How to take JPEG photos instead of HIEC on iPhone

 How to take JPEG photos instead of HIEC on iPhone

  Many people would like to take photos in JPEG format instead of HIEC on iPhone, although they do not know that HIEC format (also known as HIEF) is able to save storage space on our devices while maintaining excellent image quality.

  While the efficiency of HIEF versus JPEG can't be argued, it still has a long way to go in terms of compatibility.  Since there aren't many platforms compatible with this native iPhone format yet, we'll see how to take our photos in JPEG format instead of HIEC.

  Key Differences Between HIEC and JPEG Format

  Apple made the decision to adopt the HIEF format with the release of iOS 11. Apple made the decision to make the name HIEC;  This is how HIEC became a variant of HIEF on the iPhone.

  As the first major adopter of the file format, Apple introduced HIEC as a very important and innovative feature for its users.  Using advanced and modern compression methods, HIEC is able to save images from smaller files, while maintaining the best image quality.

  A HIEC image is capable of occupying approximately half of the space of a JPG file with equivalent quality.  Which translates to being able to store more photos on our iPhone, maintaining excellent quality.

  As for the JPEG format, it was introduced in 1992 and is the most popular format for compressing digital images.  It is capable of 10:1 compression with very little loss of image quality.

  Set default images to JPEG

  Both for devices using iOS 15, iOS 14 and iOS 13, the steps are the same.  So, no matter what version of iOS we are using, we can take photos or photos in JPEG format instead of HIEC by default on our iPhone.

  camera

  The first thing we will do is open the Settings app on the iPhone.  Next we will scroll down and open "Camera".

  Formats

  Once we get into the “Camera” section, we will have to go to “Formats” at the top.

  Set the default to JPEG instead of HIEC iPhone

  Now we will have two options to choose from

      High Efficiency: We can take photos and videos in high definition HIEF (photo) and HEVC (video) formats.

      More compatible: It gives us the ability to take JPEG photos and videos in H.264 format, respectively.

  All we have to do is choose "most compatible" in the settings and that will be the case.  This way, every time we take pictures or record videos, we will do so in JPEG or H.264 in the case of videos.

  Obviously, if we regret it and want to reverse our choice.  We will have to repeat all the previous steps, only we will choose High Efficiency.