Nikon D60 User Manual

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Shooting Particular Scenes

Getting Good Results with Autofocus

Autofocus does not perform well under the conditions listed below. The shutter 
release may be disabled if the camera is unable to focus under these conditions, 
or the in-focus indicator (A) may be displayed and the camera may sound a 
beep, allowing the shutter to be released even when the subject is not in focus. In 
these cases, use manual focus (A 61) or use focus lock (A 60) to focus on 
another subject at the same distance and then recompose the photograph.

There is little or no 
contrast between 
the subject and the 
background (e.g., the 
subject is the same 
color as the background). 

The focus point 
contains objects at 
different distances 
from the camera (e.g., 
the subject is inside a 
cage). 

The subject is 
dominated by 
regular geometric 
patterns (e.g., a row 
of windows in a 
skyscraper). 

The focus point 
contains areas of 
sharply contrasting 
brightness (e.g., the 
subject is half in the 
shade). 

Background objects 
appear larger than 
the subject (e.g., 
focus point contains 
both foreground 
subject and distant buildings). 

The subject contains 
many fine details 
(e.g., a field of flowers 
or other subjects that 
are small or lack 
variation in brightness).