Why does my iPad camera use JPG instead of HEIF?
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**Environment**
- iPad 6
- iPadOS 13.3
**Setting**
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**Result**
Although the formats setting says
> To reduce file size, capture photos and videos in the high efficiency HEIF/HEVC format. Most Compatible will always use JPEG/H.264.
, all the photos are saved in JPG. This is confirmed by the steps below.
1. Connect my iPad to my desktop PC whose OS is Arch Linux (not Windows nor macOS).
2. Open the
Settings app -> Camera -> Formats -> High Efficiency (instead of Most Compatible)
**Result**
Although the formats setting says
> To reduce file size, capture photos and videos in the high efficiency HEIF/HEVC format. Most Compatible will always use JPEG/H.264.
, all the photos are saved in JPG. This is confirmed by the steps below.
1. Connect my iPad to my desktop PC whose OS is Arch Linux (not Windows nor macOS).
2. Open the iPad/DCIM/100Apple directory.
3. Only *.JPG files are found.
Is this a bug? How can I use HEIF?
Asked by ynn
(201 rep)
Apr 9, 2020, 09:37 AM
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