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Nikon D80 Reviews

Digital camera - SLR - 10.2 Mpix - Nikon AF-S DX 18-135mm lens - optical zoom: 7.5 x - supported memory: MMC, SD, SDHC More product details

$690.74

Excellent color rendition and noise levels; large feature set; highly customizable; lightning... (cnet.com)

One of the key advances developed for the D80 is its high-resolution image-processing engine. At... (digitaltrends.com)

alaTest Review Summary for Nikon D80

We have collected and analyzed 159 expert reviews and 4182 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 88/100 and users rate it 91/100. The average review date is October 26, 2007. We have compared these reviews to 128704 reviews from other Digital SLR Cameras. The alaScore™ for this product is 79/100 = Good. Last update: November 19, 2009.

alaSCORE 79

790100

4341 reviews

November, 2009

88 / 100

159 Experts

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91 / 100

4182 Users

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Expert Reviews (159)

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Nikon D80 (body only) review

By (cnet.com)

Excellent color rendition and noise levels; large feature set; highly customizable; lightning-fast performance

Full raw editor costs extra; flash sync of 1/200 second

Nikon scores big with the D80, its new 10-megapixel, sub-$1,000 dSLR.

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80100

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Nikon D80

By (digitaltrends.com)

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...

It also inherits advantages developed exclusively for Nikon's latest...

No rating

digitaltrends.com
US

Nikon D80

By Jeff Keller (dcresource.com)

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 ...

No rating

dcresource.com

User Reviews (4182)

US

Excellent camera for the money

By cdscott (shopzilla.com)

Excellent speed of auto-focus, image quality outstanding

Skin tones can be a little pinkish (typical of all Nikons)

US

Nikon D80 with 18-135mm

By Rod (shopzilla.com)

Easy to use, not a 'fuzzy' picture yet, wonderful detail.

camera salesmen, worst than used car salesmen

US

My Best of 6 Digital Cameras.

By portcragin (shopzilla.com)

Very intuitive operation. Excellance you;d expect from Nikon

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Manufacturer's Description

One of the key advances developed for the D80 is its high-resolution image-processing engine. At its heart is a dedicated new high-performance processing chip that greatly accelerates performance on all levels, while also consuming less power than its predecessors. It also inherits advantages developed exclusively for Nikon's latest professional digital SLR cameras, combining color independent analog pre-conditioning with improved 12-bit digital image-processing algorithms. The result is...

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