'A middle-of-the-pack performer, with the exception of very fast start-up times, the D3000 doesn't improve much on the D60. '
'The Nikon D3000 looks and feels expensive; its build is similar to the more-expensive ($999 list, body only) Nikon D90 , but it's more compact (1.16 pounds) with a smaller grip and fewer buttons. '
'If you're an enthusiast photographer and want to learn more about how to take photos in different situations, there is probably no better camera to get your hands on than the Nikon D3000. '
'The slightly mottled plastic around the body is the standard Nikon feel, and overall build quality is excellent considering the price range. '
'The D80 is definitely a great entry DSLR that still provides future growth.'
'The D80 is a fairly large digital SLR that has impressive build quality (save for a few plastic doors).'
'It's quiet too'
'the D80 includes a generous assortment of additional features, letting you do such things as combine multiple exposures, add text comments to any image, or program the built-in flash to fire multiple times at specified intervals.'
'image stabilization, a decent movie mode, long battery'
'digital image stabilization and an amazing sensitivity range of 50 to 4000 ISO'
'lack of sharp focus.'
'manually enabled popup flash is fairly weak - maximum flash range (in auto ISO mode) is just short of 15 feet; not very impressive for a camera with a 10X zoom.'
'Recycle time between shots is an unimpressive 3.6 seconds and nearly 4.9 seconds with flash.'
'Unfortunately, without a video out port, users will only be able to export video and still images through either the memory card or the USB port located on the right side of the camera.'
'It has fast operations, and provides flexible exposure control.'
'its 1.5-inch LCD seems puny in the current market.'
