Adobe Lightroom adds camera optimizations for Pixel 6, other phones

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Adobe Lightroom adds camera optimizations for Pixel 6, Galaxy S21, and Z Fold 3

By Corbin Davenport

Published Dec 16, 2021

Adobe Lightroom now supports RAW images captured from all of the Pixel 6's cameras, as well as the S21 Ultra's telephoto and others.

The Pixel 6 Pro camera

Adobe Lightroom is one of the most popular image manipulation tools around, with versions for Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS. One of its most useful features is the ability to use RAW images (as opposed to compressed formats like JPEG) from hundreds of cameras, which requires specific optimizations for each camera. Adobe has now updated Lightroom with support for more cameras, including the Pixel 6.

The list of cameras supported by Adobe Camera Raw has been updated (via 9to5Google) to include all cameras on the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. The front camera, main rear lens, and ultrawide are supported on both phones, in addition to the Pixel 6 Pro's unique telephoto camera. That means you can now import RAW images from the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro into Lightroom without any problems.

The latest update also included optimizations for the ultrawide cameras on the iPhone 12 and 12 Mini (most of the other cameras on the 12 series were already supported), as well as additional cameras on the Galaxy S21 Ultra and Galaxy Z Fold 3. Below are all of the new entries.

Apple iPhone 12 Ultrawide camera
Apple iPhone 12 Mini Ultrawide camera
GoPro HERO10 Black
Google Pixel 6 Front Camera
Google Pixel 6 Rear Main Camera
Google Pixel 6 Rear Ultrawide Camera
Google Pixel 6 Pro Front Camera
Google Pixel 6 Pro Rear Main Camera
Google Pixel 6 Pro Rear Telephoto Camera
Google Pixel 6 Pro Rear Ultrawide Camera
PIXII Camera (A1571)
RICOH GR IIIx
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Super Telephoto Camera
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Telephoto Camera
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 Rear Main Camera
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 Rear Telephoto Camera
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 Rear Ultrawide Camera
Sony A7 IV (ILCE-7M4)

Unfortunately, lens correction profiles are not available for any of these new cameras, except the Sony A7 IV. That means the image colors should match what the camera created, but Lightroom can't correct lens distortions and other problems automatically. You can try out the new camera support with version 14.1 of the Camera Raw plug-in, paired with Lightroom 5.1 or later (or Lightroom Classic 11.1 or later).