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Review of the Nikon D80 dSLR - Design and Features (p3)
Like the D70, the D80 has a fairly powerful built-in flash with i-TTL flash control. The flash control can make a significant difference under certain low light conditions, such as inadequate backlighting, by adding appropriate fill flash. The i-TTL flash also allows for features such as repeating flash function for creating stroboscopic effects and the modeling flash, which allows you check overall lighting and shadow conditions before taking the photo. There is also complete support for the advanced wireless lighting system, which allows the built-in flash to act as a remote commander for control wireless Nikon SB-800 or SB-600 speedlights.
The D80 is compatible with SD memory cards and has SD-HC support, so that you can use SD cards with over 2GB of storage space if you wish.
As far as batteries are concerned, the D80 is a bit picky. The camera is only compatible with the Nikon EN-EL3e rechargeable lithium-ion battery.
The viewfinder on the D80 is essentially the same one you will find on the more expensive D200. The pentaprism viewfinder has a relatively large 0.94x magnification and optional integrated grid display that helps you develop your composition. The diopter control knob can also be used to make additional fine adjustments.
The Nikon D80 often comes with a 18-135mm 7.5x zoom Nikkor lens. This is truly a great default lens that works quite well over a wide range of conditions. It can certainly be used as a low-end telephoto lens, which is good news for the photographer on a tight budget. Among its many positive features, the Nikkor lens has an internal focus (IF) system that provides quick and seamless auto-focusing that does not require manual lens length adjustments.
The D80 is compatible with SD memory cards and has SD-HC support, so that you can use SD cards with over 2GB of storage space if you wish.
As far as batteries are concerned, the D80 is a bit picky. The camera is only compatible with the Nikon EN-EL3e rechargeable lithium-ion battery.
The viewfinder on the D80 is essentially the same one you will find on the more expensive D200. The pentaprism viewfinder has a relatively large 0.94x magnification and optional integrated grid display that helps you develop your composition. The diopter control knob can also be used to make additional fine adjustments.
The Nikon D80 often comes with a 18-135mm 7.5x zoom Nikkor lens. This is truly a great default lens that works quite well over a wide range of conditions. It can certainly be used as a low-end telephoto lens, which is good news for the photographer on a tight budget. Among its many positive features, the Nikkor lens has an internal focus (IF) system that provides quick and seamless auto-focusing that does not require manual lens length adjustments.
