Sony · camera stats

Sony a7C

How 276 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

#69
most analyzed of 102 cameras
f/2.8
median aperture
ISO 250
median · p95 2,000
1/444s
median shutter
90%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How Sony a7C photos are shot

276 all-time photos · 167 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 9%
  2. f/1.8 25%
  3. f/2.8 26%
  4. f/4 30%
  5. f/5.6 7%
  6. f/8+ 3%

ISO

  1. <=200 49%
  2. 400 19%
  3. 800 20%
  4. 1600 7%
  5. 3200 4%
  6. 6400+ 1%

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

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 35%
  2. 1/500s 23%
  3. 1/250s 16%
  4. 1/125s 20%
  5. 1/60s 2%
  6. slower 4%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 55mm 19%
  2. 85mm 15%
  3. 35mm 14%
  4. 50mm 12%
  5. 70mm 6%
  6. 75mm 5%
  7. 24mm 5%
  8. 28mm 4%
  9. 25mm 2%
  10. 40mm 2%

Exposure mode

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

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
14:00 · 17%
Flash fired
8%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2020-2026

  1. 2020 1%
  2. 2021 16%
  3. 2022 5%
  4. 2023 30%
  5. 2024 26%
  6. 2025 11%
  7. 2026 10%

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 19% 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 TTARTISAN 75mm F2.0 4% flat
  5. 5 Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM 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 E 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 A071 3% flat
  10. 10 DT 85mm F1.2 SAM 3% flat
  11. 11 Viltrox 85mm F1.8 2% flat
  12. 12 E 25mm F2 2% flat

The edit fingerprint

How Sony a7C photos are edited

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

from 167 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical Sony a7C edit

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

  • Exposure +0.15
  • Highlights -29
  • Shadows +9
  • Whites -23
  • Saturation -1

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
82%
lower whites
79%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Exposure 95%
  2. Orange saturation 90%
  3. Highlights 88%
  4. Contrast 86%
  5. Yellow saturation 86%
  6. Whites 82%
  7. Saturation 80%
  8. Orange hue 75%
  9. Orange luminance 75%
  10. Shadows 75%
  11. Blacks 73%
  12. Green saturation 70%
  13. Green hue 67%
  14. Red luminance 66%
  15. Red hue 64%
  16. Red saturation 63%

White balance & profiles

Custom
78%
As Shot
21%
Auto
1%
Median temperature
6,059K
Median tint
+8
  1. Adobe Standard 92%
  2. Embedded 7%
  3. Camera Portrait 1%
  4. 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
40%
Vignette
10%
Cropped
77%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 64% · sat 63% · lum 66%
  • Orange hue 75% · sat 90% · lum 75%
  • Yellow hue 53% · sat 86% · lum 57%
  • Green hue 67% · sat 70% · lum 49%
  • Aqua hue 41% · sat 53% · lum 35%
  • Blue hue 43% · sat 59% · lum 50%
  • Purple hue 38% · sat 49% · lum 35%
  • Magenta hue 44% · sat 49% · lum 17%

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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.