What is the difference between .rw2 and .heif?
- Extension
- .rw2
- .heif
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Camera
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Panasonic
- Apple
- Description
- It is a Panasonic camera (like LX5 and LX7) RAW image format file that is mainly used by professional photographers because it can be easily edited. Many applications can't open RW2 files, so you have to convert them into one of the popular image formats if you need to print the photos.
- 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-panasonic-rw2
- image/heif
- Wikipedia
- .rw2 on Wikipedia
- .heif on Wikipedia