Tokyo — Nikon Corporation is pleased to introduce the D80. Incorporating Nikon's latest digital and photographic technologies, this new high-performance interchangeable-lens digital SLR camera features automated operation and advanced features designed to satisfy any photographer with the passion to create beautiful photographs and preserve special moments.
New 10.2 effective megapixel Nikon DX Format CCD image sensor with the power to capture exceptional sharpness and faithful color at 3,872 x 2,592 pixels size.
Inherits the industry-leading advanced imaging processing engine of Nikon professional D-SLR cameras. Color-independent pre-conditioning prior to A/D conversion works in harmony with high-precision digital image processing algorithms to produce natural-looking images that benefit from faithful color and tone reproduction.
3D Color Matrix Metering II automatic exposure control ensures ideal exposures in most lighting conditions. Evaluating brightness, color, contrast, selected focus area and camera-to-subject distance, the system references the data against an expanded onboard database created using data from more than 30,000 actual photographic scenes to instantly and accurately calculate the final exposure value for the shot. Variable center-weighted metering and spot metering centered on the active focus area are also available.
Refined 11-area AF system packs the same number of focus areas available for the professional D2 series into a space-efficient system that features fast, precise operation. Each of the 11 focus areas can be used individually, the center sensor can be switched to wide-frame operation for broader coverage, and new Auto-area AF mode measures all 11 focus areas, automatically determines which of them are on the primary subject and activates only those areas.
ISO AUTO mode automatically adjusts sensitivity between ISO 100 to 1600 to maximize available light and achieve optimal exposure. Sensitivity can also be set manually between ISO 100 to 1600 in steps of 1/3 EV, plus HI-0.3, HI-0.7 and HI-1. Three levels of High ISO Noise Reduction are available when shooting at high ISO settings. Long Exposure Noise Reduction is also available when shooting at shutter speeds of 8 seconds or slower.

D80: It's Official.
#1
Posted 08 August 2006 - 05:07 PM
Canon 5D Ikelite Housing and strobes
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#2
Posted 08 August 2006 - 05:12 PM
"The D80 also adds built-in Standard or Advanced Pictmotion slideshow options, which includes style selections that control transitions and background music. Shows can be enjoyed on the 2.5-inch LCD, or complete with audio on a television when connected via the supplied AV cable."
Now who needs a computer

anthonyplummer.com
"It's much better down there... It's a better place..." Enzo, Le Grand Bleu.
#3
Posted 08 August 2006 - 05:20 PM
M.
#4
Posted 08 August 2006 - 05:21 PM
anthonyplummer.com
"It's much better down there... It's a better place..." Enzo, Le Grand Bleu.
#5
Posted 08 August 2006 - 06:02 PM
You say that with conviction.
Have you tried one in a housing ?
#6
Posted 08 August 2006 - 06:07 PM
http://www.nikon.com...e.php?pageid=92
The D80 won't fit in current housings because the realtive position of the lens attachment is different from everything else out there, and so is the button layout.
Luiz Rocha - www.luizrocha.com
Nikon D800, Aquatica AD800, Ikelite strobes.
#7
Posted 08 August 2006 - 06:11 PM
anthonyplummer.com
"It's much better down there... It's a better place..." Enzo, Le Grand Bleu.
#8
Posted 08 August 2006 - 06:14 PM
anthonyplummer.com
"It's much better down there... It's a better place..." Enzo, Le Grand Bleu.
#9
Posted 08 August 2006 - 06:27 PM
D80 132mm x 103mm x 77mm
D200 147mm x 113mm x 74mm
D70 140mm x 111mm x 78mm
Remember a box beer to the first to get one underwater. ( working )



#10
Posted 08 August 2006 - 06:34 PM
Multiple Exposure is a new shooting option that creates a single image within the camera from up to 3 consecutive exposures, producing an effect automatically that resembles multiple exposure techniques used with film.
Does any other digital camera offer this? Very cool. Not that you can't do it better in photoshop, but at now you can do it in a way that the "photoshop haters" can't object to..
Canon 5D Ikelite Housing and strobes
15FE | 24/2.8 | 35/1.4 | 85/1.8 | 150/2.8 macro
#11
Posted 08 August 2006 - 07:01 PM
These are two separate functions on the D200 that give control in-camera that normally is only available in-computer. The Multiple Exposure system allows one to create a single image from up to 10 separate exposures, while controlling the division of exposure needed for an accurate final image.
The Image Overlay function allows one to create a composite image by combining two separate images in camera, and varying the opacity of the two images. The final results are saved as a stand alone image, and the original files are saved also. This could be used instead of a neutral density filter, by shooting for the dark to mid tones in one image, and the mid to high tones in the other, then combining the two images, in-camera, for one properly exposed image with much a wider light range.
Not that I've ever used either of these functions...
anthonyplummer.com
"It's much better down there... It's a better place..." Enzo, Le Grand Bleu.
#12
Posted 08 August 2006 - 07:07 PM
Luiz Rocha - www.luizrocha.com
Nikon D800, Aquatica AD800, Ikelite strobes.
#13
Posted 08 August 2006 - 07:21 PM
Where's Jean!
Join us for an Underwater Photography Workshop in the Lembeh Strait at NAD Lembeh with Doug Sloss in 2018
Blog and Photo Archive/Portfolio Site www.mikeveitchblog.com
Learn underwater photography in the ultimate classroom, Bali! or join us on a trip www.underwatertribe.com and www.baliuwphoto.com
Join us for a trip in Indonesia in Komodo or Raja Ampat
#14
Posted 08 August 2006 - 07:29 PM
anthonyplummer.com
"It's much better down there... It's a better place..." Enzo, Le Grand Bleu.
#15
Posted 08 August 2006 - 07:30 PM
Cheers,
Marli
www.marliwakeling.com
Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together. ~Carl Zwanzig
#16
Posted 08 August 2006 - 07:41 PM
Don't tell me to hit the link.. slow internet! Easier for me to ride someones coat tails

Join us for an Underwater Photography Workshop in the Lembeh Strait at NAD Lembeh with Doug Sloss in 2018
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Learn underwater photography in the ultimate classroom, Bali! or join us on a trip www.underwatertribe.com and www.baliuwphoto.com
Join us for a trip in Indonesia in Komodo or Raja Ampat
#17
Posted 08 August 2006 - 07:48 PM
Luiz Rocha - www.luizrocha.com
Nikon D800, Aquatica AD800, Ikelite strobes.
#18
Posted 08 August 2006 - 07:52 PM
anthonyplummer.com
"It's much better down there... It's a better place..." Enzo, Le Grand Bleu.
#19
Posted 08 August 2006 - 07:59 PM
Join us for an Underwater Photography Workshop in the Lembeh Strait at NAD Lembeh with Doug Sloss in 2018
Blog and Photo Archive/Portfolio Site www.mikeveitchblog.com
Learn underwater photography in the ultimate classroom, Bali! or join us on a trip www.underwatertribe.com and www.baliuwphoto.com
Join us for a trip in Indonesia in Komodo or Raja Ampat
#20
Posted 08 August 2006 - 08:08 PM

anthonyplummer.com
"It's much better down there... It's a better place..." Enzo, Le Grand Bleu.