Nikon D80 Body only 10.2 Megapixel

I've played with D80 for almost half an hour at a local camera shop, and combined with the news release on Nikon, I'll list some improvements and differences of the all new D80 compared with D70/D70s:

-10.2 MP CCD Sensor,Though not a huge step foward, extra 4 mp definitely helps in define finer details. Long exposure noise control still need improvement, not suited for extended long time exposure, but definitely good enough for most night photography. - Improved image processing engine, Nikon claim it is similar to D200/D2x, faster processing speed and extended image processing power. - 3D Color matrix metering II, similar to D200/D2x but only have 420 pixel sensor instead of 1005, still, more than enough. - Awsome 11 area AF, much better AF focusing point positioning for better composition. - Mechanical shutter instead of Mech/Electronic. Max shutter speed only goes to 1/4000, flash sync only goes to 1/200 without front pannel flash unit SB-800 or SB-600. - Shorter viewfinder blackout, a bit better than D70/70s, not as good as D200. - Larger brighter viewfinder with 95% viewing area and 0.94x magnification, better than D70/70s which have a tiny viewfinder. - Support SD memory card and SD-HC(SD High Capacity, enables capacity over 2gb) - Multiple-exposure!! Very creative tool you can ultilize. - A bit smaller body size than D70/70s, good for smaller hands, might not as comfortable for larger hands, but have vertical grip available for grab. - Similar menu interface as D200, menu response speed is slower, means when you press a button there is a lag before the cursor moves to another item. - en-el3e battery, same as D200 with very accurate battery info. - Wireless flash control (Nikon Creative Lighting System, it's awsome! use your on-camera flash to trigger remote SB-800 or SB-600) - Very large and bright 2.5" LCD w/170 degree view angle. - MD-80 vertical grip for extended battery life with 2 batteries. - Programable Function button(very useful). - Shooting mode and AF mode included on top LCD panel. - longer continues shooting buff, though same FPS rate as D70/70s (3fps) - Automatic AF-s/AF-c.

Camera handling is similar to D70/D70s. Overall we see a refined model of D70/D70s. Price tag is very attractive(under $1000)! Buy it and you won't regret. Highly Recommended.

** When you are purchasing on eBay for a brandnew D80 however, make sure you are purchasing a USA model instead of Grey market. Ask seller for verification. Otherwise Nikon USA is not gonna gurantee your warranty related repaires.