Canon · camera stats

EOS-1D X

How 166 real photos from this camera were shot — and how they were edited in Lightroom.

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

#91
most analyzed of 110 cameras
f/4
median aperture
ISO 400
median · p95 2,500
1/356s
median shutter
80%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How EOS-1D X photos are shot

166 all-time photos · 68 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 5%
  2. f/1.8 14%
  3. f/2.8 15%
  4. f/4 30%
  5. f/5.6 19%
  6. f/8+ 19%

ISO

  1. <=200 39%
  2. 400 13%
  3. 800 28%
  4. 1600 11%
  5. 3200 6%
  6. 6400+ 3%

Real-world ISO ceiling: 95% of photos stay at or below ISO 2,500.

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 33%
  2. 1/500s 18%
  3. 1/250s 16%
  4. 1/125s 19%
  5. 1/60s 5%
  6. slower 10%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 35mm 24%
  2. 50mm 16%
  3. 85mm 8%
  4. 24mm 4%
  5. 200mm 4%
  6. 100mm 3%
  7. 300mm 3%
  8. 70mm 3%
  9. 110mm 2%
  10. 400mm 2%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 80%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 18%
  3. Program AE 1%
  4. Shutter speed priority AE 1%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
16:00 · 12%
Flash fired
8%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2012-2026

  1. 2012 4%
  2. 2013 7%
  3. 2014 15%
  4. 2015 6%
  5. 2016 1%
  6. 2017 5%
  7. 2018 6%
  8. 2019 7%
  9. 2020 4%
  10. 2021 4%
  11. 2022 8%
  12. 2023 1%

What's mounted on the EOS-1D X

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

  1. 1 Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L II USM 13% flat
  2. 2 Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM 11% flat
  3. 3 Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM 11% flat
  4. 4 Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM 7% flat
  5. 5 Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM 5% flat
  6. 6 Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L USM 5% flat
  7. 7 Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM 4% flat
  8. 8 Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM 3% flat
  9. 9 EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Lens 3% flat
  10. 10 Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM 3% flat
  11. 11 Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM 3% flat
  12. 12 Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM 3% flat

Adapted EF lenses still account for 75% of the top recent pairings.

The edit fingerprint

How EOS-1D X photos are edited

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

from 68 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical EOS-1D X edit

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

  • Exposure +0.13
  • Contrast -8
  • Highlights -26
  • Shadows +15
  • Whites -12

Ranges show the middle 50% of edited photos.

The EOS-1D X tone curve

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

Custom curve
100%
lift blacks
84%
lower whites
77%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Highlights 96%
  2. Shadows 96%
  3. Exposure 96%
  4. Whites 91%
  5. Contrast 90%
  6. Yellow saturation 72%
  7. Orange hue 70%
  8. Orange saturation 68%
  9. Clarity 66%
  10. Green saturation 62%
  11. Blacks 57%
  12. Blue saturation 57%
  13. Red hue 55%
  14. Blue hue 52%
  15. Red saturation 52%
  16. Yellow hue 51%

White balance & profiles

Custom
78%
As Shot
22%
Median temperature
5,350K
Median tint
+11
  1. Adobe Standard 85%
  2. Embedded 9%
  3. 400H⁺¹ - C 2%
  4. Agfa Vista 100 - C 2%
  5. Camera Standard 2%

The EOS-1D X 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
2%
Grain
57%
Vignette
22%
Cropped
82%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 55% · sat 52% · lum 44%
  • Orange hue 70% · sat 68% · lum 47%
  • Yellow hue 51% · sat 72% · lum 51%
  • Green hue 49% · sat 62% · lum 43%
  • Aqua hue 25% · sat 35% · lum 26%
  • Blue hue 52% · sat 57% · lum 43%
  • Purple hue 35% · sat 46% · lum 32%
  • Magenta hue 22% · sat 48% · lum 28%

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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. Every chart and swatch is derived from aggregate numbers. generated October 12, 2026.