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Hi all my name is cliff, just purchased nikon d60 with 18-105 lens my first digital slr. Now i am a bit confused with all the settings, iso and shutter speed go right over my head but i will have to learn for the future. Right now my problem is i have promised to take photos of new born baby and im not sure how to get the best results, i would be greatefull if you experts out there could advise me on my task. Thanks to you all for your time.
 
Get this magazine from WH Smiths. It's for beginners and easy to get to grips with. I have found it a great help. Although it's aimed at Canon users, just about everything is universal and means the same whatever camera you use.

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Its not worth taking a risk with imortant memories.In your shoes I would set the camera to auto (green square) and take lots of pics whilst concentrating on composition as much as possible.Not the most creative but certainly the safest solution.Enjoy your new camera and good luck with the shoot.
 
The D60 has a "portrait" setting so either set it to "auto" or use that. Avoid using the pop-up flash if you can. If the pictures come out looking a tad dark then change the "iso" setting from the default 100 to something higher. This will compensate for lack of light. Try reading this: http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d60/af-settings.htm which will give you the lowdown on some of the settings. It's a starting point if nothing else.

All the best and welcome to the forum.
 
f stop, is the size of the whole letting in the light relative to the length of lens, (basically lower the number, the more light it lets in. unfortunately lower the number, the smaller area is in focus)

iso is the sensitivity of the sensor, the higher the number, the more sensitive, but the more noise will appear in the shots.

shutter is the how long the shutter is open. mostly when it says things like 250 it means 1/250th of a second, so higher the number, quicker the shutter, the less light it lets in.

personally, i would use the A or AV mode, turn the dial to set the aperture as low as possible, aim your shot, half press the button and see what shutter speed it comes up with. if it less than 100 raise the iso to suit until it is higher:thumbs:
 
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