Nikon D60 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Nikon is keen to grow in the budget DSLR area and one way of doing this is to lure compact users

Pros: Impressive features, great build quality, compact size, great user control, good for beginners

Cons: Everything's menu accessed and the grip's too small for me but that's about it

Verdict: There's a lot to love and a superb amount of user control mixed with good auto functions for the less experienced user Yes! I like this camera. A lot. I also like its compact size for street photography. It's more unobtrusive than many DSLRs and ...

Review summary: Three compact, lightweight DSLRs. All boast a healthy set of features, are capable of great results and give you change from £400

Verdict: The speed of change in the budget DSLR sector is astounding. The market's moved on rapidly in the last six months and there are good points to award each camera plus a few niggles as well.

Review summary: The D60 is an updated version of Nikon's popular D40x entry-level D-SLR. The D60 ($749) retains most of the features that made the D40x a great camera. Those features include a 10 Megapixel CCD, super-fast performance, a 2.5" LCD display, an easy-to ...

Pros: 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 ...

Cons: 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 ...

Verdict: There are "officially" two D60 kits available, though a third one may be available in select locations. The first kit includes the new 18 - 55 mm VR lens ($699), while the second has that lens plus a 55 - 200 mm VR lens ($899). I've spotted a third ...

Review summary: Following on from the success of the Nikon D40 and D40x, Nikon has added yet another ‘entry-level' digital SLR camera into the mix with the D60. Sitting somewhere between the D40x and the D80, the D60 ...

Verdict: The Nikon D60 is a perfect choice for newcomers to digital SLRs. Alternatively, as it offers excellent image quality, familiar Nikon menu systems and good scope for manual controls at a budget price, it would also be a favourable, lightweight back-up ...

Review summary: A good camera but not the most inspiring. There's better value elsewhere.

Verdict: That omission is covered by the second difference in hardware, the addition of optical image stabilisation to the standard 18-55mm kit lens. Other than that, the performance of the lens is essentially the same as the older model