D80 Reviews - alaTest.com

The Nikon D80 is a 10.2-megapixel DSLR for just under $1,000. It's a successor to the 6.1-megapixel D70s, Nikon's wildly popular consumer model. It's also competition for the Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi, the Sony alpha A100, the Olympus EVOLT E-500 and...

Good control interface ; Excellent auto focus ; Controls Nikon flashes wirelessly ; Good image quality ; Handles noise well at high ISOs (improvement over D200) ; Solid construction

Slow burst mode ; Some colors very oversaturated ; Weak in-camera sharpening doesn't maximize resolution ; Color reproduction not as accurate as we would have liked ; Better dust seals ; SD cards not compatible with other Nikon DSLRs

The 10-megapixel Nikon D80 is a success in a conservative way. Nikon didn't add the dust reduction system or stabilization that many competitors are introducing this year. Still, it has most of what the D200 has for hundreds of dollars less, and adds...