Thursday, December 20, 2007

Nikon D80 - The Best dSLR Of The Year

The Nikon D80 has excellent color rendition and noise levels, has a large feature set, is highly customizable and has lightning-fast performance.



The camera body is technically slightly smaller in all dimensions compared to those of the D70s, but current owners will find the design very similar. Most of the buttons are the same and in the same places, and there are dedicated buttons for many commonly used functions.

Nikon's menu system is straightforward and, for the most part, intuitive. An option in the setup menu lets you hide some of the menu items by either selecting Nikon's preshortened Simple menu, which displays only what Nikon thinks are the most commonly changed menu items, or My Menu, which lets you choose which items the camera displays in each of the playback, shooting, custom setting, and retouch menus.

Performance was among the fastest we've seen so far. Image quality from the Nikon D80 is quite impressive. Colors were accurate and neutral and the camera's meter did an excellent job of reading the scene and providing an accurate exposure.

With the D80, Nikon has proven that it is very much still pushing ahead strongly. With 10.2 megapixels, lightning-fast performance, high-quality images with very low noise, and a heaping pile of convenience features, Nikon's D80 will not disappoint.

Specifications:
  • Product Type : Digital camera - SLR
  • Weight: 20.6 oz
  • Resolution: 10.2 megapixels
  • Sensor resolution: 10.2 megapixels
  • Optical Sensor Type: CCD
  • Effective Sensor Resolution: 10,200,000 pixels
  • Total Pixels: 10,750,000 pixels
  • 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
  • Exposure Metering: Spot, 3D color matrix, Center-weighted
  • Exposure Modes: Bulb, Manual, Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority, I-TTL program flash
  • Still Image Format: JPEG, NEF (RAW), RAW + JPEG
  • Continuous Shooting Speed: 3 frames per second
  • Image Storage: JPEG, RAW 3872 x 2592, 2896 x 1944, 1936 x 1296
  • Supported Flash Memory: MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
  • Lens Type: Autofocus
  • Lens System Mounting: Nikon F
  • Flash Type: Pop-up flash
  • Flash Modes: Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
  • Red Eye Reduction: Yes
  • Display Type: LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5 in - Color
  • Connector Type: 1 x Composite video output, 1 x USB, 1 x Remote control, 1 x DC power input
  • Cables Included: Video cable, USB cable
  • Power Device: Battery charger - External

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