Sony · camera stats

Sony a9

How 2,767 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

#21
most analyzed of 111 cameras
f/2.2
median aperture
ISO 200
median · p95 3,200
1/400s
median shutter
69%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How Sony a9 photos are shot

2,767 all-time photos · 1,944 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 18%
  2. f/1.8 30%
  3. f/2.8 28%
  4. f/4 15%
  5. f/5.6 4%
  6. f/8+ 5%

Sony a9 shooters live wide open: 48% of photos are at f/2 or brighter.

ISO

  1. <=200 51%
  2. 400 18%
  3. 800 15%
  4. 1600 7%
  5. 3200 5%
  6. 6400+ 4%

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

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 39%
  2. 1/500s 16%
  3. 1/250s 27%
  4. 1/125s 12%
  5. 1/60s 2%
  6. slower 4%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 35mm 37%
  2. 50mm 13%
  3. 85mm 10%
  4. 24mm 6%
  5. 55mm 6%
  6. 70mm 2%
  7. 28mm 2%
  8. 135mm 1%
  9. 200mm 1%
  10. 16mm 1%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 69%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 28%
  3. Shutter speed priority AE 3%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
17:00 · 14%
Flash fired
9%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2017-2026

  1. 2017 3%
  2. 2018 8%
  3. 2019 6%
  4. 2020 4%
  5. 2021 12%
  6. 2022 18%
  7. 2023 19%
  8. 2024 16%
  9. 2025 13%
  10. 2026 2%

What's mounted on the Sony a9

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

Last 90 days · 168 photos

  1. 1 Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM 15% up
  2. 2 Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art 9% up
  3. 3 Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2 7% up
  4. 4 Sony Distagon T* FE 35mm f/1.4 ZA 7% down
  5. 5 Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art 5% up
  6. 6 Sony FE 35mm f/1.8 5% down
  7. 7 Sigma 35mm f/1.2 DG DN Art 5% up
  8. 8 Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM 5% flat
  9. 9 Sony Sonnar T* FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA 5% down
  10. 10 Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM 5% down
  11. 11 Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN II Art 4% up
  12. 12 Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II 3% up

The edit fingerprint

How Sony a9 photos are edited

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

from 123 Lightroom edits · last 90 days

The typical Sony a9 edit

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

  • Exposure +0.4
  • Highlights -30
  • Shadows +33
  • Blacks +3

Ranges show the middle 50% of edited photos.

The Sony a9 tone curve

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

Custom curve
100%
lift blacks
30%
lower whites
47%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Shadows 96%
  2. Exposure 94%
  3. Whites 92%
  4. Highlights 89%
  5. Green saturation 88%
  6. Contrast 85%
  7. Blue saturation 80%
  8. Orange luminance 78%
  9. Yellow saturation 77%
  10. Yellow hue 76%
  11. Orange hue 76%
  12. Blacks 76%
  13. Aqua saturation 73%
  14. Green luminance 73%
  15. Orange saturation 72%
  16. Purple saturation 71%

White balance & profiles

Custom
84%
As Shot
15%
Auto
1%
Median temperature
5,300K
Median tint
+11
  1. Adobe Standard 79%
  2. Camera Standard 10%
  3. DVLOP III 5%
  4. DVLOP X 3%
  5. Embedded 3%

The Sony a9 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
10%
Grain
41%
Vignette
1%
Cropped
97%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 69% · sat 60% · lum 69%
  • Orange hue 76% · sat 72% · lum 78%
  • Yellow hue 76% · sat 77% · lum 70%
  • Green hue 62% · sat 88% · lum 73%
  • Aqua hue 52% · sat 73% · lum 52%
  • Blue hue 70% · sat 80% · lum 70%
  • Purple hue 57% · sat 71% · lum 31%
  • Magenta hue 46% · sat 58% · lum 21%

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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 19, 2026.