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Sony a1 II

How 787 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

#47
most analyzed of 113 cameras
f/2.8
median aperture
ISO 250
median · p95 3,200
1/400s
median shutter
70%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How Sony a1 II photos are shot

787 all-time photos · 457 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 7%
  2. f/1.8 31%
  3. f/2.8 30%
  4. f/4 17%
  5. f/5.6 6%
  6. f/8+ 9%

ISO

  1. <=200 48%
  2. 400 18%
  3. 800 12%
  4. 1600 12%
  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+ 35%
  2. 1/500s 21%
  3. 1/250s 25%
  4. 1/125s 9%
  5. 1/60s 3%
  6. slower 6%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 28mm 19%
  2. 35mm 7%
  3. 24mm 7%
  4. 50mm 6%
  5. 70mm 6%
  6. 14mm 4%
  7. 33mm 4%
  8. 34mm 3%
  9. 31mm 3%
  10. 39mm 2%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 70%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 24%
  3. Shutter speed priority AE 6%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
18:00 · 12%
Flash fired
3%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2024-2026

  1. 2024 2%
  2. 2025 58%
  3. 2026 40%

What's mounted on the Sony a1 II

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

Last 90 days · 194 photos

  1. 1 Sony FE 28-70mm f/2 GM 51% flat
  2. 2 Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II 14% up
  3. 3 FE 50-150mm F2 GM 10% up
  4. 4 Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM 5% flat
  5. 5 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM 3% flat
  6. 6 70-200mm F2.8 DG DN OS | Sports 023 3% up
  7. 7 Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II 2% flat
  8. 8 FE 16-35mm F2.8 GM II 2% up
  9. 9 FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS 2% up
  10. 10 FE 28-60mm F4-5.6 2% up
  11. 11 ZEISS Batis 2.8/18 2% up
  12. 12 Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art 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 136 Lightroom edits · last 90 days

The typical Sony a1 II edit

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

  • Exposure +0.3
  • Contrast -16
  • Highlights -29
  • Shadows +22
  • Blacks +22
  • 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
38%
lower whites
32%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Highlights 99%
  2. Shadows 96%
  3. Contrast 95%
  4. Orange saturation 93%
  5. Blacks 93%
  6. Yellow saturation 91%
  7. Exposure 90%
  8. Orange hue 90%
  9. Whites 84%
  10. Orange luminance 84%
  11. Green saturation 76%
  12. Vibrance 75%
  13. Aqua hue 74%
  14. Aqua saturation 73%
  15. Red hue 72%
  16. Red saturation 72%

White balance & profiles

Custom
88%
As Shot
12%
Median temperature
6,235K
Median tint
+4
  1. Adobe Standard v2 72%
  2. Adobe Standard 21%
  3. Camera BW v2 2%
  4. Camera ST 2%
  5. DVLOP X 2%

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
12%
Grain
67%
Vignette
9%
Cropped
93%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 72% · sat 72% · lum 69%
  • Orange hue 90% · sat 93% · lum 84%
  • Yellow hue 46% · sat 91% · lum 55%
  • Green hue 64% · sat 76% · lum 65%
  • Aqua hue 74% · sat 73% · lum 44%
  • Blue hue 65% · sat 71% · lum 55%
  • Purple hue 44% · sat 44% · lum 34%
  • Magenta hue 25% · sat 26% · lum 8%

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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 November 02, 2026.