Features
• 10.2 Megapixel CCD sensor
• Seven preset scene modes (Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports, Night Landscape and Night Portrait) selectable using a top-mounted dial
• User selectable image optimization options (Normal, Softer, Vivid, More vivid, Portrait, Custom and Black-and-white)
• In camera Retouch feature with D-Lighting, Red-eye correction, Trim, Image overlay, Monochrome and Filter effects
• In camera Multiple exposure feature (merges up to 3 consecutive images)
• USB 2.0 Hi-speed interface
• Pentaprism viewfinder, rather than the more compact penta-mirror set up (0.94x magnification vs. 0.8x for the D40x). Same one on D200.
• 2.5 in, 230,000 pixel LCD monitor (same as in D40, D40x and D200).
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