What is the difference between .arw and .heif?
- Extension
- .arw
- .heif
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Camera
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Sony
- Apple
- Description
- Digital photograph captured by a Sony digital camera, and based on the TIFF specification; contains raw, uncompressed image data as captured by the camera's CCD; can be adjusted using image-editing software before exporting to common raster formats such as .JPG or .TIFF.
- Based on HEVC (High-Efficiency Video Coding), the HEIF format is an image file container with one or multiple images and is the default image format for Apple Live Photos. It replaced the JPEG format as it's smaller in size and has lossless compression ensuring high-quality photos.
- MIME Type
- image/x-sony-arw
- image/heif
- Sample
- sample.arw
- Wikipedia
- .heif on Wikipedia