Sony · camera stats

ILCE-7M5

How 202 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

#78
most analyzed of 102 cameras
f/2
median aperture
ISO 285
median · p95 1,600
1/319s
median shutter
76%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How ILCE-7M5 photos are shot

202 all-time photos · 122 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 31%
  2. f/1.8 27%
  3. f/2.8 16%
  4. f/4 9%
  5. f/5.6 5%
  6. f/8+ 11%

ILCE-7M5 shooters live wide open: 58% of photos are at f/2 or brighter.

ISO

  1. <=200 42%
  2. 400 26%
  3. 800 19%
  4. 1600 9%
  5. 3200 1%
  6. 6400+ 3%

Real-world ISO ceiling: 95% of photos stay at or below ISO 1,600.

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 34%
  2. 1/500s 14%
  3. 1/250s 26%
  4. 1/125s 21%
  5. 1/60s 4%
  6. slower 1%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 35mm 25%
  2. 50mm 18%
  3. 28mm 15%
  4. 85mm 11%
  5. 70mm 4%
  6. 24mm 3%
  7. 31mm 2%
  8. 57mm 2%
  9. 38mm 2%
  10. 54mm 2%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 76%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 21%
  3. Program AE 2%
  4. Shutter speed priority AE 2%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
17:00 · 14%
Flash fired
29%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2025-2026

  1. 2025 12%
  2. 2026 88%

What's mounted on the ILCE-7M5

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

Last 90 days · 153 photos

  1. 1 Sony FE 28-70mm f/2 GM 30% flat
  2. 2 Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM 18% up
  3. 3 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM 12% flat
  4. 4 Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art 8% flat
  5. 5 Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM 7% flat
  6. 6 Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II 4% flat
  7. 7 Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN II Art 3% flat
  8. 8 Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art 3% flat
  9. 9 Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art 3% flat
  10. 10 Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II 2% flat
  11. 11 Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 GM 2% down
  12. 12 Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM 2% flat

The edit fingerprint

How ILCE-7M5 photos are edited

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

from 89 Lightroom edits · last 90 days

The typical ILCE-7M5 edit

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

  • Exposure +0.25
  • Contrast -15
  • Highlights -13
  • Shadows +22
  • Blacks +4
  • Clarity -5
  • Texture -2
  • Vibrance +2

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
45%
lower whites
64%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Exposure 96%
  2. Green saturation 93%
  3. Highlights 93%
  4. Blue saturation 92%
  5. Blacks 92%
  6. Yellow saturation 92%
  7. Shadows 92%
  8. Whites 90%
  9. Aqua saturation 90%
  10. Green hue 88%
  11. Orange saturation 88%
  12. Orange luminance 84%
  13. Red saturation 83%
  14. Contrast 82%
  15. Yellow luminance 81%
  16. Yellow hue 80%

White balance & profiles

Custom
63%
As Shot
32%
Auto
6%
Median temperature
5,500K
Median tint
+16
  1. Adobe Standard 92%
  2. Beta 5%
  3. Embedded 2%
  4. TAP Natural 1%

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
15%
Grain
62%
Vignette
5%
Cropped
96%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 75% · sat 83% · lum 75%
  • Orange hue 79% · sat 88% · lum 84%
  • Yellow hue 80% · sat 92% · lum 81%
  • Green hue 88% · sat 93% · lum 66%
  • Aqua hue 68% · sat 90% · lum 38%
  • Blue hue 68% · sat 92% · lum 72%
  • Purple hue 58% · sat 53% · lum 36%
  • Magenta hue 65% · sat 53% · lum 49%

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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 August 31, 2026.