Nikon D80

Quick Nikon D80 Review :
"Highly Recommended... It's one of those cameras which just feels 'right and sorted' from the moment you pick it up. Things just get better the more you use the camera" - DPReview

Which lens?
If you don't already have a lens, we recommend the 18-135mm Lens Kit (prices below), as it only costs £38 more than the 18-70mm Lens Kit.
If you don't already have a lens, have a look at the Nikon D80 Len Kits on offer. They'll save you a good amount of money.

Nikon D80 Prices Body Only

Nikon D80 Prices with 18-135mm DX lens

Nikon D80 Camera

The Nikon D80 offers the regular Program, Aperture priority, Shutter Priority and fully manual modes along with a fully automatic setting and six programme modes, enough to cater for a wide range of requirements. Nikon's well-respected 3D Colour Matrix Metering II monitors brightness, colour, contrast, selected focus area and camera-to-subject distance to ensure ideal exposures in a wide range of conditions. Auto focus uses the same system as Nikon's D200 and is easy to use and effective.

The Nikon D80 camera features an AF-A mode, which automatically switches from AF-S (single auto focus) to AF-C (continuous auto focus) when subject movement occurs. A re-programmable function button sits between the camera’s grip and lens. This can be customised to operate a number of different settings.

Nikon D80 Digital Camera

Previous Nikon digital SLRs have made us of Compact Flash memory cards, the Nikon D80 digital camera does not. Instead the Nikon D80 uses both SD and new SDHC (high capacity) card. While the ceiling for these cards used to be 2 GB, in the last year SDHC cards offering capacities up to 32 GB have become available

Nikon D80 Prices

Our Nikon D80 prices include VAT and delivery (unlike the prices some retailers will show you in their adverts to appear cheaper than the big name stores). You won't find prices better anywhere else, trust us, we've looked. For some examples of how other stores hide their real charges, have a look at Nikon D80 price

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While the mega pixel count has gone up compared with recent Nikon models like the D200, the frame rate has gone down. The Nikon D80 can deliver a maximum of 3 frames a second.

Noise control is good and the camera produces very satisfactory images up to the 1600 ISO mark, though some noise is noticeable at the upper reaches of sensitivity settings. The Hi-1 setting, equivalent to about 3200 ISO pushes beyond what can reasonably be controlled by the system is able to deal with. ISO settings are adjusted by pressing a button and rotating the rear control wheel.

Nikon D80 Review

You can find a few short reviews of the Nikon D80 here on the Nikon D80 review page.

A button at the top of the screen determines shooting modes and the LCD itself carries all information required about settings, memory usage and power supply. While battery length obviously varies according to use, using the EN-EL3e provided permits extensive shooting before recharge is necessary.

The built in flash has good coverage, though tests suggest it can be somewhat lop-sided. The two and a half inch LCD screen provides good preview images. Navigation is made simple through intelligent controls and menu systems.

Nikon D80 Lens Kit

If you're looking to buy a Nikon D80 and haven't already got a lens for it, you can save money with a lens kit. Have a look at our page on Nikon D80 lens kits to see what you can save.

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