How do i save an iphone photo as a jpeg

HEIC vs. JPG

Back in iOS 11, Apple introduced the HEIC file format for iPhone photos. Among other advantages, it’s more efficient when it comes to file size.

From Wikipedia: “The High Efficiency Image File Format (HEIF) is a container format for individual images and image sequences. HEIF image files are typically stored with filename extensions .heif or .heic. ” [or .HEIC]

You might not have noticed a default switch in iOS 11 back then because if you emailed the photos, iOS converts them to JPG for compatibility. And of course, iOS knows how to display HEIC files in the Photos app. But, in some cases, along the way, even if the default was JPG the default may have changed again from JPG to HEIC during an iOS update.

Changing the Default

That happened to me.  I noticed that my new default was HEIC, and I needed it to be JPG, so I had to remind myself how to do it. It’s simple.

1. Go to iOS Settings and swipe down to Camera. It’s buried in the 6th block, the one that has Music at the top.
2. Tap Formats
3. Tap Most Compatible to set the default photo format to JPG. See the screenshot.

Settings > Camera > Formats

Notes

1. All this applies to the iPad as well.

2. Your iPhone will still always save screenshots in the PNG format. There’s a technical reason for this. See: “Why Your iPhone Uses PNG for Screen Shots and JPG for Photos.“

3. The Most Compatible setting will force your videos to be saved in H.264 (AVC) format. This is High Definition (HD), 1080p at 60 fps.

4. If you ever want to record video in 4K/UHD, you’ll have to change the setting back to High Efficiency. This will, of course, save photos as HEIC, but allow video files to be saved as H.265 (HEVC), and then you can elect to record 4K at 60 fps. It sure would be nice to allow both JPG and a default of 4K/UHD/60 fps, but Apple has not yet seen fit to separate the photo and video preferences.

5. In either case above, H.264 or H.265, the file extension remains MOV.

6. If you have an HEIC photo and need to convert it to JPG, there are several safe options without having to download an unfamiliar graphics app to your iPhone. First, you could email it to yourself and let iOS do the conversion. Or you could AirDrop it to your Mac and use the macOS app Preview to convert to JPG. I also found this recent article to be well written and helpful.

More Notes & More Reading

Windows 10 supports the HEIF format, but there is a lot of momentum on the side of JPG. In the last few years, I haven’t seen any indication of a dramatic, widespread shift to HEIF/HEIC except for, perhaps, some professional photographers. Finally, in early 2019, Google’s Android Pie started offering support for HEIC.

Here’s more (good) reading on why the HEIC format exists.

Finally, here’s a nifty article that gets into more detail. “What The Heck Is A HEIC File, And How Do I Open It?“

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1. Open Files.
2. Choose a location.
3. Tap and hold on an empty space.
4. Tap New Folder.
5. Open the Photos app and navigate to your photo.
6. Tap Select.
7. Tap the photo you want to convert.
8. Tap the share icon.
9. Tap Copy Photo.
10. Open the Files app and navigate to the folder you created previously.
11. Tap and hold on an empty space and tap Paste.

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Tap the three dots in the upper-right corner of the photo.Tap Convert to JPG.Tap the green button to start the conversion.The converted photo will be stored in the Photos app on your iPhone.

Why are my photos HEIC not JPG?

HEIC is the file format name Apple has chosen for the new HEIF (High Efficiency Image Format) Standard. Using advanced and modern compression methods, it allows photos to be created in smaller file sizes while retaining a higher image quality compared to JPEG/JPG. How can you tell if an iPhone photo is JPEG? Tell the iPhone to capture Jpegs instead of HEICs

Still, if you're set on this course of action, go to Settings > Camera > Formats. The option 'High Efficiency' means HEIC. 'Most Compatible' means Jpeg.

How do I change a photo to JPEG on my phone?

Convert Image to JPG Online for Free

1. Go to the image converter.
2. Drag your image into the toolbox to get started. We accept TIFF, GIF, BMP, and PNG files.
3. Hit “Convert” and download the file.
4. Go to the PDF to JPG tool and repeat the same process.
5. All done! You can download your JPG file.

Why are my iPhone photos HEIC and not JPEG?

This is usually because Apple saves iPhone photos as HEIC format to save space, but that format isn't widely supported by other devices. Don't worry, it's easy to avoid the HEIC format when transferring photos from your iPhone. Is JPG the same as JPEG? 2. Both Terms Mean the Same Thing. Remember when we discussed the term JPEG and how it stood for the Joint Photographic Experts Group? Well, you guessed it; both JPEG and JPG are abbreviations for that same ISO sub-committee.

How can I convert HEIC to JPG without software?

You can do it all you need to do is go to file. And then choose export then the new window will pop out. And then you click this drop down menu you choose JPEG JPEG 2000 is a better quality of JPEG.