Camera × genre data

Portrait settings observed with the Canon EOS-1D X

Pair-specific observations from public portfolios of professional photographers; parent camera or genre statistics are not substituted here.

Current dataset

Sample and data quality

Photographs
206
Professional photographers
17
Public albums
18
Settings completeness
100.0%

The largest contributor accounts for 27.7% of this sample. Status: strong. These are observations, not recommendations or universal usage estimates. Observed dates span 2012-10-08 to 2023-02-15.

Data summary

Key observations

  • The sample contains 206 photographs from 17 professional photographers across 18 public albums.
  • ISO 201–400 is the most frequently observed ISO bucket by both photo count and photographer-balanced share.
  • These are observed metadata patterns, not recommended settings.

Observed settings

Settings distributions

Bars show photo-weighted frequency. The table separates photo counts from photographer-balanced share.

Photographer-balanced share gives every professional photographer equal total influence across a distribution, then reports the percentage assigned to each bucket. This reduces the effect of unusually large portfolios.

ISO

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ISO distribution data
Bucket Photos Professional photographers Photographer-balanced share
ISO 50 or lower 14 2 2.7%
ISO 51–100 44 5 9.4%
ISO 101–200 36 10 15.0%
ISO 201–400 62 15 44.3%
ISO 401–800 27 10 12.6%
ISO 801–1,600 17 9 14.2%
ISO 1,601–3,200 4 3 1.5%
ISO 3,201–6,400 1 1 0.3%

Aperture

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Aperture distribution data
Bucket Photos Professional photographers Photographer-balanced share
f/1.2 5 2 1.7%
f/1.4 22 4 6.3%
f/1.6 12 2 1.9%
f/1.8 10 3 1.7%
f/2 24 4 3.3%
f/2.8 15 8 7.7%
f/3.2 13 5 3.5%
f/3.5 8 5 7.2%
f/4 17 10 14.3%
f/4.5 6 5 3.1%
f/5 5 4 3.2%
f/5.6 14 8 14.3%
f/6.3 14 7 5.5%
f/7.1 6 5 3.3%
f/8 9 6 4.2%
f/10 5 3 2.9%

Shutter speed

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Shutter speed distribution data
Bucket Photos Professional photographers Photographer-balanced share
1/8192 s 4 3 0.9%
1/6502 s 4 4 1.1%
1/4096 s 5 3 6.7%
1/2048 s 8 5 3.2%
1/1290 s 8 4 2.4%
1/1024 s 8 3 1.3%
1/813 s 12 5 2.2%
1/645 s 6 2 6.3%
1/323 s 8 4 3.0%
1/256 s 67 12 29.9%
1/203 s 12 10 6.8%
1/161 s 14 7 6.8%
1/128 s 7 6 5.7%
1/102 s 5 3 1.1%
1/81 s 6 5 2.2%
1/51 s 5 4 4.9%

Focal length

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Focal length distribution data
Bucket Photos Professional photographers Photographer-balanced share
16 mm 7 5 11.4%
22 mm 2 2 1.4%
23 mm 3 3 2.8%
24 mm 13 3 3.7%
28 mm 3 3 4.0%
35 mm 4 2 1.5%
50 mm 60 8 14.0%
70 mm 10 5 6.0%
85 mm 28 5 7.1%
88 mm 3 3 2.1%
90 mm 5 4 2.9%
130 mm 4 2 0.6%
135 mm 7 3 1.7%
140 mm 3 2 1.9%
200 mm 9 4 4.6%
400 mm 3 3 6.2%