| Model: | Nikon D80 |
| Kind: | Digital single-lens reflex |
| Sensor: | 23.6 mm × 15.8 mm Nikon DX format RGB CCD sensor, 1.5 × FOV crop |
| Res: | 3,872 × 2,592 (10.2 effective megapixels) |
| Lens: | Interchangeable, Nikon F-mount |
| Shutter: | Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter |
| Shutterrange: | 30 s to 1/4000 s and Bulb, 1/200 s X-sync |
| Metering: | TTL 3D Color Matrix Metering II metering with a 420-pixel RGB sensor |
| Emode: | Programmed Auto [P] with flexible program; Shutter-Priority Auto [S]; Aperture Priority Auto [A]; Manual [M] |
| Mmode: | 3D Color Matrix Metering II, Center-weighted and Spot |
| Farea: | 11-area AF system, Multi-CAM 1000 AF Sensor Module |
| Fmode: | Instant single-servo (AF-S); continuous-servo (AF-C); auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A); manual (M) |
| Cont: | 3 frame/s up to 100 JPEG or 6 RAW images |
| Viewfinder: | Optical 0.94× Pentaprism |
| Speedrange: | 100–1600 in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps, up to 3200 as boost |
| Flash: | Built in Pop-up, Guide number 13m at ISO 100, Standard ISO hotshoe, Compatible with the Nikon Creative Lighting System |
| Wb: | Auto, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Kelvin temperature, Preset |
| Battery: | Nikon EN-EL3e Lithium-Ion battery |
| Rearlcd: | 2.5inches TFT LCD, 230,000 pixels |
| Recording Medium: | Secure Digital, SDHC compatible |
| Weight: | Approx. 585g without battery, memory card, body cap, or monitor cover |
| Obp: | MB-D80 battery pack (with vertical shutter release) with one or two Nikon EN-EL3e or six AA batteries |
| Predecessor: | Nikon D70S |
| Successor: | Nikon D90 |
The Nikon D80 is a digital single-lens reflex camera model announced by Nikon on August 9, 2006.[1] The camera shipped the first week of September to US retailers. Considered by many to be a hybrid of design elements of the entry-level D50 and high-end D200 cameras, it occupied the same price bracket the Nikon D70 did at the time of its release. It was replaced by the Nikon D90 in August 2008.
The Nikon D80 also inherits some of the D200's features such as the 10.2 MP image sensor, albeit with slower data throughput than the D200. The D80 is the second Nikon DSLR to use the SD card (the D50 being the first), rather than the CF card storage used in the D70, D70s and D200 and higher-end models. The higher storage capacity SDHC standard is also supported.
The last firmware set was released September 24 2008. v1.11 is the last version number for the A and B firmware. As of August 2018, it is available on the Nikon support site. The last firmware release coincides with the release of the D90, the replacement of the D80.