Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Setting Up Your Nikon D60 -- First Things First -- Initial Setup -- Mastering the Multi-Selector -- Setting the Clock -- Battery Included -- Final Steps -- Release Modes -- Using the Quick Settings Display -- Selecting a Shooting Mode -- Choosing a "Scene" Mode -- Choosing an Advanced Mode -- Choosing a Metering Mode -- Choosing Focus Modes -- Choosing Autofocus Area Mode -- Choosing Focus Mode -- Adjusting White Balance and ISO -- Reviewing the Images You've Taken -- Using the Built-in Flash -- Transferring Photos to Your Computer -- Chapter 2 Nikon D60 Roadmap -- Nikon D60: Front View -- The Nikon D60's Business End -- Playing Back Images -- Zooming the Nikon D60 Playback Display -- Viewing Thumbnails -- Working with Photo Information -- Going Topside -- Lens Components -- Underneath Your Nikon D60 -- Looking Inside the Viewfinder -- LCD Readouts -- Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Nikon D60 -- Anatomy of the Nikon D60's Menus -- Playback Menu Options -- Delete -- Playback Folder -- Rotate Tall -- Slide Show -- Print Set (DPOF) -- Stop-Motion Movie -- Shooting Menu Options -- Optimize Image -- Image Quality -- Image Size -- White Balance -- ISO Sensitivity Settings -- Noise Reduction -- Active D-Lighting -- The Custom Setting Menu -- Reset -- 01: Beep -- 02: Focus Mode -- 03: AF Area Mode -- 04: Release Mode -- 05: Metering -- 06: No Memory Card? -- 07: Image Review -- 08: Flash Compensation -- 09: AF-Assist -- 10: ISO Auto -- 11: Assign FUNC. Button -- 12: AE-L/AF-L -- 13: AE Lock -- 14: Built-In Flash -- 15: Auto Off Timers -- 16: Self-Timer -- 17: Remote On Duration -- 18: Date Imprint -- 19: Rangefinder -- Setup Menu Options -- CSM/Setup Menu -- Using My Menu -- Format Memory Card -- Info Display Format -- Auto Shooting Info -- Shooting Info Auto Off -- World Time -- LCD Brightness -- Video Mode.

Language -- Image Comment -- Folders -- File Number Sequence -- Clean Image Sensor -- Mirror Lockup -- Firmware Version -- Dust Off Ref Photo -- Auto Image Rotation -- Retouch Menu -- Quick Retouch -- D-Lighting -- Red-Eye Correction -- Trim -- Monochrome -- Filter Effects -- Small Picture -- Image Overlay -- NEF (RAW) Processing -- Stop-Motion Movie -- Before and After -- Chapter 4 Getting the Right Exposure -- Getting a Handle on Exposure -- How the D60 Calculates Exposure -- Choosing a Metering Method -- Matrix Metering -- Center-Weighted Metering -- Spot Metering -- Choosing an Exposure Method -- Aperture Priority -- Shutter Priority -- Program Mode -- Manual Exposure -- Adjusting Exposure with ISO Settings -- Fixing Exposures with Histograms -- Chapter 5 Advanced Shooting Tips for Your Nikon D60 -- A Tiny Slice of Time -- Working with Short Exposures -- Long Exposures -- Three Ways to Take Long Exposures -- Working with Long Exposures -- How Focus Works -- Adding Circles of Confusion -- Using Autofocus with the Nikon D60 -- Choosing Autofocus Area Mode -- Autofocus Mode -- Continuous Shooting -- Chapter 6 Working with Lenses -- But First, a Word from Our Sensor -- Your First Lens -- Buy Now, Expand Later -- What Lenses Can You Use? -- Ingredients of Nikon's Alphanumeric Soup -- What Lenses Can Do for You -- Zoom or Prime? -- Categories of Lenses -- Using Wide-Angle and Wide-Zoom Lenses -- Avoiding Potential Wide-Angle Problems -- Using Telephoto and Tele-Zoom Lenses -- Avoiding Telephoto Lens Problems -- Telephotos and Bokeh -- Add-ons and Special Features -- Lens Hoods -- Telephoto Converters -- Macro Focusing -- Vibration Reduction -- Chapter 7 Making Light Work for You -- Continuous Illumination versus Electronic Flash -- Continuous Lighting Basics -- Daylight -- Incandescent/Tungsten Light -- Fluorescent Light/Other Light Sources.

Electronic Flash Basics -- Determining Exposure -- Guide Numbers -- Flash Metering Mode -- Choosing a Flash Sync Mode -- Ghost Images -- Working with Nikon Flash Units -- Nikon D60 Built-in Flash -- Nikon SB-800 -- Nikon SB-600 -- Nikon SB-400 -- Nikon SB-R200 -- Connecting External Flash -- Using Flash Exposure Compensation -- More Advanced Lighting Techniques -- Diffusing and Softening the Light -- Using Multiple Light Sources -- Other Lighting Accessories -- Chapter 8 Useful Software for the Nikon D60 -- Nikon's Applications and Utilities -- Nikon ViewNX -- Nikon Transfer -- Nikon Capture NX -- Nikon Camera Control Pro -- Other Software -- DxO Optics Pro -- Phase One Capture One Pro (C1 Pro) -- Bibble Pro -- Photoshop/Photoshop Elements -- Chapter 9 Nikon D60: Troubleshooting and Prevention -- Update Your Firmware -- How It Works -- Getting Ready -- Updating from a Card Reader -- Updating with a USB Connection -- Starting the Update -- Protect Your LCD -- Troubleshooting Memory Cards -- All Your Eggs in One Basket? -- What Can Go Wrong? -- What Can You Do? -- Clean Your Sensor -- Dust the FAQs, Ma'am -- Identifying and Dealing with Dust -- Avoiding Dust -- Sensor Cleaning -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.