	Format card. Do not turn the camera off or open the
	battery-chamber cover or memory card slot cover until
	formatting is complete and setup menu is displayed.
8 Focus the Viewfinder (Diopter Adjustment)

Slide the diopter adjustment control up and down until the focus points are in sharp focus. When operating the diopter adjustment control with your eye to the viewfinder, be careful not to put your fingers or fingernails in your eye.

Focus points

		To delete the photograph currently
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		displayed in the monitor, press J. A
Delete?		confirmation dialog will be displayed.
		Press Jagain to delete the image and
J Yes		return to playback. To exit without
		deleting the photograph, press P.
Cancel

For more information on taking photographs and other camera operations, see the

User’s Manual. See the other side of this guide for information on using the supplied Nikon Transfer software to copy photographs to a computer, and printing photographs via direct USB connection.

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