For every aspiring photographer...
1 • Lens: AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D ED-IF • Exposure mode: [S] 1/60 second, f/2.8 • White balance: Auto • Sensitivity: ISO-equiv. 200
2 • Lens: AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED-IF • Exposure mode: [S] 1/250 second, f/4 • White balance: Auto • Sensitivity: ISO-equiv. 100
3 • Lens: AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G ED-IF • Exposure mode: [S] 1/60 second, f/3.5 • White balance: Auto • Sensitivity: ISO-equiv. 200
4 • Lens: AF DX Fisheye-Nikkor 10.5mm f/2.8G ED • Exposure mode: Digital Vari-Program [Landscape] 1/1.3 second, f/2.8 • White balance: Auto • Sensitivity: ISO-equiv. 100
5 • Lens: AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G ED-IF • Exposure mode: [S] 1/400 seconds, f/6.3 • White balance: Auto • Sensitivity: ISO-equiv. 100
6 • Lens: AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G ED-IF • Exposure mode: Digital Vari-Program [Landscape] 1/200 second, f/10 • White balance: Auto • Sensitivity: ISO-equiv. 400
All photos taken with image quality mode: RAW (NEF)
1-3: Yves Paternoster 4-6: Hien Lam Duc
New high-resolution
image processing engine
AF DX Fisheye-Nikkor
10.5mm f/2.8G ED
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Nikkor lenses used for the preceding photos include:
AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor
17-55mm f/2.8G ED-IF
AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor
105mm f/2.8G ED-IF
AF-S Zoom-Nikkor
17-35mm f/2.8D ED-IF
AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor
70-200mm f/2.8G ED-IF
D80 Processing System
Image Sensor
2-channel
rotated output
Optimized A/D conversion
ASIC
(Image processing pipeline)
High-speed quantization process
Faithful color reproduction with
more precise pipeline quantization
Precision color
processing
Precision tone
processing
Precision
interpolation
V/H conversion
NEW
One of the key advances developed for the D80 is its high-resolution image processing en-
gine. At its heart is a dedicated new high-performance processing chip that greatly accelerates
performance on all levels, while also consuming less power than its predecessors. It also inherits
advantages developed exclusively for Nikonʼs latest professional digital SLR cameras, combining
color independent analog pre-conditioning with improved 12-bit digital image processing algorithms.
The result is natural-looking images that benet from faithful color and tone reproduction. The level
of performance attained allows the new engine to rapidly and efciently process the 10.2 megapixel
resolution images captured by the DX Format CCD image sensor.