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Some of the most famous and affordable digital SLRs are from the company Nikon. With the success of the Nikon D40, the popularity of Nikon has risen to heights never before seen in the camera industry. The fact is that the D40 is still in the market and is still selling because of demand for the affordable camera. But there are other cameras that do the job as well and with added features to boot. One of them is known as the Nikon D80. Its been more than 2 years since the announcement of the D70 and finally the successor, Nikon D80, is taking the stand.

Changes

The Nikon D80 is now a 10 mega pixel monster of a DSLR and it fits nicely in between the market for amateur and professional photographers. This basically means that the Nikon D80 can be used and understood by just about anybody who comes across it. Its design is clearly based on the D70 but there are some significant differences. First of all, the CCD is now a 10.2 mega pixel, whereas the D70 packed a 6.1 mega pixel camera. The Nikon D80 body is even more compact than its predecessors which makes it a little lighter as well. The Nikon D80 also sports a much larger viewfinder with x0.94 magnification and it has a mechanical shutter only which makes for slower performance; this has proven to be one of the gripes of many consumers of the Nikon D80. Most believe it would have been better off with an electronic shutter. Another feature that is new in the Nikon D80 is its image processing engine. It was designed based on another earlier model, the D200. The D70 did not have this technology. On-camera retouching features are also available on the Nikon D80 including red-eye reduction, trimming, overlay and D-lighting.

Familiar

Although there are significant changes in the Nikon D80, consumers of the Nikon D-series will grow quite comfortably with it. It is slightly smaller than the D70, but most of the controls are the same if not even better or more improved. The Nikon D80 placement of buttons is more or less the same and there are a few added buttons dedicated to particular commonly-used functions. For the most part, previous Nikon D70 users will be happy to know that the Nikon D80 interface is just about the same. It is still straightforward and about the only new menu is the Retouch tab which allows one to take advantage of the new retouch features in the Nikon D80.

The Nikon D80 will definitely take over as its predecessors better. With all the added features plus more power and image control / editing functions, the Nikon D80 is definitely worth the price that still doesnt seem to break the $1000 mark. After all, Nikon is known to give quality products at a very affordable rate. For starting and professional photographers, the Nikon D80 will be a welcome change, despite its major flaw in mechanical shutter speed.