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D80
PHOTO - VIDEO - PRO AUDIO
NIKON
10.2-Megapixel Digital SLR Camera
An impressively featured, high performance camera incorporating Nikon’s latest
digital and photographic technologies, the D80 offers advanced features as well
as automated operation to satisfy any photographer with the passion to create
beautiful photographs and preserve special moments. With a 10.2-megapixel
CCD image sensor and an exclusive high-resolution color processing engine
inherited from Nikon’s latest professional digital SLR cameras, the D80 can
render images with incredible resolution, sharp detail and vibrant color that is
unmatched in this class of cameras. And it can shoot these images fast – at
speeds of up to 3 frames per second, for up to 100 consecutive shots, ensuring that
the camera’s always ready for the next fleeting moment. The D80 works with the
efficiency and grace of a fine-tuned instrument, powering up in only 0.18 seconds and capturing a picture with an imperceptible
shutter lag time of just 80 milliseconds (0.08 seconds).
FEATURES
Highest Image Quality
◆ 10.2-megapixel CCD imaging sensor is
optimized by Nikon to deliver a wide
dynamic range, producing outstanding
images with high resolution and vivid detail
yielding 3872 x 2592-pixel files.
◆ Nikon’s high-resolution image processing
engine produces natural-looking images that
benefit from faithful color and tone
reproduction. It also rapidly and efficiently
processes the captured 10.2 megapixel
images while achieving lower power
consumption, assuring more pictures per
battery charge.
11-Area AF system
◆ The D80’s 11-area auto-focus system also
fulfills its role in the overall speed of the
camera, delivering fast and precise focus
under varying shooting conditions. 11-area
AF system with center area wide-frame
operation adds effective new focusing
options that will instill greater confidence in
getting the desired shot.
◆ An Auto-Area AF mode measures all eleven
focus areas and automatically determines
which of them are on the primary subject,
and activates only those areas. During AF
measurement, all focus areas that lie within
the range of proper focus blink for easier
confirmation.
Advanced Auto Exposure
◆ 3D Color Matrix Metering II ensures accurate
exposures, even in the most challenging
lighting conditions. Evaluating, rather than
merely measuring or averaging the true
content of each scene, input from the system’s
frame-wide 420-pixel sensor is automatically
referenced against an onboard database of
over 30,000 scenes from actual photography
to calculate final exposure value.
◆ Variable center-weighted metering and spot
metering centered on the active focus area
are available, as are exposure compensation
and auto exposure bracketing. Sophisticated
exposure automation combined with
options for complete user control make the
D80 an ideal high-performance digital SLR
for passionate photography enthusiasts.
Optimized Color Modes
◆ Nikon’s advanced color reproduction system
optimizes the three available color modes to
best match the subject or intended use for
the image.
- Mode Ia: Renders natural-looking skin tones
out of the camera. (sRGB)
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Mode II: Realizes a wider color range suitable
for processing or retouching. (Adobe RGB)
- Mode IIIa: Renders vivid landscape and
floral colors out of the camera. (sRGB)
Precision White Balance
◆ Advanced Auto White Balance (AWB)
produces natural coloration by matching
white balance to the light source of the shot.
◆ Other flexible options include a choice of six
specific manual settings with fine-tuning,
(Incandescent, Fluorescent, Direct Sunlight,
Flash, Cloudy, and Shade), as well as a preset
option for using a gray or white object as a
reference.
Program and
Exposure Modes
◆ A selection of 7 Digital Vari-Programs
makes creative photography as simple as
rotating the mode dial. Choose from Auto,
Portrait, Landscape, Close Up, Sports,
Night Landscape, or Night Portrait and the
selected program automatically optimizes
white balance, sharpening, tone (contrast),
color, saturation and hue settings to best
match the scene.
◆ In “Portrait” Mode, for example, the camera
captures the most flattering skin tones,
softens the focus of the background images
to emphasize the face and applies a milder
form of in-camera sharpening.
◆ Greater personal control over camera
operation is provided by the Programmed
[P], Shutter-Priority [S], Aperture-Priority
[A] and Manual [M] exposure modes.