The F60 is a 35mm film

135 film

The term 135 was introduced by Kodak in 1934 as a designation for cartridge film wide, specifically for still photography. It quickly grew in popularity, surpassing 120 film by the late 1960s to become the most popular photographic film format...

 SLR

Single-lens reflex camera

A single-lens reflex camera is a camera that typically uses a semi-automatic moving mirror system that permits the photographer to see exactly what will be captured by the film or digital imaging system, as opposed to pre-SLR cameras where the view through the viewfinder could be significantly...

 camera which was sold by Nikon

Nikon

, also known as just Nikon, is a multinational corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in optics and imaging. Its products include cameras, binoculars, microscopes, measurement instruments, and the steppers used in the photolithography steps of semiconductor fabrication, of which...

 between 1998 and 2001. It replaced the F50

Nikon F50

The F50 is a 35mm film SLR camera which was introduced by Nikon in 1994. It was aimed at the lower-end of the amateur autofocus SLR market....

 and was aimed at the lower-end of the amateur autofocus

Autofocus

An autofocus optical system uses a sensor, a control system and a motor to focus fully automatic or on a manually selected point or area. An electronic rangefinder has a display instead of the motor; the adjustment of the optical system has to be done manually until indication...

 SLR market.

The F60 features autofocus, two forms of TTL light metering

Through-the-lens

Through-the-lens metering is a photographic term describing a feature of cameras capable of measuring light levels in a scene through their taking lenses, as opposed to a separate metering window...

 and various "programs" (ranging from manual operation to a highly-automated point and shoot

Point and shoot camera

A point-and-shoot camera, also called a compact camera, is a still camera designed primarily for simple operation. Most use focus free lenses or autofocus for focusing, automatic systems for setting the exposure options, and have flash units built in....

 mode).

It was replaced by the similarly-priced F65

Nikon F65

The F65 is a 35mm film SLR camera introduced by Nikon in 2001. Like its predecessor, the F60, it was aimed at the lower end of the amateur autofocus SLR market....

 (also known as the N65) in 2001.

History

The F60 was introduced in late 1998 as the successor to the F50

Nikon F50

The F50 is a 35mm film SLR camera which was introduced by Nikon in 1994. It was aimed at the lower-end of the amateur autofocus SLR market....

. It was targeted at the consumer market and at the time of release was Nikon's lowest-priced SLR on sale in the UK

United Kingdom

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. It was noted by some reviewers that the F60's wheel-based interface was easier to use than that of the F50.

A variant known as the F60D or N60D, which added a date/time-imprinting facility was also available.

Design

The F60 body was made from polycarbonate

Polycarbonate

PolycarbonatePhysical PropertiesDensity 1.20–1.22 g/cm3Abbe number 34.0Refractive index 1.584–1.586FlammabilityV0-V2Limiting oxygen index25–27%Water absorption – Equilibrium0.16–0.35%Water absorption – over 24 hours0.1%...

 and metal, and available in both "champagne silver" and black. It features compatibility with most older Nikkor

Nikkor

Nikkor is the brand of lenses produced by Nikon Corporation, including camera lenses for the Nikon F-mount.thumb|right|Nikko parent company brand, from which the Nikkor brand evolved....

 F-mount lenses, except AFS and pre-AI lenses. However, in some cases autofocus and/or TTL metering is not supported.

Notable omissions include depth-of-field preview and any form of remote shutter release. Both these features were included in the F65. Notable inclusions are the 'T' Time setting - where a first press of the shutter release opens the shutter, and a second closes it, and AF servo tracking in 'Sport' mode. The camera also supports five different flash modes, including 'slow' for low light scenes.

The body was used as the basis of Fuji's popular Fuji S1 Pro digital SLR of 2001, with modifications to add a colour LCD, a digital storage compartment, and a separate battery compartment for the digital portion.