Sony · camera stats

Sony a7R IV

How 2,418 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

#21
most analyzed of 102 cameras
f/2.8
median aperture
ISO 250
median · p95 1,600
1/319s
median shutter
94%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How Sony a7R IV photos are shot

2,418 all-time photos · 1,390 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 12%
  2. f/1.8 18%
  3. f/2.8 25%
  4. f/4 19%
  5. f/5.6 13%
  6. f/8+ 13%

ISO

  1. <=200 46%
  2. 400 26%
  3. 800 16%
  4. 1600 8%
  5. 3200 3%
  6. 6400+ 1%

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

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 33%
  2. 1/500s 15%
  3. 1/250s 24%
  4. 1/125s 16%
  5. 1/60s 6%
  6. slower 6%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 35mm 21%
  2. 50mm 19%
  3. 24mm 13%
  4. 85mm 8%
  5. 70mm 6%
  6. 55mm 2%
  7. 28mm 1%
  8. 10mm 1%
  9. 34mm 1%
  10. 36mm 1%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 94%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 5%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
17:00 · 12%
Flash fired
4%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2019-2026

  1. 2019 4%
  2. 2020 5%
  3. 2021 10%
  4. 2022 15%
  5. 2023 23%
  6. 2024 24%
  7. 2025 15%
  8. 2026 3%

What's mounted on the Sony a7R IV

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

Last 90 days · 313 photos

  1. 1 Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM 23% up
  2. 2 Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM 8% flat
  3. 3 Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art 7% up
  4. 4 Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG DN Art 6% up
  5. 5 ZEISS Batis 1.8/85 5% up
  6. 6 Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II 5% up
  7. 7 Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art 4% up
  8. 8 Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM 4% down
  9. 9 Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 4% up
  10. 10 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM 4% down
  11. 11 Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 GM 3% up
  12. 12 Sony FE 24-105mm f/4 G OSS 3% down

The edit fingerprint

How Sony a7R IV photos are edited

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

from 202 Lightroom edits · last 90 days

The typical Sony a7R IV edit

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

  • Exposure +0.25
  • Contrast -7
  • Highlights -36
  • Shadows +33
  • Whites +1
  • Clarity -2
  • Vibrance +3

Ranges show the middle 50% of edited photos.

The Sony a7R IV tone curve

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

Custom curve
99%
lift blacks
63%
lower whites
52%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Shadows 97%
  2. Highlights 96%
  3. Orange saturation 95%
  4. Blacks 92%
  5. Blue saturation 92%
  6. Whites 91%
  7. Yellow saturation 91%
  8. Contrast 90%
  9. Green saturation 90%
  10. Exposure 87%
  11. Orange luminance 81%
  12. Vibrance 79%
  13. Green hue 78%
  14. Green luminance 78%
  15. Clarity 76%
  16. Saturation 74%

White balance & profiles

Custom
80%
As Shot
20%
Auto
1%
Median temperature
6,244K
Median tint
+14
  1. Adobe Standard 95%
  2. Embedded 5%
  3. DVLOP FILM II 1%

The Sony a7R IV 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
5%
Grain
37%
Vignette
17%
Cropped
100%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 69% · sat 73% · lum 60%
  • Orange hue 71% · sat 95% · lum 81%
  • Yellow hue 69% · sat 91% · lum 70%
  • Green hue 78% · sat 90% · lum 78%
  • Aqua hue 65% · sat 74% · lum 46%
  • Blue hue 42% · sat 92% · lum 62%
  • Purple hue 59% · sat 67% · lum 26%
  • Magenta hue 54% · sat 66% · lum 33%

Shoot with a Sony a7R IV?

Upload a photo to see its full EXIF and Lightroom settings — the same data these stats are built from.

Analyze your photo

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 24, 2026.