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The Nikon D80 is a digital single-lens reflex camera model released on August 9, 2006. The D80 brings together features from the entry-level Nikon D50 and the high-end D200, and occupies the price bracket of the Nikon D70 and D70s. The Nikon D80 is sold with the Zoom-Nikkor AF-S DX 18-135 mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED kit lens. Its immediate competitors are the Pentax K10D, Sony α 100 or the Canon EOS 30D.