Nikon D80 Expert Reviews

alaTest has collected and analyzed 4309 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the screen. The design also impresses, but many are less positive about the price.

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Experts rate this product 88/100 and users 91/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital SLR Cameras, the Nikon D80 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 78/100 = Good quality.

One of the key advances developed for the D80 is its high-resolution image-processing engine. At its heart is a dedicated high-performance processing chip that greatly accelerates performance...

The Nikon D80 is the long-awaited replacement the the best-selling D70 and D70s digital SLRs. It's basically a D200 with a slightly different CCD sensor (though still 10 Megapixel) and a slower burst rate. And at $999 for the body only and $1299 with ...

Excellent photo quality, very low noise -- though see issue below ; Very solid for the most part ; easy to hold ; Super fast performance: fast autofocus + excellent continuous shooting mode ; Large, bright, and sharp 2.5" LCD ; LCD info display with ...

Images on the soft side straight out of the camera (in my opinion) ; Flimsy door over memory card slot ; Included software doesn't allow for RAW image manipulation ; Capture NX costs $150 more ; Suffers a bit from button clutter ; can be difficult to ...

Something else you'll need to pick up is a memory card. Unlike the D70's before it, the new D80 uses Secure Digital (as well as high capacity SDHC cards), and I'd suggest a 1GB card as a good starter size. Buying a "high speed" card is absolutely a ...

The Nikon D80 is a 10.2 (CCD) megapixel camera, featuring shooting at up to 3 frames per second (for up to 100 shot bursts) , has a start up time of 0.18 seconds, has a 2.5 inch LCD TFT screen (with 170 degree viewing), 3D Color Matrix Metering II, ...

With two DSLRs below it in the line, Nikon's D80 takes a full-featured approach to the sub-$1,000 DSLR design. Equipped with controls and options tailored to more mature shooters, the versatile D80 is poised to appeal to experienced photographers ...

Nikon's D80 took the speed race in the head-to-head competition, shooting a slightly faster 2.8-frame-per-second (fps) burst than both the 2.7 fps Rebel XTi and the 2.5 fps Alpha A100. The D80 also was quicker to start up, which will ensure ...

Fans of the Nikon D70s have welcomed the introduction of the D80, because of the many improvements on the already popular camera. The Nikon D80 was unveiled in September of 2006 and has, for the most part, been received with open arms. Keep reading ...

Released in 2006, the Nikon D80 was Nikon's follow up to its successful predecessor the D70, both of which are Nikon's competitive response to Canon's entry level DSLRs the Rebel XTi and XT.

The D80 is definitely a great entry DSLR that still provides future growth. It allows the use of any Nikon compatible lens as it had a AF motor unlike the D40x. The kit lens is above the alternatives at this price level (XTi or D40x). Overall ...

I thought that I had Nikon's DSLR lineup figured out pretty well, ranking the D2X as the F5 of my generation and the D200 as the very capable F100 that came to be my favorite all-around film camera because of its size, weight and great performance

In short, the D80 seems to be a well-rounded and very reasonably priced addition to almost any Nikon user's camera bag

First of all, Nikon D80, with plastic and rubber shell, is bigger but lighter than D40 and comes with many other changes: bigger LCD, larger ISO range, in-camera retouching, multiple exposures and exposure delay, Kelvin color temperature white balance ...