Nikon 25438, D60OUTFIT, D60BODY user manual Vibration Reduction Mode VR, Using Vibration Reduction

Attaching a Lens

First Steps

20

Vibration Reduction Mode (VR)

An AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lens is equipped with vibration reduction (VR) function.

Enabling vibration reduction (VR) allows for shooting at shutter speeds approximately three stops* slower (at a focal length of 55mm) than when vibration reduction is disabled. Panning is also supported.

*Based on results achieved under Nikon measurement conditions. The effects of vibration reduction may vary depending on individual and shooting conditions.

•Set the vibration reduction ON/OFF switch to ON to turn the vibration reduction on.

•Camera shake is reduced when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Autofocus and manual focusing, as well as precise framing of the subject, are simplified because camera shake visible through the viewfinder is also reduced.

•To disable vibration reduction, set the vibration reduction ON/OFF switch to OFF.

BUsing Vibration Reduction

•If the camera is panned in a wide arc, compensation for camera shake in the panning direction is not performed. For example, with horizontal panning only vertical camera shake is reduced, making smooth pans much easier.

•Due to the characteristics of the vibration reduction mechanism, the image in the viewfinder may be blurred after the shutter is released. This is not a malfunction.

•Do not turn the camera off or remove the lens from the camera while vibration reduction is operating. Failure to observe this note could result in the lens sounding and feeling as if an internal component is loose or broken when it is shaken. This is not a malfunction. Turn the camera on again to correct this. Vibration reduction does not function while the built-in flash is charging.

•When the camera is mounted on a tripod, set the vibration reduction ON/OFF switch to OFF. However, set the switch to ON when using a tripod without securing the tripod head, or when using a monopod.

DPicture Angle and Focal Length

The size of the area exposed by a 35mm
camera is 36 × 24 mm. The size of the		Picture size (35mm format)
area exposed by the D60, in contrast, is
23.6 × 15.8 mm, meaning that the			(36 × 24 mm)
picture angle of a 35mm camera is
	Lens		Picture diagonal
approximately 1.5 times that of the D60.		Picture size (D60)
The approximate focal length of lenses			(23.6 × 15.8 mm)

for the D60 in 35mm format can be	Picture angle (35mm format)
calculated by multiplying the focal	Picture angle (D60)
length of the lens by about 1.5 (for
example, the effective focal length of a
24mm lens in 35mm format would be
36mm when mounted on the D60).