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Sony a7C sample images

Sample images from the Sony a7C, with camera settings and source attribution, plus shooting and editing patterns aggregated from 276 real photos.

Aggregated from photos analyzed on PixelPeeper · no spec sheets, only observed behavior

#64
most analyzed of 99 cameras
f/2.8
median aperture
ISO 250
median · p95 1,600
1/400s
median shutter
91%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How Sony a7C photos are shot

276 all-time photos · 166 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 10%
  2. f/1.8 25%
  3. f/2.8 28%
  4. f/4 29%
  5. f/5.6 6%
  6. f/8+ 3%

ISO

  1. <=200 48%
  2. 400 19%
  3. 800 21%
  4. 1600 8%
  5. 3200 4%
  6. 6400+ 1%

Real-world ISO ceiling: 95% of photos stay at or below ISO 1,600.

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 35%
  2. 1/500s 23%
  3. 1/250s 15%
  4. 1/125s 22%
  5. 1/60s 2%
  6. slower 3%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 55mm 19%
  2. 85mm 16%
  3. 35mm 15%
  4. 50mm 12%
  5. 75mm 6%
  6. 70mm 5%
  7. 24mm 4%
  8. 28mm 4%
  9. 25mm 2%
  10. 40mm 2%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 91%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 8%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
14:00 · 17%
Flash fired
10%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2020-2026

  1. 2020 1%
  2. 2021 16%
  3. 2022 6%
  4. 2023 29%
  5. 2024 26%
  6. 2025 12%
  7. 2026 9%

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 Sony Distagon T* FE 35mm f/1.4 ZA 9% flat
  3. 3 Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2 9% 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 50mm f/1.4 GM 3% flat
  7. 7 Sony FE 35mm f/1.8 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 166 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical Sony a7C edit

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

  • Exposure +0.15
  • Highlights -28
  • Shadows +11
  • Whites -23
  • Saturation -3

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
80%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Exposure 95%
  2. Orange saturation 92%
  3. Highlights 89%
  4. Yellow saturation 86%
  5. Contrast 84%
  6. Whites 83%
  7. Saturation 80%
  8. Orange luminance 78%
  9. Orange hue 77%
  10. Shadows 75%
  11. Blacks 74%
  12. Green saturation 72%
  13. Green hue 70%
  14. Red luminance 68%
  15. Red hue 67%
  16. Red saturation 65%

White balance & profiles

Custom
77%
As Shot
22%
Auto
1%
Median temperature
6,050K
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
41%
Vignette
10%
Cropped
77%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 67% · sat 65% · lum 68%
  • Orange hue 77% · sat 92% · lum 78%
  • Yellow hue 54% · sat 86% · lum 58%
  • Green hue 70% · sat 72% · lum 51%
  • Aqua hue 40% · sat 55% · lum 35%
  • Blue hue 42% · sat 58% · lum 52%
  • Purple hue 39% · sat 51% · lum 36%
  • Magenta hue 45% · sat 50% · lum 16%

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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. Gallery previews are reduced thumbnails from attributed public sources; every chart and swatch is derived from aggregate numbers. generated July 20, 2026.