How can I make Lightroom use camera settings instead of Adobe Default for imported RAW files?
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Lightroom is applying the Adobe Default look to all of my imported RAW photos. I’d prefer a starting point closer to my camera’s own rendering, such as Camera Settings / a camera-matching profile. Is there a way to change the default import/develop behavior so new RAW files use that instead of Adobe Default?
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With the last release of LR (June 2020) there is a "Camera Preset" develop preset, which is a camera matching color profile; and in some cases it will pick up some basic/detail adjustments as well (e.g. saturation/sharpening). With my Nikon's, all it does is change the color profile to "Camera Neutral" and all other settings to Adobe defaults.
An option that is probably better is to edit an image with basic/generic edits; setting the color profile, saturation, sharpening, noise reduction, etc, to your desired/typical starting point for most images. Then go to the develop menu > new preset > save with unique name. Now you can apply that profile (or any other) by default by setting it in the preset preferences; either by camera model as I have done (with override selected), or by changing the Master preset.
As shown in the image you can also make an adaptive ISO preset by editing a high ISO image, and a low ISO image; and then selecting them both before selecting the new preset menu option. I use an Adaptive ISO preset, but I have switched one to the Camera Settings preset for the screen capture.
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Yes. In newer Lightroom versions, you can change the default RAW starting point by using a preset/profile instead of Adobe Default.
A few clarifications:
- “Camera Settings” is not the same as a full preset in every case; it’s often a camera-matching color profile.
- Depending on camera brand/model, it may only change the color profile, while other settings still stay at Adobe defaults.
A practical approach is:
- Open a representative RAW file.
- Set the profile you want (for example a camera-matching profile), and adjust any baseline settings you usually prefer such as saturation, sharpening, and noise reduction.
- Save those settings as a new preset.
- In Lightroom’s preset/default settings, assign that preset as the default, optionally per camera model.
That gives you a consistent starting point for imports and can be more useful than relying on “Camera Settings” alone, since it lets you define both the profile and your preferred basic adjustments.
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