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D80 Feature and Performance Highlights
The D80's new 10.2-megapixel Nikon DX format image sensor and advanced image processing engine are only part of the D80 story.
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Nikon's exclusive 3D Color Matrix Metering II assures accurate exposures along with Variable-Size Center-Weighted Metering and a choice of 11 Spot Meters linked to each of the 11 AF sensors.
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Start-up takes a mere 0.18 seconds and shutter release time lag is only 80 milliseconds, delivering instant response that's as much as 32% faster than competing cameras. The D80 shoots at up to 3 frames per second in continuous bursts of up to 100 JPEG images.
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The EN-EL3e rechargeable lithium-ion battery allows as many as 2,700 images per charge*.
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New exclusive in-camera image editing functions include...
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D-Lighting, which automatically balances lighting and brings out detail to enhance results.
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In-camera Red-eye correction automatically detects and compensates for red-eye.
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Images can be trimmed within the camera to produce smaller files with reduced display sizes.
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Image Overlay merges a pair of selected D80 RAW files to create a separate composite image within the camera.
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Monochrome settings (Black-and-white, Sepia, Cyanotype)
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Filter Effects (Skylight, Warm Tone, Customized Colors)
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Nikon's advanced Multi-CAM 1000 AF Sensor Module, the core technology of which was introduced in the D200, ensures consistently fast and precise focus lock under varying shooting conditions.
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A new 2.5-inch TFT LCD color monitor with 170-degree wide angle makes image and menu viewing easier.
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D80 incorporates 7 Digital Vari-Programs (Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Macro Close-up, Sports, Night Landscape, and Night Portrait) enabling photographers to capture remarkable pictures with ease—automatically. Appealing to photo enthusiasts who enjoy personal control, the D80 features Programmed Auto with Flexible Program; Shutter-Priority Auto; Aperture Priority Auto; and Manual.
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D80's Speedlight with Nikon's exclusive i-TTL flash control is available when natural lighting is inadequate and adds balanced fill flash to offset backlighting. Of course, the D80 offers full support for the Nikon Advanced Wireless Lighting System, letting the built-in Speedlight function as a remote commander that provides direct control over two remote groups of wireless SB-600, SB-800 or SB-R200 Speedlights.
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Precision advanced Auto White Balance (AWB) produces natural coloration by matching white balance to the light source.
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The D80 also offers a variety of built-in slideshow options, including style selections such as the Pictmotion option that controls transitions and background music. Shows can be enjoyed on the camera's 2.5-inch LCD monitor or on a television, with audio when connected via the supplied AV cable.
New 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S ED DX Zoom-Nikkor Feature and Performance Highlights
Designed exclusively for use on Nikon DX-format digital SLR cameras, this new and extraordinarily versatile AF Zoom-Nikkor lens is perfect for an extremely wide variety of shooting situations ranging from tight sports, action and portraits to wide-angle landscapes. For practical purposes, photographers will enjoy picture angle performance that approximates that of a 28-200mm lens on a 35mm film SLR.
Advanced Nikon engineering, in particular the compact Silent Wave Motor, has enabled a highly compact lightweight design with excellent handling characteristics. The optical design features a Nikon ED glass element and two hybrid aspherical lens elements, assuring high-resolution, high-contrast images while minimizing chromatic aberration, astigmatism and other forms of image degradation. The lens' compact Silent Wave Motor offers wonderfully fast, smooth and quiet autofocus performance. Debuting with the new D80 and available at significant savings when packaged with the D80 body, the quality and versatility of the new 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6G lens helps put the Nikon D80 in a class all its own.
Supplied Accessories: EN-EL3e Rechargeable Li-ion Battery, MH-18a Quick Charger, EG-D2Audio Video Cable, UC-E4 USB Cable, Strap, Body cap, DK-5Eyepiece Cap, DK-21 Rubber Eyecup, BM-7 LCD monitor cover, Accessory shoe cover, PictureProject CD-ROM
* 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. |
