Select a photo to open it in Detail view.
-
Lightroom Mobile Help
- App subscriptions and account
-
Add and capture photos
- Add and import photos
- Capture photos
-
Apply quick actions
- Apply presets to photos using Quick actions
- Auto-enhance photos with quick actions
- Edit subject, sky, and background using Quick actions
- Blur backgrounds using Quick action
- Enhance scenes with Quick actions
- Retouch people’s features using Quick actions
- Straighten photos using Quick actions
- Remove blemishes using Quick actions
- Device compatibility for Quick actions
- Convert photo to video using Quick actions
- Adjust light and color
- Crop and transform
Adjust details
Learn how to use Detail panel sliders to enhance edge definition and minimize photo artifacts.
Use the Detail panel to enhance photo sharpness or reduce noise from high-ISO photography. These adjustments are particularly useful for photos that appear soft or grainy. Sharpening is best applied after other edits are complete, while Noise reduction works most effectively on photos captured in low-light conditions.
Sharpen photo details
Select Edit > Detail .
Hold and drag the following sliders to enhance details and edge definition:
- Sharpening: Enhance edge clarity to make details appear crisper.
- Radius: Adjust the size of sharpened details; use lower values for fine details and higher values for larger edges.
- Detail: Control how much fine texture is sharpened; lower values target edges, while higher values enhance textures.
- Masking: Limit sharpening to edges; at 0, sharpening affects the entire photo, and at 100, only strong edges are sharpened.
Over-sharpening can create unnatural halos around edges. Apply Sharpening gradually and zoom in to 100% to evaluate the results.
Reduce luminance noise
Select a photo to open it in Detail view.
Select Edit > Detail .
Hold and drag the following sliders to reduce graininess in your photo:
- Noise reduction: Reduce unwanted grain while preserving photo detail.
- Detail: Balance noise reduction with detail preservation; higher values retain more detail, while lower values apply stronger smoothing.
- Contrast: Adjust contrast in smoothed areas; higher values preserve contrast but may retain noise, while lower values produce a softer look.
Reduce color noise
Select a photo to open it in Detail view.
Select Edit > Detail .
Hold and drag the following sliders to reduce colored artifacts in your photo:
- Color noise reduction: Reduce color speckles caused by sensor noise.
- Detail: Control how much color detail is preserved; higher values protect fine color edges, while lower values remove speckles but may cause color bleeding.
- Smoothness: Smooth out color variations; higher values create softer color transitions, while lower values retain more texture.
Noise includes luminance (graininess) and chroma (colored artifacts) that commonly appear in photos taken at high ISO speeds. Apply Noise reduction carefully to avoid losing important photo detail.
Use the Detail panel to enhance photo sharpness or reduce noise from high-ISO photography. These adjustments are particularly useful for photos that appear soft or grainy. Sharpening is best applied after other edits are complete, while Noise Reduction works most effectively on photos captured in low-light conditions.
Sharpen photo details
Select a photo to open it in Detail view.
Select Edit > Detail .
Select Sharpening and drag the Amount slider to any value to enable the adjustment sliders.
Hold and drag the following sliders to enhance details and edge definition:
- Amount: Enhance edge clarity to make details appear crisper.
- Radius: Adjust the size of sharpened details, use lower values for fine details and higher values for larger edges.
- Detail: Control how much fine texture is sharpened, lower values target edges, while higher values enhance textures.
- Masking: Adjust to determine where Sharpening is applied, at 0, sharpening affects the entire photo, and at +100, it’s limited to solid edges.
Over-sharpening can create unnatural halos around edges. Apply Sharpening gradually and zoom in to 100% to evaluate the results.
Reduce luminance noise
Select a photo to open it in Detail view.
Select Edit > Detail .
Select Noise and drag the Noise Reduction slider to any value to enable the adjustment sliders.
Hold and drag the following sliders to reduce graininess in your photo:
- Noise Reduction: Reduce unwanted grain while preserving photo detail.
- Detail: Balance Noise Reduction with detail preservation. Higher values retain more detail, while lower values apply stronger smoothing.
- Contrast: Manage Contrast preservation. Higher values retain contrasts but may also retain noise, while lower values smooth the photo but reduce contrasts.
Reduce color noise
Select a photo to open it in Detail view.
Select Edit > Detail .
Select Color noise and drag the Color Noise Reduction slider to any value to enable the adjustment sliders.
Hold and drag the following sliders to reduce colored artifacts in your photo:
- Color Noise Reduction: Reduce color speckles caused by sensor noise.
- Detail: Manage the Color noise threshold. Higher values protect thin, detailed color edges but may result in color speckling, while lower values remove color speckles but may cause color bleeding.
- Smoothness: Apply a softened effect to speckled color tones. Higher values create smoother results, while lower values retain more texture.
Noise includes luminance (graininess) and chroma (colored artifacts) that commonly appear in photos taken at high ISO speeds. Apply Noise Reduction carefully to avoid losing important photo detail.