D80

Key Features

• 10.2 megapixel Nikon DX format CCD imaging sensor: Effectively optimized by Nikon to deliver a wide, dynamic range, producing outstanding images with high resolution and vivid detail yielding 3,872 x 2,592-pixel files.
• New high-resolution Nikon image-processing engine: New 12-bit image processing engine combines color independent analog pre-conditioning with improved image processing algorithms.
• Instant 0.18 sec. start-up with fast 80ms shutter response: With a power-up time of a mere 0.18 seconds and a shutter release time lag of only 80ms, responsiveness is extraordinary.
• Continuous shooting at up to 3 frames per second and up to 100 consecutive JPEG images: Fast framing rates contribute to the ability to capture moments in time instantly. Sophisticated systems throughout the D80, including high-speed buffer memory handling, fast image processing, high-speed memory card access and large system bus bandwidth help make this possible.
• Up to 2,700 images per battery charge: * High-efficiency power systems featuring reduced power consumption and real-time fuel gauge with Nikon's EN-EL3e lithium-ion rechargeable battery.
• Nikon 3D Color Matrix Metering II plus variable center-weighted and spot metering: Substantially more sophisticated than traditional multi-pattern metering systems, Nikon's 3D Color Matrix Metering II instantly and accurately evaluates brightness, color, contrast, selected focus area and subject-to-camera distance information, referencing the results against an onboard database of 30,000 scenes from actual photography. Vary the size of the center-weighted area reading and the spot meter readings correspond to 11 focusing points.
• In-camera image editing with retouching menu: Highly versatile in-camera editing features include: Nikon D-lighting, red-eye correction, image trimming, image overlay, monochrome black and white, sepia and cyanotype along with skylight, warm tone and custom color filter effects.
• Built-in Speedlight with Nikon i-TTL flash metering and two-group wireless commander: Nikon’s acclaimed i-TTL flash control evaluates flash exposure with greater precision to achieve better automatic flash balance and deliver outstanding results with SB-600, SB-800 or SB-R200 Speedlights.
• 2.5" LCD color monitor with 170-degree, wide-angle viewing: Playback images can be viewed easily from all angles with extraordinary color and clarity.
• 11-area AF system with wide-area center segment and auto-area AF functions: Nikon’s multi-CAM 1000 provides maximum flexibility and optimum performance under varied shooting situations. 11-area auto focus system features a cross-type sensor in the center, broad frame coverage, as well as class-leading low light detection and convenient AF-assist illuminator to aid in low-light conditions. New wide-area AF option gives greater compositional freedom when shooting sports and action.
• Seven digital vari-programs plus programmed auto with flexible program, shutter-priority auto and manual: Digital vari-programs include: auto portrait, landscape, macro, close-up, sports, night landscape and night portrait, each of which adjust for optimal results under varied conditions—automatically.
• Image optimization mode: Optimize color, contrast, sharpening as well as other image settings according to the type of scene or output desired. Options include: normal, softer, vivid, more vivid, portrait, custom, black and white.
• Large, bright 0.94x viewfinder: Optical glass viewfinder features large (0.94x) magnification making composing frames easier while overall viewfinder brightness makes low-light photography possible.
• Built-in slideshow function with Pictmotion: Select a range of images, pick a style and add music for beautiful picture presentations delivered directly from the D80 and viewable on either on the camera’s 2.5" LCD display or direct to your television. Effects include: slide-in, slide-out, fade-in, and fade-out.
• *Achieved under the following test conditions: Fully charged EN-EL3e battery; temperature of 20°C/68°F; Zoom-Nikkor AF-S DX 18-135mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED lens; continuous shooting mode: continuous-servo autofocus; image quality set to JPEG BASIC; image size set to Medium; shutter speed 1/250 second; shutter release pressed halfway for three seconds and focus cycled from infinity to minimum range three times with each shot; monitor turned on for five seconds after six shots and then turned off; cycle repeated once exposure meters turned off.
• Price: ESP $899.95* D80 Digital SLR Camera Outfit includes AF-S DX Zoom-NIKKOR 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6G ED-IF Lens (Product Number 9405) Other outfits available.
  
  *ESP (Estimated Selling Price) listed only as an estimate. Actual prices are set by dealers and are subject to change at any time.

Tech Specs

• 
  Image Sensor Format
  DX
   
• 
  Image Sensor Type
  CCD
   
• 
  Sensor Size
  15.8 x 23.6mm
   
• 
  Total Pixels
  10.75 million
   
• 
  Effective Pixels
  10.2 million
   
• 
  Image Area (pixels)
  
  
  DX-format
  (L) 3,872 x 2,592
  (M) 2,896 x 1,944
  (S) 1,936 x 1,296
   
• 
  Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution
  3 frames per second
   
• 
  Continuous Shooting Options
  Single
   
• 
  LCD Monitor Size
  2.5 in. diagonal
   
• 
  LCD Monitor Type
  TFT-LCD
   
• 
  LCD Monitor Resolution
  230,000 Dots
   
• 
  LCD Monitor Angle of View
  170-degree wide-viewing angle
   
• 
  Shutter type
  Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane
   
• 
  Slowest Shutter Speed
  30 sec. in steps of 1/3
  1/2 EV
   
• 
  Fastest Shutter Speed
  1/4000 sec. in steps of 1/3
  1/2 EV
   
• 
  Bulb Shutter Setting
  Yes
   
• 
  Mirror Lock Up
  Yes
   
• 
  Lowest Standard ISO Sensitivity
  100
   
• 
  Highest Standard ISO Sensitivity
  1600 in steps of 1 EV
   
• 
  Highest Expanded ISO Sensitvity
  Hi1 (ISO 3200 Equivalent)
   
• 
  Storage Media
  SD
  SDHC
   
• 
  File Format
  
  Compressed 12-bit NEF (RAW) JPEG (baseline compliant)
   
• 
  File System
  Compliant with DCF 2.0
  EXIF 2.21
   
• 
  Exposure Modes
  Programmed Auto (P) with flexible Program
  Shutter-Priority Auto (S)
  Aperture-Priority Auto (A)
  Manual (M)
  Digital Vari-Program
   
• 
  Digital Vari-Program Modes
  Auto
  Portrait
  Landscape
  Close-up
  Sports
  Night Landscape
  Night Portrait
   
• 
  Exposure Metering System
  420 pixel RGB sensor 3D Color Matrix Metering II
  Center-weighted
  Spot
   
• 
  Metering Range
  0 to 20 EV (Matrix or center-weighted metering), 2 to 20 EV (Spot metering) (ISO 100 equivalent, f/1.4 lens, at 20 degrees C/68 degrees F)
   
• 
  Exposure Meter Coupling
  CPU
   
• 
  Exposure Compensation
  ±5 EV in increments of 1/3
  1
   
• 
  Exposure Lock
  Yes
   
• 
  Exposure Bracketing
  Yes
  2 to 3 exposures in 1/3 or 1/2 EV
   
• 
  Shutter Release Modes
  
  Single frame advance Continuous frame advance (approx) 3 fps Self timer Delayed remote mode Quick-response remote mode
   
• 
  White Balance
  Sun
  Shade
  Fluorescent
  Incandescent
  Flash
  Preset
  Fine Tune by Kelvin color temperature setting
  Auto
   
• 
  White Balance Bracketing
  Yes, 2 to 3 frames in increments of 10 mired shifts
   
• 
  Interface
  Hi-speed USB
  NTSC
  PAL
   
• 
  Lens Mount
  Nikon F bayonet mount
   
• 
  Compatible Lenses

  1) Type G or D AF NIKKOR: All functions supported

  2) DX AF NIKKOR: All functions supported except FX-format (36x24)/5:4 (30x24) image size

  3) AF NIKKOR other than type G or D*2: All functions supported except 3D Color Matrix Metering II

  4) AI-P NIKKOR: All functions supported except autofocus and 3D Color Matrix Metering II

   
• 
  Picture Angle
  equivalent in 35mm (135mm) format is approx. 1.5X lens focal length
   
• 
  Viewfinder
  Fixed eye-level pentaprism
   
• 
  Viewfinder Frame Coverage
  Approx. 95%
   
• 
  Viewfinder Diopter Adjustment
  -2.0 to +1.0m¹
   
• 
  Viewfinder Eyepoint
  19.5
   
• 
  Reflex Mirror
  Quick-return type
   
• 
  Focusing Screen
  
  Type-B BriteView Clear Matte screen Mark II with superimposed focus brackets and On-Demand grid lines
   
• 
  Viewfinder Magnification
  Approx. 95
   
• 
  Depth-of-field Control
  Yes
   
• 
  Autofocus System
  Nikon Multi-CAM 1000
   
• 
  Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points
  11
   
• 
  Autofocus Sensitivity
  EV -1 to EV +19 (ISO 100)
   
• 
  Focus Modes
  Single-servo AF (S)
  Continuous-servo (C)
  Manual
  Auto
  Manual (M) with electronic rangefinder
   
• 
  Single-point AF Mode
  Yes
   
• 
  Dynamic AF Mode
  Yes
   
• 
  Auto-area AF Mode
  Yes
   
• 
  Focus Lock
  AE-L/AF-L button
  Half press of shutter-release button (single-point AF in AF-S)
   
• 
  Image Optimization
  Normal
  Softer
  Vivid
  More vivid
  Portrait
  Custom
  B & W
   
• 
  In-Camera Image Editing
  Trim
  D-Lighting
  Color Balance
  Image Overlay
  Filter Effects
  Monochrome
   
• 
  Built-in Flash
  Yes
  GN: 13 (meters)/42 (feet) at ISO 100
   
• 
  Built-in Flash Distance
  Approx. 2 feet to 9 feet at ISO 100 ft.
   
• 
  Dust-Off Reference Photo
  Yes
   
• 
  Nikon Creative Lighting System Compatibility
  Yes
  Built-in Commander Mode 2 Groups: A/B 4 Channels: 1-4 TTL, Non-TTL Auto and Manual mode
   
• 
  Flash Sync Speed
  Up to 1/200
   
• 
  X-Sync Speed
  1/200
   
• 
  FP High Speed Sync
  Up to 1/4000
   
• 
  Flash Sync Modes
  Front-curtain sync (normal)
  Slow sync
  Rear-curtain sync
  Red-eye reduction
  Red-eye reduction with slow sync
   
• 
  Flash Control

  i-TTL flash control by 420 pixel RGB sensor.  i-TTL balanced fill flash or standard TTL flash for digital SLR.
  Non-TTL Auto with SB-800

  Auto apetrture with SB-800 and CPU lens

  Range priority manual with SB-800

   
• 
  Accessory Shoe
  Yes
   
• 
  Self-timer
  Electronically controlled timer with 2 to 20 seconds duration ( 2,5,10 and 20 second selectable)
   
• 
  World Time Setting
  Yes
   
• 
  Date, Time and Daylight Savings Time Settings
  Yes
   
• 
  Battery Type
  Rechargeable
  MB-D80 battery pack (optional) with one or two rechargeable Nikon EN-EL3e Li-ion batteries or six AA alkaline (LR6), Ni-MH (HR6), lithium (FR6) batteries, or nickel-manganese (ZR6) AA batteries, EH-5 AC Adapter (optional)
   
• 
  Battery / Batteries
  EN-EL3e Lithium-ion Battery
   
• 
  AC Adaptor
  EH-5 AC Adapter
   
• 
  Battery Charger
  MH-18a Quick Charger
   
• 
  Image Comment
  Yes
   
• 
  Battery Life (shots per charge)
  2700 shots (Nikon Standard)
   
• 
  Tripod Socket
  ¼ inch 20
   
• 
  Approx. Dimensions
  Width 5.2 in. (132mm)
  Height 4.1 in. (103mm)
  Depth 3.0 in. (77mm)
  
   
• 
  Approx. Weight
  20.48 oz. (585g)
   
• 
  Supported Languages
  German, English, Spanish, Finnish, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguesse, Russian, Swedish, Trad. Chinese, Simple Chinese, Japanese, Korean
   
• 
  Supplied Software
  Software Suite CD-ROM
   
• 
  Optional Accessories
  MB-D80 Multi-Power Battery Pack, DK-21M Magnifying Eyepiece, EH-5 AC Adapter, ML-L3 Wireless MC-DC1 Remote Control, Remote Cord, SB-800/SB-600/SB-R200 Speedlights, Capture NX, Camera Control Pro
   
• 
  Supplied Accessories
  • EN-EL3e Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
  • MH-18a Quick Charger
  • EG-D2 Audio Video Cable
  • UC-E4 USB Cable
  • AN-DC1 Strap
  • BF-1A Body cap
  • DK-5 Eyepiece Cap
  • DK-21 Rubber Eyecup
  • BM-7 LCD monitor cover
  • Accessory shoe cover
  • Software Suite CD-ROM

  *Supplied accessories may differ depending on country or area.
   

Specifications and equipment are subject to change without any notice or obligation on the part of the manufacturer.