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Nikon D810

How 815 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

#36
most analyzed of 102 cameras
f/3.5
median aperture
ISO 200
median · p95 1,250
1/319s
median shutter
85%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How Nikon D810 photos are shot

815 all-time photos · 410 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 9%
  2. f/1.8 15%
  3. f/2.8 22%
  4. f/4 20%
  5. f/5.6 12%
  6. f/8+ 23%

ISO

  1. <=200 52%
  2. 400 22%
  3. 800 15%
  4. 1600 8%
  5. 3200 2%
  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 20%
  3. 1/250s 23%
  4. 1/125s 17%
  5. 1/60s 5%
  6. slower 10%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 50mm 18%
  2. 35mm 18%
  3. 85mm 17%
  4. 24mm 7%
  5. 19mm 4%
  6. 70mm 3%
  7. 58mm 3%
  8. 29mm 2%
  9. 28mm 2%
  10. 45mm 2%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 85%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 13%
  3. Shutter speed priority AE 1%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
20:00 · 10%
Flash fired
8%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2013-2026

  1. 2013 1%
  2. 2014 8%
  3. 2015 5%
  4. 2016 15%
  5. 2017 9%
  6. 2018 7%
  7. 2019 13%
  8. 2020 9%
  9. 2021 5%
  10. 2022 4%
  11. 2023 8%
  12. 2024 11%

What's mounted on the Nikon D810

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

  1. 1 19mm (f/4.0) 17% flat
  2. 2 Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD G2 (A032) 11% flat
  3. 3 Nikon AF-S Nikkor 58 mm 1.4G 11% flat
  4. 4 Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR 9% flat
  5. 5 Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG HSM | A (Nikon F) 6% flat
  6. 6 Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED 6% flat
  7. 7 AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED 5% flat
  8. 8 0 mm f/-- 5% flat
  9. 9 Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR 4% flat
  10. 10 Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM | A (Nikon F) 3% flat
  11. 11 Nikon PC-E NIKKOR 24mm f/3.5D ED 3% flat
  12. 12 Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR 2% flat

The edit fingerprint

How Nikon D810 photos are edited

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

from 410 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical Nikon D810 edit

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

  • Exposure +0.07
  • Highlights -55
  • Shadows +26
  • Whites -20
  • Blacks +10
  • Saturation -2

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
69%
lower whites
63%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Highlights 97%
  2. Shadows 92%
  3. Green saturation 91%
  4. Blacks 91%
  5. Whites 91%
  6. Exposure 88%
  7. Orange saturation 85%
  8. Blue saturation 85%
  9. Red saturation 80%
  10. Red luminance 80%
  11. Orange luminance 79%
  12. Yellow saturation 78%
  13. Green hue 78%
  14. Contrast 76%
  15. Red hue 75%
  16. Aqua saturation 73%

White balance & profiles

Custom
72%
As Shot
28%
Auto
1%
Median temperature
5,971K
Median tint
0
  1. Adobe Standard 78%
  2. Fuji Superia 400 N 4%
  3. Camera Neutral 3%
  4. Camera Standard 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
3%
Grain
38%
Vignette
13%
Cropped
63%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 75% · sat 80% · lum 80%
  • Orange hue 64% · sat 85% · lum 79%
  • Yellow hue 71% · sat 78% · lum 63%
  • Green hue 78% · sat 91% · lum 69%
  • Aqua hue 52% · sat 73% · lum 52%
  • Blue hue 73% · sat 85% · lum 71%
  • Purple hue 48% · sat 71% · lum 48%
  • Magenta hue 57% · sat 69% · lum 34%

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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.