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Observed exposure data

Observed Nikon D5 settings

These distributions describe metadata from public portfolios of professional photographers, not camera menu setup or recommended settings.

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Current dataset

Sample and data quality

Photographs
5,757
Professional photographers
33
Public albums
269
Settings completeness
100.0%

The largest contributor accounts for 45.6% of this sample. Status: strong. These are observations, not recommendations or universal usage estimates. Observed dates span 2016-01-10 to 2026-07-06.

Data summary

Key observations

  • The sample contains 5,757 photographs from 33 professional photographers across 269 public albums.
  • At least three of ISO, aperture, shutter speed and focal length are present in 100.0% of observations.
  • ISO 1,601–3,200 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 40 7 0.9%
ISO 51–100 558 18 4.0%
ISO 101–200 410 24 15.5%
ISO 201–400 678 25 14.0%
ISO 401–800 930 25 15.2%
ISO 801–1,600 1,111 25 17.5%
ISO 1,601–3,200 1,416 28 22.0%
ISO 3,201–6,400 459 20 7.6%
ISO 6,401–12,800 121 11 2.8%
ISO above 12,800 28 5 0.4%

Aperture

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Aperture distribution data
Bucket Photos Professional photographers Photographer-balanced share
f/1.8 94 4 0.6%
f/2 147 5 1.0%
f/2.2 164 5 0.9%
f/2.8 575 21 13.5%
f/3.2 222 18 4.3%
f/3.5 185 20 3.8%
f/4 2,465 27 21.2%
f/4.5 403 22 5.3%
f/5 304 23 5.3%
f/5.6 349 27 18.4%
f/6.3 289 25 12.5%
f/7.1 113 17 3.3%
f/8 116 21 4.1%
f/9 69 11 0.7%
f/10 41 15 1.2%
f/11 49 11 0.6%

Shutter speed

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Shutter speed distribution data
Bucket Photos Professional photographers Photographer-balanced share
1/3251 s 75 15 1.2%
1/2580 s 102 17 3.2%
1/2048 s 233 22 9.1%
1/1625 s 223 19 6.5%
1/1290 s 970 23 8.2%
1/1024 s 998 25 9.6%
1/813 s 461 19 7.0%
1/645 s 457 24 10.9%
1/512 s 381 19 6.3%
1/406 s 258 20 4.0%
1/323 s 281 20 3.9%
1/256 s 310 22 6.8%
1/203 s 180 17 3.3%
1/161 s 198 21 4.7%
1/128 s 87 15 2.3%
1/40 s 119 8 1.9%

Focal length

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Focal length distribution data
Bucket Photos Professional photographers Photographer-balanced share
16 mm 170 11 3.0%
20 mm 126 7 1.1%
24 mm 311 21 6.1%
28 mm 253 12 2.3%
35 mm 60 15 1.6%
38 mm 56 15 3.9%
50 mm 226 12 2.4%
70 mm 179 21 5.3%
92 mm 56 8 0.5%
105 mm 69 13 1.3%
120 mm 283 15 1.1%
200 mm 249 22 7.8%
300 mm 1,841 20 6.3%
400 mm 298 14 9.8%
500 mm 153 11 5.3%
600 mm 96 9 4.0%

35mm-equivalent focal length

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35mm-equivalent focal length distribution data
Bucket Photos Professional photographers Photographer-balanced share
16 mm 170 11 3.0%
20 mm 126 7 1.1%
24 mm 311 21 6.1%
28 mm 252 12 2.3%
35 mm 60 15 1.7%
38 mm 56 15 3.9%
50 mm 226 12 2.4%
70 mm 179 21 5.3%
92 mm 56 8 0.5%
105 mm 69 13 1.3%
120 mm 283 15 1.1%
200 mm 247 22 7.8%
300 mm 1,837 20 6.3%
400 mm 298 14 9.8%
500 mm 150 11 5.2%
600 mm 94 8 3.6%