Sony · camera stats

a7S III

How 287 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

#69
most analyzed of 105 cameras
f/2.8
median aperture
ISO 250
median · p95 3,200
1/250s
median shutter
91%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How a7S III photos are shot

287 all-time photos · 164 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 11%
  2. f/1.8 19%
  3. f/2.8 35%
  4. f/4 14%
  5. f/5.6 7%
  6. f/8+ 13%

ISO

  1. <=200 48%
  2. 400 19%
  3. 800 17%
  4. 1600 8%
  5. 3200 5%
  6. 6400+ 4%

Real-world ISO ceiling: 95% of photos stay at or below ISO 3,200.

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 25%
  2. 1/500s 17%
  3. 1/250s 25%
  4. 1/125s 20%
  5. 1/60s 4%
  6. slower 8%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 35mm 13%
  2. 50mm 13%
  3. 70mm 9%
  4. 24mm 8%
  5. 28mm 7%
  6. 85mm 6%
  7. 17mm 5%
  8. 29mm 4%
  9. 34mm 4%
  10. 200mm 3%

Exposure mode

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

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
17:00 · 12%
Flash fired
16%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2020-2026

  1. 2020 1%
  2. 2021 3%
  3. 2022 10%
  4. 2023 17%
  5. 2024 35%
  6. 2025 24%
  7. 2026 11%

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 6% flat
  4. 4 Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2 6% flat
  5. 5 Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art 6% 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 II 4% flat
  9. 9 Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art 3% flat
  10. 10 Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art 3% flat
  11. 11 Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM 3% flat
  12. 12 Sony FE 50mm 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 164 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 -18
  • Blacks +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
66%
lower whites
65%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Shadows 98%
  2. Highlights 96%
  3. Exposure 90%
  4. Orange saturation 89%
  5. Yellow saturation 87%
  6. Blue saturation 85%
  7. Orange luminance 84%
  8. Whites 83%
  9. Blacks 82%
  10. Green saturation 82%
  11. Red saturation 77%
  12. Green hue 76%
  13. Contrast 76%
  14. Blue luminance 76%
  15. Yellow hue 74%
  16. Orange hue 72%

White balance & profiles

Custom
71%
As Shot
25%
Auto
4%
Median temperature
5,400K
Median tint
+14
  1. Adobe Standard 95%
  2. Embedded 4%
  3. Camera ST 1%

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
51%
Vignette
17%
Cropped
98%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 65% · sat 77% · lum 69%
  • Orange hue 72% · sat 89% · lum 84%
  • Yellow hue 74% · sat 87% · lum 67%
  • Green hue 76% · sat 82% · lum 69%
  • Aqua hue 53% · sat 65% · lum 45%
  • Blue hue 63% · sat 85% · lum 76%
  • Purple hue 57% · sat 65% · lum 32%
  • Magenta hue 56% · sat 58% · lum 26%

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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 September 21, 2026.