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Sony a1 II

How 582 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

#49
most analyzed of 102 cameras
f/2.8
median aperture
ISO 320
median · p95 3,200
1/400s
median shutter
69%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How Sony a1 II photos are shot

582 all-time photos · 343 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 7%
  2. f/1.8 32%
  3. f/2.8 28%
  4. f/4 19%
  5. f/5.6 5%
  6. f/8+ 9%

ISO

  1. <=200 44%
  2. 400 19%
  3. 800 12%
  4. 1600 15%
  5. 3200 6%
  6. 6400+ 4%

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

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 36%
  2. 1/500s 19%
  3. 1/250s 25%
  4. 1/125s 8%
  5. 1/60s 4%
  6. slower 7%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 28mm 21%
  2. 35mm 12%
  3. 24mm 7%
  4. 14mm 6%
  5. 50mm 6%
  6. 33mm 4%
  7. 70mm 4%
  8. 31mm 3%
  9. 36mm 2%
  10. 34mm 2%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 69%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 24%
  3. Shutter speed priority AE 7%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
18:00 · 13%
Flash fired
5%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2024-2026

  1. 2024 3%
  2. 2025 70%
  3. 2026 28%

What's mounted on the Sony a1 II

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

Last 90 days · 125 photos

  1. 1 Sony FE 28-70mm f/2 GM 30% down
  2. 2 Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM 19% up
  3. 3 FE 50-150mm F2 GM 17% up
  4. 4 Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II 13% up
  5. 5 FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS 6% up
  6. 6 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM 4% up
  7. 7 Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM 3% down
  8. 8 FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS 2% up
  9. 9 16-28mm F2.8 DG DN | Contemporary 022 1% flat
  10. 10 Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II 1% flat
  11. 11 FE 400mm F2.8 GM OSS 1% flat
  12. 12 FE 16-35mm F2.8 GM II 1% flat

The edit fingerprint

How Sony a1 II photos are edited

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

from 85 Lightroom edits · last 90 days

The typical Sony a1 II edit

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

  • Exposure +0.37
  • Contrast -13
  • Highlights -29
  • Shadows +19
  • Blacks +6
  • Clarity -4

Ranges show the middle 50% of edited photos.

The Sony a1 II tone curve

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

Custom curve
100%
lift blacks
55%
lower whites
29%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Shadows 98%
  2. Highlights 97%
  3. Blacks 95%
  4. Contrast 94%
  5. Exposure 91%
  6. Green saturation 88%
  7. Orange saturation 87%
  8. Orange luminance 81%
  9. Green hue 81%
  10. Yellow saturation 80%
  11. Whites 78%
  12. Orange hue 77%
  13. Red hue 77%
  14. Yellow hue 74%
  15. Blue saturation 74%
  16. Blue luminance 73%

White balance & profiles

Custom
89%
As Shot
11%
Median temperature
5,889K
Median tint
+7
  1. Adobe Standard v2 62%
  2. Adobe Standard 20%
  3. Camera ST 11%
  4. DVLOP X 5%
  5. Camera ST v2 1%

The Sony a1 II 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
6%
Grain
49%
Vignette
21%
Cropped
91%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 77% · sat 62% · lum 61%
  • Orange hue 77% · sat 87% · lum 81%
  • Yellow hue 74% · sat 80% · lum 54%
  • Green hue 81% · sat 88% · lum 62%
  • Aqua hue 72% · sat 70% · lum 45%
  • Blue hue 57% · sat 74% · lum 73%
  • Purple hue 48% · sat 59% · lum 29%
  • Magenta hue 29% · sat 48% · lum 10%

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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.