The Nikon D60- Exploring Features of a Great Camera

As I am a user of many of the popular social networking sites and am on them almost every day, I see that camera’s and photography are a very important part of everyone’s lives. I can go to almost anyone’s profile and see that they have a picture of themselves and usually at least another hundred pictures for their friends to look at so that they can see what is going on in their lives. Whenever I go to a professional sports game or am even just walking down the street, it is hard to go somewhere where nobody has a camera with them ready to capture a moment to share with others. And now that basically everyone has a cell phone and most of those phones have a built in camera, nobody has an excuse to not be taking pictures everywhere they go. But some people want more than just a little cell phone camera to capture their lives, so they need something that can work quickly and provide great quality.

There are now many cameras on the market that one can purchase and use daily for many years. These cameras range from disposable one-time use cameras all the way up to professional Digital Single Lens Reflex (D-SLR) cameras. What is most practical for many people is just a small point and shoot camera that can easily be put in their pocket or purse. These cameras are also most effective because the price is very reasonable and they are digital so taking pictures of everything is not a waste of film and the user can go back later and delete the pictures that they do not want to keep.

Although point and shoot cameras provide great pictures and can go almost anywhere, they still lack in many areas and are not very good cameras if you want to be able to change some manual settings and create large portraits. This is where the beginner D-SL...

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... camera and although it doesn’t have all of the features, you also don’t have to pay for all of the features when buying it. It works as a great camera that could be used daily or as one taken out just a couple times a year for the special events. If somebody is planning on investing in a new camera for moderate use, I would feel comfortable suggesting the D60. Although, I think that if they were getting the camera for more serious photography I would have to say, spend the extra few hundred dollars and get the D90 because in the long run it will be worth it to have the extra power in your bag. Photography is something that I believe will always be around and it seems to be getting more popular as technology is becoming more and more inexpensive. Getting a good camera is important to get the right pictures and Nikon has created a great camera to get anyone started.