Nikon · camera stats

D800E

How 103 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

#103
most analyzed of 104 cameras
f/3.4
median aperture
ISO 200
median · p95 3,200
1/250s
median shutter
69%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How D800E photos are shot

103 all-time photos · 21 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 14%
  2. f/1.8 16%
  3. f/2.8 17%
  4. f/4 15%
  5. f/5.6 13%
  6. f/8+ 27%

ISO

  1. <=200 54%
  2. 400 25%
  3. 800 9%
  4. 1600 6%
  5. 3200 6%
  6. 6400+ 0%

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

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 27%
  2. 1/500s 10%
  3. 1/250s 22%
  4. 1/125s 19%
  5. 1/60s 4%
  6. slower 18%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 35mm 26%
  2. 50mm 15%
  3. 58mm 11%
  4. 24mm 9%
  5. 85mm 7%
  6. 105mm 4%
  7. 18mm 3%
  8. 200mm 3%
  9. 52mm 3%
  10. 70mm 3%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 69%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 25%
  3. Program AE 5%
  4. Shutter speed priority AE 1%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
11:00 · 13%
Flash fired
2%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2012-2026

  1. 2012 1%
  2. 2013 8%
  3. 2014 16%
  4. 2015 6%
  5. 2016 16%
  6. 2017 6%
  7. 2018 3%
  8. 2019 1%
  9. 2020 9%
  10. 2021 2%
  11. 2022 5%
  12. 2023 17%

What's mounted on the D800E

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

  1. 1 Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G 47% flat
  2. 2 Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM | A (Nikon F) 27% flat
  3. 3 Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD (A007) 7% flat
  4. 4 Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED 7% flat
  5. 5 AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.4G 7% flat
  6. 6 Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD (A007) 7% flat

The edit fingerprint

How D800E photos are edited

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

from 21 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical D800E edit

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

  • Exposure +0.63
  • Contrast -22
  • Highlights -40
  • Shadows +32
  • Whites -45
  • Blacks +30
  • Saturation -10

Ranges show the middle 50% of edited photos.

The D800E tone curve

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

Custom curve
95%
lift blacks
42%
lower whites
74%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Blacks 95%
  2. Whites 95%
  3. Shadows 95%
  4. Highlights 95%
  5. Orange luminance 91%
  6. Orange saturation 91%
  7. Green saturation 91%
  8. Contrast 91%
  9. Exposure 91%
  10. Blue saturation 91%
  11. Blue luminance 86%
  12. Aqua saturation 86%
  13. Red luminance 86%
  14. Red saturation 86%
  15. Yellow luminance 86%
  16. Yellow saturation 81%

White balance & profiles

Custom
71%
As Shot
29%
Median temperature
4,600K
Median tint
+9
  1. Adobe Standard 81%
  2. Agfa Vista 100 - N 5%
  3. Camera Standard 5%
  4. Ektar 25 - N 5%
  5. Kodak Max 800 - N 5%

The D800E 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
0%
Cropped
76%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 76% · sat 86% · lum 86%
  • Orange hue 76% · sat 91% · lum 91%
  • Yellow hue 57% · sat 81% · lum 86%
  • Green hue 81% · sat 91% · lum 52%
  • Aqua hue 43% · sat 86% · lum 38%
  • Blue hue 76% · sat 91% · lum 86%
  • Purple hue 38% · sat 52% · lum 43%
  • Magenta hue 19% · sat 57% · lum 24%

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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 September 07, 2026.