Sony · camera stats

ILCE-7M5

How 111 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

#93
most analyzed of 99 cameras
f/2
median aperture
ISO 320
median · p95 4,000
1/319s
median shutter
90%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How ILCE-7M5 photos are shot

111 all-time photos · 68 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 23%
  2. f/1.8 29%
  3. f/2.8 18%
  4. f/4 14%
  5. f/5.6 9%
  6. f/8+ 6%

ILCE-7M5 shooters live wide open: 52% of photos are at f/2 or brighter.

ISO

  1. <=200 34%
  2. 400 32%
  3. 800 14%
  4. 1600 12%
  5. 3200 2%
  6. 6400+ 6%

Real-world ISO ceiling: 95% of photos stay at or below ISO 4,000.

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 39%
  2. 1/500s 11%
  3. 1/250s 35%
  4. 1/125s 15%
  5. 1/60s 0%
  6. slower 0%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 35mm 22%
  2. 85mm 19%
  3. 50mm 12%
  4. 28mm 8%
  5. 70mm 6%
  6. 135mm 5%
  7. 57mm 3%
  8. 120mm 2%
  9. 31mm 2%
  10. 36mm 2%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 90%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 9%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
17:00 · 18%
Flash fired
26%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2025-2026

  1. 2025 7%
  2. 2026 93%

What's mounted on the ILCE-7M5

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

  1. 1 Sony FE 28-70mm f/2 GM 31% flat
  2. 2 Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM 11% flat
  3. 3 Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art 9% flat
  4. 4 Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM 9% flat
  5. 5 Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II 8% flat
  6. 6 Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art 8% flat
  7. 7 Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 GM 6% flat
  8. 8 Viltrox AF 135/1.8 LAB FE 5% flat
  9. 9 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM 3% flat
  10. 10 70-200mm F2.8 DG DN OS | Sports 023 2% flat
  11. 11 Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II 2% flat
  12. 12 FE 85mm F1.4 GM II 1% flat

The edit fingerprint

How ILCE-7M5 photos are edited

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

from 68 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical ILCE-7M5 edit

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

  • Exposure +0.2
  • Contrast -17
  • Highlights -25
  • Shadows +23
  • Whites -4
  • Blacks +3
  • Clarity -5
  • Vibrance +3

Ranges show the middle 50% of edited photos.

The ILCE-7M5 tone curve

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

Custom curve
100%
lift blacks
50%
lower whites
82%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Shadows 100%
  2. Highlights 100%
  3. Blacks 99%
  4. Green saturation 99%
  5. Whites 99%
  6. Blue saturation 99%
  7. Contrast 97%
  8. Orange saturation 97%
  9. Yellow saturation 96%
  10. Exposure 96%
  11. Green hue 94%
  12. Yellow luminance 91%
  13. Aqua saturation 86%
  14. Orange luminance 85%
  15. Orange hue 82%
  16. Red saturation 80%

White balance & profiles

Custom
82%
As Shot
16%
Auto
2%
Median temperature
5,050K
Median tint
+15
  1. Adobe Standard 85%
  2. Beta 10%
  3. Embedded 4%

The ILCE-7M5 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
4%
Grain
49%
Vignette
2%
Cropped
94%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 68% · sat 80% · lum 73%
  • Orange hue 82% · sat 97% · lum 85%
  • Yellow hue 77% · sat 96% · lum 91%
  • Green hue 94% · sat 99% · lum 65%
  • Aqua hue 67% · sat 86% · lum 24%
  • Blue hue 71% · sat 99% · lum 68%
  • Purple hue 49% · sat 46% · lum 35%
  • Magenta hue 68% · sat 48% · lum 33%

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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. No photos are shown — every chart and swatch is derived from aggregate numbers. generated July 04, 2026.