1. HDR images made easy
  2. Create natural-looking or surreal images from extremely high-contrast scenes. Using HDR Merge, you can easily combine multiple shots taken with different exposure settings into a single high dynamic range image.
  4. Stunning panoramas
  5. Capture superwide fields of view and amazing detail. Photomerge technology lets you stitch together multiple images, including raw files, to create seamless panoramas.
  7. Faster performance
  8. Import and perfect your photos faster than ever. Lightroom takes advantage of compatible graphics processors to boost its overall speed, especially when you’re enhancing images in the Develop module.
  10. Facial recognition
  11. Quickly find images of family and friends, even without metadata tags. Select a face in one photo, and Lightroom searches for that person in all your other images. Categorize and group your photos based on faces.
  13. Advanced video slide shows
  14. Create beautiful, polished slide shows using still images, video and music along with professional effects like pan and zoom.
  16. Improved web galleries
  17. Showcase your work in more elegant, engaging and interactive web galleries. New HTML5-compatible gallery templates work with the widest range of desktop and mobile browsers.
  19. Better control of filters
  20. Precisely control which parts of your image are affected by the Graduated or Radial filters. Now you can use a brush to edit the filter’s mask, adding or subtracting filter effects wherever you want.
  22. Easy photo sharing
  23. Publish web galleries with Lightroom. Get feedback on your photos, start discussions and more — all from Lightroom on your mobile device or desktop.
  25. Support for more devices
  26. Lightroom is now on Android devices. And just like on iPad and iPhone, all your edits sync back to your computer.
  28. Visual storytelling
  29. Pull images from Lightroom into Adobe Voice and Slate on your iPad or iPhone to craft visual stories and animated videos.
  31. Copy-paste enhancements
  32. On your iPad or iPhone, you can quickly copy adjustments from one photo and paste them onto another for ultra-fast processing.
  34. Perfect presentations
  35. Use the new Presentation mode on your iPad or iPhone to show off photos without accidentally adjusting or editing them.
  37. Fast photo searching
  38. The Segmented view on your iPad or iPhone helps you find favorite photos faster than ever.
  40. Quick composition adjustment
  41. A redesigned cropping experience on iPad and iPhone lets you quickly adjust, align and auto-straighten your photos.