Sony · camera stats

Sony a7C

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

#71
most analyzed of 110 cameras
f/2.8
median aperture
ISO 250
median · p95 2,000
1/400s
median shutter
89%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How Sony a7C photos are shot

287 all-time photos · 168 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 9%
  2. f/1.8 24%
  3. f/2.8 24%
  4. f/4 31%
  5. f/5.6 7%
  6. f/8+ 4%

ISO

  1. <=200 45%
  2. 400 19%
  3. 800 21%
  4. 1600 9%
  5. 3200 5%
  6. 6400+ 1%

Real-world ISO ceiling: 95% of photos stay at or below ISO 2,000.

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 33%
  2. 1/500s 22%
  3. 1/250s 18%
  4. 1/125s 22%
  5. 1/60s 2%
  6. slower 4%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 55mm 20%
  2. 85mm 14%
  3. 35mm 12%
  4. 50mm 11%
  5. 70mm 6%
  6. 75mm 5%
  7. 24mm 5%
  8. 28mm 4%
  9. 40mm 3%
  10. 25mm 2%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 89%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 9%
  3. Program AE 2%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
14:00 · 16%
Flash fired
9%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2020-2026

  1. 2020 3%
  2. 2021 15%
  3. 2022 6%
  4. 2023 29%
  5. 2024 25%
  6. 2025 10%
  7. 2026 12%

What's mounted on the Sony a7C

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

  1. 1 Sony Sonnar T* FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA 20% flat
  2. 2 Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2 8% flat
  3. 3 Sony Distagon T* FE 35mm f/1.4 ZA 8% flat
  4. 4 Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM 4% flat
  5. 5 TTARTISAN 75mm F2.0 4% flat
  6. 6 Sony FE 35mm f/1.8 3% flat
  7. 7 Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 GM 3% flat
  8. 8 Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM 3% flat
  9. 9 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM 3% flat
  10. 10 Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art 3% flat
  11. 11 Viltrox 85mm F1.8 2% flat
  12. 12 DT 85mm F1.2 SAM 2% flat

The edit fingerprint

How Sony a7C photos are edited

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

from 168 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical Sony a7C edit

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

  • Exposure +0.06
  • Highlights -27
  • Shadows +6
  • Whites -23

Ranges show the middle 50% of edited photos.

The Sony a7C tone curve

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

Custom curve
100%
lift blacks
74%
lower whites
79%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Exposure 91%
  2. Highlights 89%
  3. Orange saturation 88%
  4. Contrast 86%
  5. Yellow saturation 84%
  6. Whites 82%
  7. Orange hue 77%
  8. Orange luminance 76%
  9. Shadows 76%
  10. Saturation 76%
  11. Blacks 72%
  12. Green saturation 71%
  13. Green hue 68%
  14. Red luminance 64%
  15. Red hue 64%
  16. Red saturation 61%

White balance & profiles

Custom
77%
As Shot
21%
Auto
1%
Median temperature
6,084K
Median tint
+7
  1. Adobe Standard 91%
  2. Embedded 6%
  3. Camera Portrait 1%
  4. Camera Standard 1%
  5. Camera Neutral 1%

The Sony a7C 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
2%
Grain
41%
Vignette
10%
Cropped
77%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 64% · sat 61% · lum 64%
  • Orange hue 77% · sat 88% · lum 76%
  • Yellow hue 53% · sat 84% · lum 57%
  • Green hue 68% · sat 71% · lum 52%
  • Aqua hue 44% · sat 55% · lum 34%
  • Blue hue 44% · sat 60% · lum 52%
  • Purple hue 39% · sat 46% · lum 33%
  • Magenta hue 46% · sat 51% · lum 13%

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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 October 12, 2026.