Sony · camera stats

Sony a6400

How 164 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

#79
most analyzed of 99 cameras
f/3.8
median aperture
ISO 320
median · p95 3,200
1/178s
median shutter
83%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How Sony a6400 photos are shot

164 all-time photos · 102 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 3%
  2. f/1.8 10%
  3. f/2.8 26%
  4. f/4 21%
  5. f/5.6 26%
  6. f/8+ 9%

ISO

  1. <=200 38%
  2. 400 23%
  3. 800 19%
  4. 1600 7%
  5. 3200 10%
  6. 6400+ 4%

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

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 17%
  2. 1/500s 14%
  3. 1/250s 19%
  4. 1/125s 28%
  5. 1/60s 6%
  6. slower 16%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 16mm 14%
  2. 50mm 14%
  3. 28mm 12%
  4. 30mm 6%
  5. 31mm 4%
  6. 65mm 4%
  7. 12mm 4%
  8. 20mm 4%
  9. 23mm 4%
  10. 70mm 4%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 83%
  2. Program AE 8%
  3. Aperture-priority AE 7%
  4. Shutter speed priority AE 2%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
01:00 · 11%
Flash fired
25%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2019-2026

  1. 2019 20%
  2. 2020 7%
  3. 2021 1%
  4. 2022 6%
  5. 2023 23%
  6. 2024 17%
  7. 2025 13%
  8. 2026 15%

What's mounted on the Sony a6400

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

  1. 1 E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS II 21% flat
  2. 2 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN | Contemporary 021 9% flat
  3. 3 Sony FE 28mm f/2 8% flat
  4. 4 Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary 6% flat
  5. 5 E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS 6% flat
  6. 6 E 17-70mm F2.8 B070 6% flat
  7. 7 Sony FE 50mm f/1.8 4% flat
  8. 8 E 70-350mm F4.5-6.3 G OSS 4% flat
  9. 9 E 50mm F1.8 OSS 4% flat
  10. 10 16mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary 017 4% flat
  11. 11 SAMYANG AF 12mm F2.0 4% flat
  12. 12 FE 20mm F1.8 G 3% flat

The edit fingerprint

How Sony a6400 photos are edited

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

from 102 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical Sony a6400 edit

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

  • Exposure +0.4
  • Highlights -49
  • Shadows +25
  • Whites -26

Ranges show the middle 50% of edited photos.

The Sony a6400 tone curve

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

Custom curve
96%
lift blacks
75%
lower whites
70%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Highlights 95%
  2. Shadows 92%
  3. Whites 91%
  4. Contrast 87%
  5. Exposure 84%
  6. Blacks 82%
  7. Green saturation 78%
  8. Orange saturation 77%
  9. Yellow saturation 77%
  10. Green hue 76%
  11. Red hue 74%
  12. Yellow hue 73%
  13. Vibrance 72%
  14. Orange luminance 72%
  15. Green luminance 71%
  16. Blue saturation 71%

White balance & profiles

Custom
73%
As Shot
28%
Median temperature
5,406K
Median tint
+22
  1. Adobe Standard 88%
  2. Camera Standard 5%
  3. Embedded 5%
  4. DVLOP X 2%

The Sony a6400 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
1%
Grain
15%
Vignette
15%
Cropped
94%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 74% · sat 68% · lum 43%
  • Orange hue 67% · sat 77% · lum 72%
  • Yellow hue 73% · sat 77% · lum 69%
  • Green hue 76% · sat 78% · lum 71%
  • Aqua hue 28% · sat 60% · lum 44%
  • Blue hue 37% · sat 71% · lum 68%
  • Purple hue 21% · sat 55% · lum 26%
  • Magenta hue 36% · sat 58% · lum 19%

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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. No photos are shown — every chart and swatch is derived from aggregate numbers. generated July 04, 2026.