Real-world camera data

Canon EOS R5 usage in real photographs

Observed settings and classified photography genres from the current PhotoDataLab dataset.

Current dataset

Sample and data quality

Photographs
1,611
Photographers
33
Public albums
130
Settings completeness
92.0%

The largest contributor accounts for 22.6% of this sample. Status: strong. These are observations, not recommendations or universal usage estimates. Observed dates span 2020-08-25 to 2026-06-10.

Observed settings

Settings distributions

Bars show photo-weighted frequency. The table also reports distinct photographers and balanced weight.

ISO

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ISO distribution data
BucketPhotosPhotographersBalanced weight
ISO 50 or lower 3 1 0.09
ISO 51–100 332 19 4.86
ISO 101–200 194 22 4.84
ISO 201–400 452 26 7.43
ISO 401–800 202 25 4.20
ISO 801–1,600 144 22 4.69
ISO 1,601–3,200 177 21 4.96
ISO 3,201–6,400 88 14 1.49
ISO 6,401–12,800 15 7 0.36
ISO above 12,800 3 3 0.06

Aperture

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Aperture distribution data
BucketPhotosPhotographersBalanced weight
f/2 43 5 0.85
f/2.8 216 22 5.76
f/3.2 76 16 3.11
f/3.5 59 12 0.87
f/4 119 20 3.89
f/4.5 82 14 1.18
f/5 69 14 1.21
f/5.6 119 15 2.16
f/6.3 52 12 0.76
f/7.1 94 13 1.92
f/8 63 13 1.71
f/9 31 10 0.84
f/10 65 11 1.06
f/11 55 13 3.07
f/13 176 6 1.26
f/14 46 4 0.25

Shutter speed

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Shutter speed distribution data
BucketPhotosPhotographersBalanced weight
1/2048 s 30 10 0.73
1/1625 s 44 15 1.52
1/1290 s 61 16 1.36
1/1024 s 112 17 2.52
1/813 s 68 17 1.92
1/645 s 82 15 1.64
1/512 s 90 17 2.32
1/406 s 62 15 1.23
1/323 s 99 16 1.27
1/256 s 84 17 1.32
1/203 s 113 17 1.85
1/161 s 85 14 1.66
1/128 s 77 15 1.41
1/102 s 56 15 2.40
1/81 s 38 12 0.61
1/10 s 40 3 0.32

Focal length

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Focal length distribution data
BucketPhotosPhotographersBalanced weight
17 mm 37 5 0.83
24 mm 361 14 4.21
28 mm 35 7 1.06
33 mm 15 7 0.20
35 mm 103 15 3.28
45 mm 24 7 0.29
46 mm 17 7 1.36
50 mm 77 17 2.52
70 mm 120 20 3.19
85 mm 19 4 0.31
100 mm 25 9 0.50
135 mm 23 10 0.26
200 mm 65 14 1.46
300 mm 28 6 0.22
400 mm 18 5 0.38
500 mm 18 8 0.72