HEIC

High Efficiency Image File Format (HEIC) is a new image container format from the developers of MPEG, a popular audio and video compression standard. HEIC will be used by default on new photos on iOS 11, and it’s designed to save you storage space.

How to Change iPhone Camera to Shoot JPEG Format Pictures Again

Want your iPhone pictures to be captured and stored as JPEG, as it was before the latest iOS update? Here’s how to make the setting change in iOS:

1. Open the “Settings” app on the iPhone and go to “Camera”
2. Choose “Formats” and select “Most Compatible” to shoot photos in JPEG format on iPhone camera
3. Exit out of Settings