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JPEG

Meaning in photography, with examples

/ˈdʒeɪpeɡ/abbreviationCore term

In photography, JPEG means: A common image file format that compresses photos to make them small, losing some detail. Short for Joint Photographic Experts Group.

In Turkish: JPEG, JPG

How it is used

The standard format for sharing, web use and client delivery. Files end in .jpg or .jpeg. JPEG compression is lossy, so editing and re-saving the same file many times reduces quality. Cameras can also save processed JPEGs directly.

Example sentences

  1. Please send the high-resolution JPEGs by Friday; the magazine needs them for the June issue.

  2. Export a smaller JPEG for Instagram and keep the full-size file for print.

Common collocations

  • high-resolution JPEG
  • export as JPEG
  • JPEG quality
  • JPEG compression
  • RAWAn image file that keeps almost all the data recorded by the sensor, without the camera's processing. It must be edited and converted before sharing.
  • resolutionThe amount of detail in an image, usually given as its size in pixels (e.g. 6000 × 4000) or as how many pixels or dots fit into an inch when printed.
  • color spaceA defined range of colors that an image file, screen or printer can use, such as sRGB, Adobe RGB or ProPhoto RGB.
  • editTo improve photos after the shoot by adjusting things like exposure, color and cropping, and to choose which images to keep.

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