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
pressedrig ht after one of tile three options has been selected, tile Set
date screen will be displayed. Enter a date ([] 21, step 5),and press
OK. Up to three dates carl be recorded. To select a different date,
choose an option and pressOK.
Display options
Choose Number of days, Years and days, or Years, months, and
days and press OK.
Once the setting for each option has been selected, highlight Done and press
OK
to
apply the setting.
Sample date counter time stamps are shown below.
t-
116
Two days remaining Two days elapsed
19 Rangefinder (Displayed When Full Is Selected; _j 118)
In all shooting modes except M, selecting On with manual focus mode (_'_ 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 M mode.
When shooting a subject with which autofocus does not perform well ([] 38), the
rangefinder may be unable to accurately measure focus distance.
Display ption ption
Subject inside tile selected Indicates focus on a point
focus point is in focus, slightly behind tile subject.
Indicates focus on a point Indicates focus on a point
slightly in front of tile quite a distance behind the
subject, subject.
Indicates focus on a point Focuserror. Unable to
quite a distance in front of
tile subject, focus.