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HEIC files help

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  • Frozen_up_north
    Frozen_up_north Posts: 2,983 Forumite
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    I have just discovered on my iPhone that you can take pics in jpeg format in your settings.
    I had the same issue of not being to open heic photos if I wanted to send to someone say via an -email.

    The setting is under camera, formats, "camera capture", with a choice of high efficiency (HEIC) or most compatible (JPEG).

  • badger09
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    I have just discovered on my iPhone that you can take pics in jpeg format in your settings.
    I had the same issue of not being to open heic photos if I wanted to send to someone say via an -email.

    The setting is under camera, formats, "camera capture", with a choice of high efficiency (HEIC) or most compatible (JPEG).

    A bit late but thanks both. 
    Does changing the format impact photo quality? 
  • flaneurs_lobster
    flaneurs_lobster Posts: 8,095 Forumite
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    badger09 said:
    I have just discovered on my iPhone that you can take pics in jpeg format in your settings.
    I had the same issue of not being to open heic photos if I wanted to send to someone say via an -email.

    The setting is under camera, formats, "camera capture", with a choice of high efficiency (HEIC) or most compatible (JPEG).

    A bit late but thanks both. 
    Does changing the format impact photo quality? 
    Not really, there's a comparison between the two formats here from Adobe (which I'm guessing should be unbiased)

    https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/file-types/image/comparison/heic-vs-jpeg.html
  • badger09
    badger09 Posts: 11,735 Forumite
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    badger09 said:
    I have just discovered on my iPhone that you can take pics in jpeg format in your settings.
    I had the same issue of not being to open heic photos if I wanted to send to someone say via an -email.

    The setting is under camera, formats, "camera capture", with a choice of high efficiency (HEIC) or most compatible (JPEG).

    A bit late but thanks both. 
    Does changing the format impact photo quality? 
    Not really, there's a comparison between the two formats here from Adobe (which I'm guessing should be unbiased)

    https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/file-types/image/comparison/heic-vs-jpeg.html
    Thanks again. 
    That was an interesting read. Having spent a budget busting £0.79 on the extension, I’ll leave camera settings as they are. Useful to learn they can be changed though. 
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