Image compression format used for photos that supports 16 million colours.

This is a file format that compresses graphics better than GIFs. This makes JPEG files smaller and quicker to download.

A graphic image file format.

Stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group and is the standard format for online photographs.

Acronym for Joint Photographic Experts Group, a standard for the compression of digital images. The data reduction of JPEGs is achieved by storing very similar colors as the same color tone. The quality loss in photographs is minimal.

Graphic file format designed for use with photographs and other color bitmaps. The JPEG format uses a mathematical compression technique to reduce file size by removing a user-selectable percentage of the images data information. Usually used for compressing full-color or grayscale images. Primarily used for screen and web display rather than printing due to its low resolution.