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EOS M50

How 110 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

#105
most analyzed of 110 cameras
f/3.5
median aperture
ISO 360
median · p95 6,400
1/319s
median shutter
79%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How EOS M50 photos are shot

110 all-time photos · 36 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 3%
  2. f/1.8 9%
  3. f/2.8 35%
  4. f/4 17%
  5. f/5.6 30%
  6. f/8+ 6%

ISO

  1. <=200 40%
  2. 400 13%
  3. 800 16%
  4. 1600 20%
  5. 3200 2%
  6. 6400+ 9%

Real-world ISO ceiling: 95% of photos stay at or below ISO 6,400.

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 22%
  2. 1/500s 22%
  3. 1/250s 35%
  4. 1/125s 4%
  5. 1/60s 12%
  6. slower 6%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 15mm 11%
  2. 50mm 10%
  3. 40mm 7%
  4. 45mm 7%
  5. 24mm 6%
  6. 140mm 5%
  7. 200mm 5%
  8. 30mm 5%
  9. 18mm 4%
  10. 19mm 4%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 79%
  2. Program AE 10%
  3. Aperture-priority AE 8%
  4. Not Defined 3%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
19:00 · 13%
Flash fired
3%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2000-2026

  1. 2000 9%
  2. 2017 14%
  3. 2018 17%
  4. 2020 1%
  5. 2021 11%
  6. 2022 15%
  7. 2023 11%
  8. 2024 5%
  9. 2025 4%
  10. 2026 13%

What's mounted on the EOS M50

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

  1. 1 EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM 42% flat
  2. 2 Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM 23% flat
  3. 3 Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM 8% flat
  4. 4 Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM 7% flat
  5. 5 30mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary 016 4% flat
  6. 6 Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM 3% flat
  7. 7 Canon 24mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art 015 3% flat
  8. 8 Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II 3% flat
  9. 9 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM | Art 013 2% flat
  10. 10 Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM 1% flat
  11. 11 56mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary 018 1% flat
  12. 12 Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art 1% flat

Adapted EF lenses still account for 45% of the top recent pairings.

The edit fingerprint

How EOS M50 photos are edited

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

from 36 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical EOS M50 edit

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

  • Exposure +0.55
  • Highlights -3
  • Whites -30
  • Blacks +10

Ranges show the middle 50% of edited photos.

The EOS M50 tone curve

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

Custom curve
100%
lift blacks
87%
lower whites
87%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Blacks 100%
  2. Shadows 100%
  3. Highlights 97%
  4. Whites 92%
  5. Clarity 81%
  6. Exposure 78%
  7. Orange saturation 72%
  8. Orange luminance 67%
  9. Yellow saturation 64%
  10. Saturation 64%
  11. Blue saturation 61%
  12. Green saturation 61%
  13. Blue luminance 58%
  14. Red saturation 58%
  15. Red luminance 58%
  16. Contrast 58%

White balance & profiles

Custom
58%
As Shot
42%
Median temperature
5,250K
Median tint
-1
  1. Adobe Standard 58%
  2. Embedded 42%

The EOS M50 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.

  • Midtones 219° · sat +25 used in 55% of edits
Black & white
0%
Grain
53%
Vignette
14%
Cropped
67%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 33% · sat 58% · lum 58%
  • Orange hue 56% · sat 72% · lum 67%
  • Yellow hue 53% · sat 64% · lum 47%
  • Green hue 36% · sat 61% · lum 53%
  • Aqua hue 47% · sat 58% · lum 58%
  • Blue hue 36% · sat 61% · lum 58%
  • Purple hue 28% · sat 56% · lum 42%
  • Magenta hue 47% · sat 56% · lum 36%

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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.