Sony · camera stats

Sony a9

How 2,526 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

#19
most analyzed of 99 cameras
f/2.2
median aperture
ISO 200
median · p95 3,200
1/400s
median shutter
68%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How Sony a9 photos are shot

2,526 all-time photos · 1,774 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 5%
  6. f/8+ 5%

Sony a9 shooters live wide open: 49% of photos are at f/2 or brighter.

ISO

  1. <=200 51%
  2. 400 17%
  3. 800 15%
  4. 1600 7%
  5. 3200 6%
  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 3%
  6. slower 4%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 35mm 37%
  2. 50mm 13%
  3. 85mm 10%
  4. 55mm 6%
  5. 24mm 6%
  6. 70mm 3%
  7. 28mm 1%
  8. 135mm 1%
  9. 200mm 1%
  10. 30mm 1%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 68%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 29%
  3. Shutter speed priority AE 3%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
17:00 · 14%
Flash fired
8%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2017-2026

  1. 2017 3%
  2. 2018 9%
  3. 2019 6%
  4. 2020 5%
  5. 2021 12%
  6. 2022 19%
  7. 2023 18%
  8. 2024 17%
  9. 2025 11%
  10. 2026 1%

What's mounted on the Sony a9

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

Last 90 days · 194 photos

  1. 1 Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM 21% up
  2. 2 Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM 10% up
  3. 3 Sony Sonnar T* FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA 7% up
  4. 4 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM 7% up
  5. 5 Sony FE 35mm f/1.8 6% flat
  6. 6 Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS (SEL70200GM) 6% up
  7. 7 Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS 6% up
  8. 8 Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II 5% up
  9. 9 Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM 5% down
  10. 10 Sony Distagon T* FE 35mm f/1.4 ZA 4% down
  11. 11 Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art 3% flat
  12. 12 SAMYANG AF 35mm F1.4 P FE 2% new

The edit fingerprint

How Sony a9 photos are edited

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

from 131 Lightroom edits · last 90 days

The typical Sony a9 edit

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

  • Exposure +0.3
  • Contrast -10
  • Highlights -31
  • Shadows +35
  • Whites -10
  • Blacks +10
  • Clarity -1
  • Saturation -5

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
61%
lower whites
55%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Highlights 100%
  2. Orange luminance 98%
  3. Yellow saturation 96%
  4. Exposure 96%
  5. Orange saturation 95%
  6. Green saturation 94%
  7. Blacks 90%
  8. Magenta saturation 90%
  9. Purple hue 89%
  10. Red hue 89%
  11. Purple saturation 88%
  12. Blue luminance 87%
  13. Yellow hue 86%
  14. Blue hue 86%
  15. Green hue 86%
  16. Red luminance 85%

White balance & profiles

Custom
77%
As Shot
23%
Median temperature
5,329K
Median tint
+11
  1. Adobe Standard 98%
  2. Fuji Velvia 50 - SO 2%
  3. Camera Standard 1%

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
9%
Grain
52%
Vignette
6%
Cropped
97%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 89% · sat 65% · lum 85%
  • Orange hue 81% · sat 95% · lum 98%
  • Yellow hue 86% · sat 96% · lum 76%
  • Green hue 86% · sat 94% · lum 83%
  • Aqua hue 76% · sat 83% · lum 43%
  • Blue hue 86% · sat 84% · lum 87%
  • Purple hue 89% · sat 88% · lum 40%
  • Magenta hue 77% · sat 90% · lum 37%

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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.