Category Archives: Import

Camera Raw, Lightroom Classic & Desktop | December 2025

The latest updates to Camera Raw (18.1), Lightroom Classic (15.1) and Lightroom Desktop (9.1) have been released to customers via the Creative Cloud App. These updates include new camera and lens support along with minor feature enhancements to Lightroom Classic, and bug fixes for all.

Lightroom Classic

Import Preview Quality Enhancement

The Import module has been updated to provide higher-quality embedded previews when reviewing your images before import.

Assisted Culling

An option to submit feedback from the Culling Scores panel in the Import has been added.

HEIC Support

Lightroom Classic 15.1 includes some architectural changes for HEIC support on Windows.

Export to PSB format

You can now export images directly to the PSB (Large Document) Photoshop format for very large files that exceed PSD limits.

Camera Tether Improvements [Lightroom Classic]

  • Lightroom Classic now supports native tethered capture for Leica cameras. Details of new tethered camera support added since the last release can be found here

New Camera Support [All Clients]

  • Details of new camera support added since the last release can be found here

New Lens Correction Support [All Clients]

  • Details of new lens support added since the last release can be found here

Lightroom Classic on macOS Sonoma 14.2

Apple released macOS Sonoma 14.2 on 11 December. Unfortunately, it breaks access to SD Cards, etc using external ‘Device’ related workflows in Lightroom Classic.

Therefore, Adobe are recommending that customers DO NOT update to macOS Sonoma 14.2 until the issue is resolved. However, this recommendation ignores the security implications of not upgrading the OS.

Adobe are working with Apple to get this resolved.

Impact of update on LrC

  • External Device mode is not listed. Therefore, importing from an SD Card in Device mode is not possible.

Workaround

Import from SD Card using the ‘File’ section in Import dialog as shown in below screenshot

Impact of update on LrC

  • As with SD Card, directly connected cameras and mobile devices are not accessible.

Workaround

Copy the images on disk using the Apple ‘Image Capture.app’, then import into LrC.

Impact of update on LrC

  • Customers attempting to use ‘Tethered Capture

Unfortunately, there is no workaround for this

Adobe have published a HelpX document with further details, which can be found here.

Camera Raw, Lightroom Classic & Desktop | August 2020


The latest updates to Camera Raw, Lightroom Classic and the Lightroom Desktop were released to customers today (17 August). These updates are primarily to provide new camera and lens support plus bug fixes. More details are provided below.

In this release:

  • Support for turning off embedded lens profiles in select new cameras (Camera Raw 11.4, Lightroom Classic 9.4 and Lightroom desktop 3.4 ). This is feature is only supported by specific new cameras when used with lenses that writes lens correction information to the images during capture. When an image with a supported camera and lens is opened in develop module, ‘Camera Settings’ will be shown as Lens Profile Name. Note that this feature is not available to cameras supported by Lightroom or Camera Raw prior to this release.

Lightroom Classic 9.4 – Lens Profile Support

  • ‘Done’ button added to Import window (Lightroom Classic 9.4). The ‘Done’ button will enable you to save any import settings you may have configured when exiting the Import window without actually initiating the import process.

Lightroom Classic 9.4 – Done button in Import window

 New camera support

  • Canon EOS R5
  • Canon EOS R6
  • Nikon Z5
  • Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III S
  • Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV
  • Panasonic LUMIX DC-G100 (DC-G110)
  • Skydio 2
  • Sony ZV-1 (DCZV1/B)
  • Sony A7s III (ILCE-7SM3) – Preliminary Support

New lens profiles

Canon RF

  • Canon RF 85mm F2 MACRO IS STM
  • Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
  • Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM + EXTENDER RF1.4x
  • Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM + EXTENDER RF2x
  • Canon RF 600mm F11 IS STM
  • Canon RF 600mm F11 IS STM + EXTENDER RF1.4x
  • Canon RF 600mm F11 IS STM + EXTENDER RF2x
  • Canon RF 800mm F11 IS STM
  • Canon RF 800mm F11 IS STM + EXTENDER RF1.4x
  • Canon RF 800mm F11 IS STM + EXTENDER RF2x

Fujifilm

  • Viltrox PFU RBMH 85mm F1.8

Nikon F

  • Rokinon SP 14mm f/2.4

Pentax

  • HD PENTAX-D FA* 85mm F1.4 ED SDM AW

Skydio

  • Skydio 2 (JPEG+DNG)

Sony FE

  • Samyang AF 35mm F1.4
  • Sony FE 12-24 F2.8 GM
  • TAMRON 28-200mm F/2.8-5.6 Di III RXD A071
  • Viltrox PFU RBMH 85mm F1.8

Camera & Lens Support

For a full list of supported cameras and lens profiles for Camera Raw, Lightroom Classic,  and Lightroom Cloud Ecosystem see these resources:

Bug Fixes