Nikon · camera stats

D4

How 250 real photos from this camera were shot — and how they were edited in Lightroom.

Aggregated from photos analyzed on PixelPeeper · no spec sheets, only observed behavior

#71
most analyzed of 102 cameras
f/2.5
median aperture
ISO 200
median · p95 1,600
1/319s
median shutter
86%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How D4 photos are shot

250 all-time photos · 134 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 9%
  2. f/1.8 12%
  3. f/2.8 45%
  4. f/4 23%
  5. f/5.6 6%
  6. f/8+ 7%

ISO

  1. <=200 55%
  2. 400 18%
  3. 800 18%
  4. 1600 5%
  5. 3200 3%
  6. 6400+ 1%

Real-world ISO ceiling: 95% of photos stay at or below ISO 1,600.

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 37%
  2. 1/500s 12%
  3. 1/250s 24%
  4. 1/125s 15%
  5. 1/60s 7%
  6. slower 5%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 35mm 46%
  2. 85mm 10%
  3. 500mm 9%
  4. 50mm 7%
  5. 200mm 5%
  6. 70mm 4%
  7. 14mm 2%
  8. 24mm 2%
  9. 58mm 2%
  10. 15mm 1%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 86%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 11%
  3. Program AE 1%
  4. Shutter speed priority AE 1%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
16:00 · 18%
Flash fired
4%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2012-2026

  1. 2012 1%
  2. 2013 1%
  3. 2014 10%
  4. 2015 3%
  5. 2016 4%
  6. 2017 15%
  7. 2018 15%
  8. 2019 12%
  9. 2020 6%
  10. 2021 8%
  11. 2022 9%
  12. 2023 13%

What's mounted on the D4

Lens pairings from the last 90 days, compared with the all-time share.

  1. 1 Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 35mm f/1.4G 63% flat
  2. 2 AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.4G 13% flat
  3. 3 AF-S VR Nikkor 500mm f/4G ED 13% flat
  4. 4 Tokina AT-X 16-28 F2.8 PRO FX 13% flat

The edit fingerprint

How D4 photos are edited

Median Lightroom develop settings across every analyzed edit — data nobody else has.

from 134 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical D4 edit

Dot = median · band = Middle 50% of edits. Neutral sliders are hidden.

  • Exposure +0.14
  • Contrast -6
  • Highlights -30
  • Shadows +25
  • Whites -15
  • Blacks +9
  • Clarity -5
  • Texture -3
  • Saturation -5

Ranges show the middle 50% of edited photos.

The D4 tone curve

Median curve across all custom tone curves, with the middle 50% band.

Custom curve
97%
lift blacks
64%
lower whites
69%

Most-touched sliders

Share of edits where each Lightroom slider was moved away from neutral.

  1. Shadows 95%
  2. Highlights 93%
  3. Contrast 90%
  4. Orange saturation 89%
  5. Whites 89%
  6. Orange luminance 89%
  7. Yellow saturation 83%
  8. Green saturation 83%
  9. Blacks 82%
  10. Red luminance 79%
  11. Yellow luminance 79%
  12. Blue saturation 79%
  13. Red hue 76%
  14. Blue hue 75%
  15. Blue luminance 75%
  16. Exposure 74%

White balance & profiles

Custom
60%
As Shot
40%
Median temperature
5,077K
Median tint
+5
  1. Adobe Standard 84%
  2. DVLOP X 6%
  3. Camera Standard 5%
  4. Embedded 2%
  5. // Kodak Portra 400 (Noritsu) 1%

The D4 color profile

Rendered from aggregate color grading and HSL data — never from photos.

Color grading

Median hue and saturation per layer, shown as the color it produces.

No reliable color grading sample yet.

Black & white
10%
Grain
55%
Vignette
13%
Cropped
83%

Color mixer activity

How often each HSL channel gets adjusted, with the hue/sat/lum split.

  • Red hue 76% · sat 71% · lum 79%
  • Orange hue 65% · sat 89% · lum 89%
  • Yellow hue 64% · sat 83% · lum 79%
  • Green hue 71% · sat 83% · lum 63%
  • Aqua hue 58% · sat 72% · lum 59%
  • Blue hue 75% · sat 79% · lum 75%
  • Purple hue 55% · sat 57% · lum 28%
  • Magenta hue 39% · sat 58% · lum 25%

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Methodology

Stats are aggregated from photos analyzed on PixelPeeper, capped per contributor so no single uploader can dominate a page. Shooting values come from EXIF metadata; editing values come from Lightroom XMP develop settings when present. Every chart and swatch is derived from aggregate numbers. generated August 31, 2026.