Nikon · camera stats

Nikon D780

How 785 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

#43
most analyzed of 111 cameras
f/2.5
median aperture
ISO 250
median · p95 2,500
1/400s
median shutter
79%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How Nikon D780 photos are shot

785 all-time photos · 598 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 7%
  2. f/1.8 30%
  3. f/2.8 33%
  4. f/4 18%
  5. f/5.6 7%
  6. f/8+ 6%

ISO

  1. <=200 44%
  2. 400 22%
  3. 800 16%
  4. 1600 10%
  5. 3200 6%
  6. 6400+ 2%

Real-world ISO ceiling: 95% of photos stay at or below ISO 2,500.

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 38%
  2. 1/500s 13%
  3. 1/250s 34%
  4. 1/125s 10%
  5. 1/60s 2%
  6. slower 2%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 35mm 41%
  2. 50mm 18%
  3. 85mm 9%
  4. 24mm 7%
  5. 58mm 4%
  6. 28mm 3%
  7. 70mm 2%
  8. 20mm 2%
  9. 17mm 1%
  10. 27mm 1%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 79%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 20%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
18:00 · 13%
Flash fired
11%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2020-2026

  1. 2020 2%
  2. 2021 7%
  3. 2022 18%
  4. 2023 31%
  5. 2024 25%
  6. 2025 12%
  7. 2026 6%

What's mounted on the Nikon D780

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

  1. 1 35mm f/1.4G 28% flat
  2. 2 AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR 14% flat
  3. 3 50mm f/1.4G 10% flat
  4. 4 58mm f/1.4G 6% flat
  5. 5 17-55mm f/2.8G 6% flat
  6. 6 85mm f/1.8G 4% flat
  7. 7 50mm f/1.8G 3% flat
  8. 8 85mm f/1.4G 3% flat
  9. 9 24-70mm f/2.8G 3% flat
  10. 10 24mm f/1.8G 3% flat
  11. 11 35mm f/1.8G 2% flat
  12. 12 28mm f/1.4E 2% flat

The edit fingerprint

How Nikon D780 photos are edited

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

from 598 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical Nikon D780 edit

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

  • Exposure +0.11
  • Highlights -50
  • Shadows +29
  • Whites -10
  • Blacks +24
  • Saturation -5

Ranges show the middle 50% of edited photos.

The Nikon D780 tone curve

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

Custom curve
100%
lift blacks
71%
lower whites
78%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Highlights 98%
  2. Blacks 97%
  3. Shadows 96%
  4. Whites 93%
  5. Exposure 91%
  6. Green saturation 90%
  7. Yellow saturation 89%
  8. Orange saturation 87%
  9. Orange luminance 86%
  10. Blue saturation 84%
  11. Contrast 84%
  12. Yellow luminance 82%
  13. Green hue 81%
  14. Blue luminance 80%
  15. Orange hue 80%
  16. Red luminance 78%

White balance & profiles

Custom
80%
As Shot
19%
Auto
2%
Median temperature
5,550K
Median tint
+6
  1. Adobe Standard 95%
  2. Camera Standard 2%
  3. DVLOP III 1%
  4. Embedded 1%
  5. 400H⁺¹ - N 1%

The Nikon D780 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
8%
Grain
55%
Vignette
18%
Cropped
92%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 72% · sat 78% · lum 78%
  • Orange hue 80% · sat 87% · lum 86%
  • Yellow hue 75% · sat 89% · lum 82%
  • Green hue 81% · sat 90% · lum 74%
  • Aqua hue 66% · sat 64% · lum 45%
  • Blue hue 64% · sat 84% · lum 80%
  • Purple hue 58% · sat 66% · lum 38%
  • Magenta hue 64% · sat 69% · lum 32%

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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.