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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 2,933 real photos.

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

#18
most analyzed of 98 cameras
f/2.8
median aperture
ISO 320
median · p95 1,600
1/400s
median shutter
95%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How Nikon Z7 II photos are shot

2,933 all-time photos · 2,112 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 5%
  2. f/1.8 21%
  3. f/2.8 38%
  4. f/4 22%
  5. f/5.6 6%
  6. f/8+ 8%

ISO

  1. <=200 38%
  2. 400 24%
  3. 800 24%
  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+ 32%
  2. 1/500s 19%
  3. 1/250s 26%
  4. 1/125s 15%
  5. 1/60s 3%
  6. slower 5%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 35mm 34%
  2. 50mm 14%
  3. 24mm 8%
  4. 70mm 7%
  5. 85mm 5%
  6. 28mm 2%
  7. 34mm 2%
  8. 58mm 1%
  9. 38mm 1%
  10. 31mm 1%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 95%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 5%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
17:00 · 10%
Flash fired
14%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2020-2026

  1. 2020 3%
  2. 2021 4%
  3. 2022 12%
  4. 2023 12%
  5. 2024 31%
  6. 2025 31%
  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 · 313 photos

  1. 1 Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S 41% up
  2. 2 Nikon NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.8 S 19% up
  3. 3 NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.4 6% up
  4. 4 Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.2 S 5% down
  5. 5 Nikon NIKKOR Z 85mm f/1.8 S 5% up
  6. 6 NIKKOR Z 20mm f/1.8 S 3% up
  7. 7 NIKKOR Z 70-180mm f/2.8 3% up
  8. 8 AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR 3% flat
  9. 9 Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S 3% flat
  10. 10 NIKKOR Z 28mm f/2.8 2% up
  11. 11 VR 300mm f/2.8G 2% up
  12. 12 NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S 2% flat

The edit fingerprint

How Nikon Z7 II photos are edited

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

from 216 Lightroom edits · last 90 days

The typical Nikon Z7 II edit

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

  • Exposure +0.28
  • Contrast -10
  • Highlights -40
  • Shadows +26
  • Blacks +11

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
48%
lower whites
44%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Highlights 99%
  2. Shadows 96%
  3. Contrast 96%
  4. Exposure 94%
  5. Whites 93%
  6. Blacks 92%
  7. Green saturation 86%
  8. Orange saturation 84%
  9. Green hue 83%
  10. Yellow saturation 83%
  11. Blue saturation 82%
  12. Orange luminance 80%
  13. Green luminance 72%
  14. Aqua saturation 69%
  15. Orange hue 68%
  16. Red hue 68%

White balance & profiles

Custom
89%
As Shot
11%
Median temperature
5,752K
Median tint
+13
  1. Adobe Standard 92%
  2. DVLOP III 3%
  3. Camera Standard 2%
  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
6%
Grain
51%
Vignette
1%
Cropped
100%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 68% · sat 56% · lum 67%
  • Orange hue 68% · sat 84% · lum 80%
  • Yellow hue 65% · sat 83% · lum 59%
  • Green hue 83% · sat 86% · lum 72%
  • Aqua hue 60% · sat 69% · lum 47%
  • Blue hue 66% · sat 82% · lum 65%
  • Purple hue 47% · sat 54% · lum 29%
  • Magenta hue 47% · sat 52% · lum 25%

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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 August 10, 2026.