Quote Originally Posted by SmartWombat
Nikon I think name them oddly.
Color space
• Ia (sRGB)
• II (Adobe RGB)
• IIIa (sRGB - optimized for landscapes)

So you should be using colour space II for maximum gamut.
Then convert to sRGB in software for the Web and for printing at your local WalMart/Costco lab.

What you want is in the Shooting Menu...
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond80/page9.asp
Optimise Image | Custom | Color Mode | II (Adobe RGB)
Hi Ron and PAul,
thank you guys for helping me with this. I stand corrected on my last post.
I did find the camera setting tucked deep in the manual.

In the camera menu[d80] where you select normal, vivid, soft, etc there is a Custom choice and the RGB choices are as PAul listed.
• Ia (sRGB)
• II (Adobe RGB)
• IIIa (sRGB - optimized for landscapes)

Im going to try PAul's suggestion an give colour space II [maximum gamut] a try.

thanks again fellows for all your help.

-Bob