Sony · camera stats

a7S III

How 304 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

#71
most analyzed of 113 cameras
f/2.8
median aperture
ISO 250
median · p95 6,400
1/319s
median shutter
91%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How a7S III photos are shot

304 all-time photos · 177 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 11%
  2. f/1.8 18%
  3. f/2.8 35%
  4. f/4 14%
  5. f/5.6 7%
  6. f/8+ 14%

ISO

  1. <=200 46%
  2. 400 17%
  3. 800 18%
  4. 1600 7%
  5. 3200 5%
  6. 6400+ 7%

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

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 27%
  2. 1/500s 17%
  3. 1/250s 24%
  4. 1/125s 20%
  5. 1/60s 3%
  6. slower 8%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 35mm 13%
  2. 50mm 13%
  3. 70mm 8%
  4. 24mm 8%
  5. 85mm 6%
  6. 28mm 6%
  7. 17mm 5%
  8. 29mm 4%
  9. 34mm 4%
  10. 171mm 2%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 91%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 8%
  3. Program AE 1%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
17:00 · 12%
Flash fired
15%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2020-2026

  1. 2020 2%
  2. 2021 3%
  3. 2022 9%
  4. 2023 18%
  5. 2024 35%
  6. 2025 25%
  7. 2026 9%

What's mounted on the a7S III

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

  1. 1 Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art 16% flat
  2. 2 E 17-28mm F2.8-2.8 9% flat
  3. 3 Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM 8% flat
  4. 4 Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2 5% flat
  5. 5 Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art 5% flat
  6. 6 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM 4% flat
  7. 7 Sigma 24-35mm f/2 DG HSM | A 4% flat
  8. 8 Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS 4% flat
  9. 9 Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II 4% flat
  10. 10 Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art 3% flat
  11. 11 Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art 3% flat
  12. 12 Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM 3% flat

The edit fingerprint

How a7S III photos are edited

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

from 177 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical a7S III edit

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

  • Exposure +0.4
  • Highlights -44
  • Shadows +30
  • Whites -14
  • Blacks +6
  • Saturation -2

Ranges show the middle 50% of edited photos.

The a7S III tone curve

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

Custom curve
100%
lift blacks
67%
lower whites
67%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Shadows 98%
  2. Highlights 96%
  3. Exposure 91%
  4. Orange saturation 88%
  5. Yellow saturation 87%
  6. Blue saturation 85%
  7. Orange luminance 84%
  8. Blacks 83%
  9. Green saturation 81%
  10. Whites 80%
  11. Blue luminance 77%
  12. Contrast 77%
  13. Green hue 77%
  14. Red saturation 73%
  15. Yellow hue 71%
  16. Orange hue 70%

White balance & profiles

Custom
72%
As Shot
24%
Auto
3%
Median temperature
5,350K
Median tint
+14
  1. Adobe Standard 92%
  2. Embedded 7%
  3. Camera ST 2%

The a7S III 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
3%
Grain
55%
Vignette
15%
Cropped
98%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 66% · sat 73% · lum 69%
  • Orange hue 70% · sat 88% · lum 84%
  • Yellow hue 71% · sat 87% · lum 67%
  • Green hue 77% · sat 81% · lum 66%
  • Aqua hue 55% · sat 65% · lum 47%
  • Blue hue 62% · sat 85% · lum 77%
  • Purple hue 57% · sat 65% · lum 34%
  • Magenta hue 56% · sat 58% · lum 24%

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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 26, 2026.