Image Quality

All of the sample images in this review were taken using the 24 megapixel Fine JPEG setting, which gives an average image size of around 15Mb.

Noise

The base sensitivity of the Nikon D750 is ISO 100 but you can go down to ISO 50 (L1.0) if you wish. At the other end of the scale, the highest native sensitivity of the Nikon D750 is ISO 12800 but two boosted settings, ISO 25,600 and ISO 51,200, are also available.

JPEG	RAW
ISO 50 (100% Crop)	ISO 50 (100% Crop)
ISO 100 (100% Crop)	ISO 100 (100% Crop)
ISO 200 (100% Crop)	ISO 200 (100% Crop)
ISO 400 (100% Crop)	ISO 400 (100% Crop)
ISO 800 (100% Crop)	ISO 800 (100% Crop)
ISO 1600 (100% Crop)	ISO 1600 (100% Crop)
ISO 3200 (100% Crop)	ISO 3200 (100% Crop)
ISO 6400 (100% Crop)	ISO 6400 (100% Crop)
ISO 12800 (100% Crop)	ISO 12800 (100% Crop)
HI 1EV (ISO 25600) (100% Crop)	HI 1EV (ISO 25600) (100% Crop)
HI 2EV (ISO 51200) (100% Crop)	HI 2EV (ISO 51200) (100% Crop)

Sharpening

The out-of-camera JPEGs often benefit from some sharpening in a program like Adobe Photoshop. Alternatively you can change the in-camera sharpening level to suit your tastes. Here are two pairs of 100% crops - the right-hand images have had some extra sharpening applied.

Original (100% Crop)	Sharpened (100% Crop)

File Quality

The file quality settings available on the Nikon D750 include Basic, Normal and Fine for JPEGs, and the camera can also shoot 12- or 14-bit NEFs (Nikon's proprietary raw file format).

Fine (15Mb) (100% Crop)	Normal (12.3Mb) (100% Crop)
Basic (5.95Mb) (100% Crop)	Raw (27.6Mb) (100% Crop)

Flash

The Nikon D750 features a pop-up flash, with a guide number of 12 in metres at ISO 100. This little on-board Speedlight has a number of functions including front- and rear-curtain sync, red-eye reduction, i-TTL, Manual and Repeating Flash. Additionally, it can act as a trigger for up to two groups of wirelessly slaved system flashes, alleviating the need to buy an SU-800 commander unit or use a more expensive flashgun as the master.

Flash Off - Wide Angle (24mm)	Flash On - Wide Angle (24mm)
Flash Off - Telephoto (85mm)	Flash On - Telephoto (85mm)

As the shots below demonstrate, red-eye isn't a common problem with the built-in flash even if you don't use red-eye reduction.

Flash On	Flash On (100% Crop)
Flash - Red-Eye Reduction	Flash - Red-Eye Reduction (100% Crop)

Night

The Nikon D750 lets you dial in shutter speeds of up to 30 seconds and has a Bulb mode as well for exposure times of practically any length, which is very good news if you are seriously interested in night photography. There is an optional long-exposure noise reduction function that can be activated to filter out any hot pixels that may appear when extremely slow shutter speeds are used, though we found no need for this when taking the photograph below at a shutter speed of 30 seconds, aperture of f/11 at ISO 100.

Night	Night (100% Crop)

Active D-lighting (ADL)

D-lighting is Nikon's dynamic range optimisation tool that attempts to squeeze the full dynamic range of the sensor into JPEGs. Active D-lighting works “on the fly”, before the in-camera processing engine converts the raw image data into JPEGs. The available settings are Off, Low, Normal, High and Extra High.

Off	Low
Normal	High
Extra High

HDR Capture

The Nikon D750 offers the ability to shoot two differently exposed images in rapid succession, which are then blended in-camera to form a single, high-dynamic-range image. Note that this feature is only available when shooting JPEG.

Low	Normal
High	Extra High

Picture Controls

Nikon's Picture Controls are akin to Canon's Picture Styles in being preset combinations of sharpening, contrast, brightness, saturation and hue. All Picture Controls can be tweaked to your liking, then saved and transferred to other cameras.

Standard	Neutral
Portrait	Vivid
Landscape	Monochrome
Flat

Crop Modes

The Nikon D750 is an FX camera but it can also shoot in one of two crop modes, including a “1.2x crop mode” and a “DX crop mode”. The boundaries of the cropped areas are denoted with thin black lines in the viewfinder, which otherwise continues to show the full FX view, allowing you to see what's happening outside the cropped frame - perfect for sports and action shooting.

FX 1.0	1.2x
DX 1.5x

Effects

The Effects shooting mode provides 7 different creative filters that can be applied to both still images and movies.

Night Vision	Color Sketch
Miniature	Selective Color
Silhouette	High Key
Low Key

Sample Images

This is a selection of sample images from the Nikon D750 camera, which were all taken using the 24.3 megapixel Fine JPEG setting. The thumbnails below link to the full-sized versions, which have not been altered in any way.

Sample RAW Images

The Nikon D750 enables users to capture RAW and JPEG format files. We've provided some Nikon RAW (NEF) samples for you to download (thumbnail images shown below are not 100% representative).

Sample Movie & Video

As of February 2025, we are no longer providing full size sample images or videos for download.

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Product Images

Front of the Nikon D750

Front of the Nikon D750

Front of the Nikon D7500 / Flash Raised

Side of the Nikon D750

Side of the Nikon D750

Side of the Nikon D750

Side of the Nikon D750

Rear of the Nikon D750

Rear of the Nikon D750 / Image Displayed

Rear of the Nikon D750 / Live View - Stills

Rear of the Nikon D750 / Live View - Movies

Rear of the Nikon D750 / Info Screen

Rear of the Nikon D750 / i Screen

Rear of the Nikon D750 / Main Menu

Rear of the Nikon D750 / Tilting LCD Screen

Rear of the Nikon D750 / Tilting LCD Screen

Rear of the Nikon D750 / Tilting LCD Screen

Top of the Nikon D750

Bottom of the Nikon D750

Side of the Nikon D750

Side of the Nikon D750

Side of the Nikon D750

Front of the Nikon D750

Front of the Nikon D750

Memory Card Slot

Battery Compartment

Conclusion

Combining the design and handling of the cheaper D610 with many of the more expensive D810's features, Nikon have clearly positioned the new full-frame D750 between the two. Do you like the compactness, handling and smaller 24-megapixel files of the D610 but want the better features (especially on the video side) of the D810? Then the D750 is an obvious choice, especially when you consider that it also offers built-in wi-fi, a tilting LCD screen, 6.5fps continuous shooting, even lower-light auto-focusing and longer battery life. Having said that, the small 15-shot RAW buffer, limited 1/200th sec flash sync speed, the inclusion of an OLPF / anti-aliasing filter, the more consumer D610 handling, the non-rotating screen, and no built-in GPS are all reasons why you might opt for the D610 or D800 instead - the choice between these three cameras certainly isn't as clear as Nikon would have you think.

Despite the surprise inclusion of an anti-aliasing filter, the Nikon D750 still captures an astonishing amount of detail, without the storage and workflow overheads of the D810's massive file sizes. You'd be hard-pushed to tell any difference between the D750 and the D610 (which doesn't have an OLPF), with the former offering lower noise at higher sensitivities than its cheaper sibling. In terms of still image quality, the Nikon D750 definitely hits the sweet spot.

In terms of the Nikon D750's main rivals, wildlife and sports enthusiasts would perhaps be better served by the equally new Canon EOS 7D Mark II, which offers much faster 10fps continuous shooting, longer reach thanks to its 1.5x APS-C sensor, and a more advanced AF system, while the venerable Canon EOS 5D Mark III is still worth considering too.

In summary, the new D750 is an excellent addition to Nikon's ever-expanding full-frame line-up. It isn't a true successor to the 6-year-old D700, or just a cheaper, less well-specified version of the D810 - instead, the D750 is a compelling camera in its own right that actually out-performs the D810 in some areas. It's fair to say that loyal Nikon owners have never been so spoilt for choice, unless you're a die-hard Nikon DX user (that's another story!)...

Ratings (out of 5)
Design	4.5
Features	4.5
Ease-of-use	4
Image quality	5
Value for money	4.5

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