Nikon D80 specifications
| Price (US) | • Body only: $ 999 [check price] • Body + 18-135 mm DX lens kit: $ 1299 |
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| Price (UK) | • Body only: £ 699 • Body + 18-135 mm DX lens kit: £ 949 |
| Sensor * | • 23.6 x 15.8 mm CCD sensor • Nikon DX format (1.5x FOV crop) • 10.2 million effective pixels • 10.8 million total pixels • RGB Color Filter Array • 12-bit A/D converter |
| Image sizes * | • 3872 x 2592 (Large, 10.0 MP) • 2896 x 1944 (Medium, 5.6 MP) • 1936 x 1296 (Small, 2.5 MP) |
| File formats | • NEF (12-bit compressed
RAW) • JPEG (EXIF 2.21) • NEF+JPEG |
| File sizes (approx.) | • NEF (RAW): 12.4 MB • JPEG Large / Fine: 4.8 MB • JPEG Large / Normal: 2.4 MB • JPEG Medium / Fine: 2.7 MB • JPEG Medium / Normal: 1.3 MB • JPEG Small / Fine: 1.2 MB • JPEG Small / Normal: 0.6 MB |
| Lens mount | Nikon F mount (with AF coupling & AF contacts) |
| Lens compatibility | • DX Nikkor : All functions supported |
| Autofocus | • TTL phase detection • Nikon Multi-CAM 1000 autofocus module * • Detection range: -1 to +19 EV (ISO 100 equivalent, normal temperature) |
| AF Assist | • White light lamp • Approximate range 0.5 to 3.0 m (1.6 - 9.8 ft) |
| Lens servo | • Single-servo AF (AF-S) • Continuous-servo AF (AF-C) • Automatic AF-S/AF-C (AF-A) * • Manual focus (M) |
| Focus tracking | 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 | • Single Area AF • Dynamic Area AF • 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 mode | • Digital Vari-program - Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close up, Sports, Night landscape, Night portrait • Programmed auto (P) with flexible program • Shutter-priority auto (S) • Aperture priority auto (A) • Manual (M) |
| Metering * | • Three mode through-the-lens (TTL) exposure metering system |
| Metering range | • EV 0 to 20 (3D color matrix
or center-weighted metering) • EV 2 to 20 (spot metering) (ISO 100 equivalent, f/1.4 lens, 20 °C) * |
| Meter coupling | Combined CPU and AI * |
| Exposure compen. | • +/- 5 EV • 1/3 or 1/2 EV steps |
| AE Lock | Exposure value locked by pressing AE-L/AF-L button |
| AE Bracketing | • 2 or 3 frames • +/- 2 EV • 1/3 or 1/2 EV steps |
| Sensitivity | • Auto ISO (customizable) • ISO 100 • ISO 125 • ISO 160 • ISO 200 • ISO 250 • ISO 320 • ISO 400 • ISO 500 • ISO 640 • ISO 800 • ISO 1000 • ISO 1250 • ISO 1600 • ISO 2000 equiv. (HI 0.3) * • ISO 2500 equiv. (HI 0.7) * • ISO 3200 equiv. (HI 1.0) * |
| Auto ISO options * | • Maximum ISO (200, 400, 800 or 1600) • Minimum shutter speed (1 to 1/125 sec) |
| Shutter | • Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal plane shutter * • 30 to 1/4000 sec * • 1/3 or 1/2 EV steps • Flash X-Sync: up to 1/200 sec * • Bulb |
| White balance | • Auto (TTL white-balance with 420 pixels RGB sensor *) • Six manual modes with fine-tuning o Incandescent o Fluorescent o Direct sunlight o Flash o Cloudy o Shade • Kelvin color temperature * • Preset white balance (immediate or from photo) * • White balance bracketing possible |
| WB Bracketing | • 2 or 3 frames • +/- 1, 2 or 3 mired |
| Color space | • Ia (sRGB) • II (Adobe RGB) • IIIa (sRGB - optimized for landscapes) |
| Image parameters * | • Preset modes: Normal, Softer, Vivid, More Vivid, Portrait, B&W • Sharpening: Auto, 6 levels • Tone: Auto, 5 levels, Custom curve • Color mode: Ia (sRGB), II (Adobe RGB), IIIa (sRGB) • Saturation: Auto, 3 levels • Hue: -9° to +9° |
| High ISO NR * | • Normal • Low • High • Off |
| Viewfinder * | • Fixed eye-level pentaprism • Built-in diopter adjustment (-2.0 to +1.0 m-1) • Eyepoint: 19.5 mm (at -1.0 m-1) • Frame coverage 95% (approx.) • Viewfinder magnification approx. 0.94x with 50mm lens at infinity; -1.0 m-1 • Focusing screen: Type B BriteView clear matte screen Mark II with superimposed focus brackets and On-Demand grid lines |
| 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 |
| LCD monitor * | • 2.5" TFT LCD • 230,000 pixel TFT • 170 degree viewing angle |
| Built-in flash | • Auto pop-up in Auto or Scene modes or in Auto mode • Manual pop-up, electronic release • Guide number 13 (ISO 100) * |
| Flash control | • TTL : TTL flash control by 420 pixel RGB sensor * o Built-in Speedlight: i-TTL balanced fill-flash or standard i-TTL flash (spot metering or mode dial set to M) o SB-800 or 600: i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR and standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR • Auto aperture: Available with SB-800 with CPU lens * • Non-TTL Auto: Available with Speedlights such as SB-800, 80DX, 28DX, 28, 27, and 22s • Range-priority manual available with SB-800 |
| Flash Sync Mode | • Auto • Fill-in flash • Red-eye reduction • Red-eye reduction with Slow Sync • Slow Sync • Rear-curtain Sync • Off |
| Wireless Flash * | With SB-800, 600, and R200, supports Advanced Wireless Lighting (SB-600 and R200 only support AWL when used as remote flash), Auto FP High-Speed Sync, Flash Color Information Communication, modeling Flash, and FV Lock |
| Flash Sync speed | 1/200 sec * |
| Flash compensation | • -3 to +1 EV • 1/3 or 1/2 EV steps |
| Accessory shoe | • ISO standard hot-shoe with safety lock |
| Flash Sync Terminal | No |
| DOF 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) |
| Shooting modes | • Single frame shooting (S)
mode • Continuous shooting (C) mode: approx. 3 frame per second • Self-timer • Delayed remote mode • Quick-resposne remote mode |
| Continuous buffer * | • 6 NEF (or JPEG+NEF) • 23 JPEG Large/Fine • 100 JPEG any smaller size |
| Self-timer | • 2, 5, 10 or 20 sec |
| Remote control | • Remote Cord MC-DC1 (optional, cable) • Remote Control ML-L3 (optional, Infrared) • Camera Control Pro software (optional) |
| Text input | Up to 36 characters of alphanumeric text input is available with LCD monitor and multi-selector; stored in EXIF header |
| Playback functions | • Full frame • Thumbnail (4 or 9 segments) • Zoom (magnified) • Slideshow (Standard or Pictmotion) • RGB histogram indication * • Shooting data • Highlight point display • Auto image rotation |
| Delete function | • Card format • All photographs • Selected photographs |
| Retouching * | • D-Lighting • Red-eye reduction • Trimming • Overlay • Monochrome and Filter • Small picture • Image overlay |
| Languages | • Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) • Dutch • English • Finnish • French • German • Italian • Japanese • Korean • Polish • Portuguese • Russian • Spanish • Swedish |
| Storage * | • Secure Digital / Secure Digital HC • FAT / FAT32 • Supports firmware update via SD card |
| Connectivity | • USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (Mini-B connector) * • Mass storage / PTP selectable • Video out (NTSC or PAL selectable) • DC-IN (optional AC adapter) |
| Power | • Lithium-Ion battery pack
EN-EL3e * • MB-D80 battery pack / vertical grip (optional) • AC Adapter EH-5 (optional) |
| Working environment | • 0 to 40°C (32 to 104°F) • Less than 85% humidity |
| Dimensions * | 132 x 103 x 77 mm (5.2 x 4.1 x 3.0 in) |
| Weight (no battery) | 585 g (1.3 lb) |
| Weight (inc. batt) | 668 g (1.5 lb) |
| Box contents * | 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. |
* Specification changes when compared to the Nikon D70s
