Local Viewfinder has reviewed the Nikon D80 DSLR and lets see what they have to say. The DSLR scored brownie points for its compatibility with almost all Nikon lenses, its advance features, which are a steal for its price and its overall performance. What they didn’t dig was the DSLR’s average support for RAW and its new generation 3D Color Matrix Metering II.

The Nikon D80 features a new 10.2 effective megapixel DX Format CCD image sensor, which promises extremely detailed and striking images. This DSLR also has a SD Slot something which will no doubt go well with the consumers. Nikon has also incorporated a proprietary high-resolution image processing engine, color independent analog pre-conditioning and high-precision 12-bit digital image processing algorithms.The Nikon D80 includes Nikon F lens mount, 3D Color Matrix Metering II, 11 area autofocus, 0.18 second bootup, 80ms shot response, -Lighting, Red-eye correction, Image overlay ,Monochrome settings (Black-and-white, Sepia, Cyanotype) and Filter Effect.

In the end the review writes "It's hard to find any fault with the D80. Only the mere existence of the D200 does it remind us what the D80 strives to be. The upgrade path from both D50 and D70 is clearly the D80 with its advanced features and SD memory requirements. The only downside is that early adopters who have established workflow or enjoy working with NEF will need to wait for 3rd party vendors to support the D80 among other accessories that will trickle in over the next few months.. but it's well worth the wait."