Nikon · camera stats

D7500

How 105 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

#109
most analyzed of 111 cameras
f/2.8
median aperture
ISO 320
median · p95 3,200
1/250s
median shutter
85%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How D7500 photos are shot

105 all-time photos · 48 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 10%
  2. f/1.8 17%
  3. f/2.8 24%
  4. f/4 15%
  5. f/5.6 10%
  6. f/8+ 25%

ISO

  1. <=200 39%
  2. 400 18%
  3. 800 17%
  4. 1600 5%
  5. 3200 20%
  6. 6400+ 1%

Real-world ISO ceiling: 95% of photos stay at or below ISO 3,200.

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 26%
  2. 1/500s 7%
  3. 1/250s 31%
  4. 1/125s 18%
  5. 1/60s 3%
  6. slower 15%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 35mm 33%
  2. 30mm 11%
  3. 85mm 8%
  4. 11mm 7%
  5. 50mm 7%
  6. 20mm 4%
  7. 26mm 4%
  8. 80mm 3%
  9. 122mm 2%
  10. 16mm 2%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 85%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 9%
  3. Not Defined 5%
  4. Shutter speed priority AE 2%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
08:00 · 14%
Flash fired
20%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2018-2026

  1. 2018 1%
  2. 2019 2%
  3. 2020 22%
  4. 2021 3%
  5. 2022 9%
  6. 2023 11%
  7. 2024 19%
  8. 2025 12%
  9. 2026 21%

What's mounted on the D7500

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

  1. 1 Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD G2 (A032) 50% flat
  2. 2 Tokina AT-X 116 PRO DX 11-16mm F2.8 25% flat
  3. 3 TAMRON SP AF 17-50mm F2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical IF A16N 25% flat

The edit fingerprint

How D7500 photos are edited

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

from 48 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical D7500 edit

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

  • Exposure +0.34
  • Contrast +21
  • Highlights -36
  • Shadows +29
  • Blacks -10
  • Clarity +12
  • Vibrance +5

Ranges show the middle 50% of edited photos.

The D7500 tone curve

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

Custom curve
61%
lift blacks
81%
lower whites
65%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Blacks 98%
  2. Highlights 98%
  3. Shadows 96%
  4. Exposure 94%
  5. Whites 92%
  6. Contrast 90%
  7. Clarity 83%
  8. Vibrance 65%
  9. Green saturation 60%
  10. Blue saturation 54%
  11. Yellow saturation 52%
  12. Orange saturation 52%
  13. Green hue 48%
  14. Saturation 46%
  15. Red hue 44%
  16. Aqua saturation 44%

White balance & profiles

As Shot
58%
Custom
42%
Median temperature
5,675K
Median tint
+4
  1. Adobe Standard 94%
  2. Embedded 4%
  3. Camera Standard 2%

The D7500 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
0%
Grain
19%
Vignette
4%
Cropped
63%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 44% · sat 40% · lum 42%
  • Orange hue 42% · sat 52% · lum 35%
  • Yellow hue 27% · sat 52% · lum 31%
  • Green hue 48% · sat 60% · lum 27%
  • Aqua hue 35% · sat 44% · lum 31%
  • Blue hue 44% · sat 54% · lum 42%
  • Purple hue 31% · sat 33% · lum 27%
  • Magenta hue 31% · sat 40% · lum 21%

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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 October 19, 2026.