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Nikon Digital SLR Camera D80 Specifications

Type of Camera

Single-lens reflex digital camera

 

 

Effective Pixels

10.2 million

 

 

Image Sensor

RGB CCD, 23.6 x 15.8mm; total pixels: 10.75 million

 

 

Image Size (pixels)

3,872 x 2,592 [L], 2,896 x 1,944 [M], 1,936 x 1,296 [S]

 

 

ISO Sensitivity (Recommended

100 to 1600 (ISO equivalent); H0.3, H0.7 and H1 available

 

 

Exposure Index)

 

 

 

Storage Media

SD memory card

 

 

Storage System

Compressed NEF (RAW): 12-bit compression, JPEG: JPEG baseline-compliant

 

File System

Exif 2.21, Compliant DCF 2.0 and DPOF

 

 

White Balance

Auto (TTL white balance with 420-pixel RGB sensor), six manual modes with

 

 

 

fine-tuning, color temperature setting (in Kelvin), or preset white balance, white

 

balance bracketing

 

LCD Monitor

2.5-in., 230,000-dot, low-temperature polysilicon TFT LCD with brightness

 

adjustment available, allows up to 170-degree viewing angle

Playback Function

1) Full frame 2) Thumbnail (4 or 9 segments) 3) Zoom 4) Slideshow (Standard

 

 

 

or Pictmotion) 5) RGB histogram indication 6) Shooting data 7) Highlight point

 

display 8) Auto image rotation

Delete Function

Card format, All photographs delete, Selected photographs delete

 

 

Video Output

Can be selected from NTSC and PAL

 

Interface

USB 2.0 (Hi-speed) (mini-B connector); SD card slot: supports firmware

 

 

 

updates via SD cards

Text Input

Up to 36 characters of alphanumeric text input available with LCD monitor and

 

 

 

multi-selector; stored in Exif header

Compatible Lenses

Nikon F mount (with AF coupling and AF contacts)

 

 

Picture Angle

Equivalent in 35mm [135] format is approx. 1.5 times lens focal length

 

 

Viewfinder

Fixed eye-level pentaprism; built-in diopter adjustment (-2.0 to +1.0m-1)

 

Eyepoint

19.5mm (-1.0m-1)

 

Focusing Screen

Type-B BriteView Clear Matte screen Mark II with superimposed focus

 

 

brackets and On-Demand grid lines

Viewfinder Frame Coverage

Approx. 95% (vertical & horizontal)

 

Viewfinder Magnification

Approx. 0.94x with 50mm lens at infinity; -1.0m-1

 

Viewfinder Information

Focus indications, Metering system, AE/FV lock indicator, Flash sync indicator,

 

 

Shutter speed, Aperture value, Exposure/Exposure compensation indicator,

 

ISO sensitivity, Exposure mode, Flash output level compensation, Exposure

 

compensation, Number of remaining exposures

Autofocus

TTL phase detection by Nikon Multi-CAM 1000 autofocus module with

 

 

 

AF-assist illuminator (approx. 0.5m to 3.0m) Detection range: EV -1 to +19

 

(ISO 100 equivalent, at normal temperature: 68°F/20°C)

 

Lens Servo

Instant single-servo (AF-S); continuous-servo (AF-C); auto AF-S/AF-C

 

selection (AF-A); manual (M); predictive focus tracking automatically activated

 

according to subject status in continuous-servo AF

Focus Area

Normal: 11 areas; single area or group can be selected; Wide: focus area can

 

 

 

be switched to center wide-frame focus area

 

AF Area Mode

1) Single Area AF 2) Dynamic Area AF 3) Auto-area AF

Focus Lock

Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo

 

 

AF) or by pressing AE-L/AF-L button

Exposure Metering

Three-mode through-the-lens (TTL) exposure metering

 

 

System

1) 3D Color Matrix Metering II (type G and D lenses); color matrix metering II

 

(other CPU lenses); metering performed by 420-segment RGB sensor

 

2) Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 6, 8, or 10mm dia. circle in center

 

of frame

 

3) Spot: Meters 3.5mm dia. circle (about 2.5% of frame) centered on active

 

focus area (on center focus area when non-CPU lens is used)

Exposure Metering Range (ISO 100

1) EV 0 to 20 (3D Color Matrix or center-weighted metering)

 

 

equivalent, f/1.4 lens, 68°F/20°C)

2) EV 2 to 20 (spot metering)

Exposure Meter Coupling

CPU coupling

 

Exposure Modes

Digital Vari-Program (Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Macro Close up, Sports,

 

 

Night Landscape, Night Portrait), Programmed Auto [P] with flexible program;

 

Shutter-Priority Auto [S]; Aperture Priority Auto [A]; Manual [M]

Exposure Compensation

±5 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV

 

Auto Exposure Lock

Luminosity locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-L button

 

Auto Exposure Bracketing

2 to 3 exposures in increments from values between 1/3 to 2 EV

 

Shooting Modes

1) Single frame shooting mode 2) Continuous shooting mode: approx. 3

 

frames per second 3) Self-timer 4) Delayed remote mode 5) Quick-response

 

remote mode

 

Shutter

Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal plane shutter; 30 to 1/4000 sec. in

 

steps of 1/3, 1/2 EV, bulb

Sync Contact

X-contact only; flash synchronization at up to 1/200 sec.

 

Built-in Flash

(Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Macro Close up, Sports, Night Landscape, Night

 

 

Portrait) auto flash with auto pop-up; Manual pop-up with button release

 

Guide number (ISO 100, m/ft.): approx. 13/42

 

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Flash Control

1) TTL: TTL flash control by 420-pixel RGB sensor

 

Built-in Speedlight: i-TTL balanced fill-flash or standard i-TTL flash (spot

 

metering or mode dial set to [M])

 

SB-800 or 600: i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR and standard i-TTL flash

 

for digital SLR

 

2) Auto aperture: Available with SB-800 with CPU lens

 

3) Non-TTL Auto: Available with Speedlights such as SB-800, 80DX, 28DX, 28,

 

27, and 22s

 

4) Range-priority manual; available with SB-800

Flash Sync Mode

1) Auto 2) Fill-in flash 3) Red-eye Reduction, 4) Red-eye Reduction with Slow

 

 

Sync, 5) Slow Sync, 6) Rear-curtain Sync 7) Off

Flash Compensation

-3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV

 

Accessory Shoe

Standard ISO hot-shoe contact with safety lock

Self-timer

Electronically controlled timer with 2 to 20 seconds duration (2,5,10, and 20

 

second selectable)

Depth of field Preview

When CPU lens is attached, lens aperture can be stopped down to value

 

selected by user (A and M modes) or value selected by camera (other modes)

Remote Control

Via Remote Cord MC-DC1 (optional) or Wireless Remote Control ML-L3

 

(optional)

Power Source

One Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL3e, 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, AC Adapter EH-5 (optional)

Tripod Socket

1/4 in. (ISO 1222)

Dimensions (W x H x D)

Approx. 5.2 x 4.1 x 3.0 in. (132 x 103 x 77mm)

Weight

Approx. 1 lb. 5oz. (585g) without battery, memory card, body cap, or monitor cover

Supplied Accessories*

Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL3e, Quick Charger MH-18a, Audio-Video

 

Cable EG-D2, USB Cable UC-E4, Strap, Body cap, Eyepiece Cap DK-5,

 

Rubber Eyecup DK-21, LCD monitor cover BM-7, Accessory shoe cover,

 

PictureProject CD-ROM

Optional Accessories

Multi-Power Battery Pack MB-D80, Magnifying Eyepiece DK-21M, AC Adapter

 

EH-5, Wireless Remote Control ML-L3, Remote Cord MC-DC1, Speedlight

 

SB-800/SB-600/R200, Capture NX, Camera Control Pro

 

For more details refer to system chart on page 15.

*Supplied accessories may differ in each country or area.

Approved Memory Cards

The following SD memory cards have been tested and approved for use in the D80. All cards of the designated make and capacity can be used, regardless of speed.

Toshiba 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB * SanDisk 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB *, 4GB ** Panasonic 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB * Lexar 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB *

* If card will be used with card reader or other device, check that device supports 2 GB cards.

**SDHC compliant. If card will be used with card reader or other device, check that device supports SDHC. Operation is not guaranteed with other makes of card. Contact the manufacturer for details on the above cards.

Image Quality, Image Size and Number of Available Shots (when using 1GB SD card)

The following table shows the approximate number of pictures that can be stored on a 1 GB Panasonic Pro HIGH SPEED card at different image quality and size settings.

Image Quality

Image Size

File Size

Number of

Number of Consecutive

Available Shots1

Shots Available2

 

 

 

RAW (NEF) + JPEG FINE3

L

approx. 17.2MB

54 frames

6 frames

M

approx. 15.1MB

63 frames

6 frames

 

S

approx. 13.6MB

72 frames

6 frames

RAW (NEF) + JPEG NORMAL3

L

approx. 14.8MB

65 frames

6 frames

M

approx. 13.8MB

71 frames

6 frames

 

S

approx. 13.0MB

76 frames

6 frames

RAW (NEF) + JPEG BASIC3

L

approx. 13.6MB

72 frames

6 frames

M

approx. 13.0MB

76 frames

6 frames

 

S

approx. 12.7MB

78 frames

6 frames

RAW (NEF)

_

approx. 12.4MB

82 frames

6 frames

 

L

approx. 4.8MB

133 frames

23 frames

JPEG FINE

M

approx. 2.7MB

233 frames

100 frames

 

S

approx. 1.2MB

503 frames

100 frames

 

L

approx. 2.4MB

260 frames

100 frames

JPEG NORMAL

M

approx. 1.3MB

446 frames

100 frames

 

S

approx. 0.6MB

918 frames

100 frames

 

L

approx. 1.2MB

503 frames

100 frames

JPEG BASIC

M

approx. 0.7MB

867 frames

100 frames

 

S

approx. 0.3MB

1500 frames

100 frames

1.All figures are approximate. File size varies with scene recorded and make of memory card.

2.Maximum number of frames that can be taken before shooting stops at ISO 100. Capacity of buffer (number of frames that can be taken before buffer is full and shooting slows) is displayed in control panel. Capacity of memory buffer drops if noise reduction is on.

3.Image size applies to JPEG images only. Size of RAW (NEF) images can not be changed. File size is the total for compressed RAW (NEF) and JPEG images.

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D80 specifications

The Nikon D80 is a digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera that was launched in 2006, appealing to both photography enthusiasts and semi-professionals with its robust build and advanced features. It was introduced as an upgrade to the popular D70s, incorporating several new technologies that enhanced performance and image quality.

At the heart of the D80 is a 10.2-megapixel CCD sensor, delivering impressive image resolution and detail. This sensor, combined with the EXPEED image processing technology, enables the camera to produce vibrant colors and reduced noise even at higher ISO settings. The D80 offers an ISO range of 100 to 1600, expandable to 3200, accommodating various lighting conditions and allowing for greater flexibility during low-light shooting.

One of the standout features of the D80 is its 2.5-inch LCD screen, which provides a clear and vibrant display for composing shots and reviewing images. The screen also supports Live View functionality, a notable addition that allows users to take photos using the LCD instead of the optical viewfinder, making it easier to capture difficult angles.

The D80 employs an advanced 11-point autofocus system, ensuring precise focusing on subjects. This system includes a center cross-type sensor for improved accuracy, enhancing the camera’s capability in dynamic shooting situations. Furthermore, the D80 offers a compatibility with a wide range of Nikon F-mount lenses, providing photographers with the flexibility to experiment with different focal lengths and effects.

In terms of continuous shooting, the D80 can shoot at a rate of up to 3 frames per second, making it suitable for capturing fast-moving subjects. The camera also includes a built-in flash, which is beneficial for filling in shadows during outdoor photography. For those looking to explore advanced options, the D80 features a variety of exposure modes, including program, aperture priority, shutter priority, and manual modes.

The Nikon D80 operates on a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, providing a significant number of shots per charge, making it a reliable choice for extended shoots. It also supports CompactFlash memory cards, ensuring ample storage for high-resolution images.

Overall, the Nikon D80 stands out with its blend of innovative features, solid performance, and user-friendly design, making it a popular choice among dedicated photographers looking to enhance their craft without venturing into the realm of professional-grade cameras.