19 Rangefinder - Nikon D60 User Manual

Custom Settings
Date Counter
Photographs taken while this option is in effect are imprinted with
the number of days remaining until, or the number of days elapsed
since a specified date. Use it to track the growth of a child or count
down the days until a birthday or wedding.
Choose date
When the date counter is applied for the first time, or the multi selector is
pressed right after one of the three options has been selected, the Set
date screen will be displayed. Enter a date (A 21, step 5), and press
Q. Up to three dates can be recorded. To select a different date,
choose an option and press Q.
Display options
Choose Number of days, Years and days, or Years, months, and
days and press Q.
Once the setting for each option has been selected, highlight Done and press Q to
apply the setting.
Sample date counter time stamps are shown below.

19 Rangefinder

In all shooting modes except d, selecting On with manual focus mode (A 61) enabled
causes the electronic analog exposure display in the viewfinder to switch to the
rangefinder display, a scale indicating focus distance. This option is useful when focusing
manually.
Available when lens with maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster is used.
Not available in d mode.
When shooting a subject with which autofocus does not perform well (A 38), the
rangefinder may be unable to accurately measure focus distance.
Display
116
Two days remaining
(Displayed When Full Is Selected; A 118)
Description
Subject inside the selected
focus point is in focus.
Indicates focus on a point
slightly in front of the
subject.
Indicates focus on a point
quite a distance in front of
the subject.
Two days elapsed
Display
Indicates focus on a point
slightly behind the subject.
Indicates focus on a point
quite a distance behind the
subject.
Focus error. Unable to
focus.
Date imprint
Date counter
Done
Choose date
Display options
2008. 04. 23
22/2008. 04. 01
Date imprint
Choose date
2008. 04. 23
2009. 02. 05
Set OK
Date imprint
Display options
Number of days
Years and days
Years, months, and days
Description