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Nikon Z7 II sample images

Sample images from the Nikon Z7 II, with camera settings and source attribution, plus shooting and editing patterns aggregated from 2,735 real photos.

Aggregated from photos analyzed on PixelPeeper · no spec sheets, only observed behavior

#18
most analyzed of 99 cameras
f/2.8
median aperture
ISO 320
median · p95 1,600
1/319s
median shutter
94%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How Nikon Z7 II photos are shot

2,735 all-time photos · 1,992 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 4%
  2. f/1.8 20%
  3. f/2.8 39%
  4. f/4 23%
  5. f/5.6 7%
  6. f/8+ 8%

ISO

  1. <=200 39%
  2. 400 24%
  3. 800 22%
  4. 1600 11%
  5. 3200 4%
  6. 6400+ 1%

Real-world ISO ceiling: 95% of photos stay at or below ISO 1,600.

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 31%
  2. 1/500s 19%
  3. 1/250s 26%
  4. 1/125s 16%
  5. 1/60s 4%
  6. slower 4%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 35mm 34%
  2. 50mm 15%
  3. 24mm 8%
  4. 70mm 7%
  5. 85mm 5%
  6. 28mm 2%
  7. 34mm 2%
  8. 38mm 1%
  9. 58mm 1%
  10. 40mm 1%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 94%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 5%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
14:00 · 10%
Flash fired
15%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2020-2026

  1. 2020 4%
  2. 2021 4%
  3. 2022 10%
  4. 2023 12%
  5. 2024 31%
  6. 2025 32%
  7. 2026 6%

What's mounted on the Nikon Z7 II

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

Last 90 days · 331 photos

  1. 1 Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S 35% up
  2. 2 NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.4 12% up
  3. 3 Nikon NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.8 S 11% up
  4. 4 AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR 6% up
  5. 5 NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S 6% up
  6. 6 Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.2 S 5% down
  7. 7 Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S 4% flat
  8. 8 Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S 3% flat
  9. 9 NIKKOR Z 70-180mm f/2.8 3% up
  10. 10 Nikon NIKKOR Z 85mm f/1.8 S 3% flat
  11. 11 NIKKOR Z 20mm f/1.8 S 2% up
  12. 12 VR 300mm f/2.8G 2% up

The edit fingerprint

How Nikon Z7 II photos are edited

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

from 231 Lightroom edits · last 90 days

The typical Nikon Z7 II edit

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

  • Exposure +0.4
  • Contrast -5
  • Highlights -33
  • Shadows +26
  • Blacks +3

Ranges show the middle 50% of edited photos.

The Nikon Z7 II tone curve

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

Custom curve
100%
lift blacks
55%
lower whites
46%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Highlights 99%
  2. Shadows 97%
  3. Contrast 96%
  4. Exposure 95%
  5. Blacks 92%
  6. Whites 88%
  7. Orange saturation 83%
  8. Yellow saturation 83%
  9. Green saturation 82%
  10. Blue saturation 77%
  11. Green hue 76%
  12. Orange luminance 74%
  13. Red luminance 63%
  14. Orange hue 62%
  15. Vibrance 61%
  16. Green luminance 60%

White balance & profiles

Custom
85%
As Shot
15%
Median temperature
5,936K
Median tint
+15
  1. Adobe Standard 92%
  2. Camera Standard 3%
  3. DVLOP III 3%
  4. DVLOP X 2%
  5. Embedded 1%

The Nikon Z7 II 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
53%
Vignette
3%
Cropped
99%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 56% · sat 46% · lum 63%
  • Orange hue 62% · sat 83% · lum 74%
  • Yellow hue 60% · sat 83% · lum 54%
  • Green hue 76% · sat 82% · lum 60%
  • Aqua hue 57% · sat 57% · lum 27%
  • Blue hue 57% · sat 77% · lum 51%
  • Purple hue 47% · sat 54% · lum 19%
  • Magenta hue 50% · sat 49% · lum 22%

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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. Gallery previews are reduced thumbnails from attributed public sources; every chart and swatch is derived from aggregate numbers. generated July 20, 2026.