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Nikon D80 is made with a new 10.2-megapixel CCD imaging sensor, an 11-area AF system (up from 5), the obligatory larger LCD screen (2.5 inches, up from 2 inches), and a pile of in-camera editing and custom functions. D80 has a slower top shutter speed, tops out at 1/4,000 second instead of 1/8,000 second, and also a slower flash sync speed, 1/200 second instead of 1/500 second. If we have faster shutter speed, we can freeze movement with a fast burst of flash.

The buttons are placed as usual Nikon set. A set of buttons to set metering mode, exposure compensation, drive mode, and AF mode are placed next to the shutter. The buttons for setting white balance, ISO, and image size and quality settings without diving into menus are placed to the left 2.5-inch, 230,000-pixel LCD screen.

The mode dial provides several program, aperture, or shutter priority, full manual, full auto, or any of six preset exposure scene modes. The other two dials, located on the front and back of the grip, to set aperture and shutter speed. Together, they make full manual shooting quick and easy.

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The retouch menu allows us to edit photos in camera. Options are resize, crop, red-eye reduction, filter effects, monochrome, or overlay option. Overlay option works only with raw images, but allows us to superimpose one image on top of another and choose the opacity, so the pictures can blend more smoothly. The retouch menu functions save the original image and a new version of our image.

We are able to create our own tone curves using the included Camera Control Pro software, as well as adjustable hue control, and a black-and-white mode with options for virtual yellow, orange, red, or green filters. A multiple exposure mode can shoot as many as three frames, which are then combined into one image by the camera.

Commander Mode makes control compatible Nikon Speedlights without the need for a separate wireless trigger. The D80 can control as many as three groups on any of the four channels Nikon offers. Nikon has included SD-HC support, so it able to use SD cards with capacities larger than 2GB. An optional vertical grip for the D80, MB-D80 will hold up to one or two EN-EL3e rechargeable lithium-ion batteries or as many as six AA batteries. Without the grip, the D80 runs on one EN-EL3e battery.

The D80 needs 0.1 second to power up and capture its first image. Next shots took 0.3 second without flash and 1 second with the flash turned on. A shot-to-shot time need 0.3 second. Image quality from Nikon D80 is good, shows very little noise. Colors were accurate and neutral. With the 18mm-to-135mm f/3.5-to-f/5.6 kit lens makes almost no colored fringing, eventhough it is plastic lens mount.

Plus :

Image quality is good with very little noise, fast performance.

Minus :

Extra money for a full raw editor. Nikon D80 has a slower top shutter speed and a slower flash-sync speed. It also has a slight amount of vignetting noticeable at the wide end of the zoom range.

Detail Specifications :

• Product Type Digital camera – SLR
• Width 5.2 in
• Depth 3 in
• Height 4.1 in
• Weight 20.6 oz
• Resolution 10.2 megapixels
• Color Support Color
• Optical Sensor Type CCD
• Total Pixels 10,750,000 pixels
• Effective Sensor Resolution 10,200,000 pixels
• Field of View Crop Factor 1.5
• Light Sensitivity ISO 100-1600
• Shooting Programs Close-up , Landscape , Sports mode , Portrait mode , Night portrait , Night landscape
• Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec
• Min Shutter Speed 30 sec
• X-sync Speed 1/200 sec
• Exposure Metering Spot , 3D color matrix , Center-weighted
• Exposure Modes Bulb, Manual, Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority, I-TTL program flash
• Exposure Range EV 0-20 ( ISO 100 )
• Exposure Compensation ?5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
• Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/3 EV step
• White Balance Custom , Presets , Automatic
• White Balance Presets Flash , Shade , Cloudy , Sunlight , Fluorescent , Incandescent
• White Balance Bracketing Yes
• Status LCD Display Illumination Yes
• Status LCD Display Information Program , Aperture , Film speed , Flash mode , Frame counter , Metering mode , Photo quality , Shutter speed , Autofocus mode , Self-timer mode , Photos remaining , Battery condition , Red-eye reduction , Memory card status , Picture resolution , Exposure compensation , Remote control indicator , White balance indicators
• Still Image Format JPEG, NEF (RAW), RAW + JPEG
• Remote Control Optional
• TV Tuner None
• Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
• Floppy Drive None
• Image Storage 3872 x 2592 , 2896 x 1944 , 1936 x 1296
• Camera Flash Pop-up flash
• Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 13
• Flash Modes Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
• Red Eye Reduction Yes
• Features AF illuminator , Flash +/- compensation , Flash exposure bracketing
• Lens System Type Zoom lens – 18 mm – 135 mm – F/3.5-5.6 G IF-ED Nikon AF-S DX
• Focal Length 18 mm – 135 mm
• Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27 – 202.5 mm
• Focus Adjustment Manual, Automatic
• Auto Focus TTL phase detection
• Auto Focus Points (Zones) 11
• Min Focus Range 17.7 in
• Lens Aperture F/3.5-5.6
• Optical Zoom 7.5 x
• Zoom Adjustment Manual
• Lens Construction 13 group(s) / 15 element(s)
• Filter Size 67 mm
• Lens System Mounting Nikon F
• Features ED glass , Aspherical lens , Silent Wave Motor (SWM) , Internal focusing system
• Self Timer Yes
• Self Timer Delay 2 – 20 sec
• Flash Terminal Hot shoe
• Additional Features AE lock , AF lock , FE lock , DPOF support , Direct print , Auto power save , Histogram display , PictBridge support , USB 2.0 compatibility , RGB primary color filter , Text input to Exif header , Display brightness control , Depth-of-field preview button
• Viewfinder Type Optical – Fixed eye-level pentaprism
• Field Coverage 95%
• Magnification 0.94x
• Dioptric Correction Range -2 to +1
• Viewfinder Frames Autofocus frame
• LCD Display Information AE lock , Aperture , AF-in-focus , Frame counter , Shutter speed , Metering system , Exposure compensation , Flash charge completion
• Display Type LCD display – TFT active matrix – 2.5 in – Color
• Display Form Factor Built-in
• Display Format 230,000 pixels
• Digital Player Type None
• Connector Type 1 x Composite video output , 1 x USB , 1 x Remote control , 1 x DC power input
• Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card
• Software Drivers & Utilities , Nikon PictureProject
• Operating System Support MS Windows 98 , MS Windows ME , MS Windows XP , MS Windows 2000 , MS Windows 98 SE , Apple Mac OS X 10.1.5 or later
• Peripheral Devices USB port , CD-ROM drive , SVGA monitor
• Carrying Case None
• Windows Vista Readiness Certified for Windows Vista
• Included Accessories Body cap , Dust cap , Lens cap , Eyepiece cover , Shoulder strap
• Cables Included Video cable , USB cable
• Power Device Battery charger – External
• Supported Battery Nikon EN-EL3e
• Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery ( Included )