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V3.3 PRE 1 updated February 20, 2026

20 Feb 18:44

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Pre-release

Download plugin package and see detailed installation instructions.

Feature pre-release version

New features and changes:

  • User interface

    • Straighten images by making use of RollAngle metadata information #365.
      Supported for:

      • Canon (R5m2 and later models)
      • Nikon (D5, D500 and later models)
      • Fuji (XT-5 and later models)
      • Olympus/OM (EM-1/5/10 III and later models)
      • Panasonic (Lumix G6 and later models)

      For a description of the feature, see here.

  • Other

  • Bugfixes

    • Workaround for: Plugin causes LR to freeze / crash after looping through ~100 images on Windows #362.
      For a description, see here

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please share your feedback here (prefered).
If you don't have a GitHub account, or if you would prefer not to create one, you can also email me at focuspoints.plugin@gmail.com.

V3.2 updated January 15, 2026

15 Jan 19:07
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Download plugin package and see detailed installation instructions.

New features and changes:

  • User interface

    • Tagging (Flagging, Rating and Coloring) of photos within the plugin UI #302 (not for LR5)
    • Filmstrip Navigation #314 (not for LR5)
    • Customizable plugin window size #317
    • Introduction of visible input field for keyboard shortcuts #321
    • Long metadata names excessively widen the information area #326
    • Unify language used in the Shooting Information section #342
    • Improved sizing of metadata window #333
  • Other

    • Buy the developer a coffee #319
    • Includes ExifTool 13.45 (Dec 26, 2025)
  • Bugfixes

    • V3.1 doesn't display focus points for manually focused captures on Fuji cameras while V3.0 did #292
    • Missing data for Sony DNG files #305
    • No or wrong display of focus points for Fujifilm DNG files #332
    • Metadata text files are not deleted from the disk #338
    • Focus points may be invisible for cropped images #339
  • Camera support:

    • Ricoh GR III / IIIx HDF (High Diffusion Filter) models #300
    • Sony A7R2 #347
    • Canon R6m3, Sony A7V, Panasonic S1II (new cameras)
    • in addition to the cameras supported by V3.1. See here for full list

See README V3.2 for an overview of the new features.

See Focus-Points for an overview of the plugin functionality.

See User Manual for more detailed information.

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for improving this plugin, please share your feedback in Focus-Points Discussions.

V3.2 PRE 5 updated January, 6, 2026

06 Jan 17:11

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Pre-release

In addition to V3.2 PRE 4, the following changes are included:

  • Metadata text files are not deleted from the disk #338
  • Focus points may be invisible for cropped images #339
  • Unify language used in the Shooting Information section #342

See Focus-Points README for an overview of the new features.

Download plugin package.

V3.2 PRE 4 updated December 28, 2025

28 Dec 18:52
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Pre-release

Feature pre-release version

New features and changes:

  • User interface

    • Tagging (Flagging, Rating and Coloring) of photos within the plugin UI #302 (not for LR5)
    • Filmstrip Navigation #314 (not for LR5)
    • Customizable plugin window size #317
    • Introduction of visible input field for keyboard shortcuts #321
    • Long metadata names excessively widen the information area #326
    • Improved sizing of metadata window #333
  • Other

    • Buy the developer a coffee #319
    • Includes ExifTool 13.45 (Dec 26, 2025)
  • Bugfixes

    • V3.1 doesn't display focus points for manually focused captures on Fuji cameras while V3.0 did #292
    • Missing data for Sony DNG files #305
    • No or wrong display of focus points for Fujifilm DNG files #332
  • Supported cameras:

    • Support Ricoh GR III / IIIx HDF (High Diffusion Filter) models #300
    • Canon R6m3, Sony A7 V, Panasonic S1II,
    • in addition to the cameras supported by V3.1. See here for full list

See Focus-Points README for an overview of the new features.

Download plugin package.

V3.1.2 updated November 6, 2025

06 Nov 21:53
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Maintenance release:

  • Bugfixes

    • Support Ricoh GR III / IIIx HDF (High Diffusion Filter) models #300
    • Updated plugin reports "Update available" (same version)
  • Other

    • Includes ExifTool 13.41 (Nov. 05, 2025)

See Focus-Points for an overview and updated User Manual for more detailed information.

Download plugin package or see detailed installation instructions.

V3.1.1 updated October 1, 2025

01 Oct 15:57
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Bugfix release:

  • Bugfixes
    • Center dot is missing for 'focus pixel' points on macOS #294
    • Internal error (macOS) or crippled error message (Windows) for photo where the image file is missing on disk #296

See V3.1 Release Notes for full list of new features and changes.

See Focus-Points for an overview and updated User Manual for more detailed information.

Download plugin package or see detailed installation instructions.

V3.1 updated September 22, 2025

22 Sep 18:58
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New features and changes:

  • Camera support

    • Pentax:
      • Redesign of Pentax support #269
      • Visualization of selected and in-focus CAF points (LiveView) #261
      • Focus point display for Pentax K-3 III #262
      • Face detection for Pentax K-3 III #264
      • Display status of Pentax AF-related camera settings #270
    • Olympus/OM
      • Indicate use of digital zoom factor #253
    • OM System:
      • Visualization of AF selection (AF target area) #259
      • Visualization of subject detection #260
    • Olympus:
      • Support entire Olympus E-System #267
    • Nikon
      • Support Nikon Z5 II #286
    • Ricoh:
      • Support Ricoh GR III / IIIx / IV models #263
    • Sony:
      • Visualization of focus points considering FocusFrameSize tag on newer α bodies part of #176
    • Canon
      • Improved display of Canon focus information #285
  • User interface

    • Usability improvements:
      • Consistent layout of controls in single and multi-image operation modes #266
      • Improved user interaction when no focus points can be found #272
      • Keyboard shortcuts for plugin operation #271
    • Metadata display:
      • Display effective focal length for images captured in crop mode #252
  • Bugfixes

    • RC1: Focus Point information is shown for Sony Non-AF lens #287
    • RC1: Keyboard shortcuts to launch the plugin don't work on LR5/6
    • PRE 6: Focus point display shows white space instead of the photo #254
    • PRE 6: Plugin window very small when run in LR 5 #284
    • PRE 5: Plugin stops with error message when run in LR 5/6 (VERSION.build) #282
    • PRE 5: Plugin stops with error message when run in LR 5 (Could not find namespace: LrApplicationView) #283
    • Metadata table not properly displayed when develop settings are written to image file #257
  • Other

    • Keyboard shortcuts to launch the plugin #268, #202
    • User documentation reworked
    • Includes ExifTool 13.37 (Sep 22, 2025)
  • Supported cameras:
    See here for full list.


See Focus-Points for an overview and updated User Manual for more detailed information.

Download plugin package or see detailed installation instructions.

V3.0.3 updated April 06, 2025

06 Apr 10:22
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IMPORTANT

  • See revised instructions for installation on WIN / MAC computers.

New features and changes:

  • Improved user interface

    • Multi-image processing: select multiple images in Lightroom before starting the plugin #210
    • Side-by-side presentation of focus point display and camera settings / focus information to support assessment of focus results #214
      • Focus information implemented for Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fuji, Panasonic, Olympus, Apple
      • Pentax pending
    • User can choose focus box color and for 'focus pixel' points also box size #215
    • Improved logging to assist the user in understanding why for certain images no focus points can be displayed #217
    • Automatic sizing of plugin dialog windows according to Windows Display Scale setting #216
    • Automatic check for updates #224
    • Metadata Viewer: filtering of both tags and values columns supported #221
  • Camera specific improvements to focus point detection and display

    • Nikon: added full support of Mirrorless and all DSLRs with 39 or more autofocus points #203, #208, #209, #211, #212.
    • Sony: unified implementation for Sony Alpha and RX10M4 #213. Fixed coordinates of phase detection focus points #176. Fixed incorrect position of focus point display of in-camera cropped images (1:1, 4:3, 16:9) #228
    • Face detection frames added for Sony #222, Panasonic #223, Olympus #219, Apple #218.
    • Face and subjection detection frames added for Fuji #165.
    • Pentax: Fixed a problem that prevented the plugin from recognizing K-3, K-1 and K-1 Mark II #206.
  • Bugfixes

    • ExifTool unable to read metadata on MAC #235
    • Evaluation of System display scale factor (call to REG.EXE) should not be done on MAC #240
    • Update check results in internal error when remote version.txt file cannot be accessed #245
  • Other

    • Includes ExifTool 13.25 (Mar. 11, 2025)
    • Comprehensive user documentation

Supported cameras:

  • Canon

    • Mirrorless: entire R-series
    • DSLR: all EOS models after 2004 (starting with EOS-1D Mark II)
    • Compact: Powershot models after 2004
  • Nikon

    • Mirrorless: entire Z-series
    • DSLR: all D models with 39 or more autofocus points (from D3/D300 in 2007 to D6/D780 in 2020)
    • Compact: CoolPix models not supported
  • Sony

    • Full-frame: α7, α9, α1 bodies beginning 2018 (with α7 III / α7R III)
    • APS-C: α6100, α6300, α6400, α6500, α6600, α6700, ..
    • Compact: RX series, beginning 2015 (with RX10 II and RX100 IV)
    • Face detection frames
  • Fuji

    • X-series (from X100 in 2011 up to X-H2S today)
    • GFX-series
    • Face and subject detection frames
  • Olympus / OM System

    • DSLR: E-5, E-420, E-520, E-620
    • Mirrorless: entire E-M series, OM-1, OM-3, OM-5
    • Face detection frames
  • Panasonic

    • Mirrorless: entire LUMIX G and S series
    • Compact: FZ, TZ/ZS, LX series - all models after 2008
    • Face detection frames
  • Apple

    • iPhone (starting from at least iPhone 5)
    • Face/pet detection frames (visualizing "Person & Pets" information from Apple's Photos App)
  • Pentax

    • Display of focus points and supported models are unchanged with respect to previous plugin versions
    • Display of basic image information and camera settings
    • Pending (upcoming release): Review/revision of focus point logic. Display of advanced camera settings and focus information

V3.0.2 updated April 04, 2025

04 Apr 12:05
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IMPORTANT

  • See revised instructions for installation on WIN / MAC computers.

New features and changes:

  • Improved user interface

    • Multi-image processing: select multiple images in Lightroom before starting the plugin #210
    • Side-by-side presentation of focus point display and camera settings / focus information to support assessment of focus results #214
      • Focus information implemented for Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fuji, Panasonic, Olympus, Apple
      • Pentax pending
    • User can choose focus box color and for 'focus pixel' points also box size #215
    • Improved logging to assist the user in understanding why for certain images no focus points can be displayed #217
    • Automatic sizing of plugin dialog windows according to Windows Display Scale setting #216
    • Automatic check for updates #224
    • Metadata Viewer: filtering of both tags and values columns supported #221
  • Camera specific improvements to focus point detection and display

    • Nikon: added full support of Mirrorless and all DSLRs with 39 or more autofocus points #203, #208, #209, #211, #212.
    • Sony: unified implementation for Sony Alpha and RX10M4 #213. Fixed coordinates of phase detection focus points #176. Fixed incorrect position of focus point display of in-camera cropped images (1:1, 4:3, 16:9) #228
    • Face detection frames added for Sony #222, Panasonic #223, Olympus #219, Apple #218.
    • Face and subjection detection frames added for Fuji #165.
    • Pentax: Fixed a problem that prevented the plugin from recognizing K-3, K-1 and K-1 Mark II #206.
  • Bugfixes

    • ExifTool unable to read metadata on MAC #235
    • Evaluation of System display scale factor (call to REG.EXE) should not be done on MAC #240
  • Other

    • Includes ExifTool 13.25 (Mar. 11, 2025)
    • Comprehensive user documentation

Supported cameras:

  • Canon

    • Mirrorless: entire R-series
    • DSLR: all EOS models after 2004 (starting with EOS-1D Mark II)
    • Compact: Powershot models after 2004
  • Nikon

    • Mirrorless: entire Z-series
    • DSLR: all D models with 39 or more autofocus points (from D3/D300 in 2007 to D6/D780 in 2020)
    • Compact: CoolPix models not supported
  • Sony

    • Full-frame: α7, α9, α1 bodies beginning 2018 (with α7 III / α7R III)
    • APS-C: α6100, α6300, α6400, α6500, α6600, α6700, ..
    • Compact: RX series, beginning 2015 (with RX10 II and RX100 IV)
    • Face detection frames
  • Fuji

    • X-series (from X100 in 2011 up to X-H2S today)
    • GFX-series
    • Face and subject detection frames
  • Olympus / OM System

    • DSLR: E-5, E-420, E-520, E-620
    • Mirrorless: entire E-M series, OM-1, OM-3, OM-5
    • Face detection frames
  • Panasonic

    • Mirrorless: entire LUMIX G and S series
    • Compact: FZ, TZ/ZS, LX series - all models after 2008
    • Face detection frames
  • Apple

    • iPhone (starting from at least iPhone 5)
    • Face/pet detection frames (visualizing "Person & Pets" information from Apple's Photos App)
  • Pentax

    • Display of focus points and supported models are unchanged with respect to previous plugin versions
    • Display of basic image information and camera settings
    • Pending (upcoming release): Review/revision of focus point logic. Display of advanced camera settings and focus information

V3.0 updated March 31, 2025

31 Mar 20:37
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New features and changes:

  • Improved user interface

    • Multi-image processing: select multiple images in Lightroom before starting the plugin #210
    • Side-by-side presentation of focus point display and camera settings / focus information to support assessment of focus results #214
      • Focus information implemented for Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fuji, Panasonic, Olympus, Apple
      • Pentax pending
    • User can choose focus box color and for 'focus pixel' points also box size #215
    • Improved logging to assist the user in understanding why for certain images no focus points can be displayed #217
    • Automatic sizing of plugin dialog windows according to Windows Display Scale setting #216
    • Automatic check for updates #224
    • Metadata Viewer: filtering of both tags and values columns supported #221
  • Camera specific improvements to focus point detection and display

    • Nikon: added full support of Mirrorless and all DSLRs with 39 or more autofocus points #203, #208, #209, #211, #212.
    • Sony: unified implementation for Sony Alpha and RX10M4 #213. Fixed coordinates of phase detection focus points #176. Fixed incorrect position of focus point display of in-camera cropped images (1:1, 4:3, 16:9) #228
    • Face detection frames added for Sony #222, Panasonic #223, Olympus #219, Apple #218.
    • Face and subjection detection frames added for Fuji #165.
    • Pentax: Fixed a problem that prevented the plugin from recognizing K-3, K-1 and K-1 Mark II #206.
  • Includes ExifTool 13.25 (Mar. 11, 2025)

  • Comprehensive user documentation

Supported cameras:

  • Canon

    • Mirrorless: entire R-series
    • DSLR: all EOS models after 2004 (starting with EOS-1D Mark II)
    • Compact: Powershot models after 2004
  • Nikon

    • Mirrorless: entire Z-series
    • DSLR: all D models with 39 or more autofocus points (from D3/D300 in 2007 to D6/D780 in 2020)
    • Compact: CoolPix models not supported
  • Sony

    • Full-frame: α7, α9, α1 bodies beginning 2018 (with α7 III / α7R III)
    • APS-C: α6100, α6300, α6400, α6500, α6600, α6700, ..
    • Compact: RX series, beginning 2015 (with RX10 II and RX100 IV)
    • Face detection frames
  • Fuji

    • X-series (from X100 in 2011 up to X-H2S today)
    • GFX-series
    • Face and subject detection frames
  • Olympus / OM System

    • DSLR: E-5, E-420, E-520, E-620
    • Mirrorless: entire E-M series, OM-1, OM-3, OM-5
    • Face detection frames
  • Panasonic

    • Mirrorless: entire LUMIX G and S series
    • Compact: FZ, TZ/ZS, LX series - all models after 2008
    • Face detection frames
  • Apple

    • iPhone (starting from at least iPhone 5)
    • Face/pet detection frames (visualizing "Person & Pets" information from Apple's Photos App)
  • Pentax

    • Display of focus points and supported models are unchanged with respect to previous plugin versions
    • Display of basic image information and camera settings
    • Pending (upcoming release): Review/revision of focus point logic. Display of advanced camera settings and focus information