Sony · camera stats

Sony a9

How 2,713 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 105 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

2,713 all-time photos · 1,909 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 18%
  2. f/1.8 31%
  3. f/2.8 28%
  4. f/4 14%
  5. f/5.6 4%
  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 38%
  2. 50mm 13%
  3. 85mm 10%
  4. 55mm 6%
  5. 24mm 6%
  6. 70mm 3%
  7. 28mm 1%
  8. 200mm 1%
  9. 135mm 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 8%
  3. 2019 6%
  4. 2020 4%
  5. 2021 12%
  6. 2022 19%
  7. 2023 19%
  8. 2024 17%
  9. 2025 11%
  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 23% up
  2. 2 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM 10% up
  3. 3 Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art 8% up
  4. 4 Sony Distagon T* FE 35mm f/1.4 ZA 7% down
  5. 5 Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM 6% down
  6. 6 Sony Sonnar T* FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA 6% flat
  7. 7 Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art 5% up
  8. 8 Sigma 35mm f/1.2 DG DN Art 5% up
  9. 9 Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM 4% down
  10. 10 Sony FE 35mm f/1.8 4% down
  11. 11 Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II 4% flat
  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 121 Lightroom edits · last 90 days

The typical Sony a9 edit

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

  • Exposure +0.3
  • Highlights -25
  • Shadows +23
  • Blacks +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
43%
lower whites
38%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Exposure 96%
  2. Shadows 90%
  3. Contrast 89%
  4. Highlights 89%
  5. Whites 88%
  6. Orange luminance 83%
  7. Orange saturation 83%
  8. Green saturation 82%
  9. Yellow saturation 82%
  10. Blue saturation 80%
  11. Yellow hue 79%
  12. Red luminance 76%
  13. Aqua saturation 75%
  14. Blacks 74%
  15. Orange hue 72%
  16. Purple saturation 72%

White balance & profiles

Custom
80%
As Shot
19%
Auto
1%
Median temperature
5,258K
Median tint
+11
  1. Adobe Standard 81%
  2. Camera Standard 12%
  3. Fuji Velvia 50 - SO 6%
  4. Camera Monochrome 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
14%
Grain
47%
Vignette
4%
Cropped
97%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 69% · sat 64% · lum 76%
  • Orange hue 72% · sat 83% · lum 83%
  • Yellow hue 79% · sat 82% · lum 66%
  • Green hue 63% · sat 82% · lum 64%
  • Aqua hue 45% · sat 75% · lum 45%
  • Blue hue 66% · sat 80% · lum 68%
  • Purple hue 58% · sat 72% · lum 37%
  • Magenta hue 43% · sat 66% · 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. Every chart and swatch is derived from aggregate numbers. generated September 28, 2026.