The new Nikon D80 camera is a smaller lighter version of the D70 with far more features at the same starting price of just under $1000. This is a great camera if you are interested in photography and it is a real passion of yours, or you hope to work your way up to being a professional photographer. It is a great starting camera for anyone who is seriously interested in photography, not just for casual use to photograph the kids and your family, unless you have a large budget. ($1000 is a lot for a camera. There are many cameras that retail at under $300 that have many of features that the D80 has. The D80 just has a lot of extra features that professionals love to use to make sure that their photo is perfect.)

This camera has a huge view finder which is always helpful and displays the photos you take on a high quality 2.5 inch LCD screen. The Nikon D80 uses theEN-EL3e rechargeable lithium-ion battery as the D200 and has a lot in common with the Nikon D200. They both have a 10 MP sensor, a very large view finder, the same 2.5 inch LCD screen, and many other features. The D200 has the same quality as the D90 but costs almost $700 more than the D90 as it retails at $1,699. Nikon is one of the most well respected camera production companies in the world so if you are looking into getting a quality Nikon camera, the Nikon D80 will probably be your best bet at finding a quality camera with all the features you need without spending thousands and thousands of dollars. The camera is 5.2 inches long, 4.1 inches wide, and just over 2 inches tall. It weighs almost one and a half pounds at 21 oz without a battery or memory card so it may be a bit heavier when you are actually taking photographs and have the memory card and battery in the camera.

There is a lot of software that comes with the camera and a lot more that can be purchased from outside sources to edit and improve your photographs. When printed, photos from the Nikon D80 are absolutely stunning and you can easily print very large pictures is as high quality as you can little 3 inch by 5 inch postcard size pictures

You can pick up the Nikon D80 at Amazon.com.