Nikon D80

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General

Resolution 10.2 megapixels
Sensor resolution 10.2 megapixels
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Effective Sensor Resolution 10,200,000 pixels
Total Pixels 10,750,000 pixels
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-1600
Shooting Programs Close-up , Landscape , Sports mode , Portrait mode , Night portrait , Night landscape
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec
X-sync Speed 1/200 sec
Exposure Metering Spot , 3D color matrix , Center-weighted
Exposure Modes Bulb, Manual, Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority, I-TTL program flash
Exposure Compensation ?5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/3 EV step
White Balance Custom , Presets , Automatic
White Balance Presets Flash , Shade , Cloudy , Sunlight , Fluorescent , Incandescent
Status LCD Display Information Program , Aperture , Film speed , Flash mode , Frame counter , Metering mode , Photo quality , Shutter speed , Autofocus mode , Self-timer mode , Photos remaining , Battery condition , Red-eye reduction , Memory card status , Picture resolution , Exposure compensation , Remote control indicator , White balance indicators
Still Image Format JPEG, NEF (RAW), RAW + JPEG
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second
Color support Color
Exposure Range EV 0-20 ( ISO 100 )
White Balance Bracketing Yes
Status LCD Display Illumination Yes
Remote Control Optional
TV Tuner None

Self Timer Yes
Self Timer Delay 2 - 20 sec
Flash Terminal Hot shoe
Additional Features AE lock , AF lock , FE lock , DPOF support , Direct print , Auto power save , Histogram display , PictBridge support , USB 2.0 compatibility , RGB primary color filter , Text input to Exif header , Display brightness control , Depth-of-field preview button

Type Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
Red Eye Reduction Yes
Features AF illuminator , Flash +/- compensation , Flash exposure bracketing
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 13

Viewfinder Type Optical - Fixed eye-level pentaprism
Color support Color
Field Coverage 95%
Magnification 0.94x
Dioptric Correction Range -2 to +1
Frames Autofocus frame
LCD Display Information AE lock , Aperture , AF-in-focus , Frame counter , Shutter speed , Metering system , Exposure compensation , Flash charge completion

Connector Type 1 x Composite video output , 1 x USB , 1 x Remote control , 1 x DC power input
Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card

Operating system MS Windows 98 , MS Windows ME , MS Windows XP , MS Windows 2000 , MS Windows 98 SE , Apple Mac OS X 10.1.5 or later
Peripherals USB port , CD-ROM drive , SVGA monitor

Labs information All values are expressed in seconds. Please visit our labs information page for information on how digital cameras are tested.
CNET Labs Flash shot to shot time 1.0
CNET Labs Raw shot to shot time 0.3
CNET Labs Shot to shot time typical 0.3
CNET Labs Shutter lag bright 0.5
CNET Labs Shutter lag dim 0.9
CNET Labs Typical burst speed 3.3
CNET Labs Wake up time 0.1