- 10.2 effective Megapixel Nikon DX Format CCD image sensor / Up to 3,872 x 2,592 resolution images
- High-speed continuous shooting – 3 frames per second (fps) in bursts of up to 100 consecutive JPEG (FINE M-size or smaller) or 6 RAW (NEF) images
- Advanced high-precision, high-performance imaging processing engine
- 3D-Color Matrix Metering II with 420-pixel RGB sensor delivers dependable automatic exposure for most lighting conditions
- Refined 11-area AF system with new Auto-area AF mode and center sensor that can be switched to wide-frame operation
Product Description
One of the key advances developed for the D80 is its high-resolution image-processing engine, a dedicated new high-performance processing chip that greatly accelerates performance. ISO AUTO mode automatically adjusts sensitivity between ISO 100 to 1600, maximizing available light to help achieve optimal exposure 7 automated Digital Vari-Programs (Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close Up, Sports, Night Landscape and Night Portrait) optimize white balance, sharpening, tone, color, saturation and hue to match the scene User-selectable choice of optimization options Near-instant response with 0.18 sec. power-up Top shutter speed of 1/4,000 second and flash sync speeds up to 1/200 second Fast image transfer via USB 2.0 Hi-Speed interface and SD memory card Creative in-camera effects and editing functions Multiple Exposure modes Large 2.5-inch LCD monitor with ultra-wide 170-degree viewing angle for clear image preview and easy access to settings and information; Slideshow function (Standard or Pictmotion) SD memory card storage, SDHC compatible High-energy EN-EL3e rechargeable lithium-ion battery delivers the power to shoot up to 2,700 pictures on a single charge Supports more than 43 AF NIKKOR lenses in addition to the growing family of DX NIKKOR lenses Built-in Flash with i-TTL flash control Includes Nikon’s PictureProject software Unit Dimensions WHD – 5.2 x 4.1 x 3.0 inch; 1.3 lbs Supplied Accessories – EN-EL3e Rechargeable Li-ion Battery, MH-18a Quick Charger, EG-D2 Audio Video Cable, UC-E4 USB Cable, Strap, Body cap, DK-5 Eyepiece Cap, DK-21 Rubber Eyecup, BM-7 LCD monitor cover, Accessory shoe cover, PictureProject CD-ROM Kit 1 includes Nikon 18-55mm Zoom Lens with Vibration-Reduction
Nikon D80 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera Kit with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S DX VR Nikkor Zoom Lens
If you have photosensitive epilepsy and have problems with blinking displays, etc. this camera is not for you ( I have it and I just lost $1300 since I have had it over a week and now I can’t get my money back )
1) If autofocus does not lock on the autofocus status icon blinks
2) If the light meter is out of range, the EV scale blinks CONTINUOUSLY in the bottom center of the viewfinder display.
Nikon gets an F for disability accomodation. ( Ever see an accessibility menu on a Nikon product ( or any other, for that matter ). Apparently they have no concern for people with colorblindness, eye problems or epilepsy.
COMMENT:
When looking at a product….
If you have colorblindness, can you change the screen colors? ( You can with Garmin GPS units, as an example )
If you have poor eyesite, can you change the display size? ( Again Garmin allows this )
If the displays have blinking elements, can you disable the blinking?
The Nikon D200 is the ONLY Nikon camera that is generally usable by epileptics. The F6 has blinking problems as does the D80 and the D40X. ( Using these products is kind of like walking through a minefield; if you encounter an out-of-range condition the blinking starts and I am history for somewhere between an hour and a day. ). The new D40X is the worst of the bunch. The Canon Digital Rebel XTi is a very nice camera but again, it has major blinking problems. I have not been able to use either the Nikon D40X or the Canon Digital Rebel XTi since I first purchased them.
Rating: 2 / 5
Right at the top, let me say that I have never had good luck with cameras. That’s why I turned to NIKON this time. Everything I had read was positive, and I didn’t see how I could go wrong. Well, guess what?!
I have had my camera more than a month, and up until yesterday, I couldn’t get the shutter to snap a picture with regularity. I have been on the phone with Nikon’s ‘tech’ dept. in NYC (twice), and he couldn’t figure out why either – other than to say, “the camera may be defective.”
GREAT! My luck! Well, for whatever reason, yesterday I took the lens apart from the camera body. When I refit the lens, I ‘snapped’ it back in place so that it seated firmly. VIOLA!!!! Since then, the camera has performed beautifully! Every shot is super fast, super focused, and dead-on accurate. I am so tickled that it is working properly, because I am on vacation next week, and I have been worried sick that it wasn’t going to work (after spending a considerable amount of money for a ‘memory-taker’).
I’ll let you know in a future review if it held up.
B.G.
Ankeny, Iowa
Rating: 3 / 5
oneCall was very courtious, after I received the camera a Onecall rep followed up and called (very polite) to asked was I satisfied with the camera, but I informed them that hadn’t tested it yet. when I did test the camera it didn’t work, I called Onecall since it was within 30 days I was instructed to return the product for a full refund (minus shipping cost) I prepared the return package, before I placed the camera in the return package, I took the cam to an experienced Nikon user to test and it still didn’t work, so immidiately I placed the cam in the return package and sent it back, I forgot to retrieve my 1 gig of secure digital memory from the camera.
the reason I”m unsatisfied- when I called OneCall to see if they received the returned cam,
1. their test found no defect in the cam, true or untrue.
2. shipping cost amounted to $40.00, camera defected.
3. OneCall claimed no memory card was locate.
three days later I bought the same model elsewhere and it works fine.
Rating: 4 / 5
I am an Amazon customer and they make my life easier. It is easy and fast to buy in Amazon, whereas in other companies you find a lot obstacles: “We do not accept foreigners credit cards” “We do not ship goods to credit card different address” “It takes two month to ship you your good because we are out stocks” and so on.
Congratulation Amazon. You’re the best.
Rating: 5 / 5
My wife purchased this camera after much research and comparison with the Canon DSLR products. She has used Nikons for decades and had some lens that would fit so we went with this camera. The one major disapointment with the Nikon product is that you can not compose a picture using the LCD screen on the back of the camera. Nowhere does Nikon tell you that this LCD is for playback ONLY. All of the Canon products have real time use of the LCD to compose pictures. Heck, even cell phones let you use their screens for real time photo composition. The lack of this function and the lack of any reference to the lack of this function by Nikon make this product unacceptable. Shame on you Nikon.
Rating: 1 / 5