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Nikon D810

How 929 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

#39
most analyzed of 113 cameras
f/3.2
median aperture
ISO 250
median · p95 1,250
1/319s
median shutter
86%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How Nikon D810 photos are shot

929 all-time photos · 453 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 10%
  2. f/1.8 13%
  3. f/2.8 25%
  4. f/4 18%
  5. f/5.6 12%
  6. f/8+ 20%

ISO

  1. <=200 46%
  2. 400 25%
  3. 800 17%
  4. 1600 8%
  5. 3200 3%
  6. 6400+ 0%

Real-world ISO ceiling: 95% of photos stay at or below ISO 1,250.

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 25%
  2. 1/500s 21%
  3. 1/250s 26%
  4. 1/125s 16%
  5. 1/60s 4%
  6. slower 8%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 35mm 20%
  2. 85mm 18%
  3. 50mm 17%
  4. 24mm 6%
  5. 58mm 4%
  6. 19mm 3%
  7. 70mm 3%
  8. 29mm 2%
  9. 28mm 2%
  10. 105mm 1%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 86%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 12%
  3. Shutter speed priority AE 1%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
17:00 · 11%
Flash fired
6%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2014-2026

  1. 2014 9%
  2. 2015 5%
  3. 2016 14%
  4. 2017 8%
  5. 2018 7%
  6. 2019 12%
  7. 2020 7%
  8. 2021 6%
  9. 2022 5%
  10. 2023 12%
  11. 2024 9%
  12. 2025 3%

What's mounted on the Nikon D810

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

  1. 1 0 mm f/-- 21% flat
  2. 2 19mm (f/4.0) 14% flat
  3. 3 Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD G2 (A032) 9% flat
  4. 4 Nikon AF-S Nikkor 58 mm 1.4G 9% flat
  5. 5 Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED 7% flat
  6. 6 Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR 7% flat
  7. 7 Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG HSM | A (Nikon F) 5% flat
  8. 8 AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED 4% flat
  9. 9 Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR 3% flat
  10. 10 Nikon PC-E NIKKOR 24mm f/3.5D ED 3% flat
  11. 11 Nikon AF-S Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.8G ED 3% flat
  12. 12 Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art (Nikon F) 2% flat

The edit fingerprint

How Nikon D810 photos are edited

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

from 453 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical Nikon D810 edit

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

  • Exposure +0.05
  • Highlights -53
  • Shadows +30
  • Whites -25
  • Blacks +22
  • Saturation -5

Ranges show the middle 50% of edited photos.

The Nikon D810 tone curve

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

Custom curve
92%
lift blacks
63%
lower whites
66%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Highlights 97%
  2. Shadows 93%
  3. Green saturation 91%
  4. Blacks 91%
  5. Whites 91%
  6. Exposure 88%
  7. Blue saturation 85%
  8. Orange saturation 84%
  9. Red saturation 81%
  10. Green hue 81%
  11. Red luminance 80%
  12. Orange luminance 80%
  13. Yellow saturation 80%
  14. Red hue 77%
  15. Yellow hue 76%
  16. Aqua saturation 75%

White balance & profiles

Custom
70%
As Shot
30%
Auto
0%
Median temperature
6,000K
Median tint
0
  1. Adobe Standard 78%
  2. Fuji Superia 400 N 5%
  3. Kodak Portra 160 2N 3%
  4. Camera Neutral 3%
  5. Embedded 2%

The Nikon D810 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
4%
Grain
38%
Vignette
12%
Cropped
64%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 77% · sat 81% · lum 80%
  • Orange hue 65% · sat 84% · lum 80%
  • Yellow hue 76% · sat 80% · lum 67%
  • Green hue 81% · sat 91% · lum 72%
  • Aqua hue 46% · sat 75% · lum 47%
  • Blue hue 73% · sat 85% · lum 73%
  • Purple hue 46% · sat 66% · lum 44%
  • Magenta hue 52% · sat 63% · lum 31%

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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 November 02, 2026.