Sony · camera stats

Sony a1

How 4,506 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

#14
most analyzed of 105 cameras
f/2.8
median aperture
ISO 320
median · p95 2,500
1/400s
median shutter
90%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How Sony a1 photos are shot

4,506 all-time photos · 2,716 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 18%
  2. f/1.8 24%
  3. f/2.8 28%
  4. f/4 18%
  5. f/5.6 7%
  6. f/8+ 6%

Sony a1 shooters live wide open: 41% of photos are at f/2 or brighter.

ISO

  1. <=200 39%
  2. 400 25%
  3. 800 18%
  4. 1600 10%
  5. 3200 6%
  6. 6400+ 4%

Real-world ISO ceiling: 95% of photos stay at or below ISO 2,500.

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 37%
  2. 1/500s 15%
  3. 1/250s 24%
  4. 1/125s 15%
  5. 1/60s 4%
  6. slower 6%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 35mm 23%
  2. 50mm 23%
  3. 24mm 15%
  4. 85mm 5%
  5. 28mm 5%
  6. 70mm 4%
  7. 20mm 2%
  8. 25mm 1%
  9. 400mm 1%
  10. 135mm 1%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 90%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 8%
  3. Shutter speed priority AE 2%
  4. Program AE 1%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
17:00 · 12%
Flash fired
14%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2021-2026

  1. 2021 3%
  2. 2022 13%
  3. 2023 19%
  4. 2024 29%
  5. 2025 27%
  6. 2026 9%

What's mounted on the Sony a1

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

Last 90 days · 498 photos

  1. 1 Sony FE 28-70mm f/2 GM 15% up
  2. 2 Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM 15% down
  3. 3 Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II 14% up
  4. 4 Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM 13% up
  5. 5 Sony Planar T* FE 50mm f/1.4 ZA 11% up
  6. 6 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM 7% down
  7. 7 Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art 5% up
  8. 8 Sony Distagon T* FE 35mm f/1.4 ZA 4% up
  9. 9 Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM 3% down
  10. 10 Sigma 35mm f/1.2 DG DN Art 2% up
  11. 11 FE 20mm F1.8 G 2% flat
  12. 12 Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM 2% flat

The edit fingerprint

How Sony a1 photos are edited

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

from 302 Lightroom edits · last 90 days

The typical Sony a1 edit

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

  • Exposure +0.45
  • Contrast -17
  • Highlights -39
  • Shadows +17
  • Vibrance +3

Ranges show the middle 50% of edited photos.

The Sony a1 tone curve

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

Custom curve
100%
lift blacks
42%
lower whites
43%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Exposure 95%
  2. Contrast 94%
  3. Shadows 92%
  4. Highlights 92%
  5. Blacks 73%
  6. Whites 64%
  7. Green saturation 64%
  8. Vibrance 63%
  9. Red hue 62%
  10. Yellow saturation 62%
  11. Red saturation 58%
  12. Orange saturation 57%
  13. Yellow hue 55%
  14. Orange hue 55%
  15. Saturation 53%
  16. Orange luminance 50%

White balance & profiles

Custom
92%
As Shot
8%
Auto
0%
Median temperature
5,899K
Median tint
+12
  1. Adobe Standard 70%
  2. Smart Standard 9%
  3. DVLOP X 8%
  4. TAP Natural 7%
  5. DVLOP FILM II 3%

The Sony a1 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
8%
Grain
37%
Vignette
15%
Cropped
91%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 62% · sat 58% · lum 43%
  • Orange hue 55% · sat 57% · lum 50%
  • Yellow hue 55% · sat 62% · lum 32%
  • Green hue 50% · sat 64% · lum 34%
  • Aqua hue 30% · sat 27% · lum 25%
  • Blue hue 37% · sat 46% · lum 35%
  • Purple hue 24% · sat 31% · lum 19%
  • Magenta hue 21% · sat 31% · lum 9%

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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 28, 2026.