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Nikon D80 with 18-200mm VR Digital SLR
Nikon D80 digital SLR camera is the latest addition to this high performance camera line, and incorporates Nikon's latest digital and photographic technologies.
With a new 10.2 effective megapixel DX Format CCD image sensor and an exclusive high-resolution color processing engine inherited from Nikon’s latest professional digital SLR cameras, the Nikon D80digital SLR can render images with incredible resolution, sharp detail and vibrant color that is unmatched in this class of cameras.
With the Nikon D80's can shoot these images fast – at speeds of up to 3 frames per second, for up to 100 consecutive shots (in JPEG Normal mode.)
The SLR D80 camera includes a larger 2.5-inch 230,000-dot high-resolution LCD, that provides an ultra-wide 170-degree viewing angle. Navigating the spacious preview of your images is easy with a new dedicated Zoom button, magnifying images on screen up to 25 times their original size. A new RGB histogram display aids in evaluating exposures with greater precision.
Other playback options of the DLR D80 include single frame, 4 or 9-image thumbnail display, an improved histogram display and highlight point display.
The Nikon D80 new menu interface featuring refinements to the carefully chosen color scheme and increased font size makes navigation easier.
The all new Retouch menu offers exclusive in-camera editing functions that will help reduce time spent post processing images on your PC or MAC.
The option that Nikon SLR D80 are:
D-Lighting: Automatically balances underexposed portions of an image to enhance detail in these areas, without affecting the highlights of the picture
The SLR D80 automatically removes the annoying red-eye effect sometimes caused by flash.
The images can be trimmed within the camera to produce smaller files with reduced display sizes for easy sharing or greater efficiency for specific end purposes.
With Nikon DSLR D80 you are able to merges a pair of selected RAW files taken with the D80 to create a composite image within the camera as a RAW or JPEG file. This feature of the Nikon D80 is especially useful when trying to create a soft-focus effect with two similar images. The monochrome settings can be applied to any color image in the camera, to convert it to a pleasing monochromatic picture, either in black-and-white, sepia or cyanotype
The DSLR D80 Filter Effects: Can be used to emulate and apply the effects of a Skylight filter or a Warming filter to any image stored on the inserted SD card. A Customized Color menu within filter effects can also be used to make subtle shifts in color to any image in the camera. For anyone just beginning to enjoy the added performance and versatility of a digital SLR, creative shooting is as simple as rotating the Digital Vari-Program mode dial on the camera.
The D80 has seven pre-configured exposure modes to optimize the camera for specific shooting conditions and greatly increase the chances of taking a great photograph. In “Portrait” Mode, for example, the camera automatically optimizes the color, hue, and saturation levels to capture the most flattering skin tones, softens the focus of the background to emphasize the face and applies a milder form of in-camera sharpening.
Users of Nikon D80 DSLR can choose from Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-Up, Sports, Night Landscape or Night Portrait. A new 11-area auto-focus system detects focus with superb precision and can even track a moving subject across the frame, shifting focus instantly and automatically to any of the 11 auto-focus points.
The D80’s large, bright 0.94x viewfinder affords a remarkable view, making critical composition easier. The camera’s rechargeable battery can last up to 2700 shots on a single charge, while also providing a real-time "Fuel Gauge" of the percentage of charge remaining in the battery at all times.
The D80 is also compatible with Nikon’s AF Nikkor lenses as well as the new DX Nikkor lenses, which are designed exclusively for use with Nikon DX format digital SLRs.
The Nikon D80 with 18-200mm VR Kit
The 18-200mm f3.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor lens is a compact, lightweight, 11.1x zoom lens that is ideal for high-performance, everyday photography, and it incorporates advanced features such as Nikon’s Extra Low Dispersion (ED) glass, Silent Wave Motor technology (SWM), and Enhanced Vibration Reduction (VR II) in a DX-Nikkor design engineered exclusively for use with Nikon DX format digital SLR cameras.
With a remarkable 18-200mm focal length range (picture angle equivalent to a 27-300mm lens in 35mm format), the lens conveniently covers everything from wide landscapes to tight portraits and action photography. Advanced Nikon engineering has lent the lens a compact, lightweight design that offers excellent handling characteristics and superb optical quality.
Beyond the lens’s incredible optical versatility is the benefit of Enhanced VR II Vibration Reduction, an innovation that makes it possible to take substantially sharper handheld pictures at slower shutter speeds than would otherwise be possible. This provides the distinct advantage of being able to shoot more effectively in a much broader variety of challenging conditions.
With the new Nikon D80 kit and the 18-200 VR II advantage, users can take pictures at shutter speeds as many as 4 stops slower than they ordinarily could shoot without the image-degrading blur associated with camera shake at slow shutter speeds.
The Nikon’s VR technology further enhances picture-taking potential with a choice of two modes to match most shooting conditions. VR Normal Mode primarily compensates for camera shake, and includes automatic panning detection, as well as automatic tripod detection. VR Active Mode effectively compensates for vibration in situations where it is more pronounced and more frequent, such as when shooting from a moving vehicle.
One of the key advances developed for the D80 is Nikon's own high-resolution image processing engine that inherits best-of-breed technologies from Nikon's latest professional digital SLR cameras, including color independent analog pre-conditioning and high-precision 12-bit digital image processing algorithms, which combine to produce natural-looking images that benefit from faithful color and tone reproduction.
This new dedicated high-performance processing chip greatly accelerates performance on all levels, while also achieving lower power consumption, assuring more pictures per battery charge.
The D80 also benefits from Nikon's exclusive 3D Color Matrix Metering II, to ensure accurate exposures, even in the most challenging lighting conditions. Evaluating, rather than merely measuring or averaging the true content of each scene, input from the system's frame-wide 420-pixel sensor is automatically referenced against an onboard database of over 30,000 scenes from actual photography to calculate final exposure value. Variable Center-Weighted metering and Spot metering centered on the active focus area are also available, as are exposure compensation and auto exposure bracketing
Nikon D80 Features:
10.2-Megapixel CCD imager yielding 3872 x 2592 pixel images
Slimmer and more compact body than its predecessors
Accepts Nikon F-mount lenses (with 1.5x FOV multiplier)
Digital Vari-Program, Program w/shift, Shutter priority, Aperture priority and Manual
Exclusive Nikon 3D-Color Matrix II metering
Compressed RAW and JPEG formats in three quality levels and sizes
TTL auto white balance, presets and custom set
Shutter speeds from 1/4000 to 30 seconds, flash sync to 1/200 Continuous drive at 3fps with dynamic buffer (up to 100 frames)
11 area AF with normal to wide-frame center focus area
2.5-inch color LCD with 230,000 pixels with 170-degree viewing angle
Onscreen menu for Playback, Shooting, Custom functions and Setup
New Retouch menu for in-camera editing of stored photos
Review with zoomed-playback & pan, RGB histogram and highlights
ISO sensitivity from 100 to 1600 in 1/3 steps
Noise Reduction circuitry for long exposures
High ISO Noise Reduction with three settings (Normal, High, Low)
Secure Digital memory card storage
Selectable video output with NTSC or PAL format
USB data and control interface
High-capacity EN-EL3e battery and compact MH-18a Quick Charger
Optional MB-D80 Multi-Power Battery pack
