HIF to JPG Converter
Mirrorless cameras that shoot 10-bit HEIF save the pictures as .HIF, a name most phones, editors and websites do not recognize. Convert them here to standard JPG files you can send, post or print.
Image Converter
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Max 95 MB per file· Up to 20 files· Deleted after 30 minutes
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85 keeps photos visually identical to the original. Lower it only when you need a smaller file.
JPG, BMP and EPS have no transparency. Transparent pixels are filled with this color.
Hex color used behind transparent pixels, e.g. #FFFFFF.
This format holds a single image. Choose GIF or WebP output if you want to keep the animation.
A multi-size icon contains several resolutions in one file; browsers and operating systems pick the one they need.
Keep the original dimensions, or enter one side and the aspect ratio is kept.
Pixels for the side you chose above.
Percentage of the original dimensions.
sRGB is right for screens and the web. Keep the original for print workflows; grayscale discards color.
Metadata only, 0 keeps the original value. Printers and some portals read this number; it does not change pixel dimensions.
How to use this tool
- 1
Copy the .HIF files off the card
Drag them from the card reader or your photo folder onto the upload area. Up to 20 files per batch, 95 MB each.
- 2
Check quality and color space
Convert to is JPG, Quality is 92 and Color space is sRGB, the combination that looks right on ordinary screens and web pages.
- 3
Convert to JPG
Press Convert to JPG and download the files one by one or as a single ZIP.
A .HIF file is a 10-bit HEIF still from a Canon, Sony or Fujifilm camera; converting it to an 8-bit sRGB JPG is what makes it open on any device.
Which cameras save .HIF files
Canon brought HEIF to its cameras with the EOS-1D X Mark III in 2020, and the EOS R5 and R6 followed the same year. On these bodies HEIF is tied to HDR PQ shooting: when you switch HDR PQ on, the JPEG option is replaced by HEIF, and every picture lands on the card as a .HIF file.
Sony added HEIF with the a7S III, also in 2020, as a file format choice next to JPEG, with 4:2:0 and 4:2:2 chroma variants. Fujifilm offers a JPEG/HEIF switch on models such as the X-T4 and later X and GFX bodies. In each case the file is a HEIF container with HEVC-coded 10-bit pixels, the same technology as an iPhone .heic, but with an extension that few apps list.
If you shoot raw plus HEIF, converting the .HIF copy gives you shareable JPGs without opening a raw developer. For .heif files from phones and other devices, the HEIF to JPG converter covers the four-letter extension.
Switch the camera back to JPEG for future shoots
Canon EOS R and 1D X
- 01Open the shooting menu.
- 02Find HDR PQ settings.
- 03Set HDR PQ to Off; the image quality options return to JPEG.
Sony Alpha
- 01Open the image quality settings.
- 02Choose File Format.
- 03Pick JPEG instead of HEIF (4:2:0) or HEIF (4:2:2).
Fujifilm X and GFX
- 01Open Image Quality Setting.
- 02Find the JPEG/HEIF switch.
- 03Set it to JPEG for the next shoot.
HIF to JPG quality: 10-bit HDR into 8 bits
- 70
Web previews; gradients may show steps
- 85
Social posts and chat apps
- 92
Default here; prints and client delivery
- 100
Largest files, no visible gain
HIF
HEIF image (camera HIF)
HIF is the file extension that Canon, Fujifilm and Sony cameras use for HEIF images, usually compressed with HEVC at 10-bit colour depth. The format is designed to capture HDR and wide-gamut photos in much smaller files than TIFF while keeping more tonal range than 8-bit JPEG. It is a finished, processed image rather than a raw file. Many computers, photo-sharing sites and editors do not recognise the .hif extension, even when they can read .heic files.
- Compression
- Lossy
- Transparency
- –
- Animation
- No
- Introduced
- –
JPG
JPEG image
JPEG (or JPG) is the most widely used photo format, standardised by the Joint Photographic Experts Group in 1992. It uses lossy compression that discards fine detail the eye is unlikely to notice, which keeps photos small enough for the web, email and phone storage. It handles smooth gradients and natural scenes well, but sharp text, line art and flat colours pick up visible blocky or fuzzy artefacts. JPEG has no transparency and no animation, and every re-save loses a little more quality. Every browser, phone, camera and image editor can open it.
- Compression
- Lossy
- Transparency
- No
- Animation
- No
- Introduced
- 1992 · Joint Photographic Experts Group
Photographers convert camera .HIF files to JPG because a client inbox, a social upload or a PC without HEVC support cannot show the 10-bit HEIF stills their mirrorless body recorded.
The hard part of this conversion is not the container but the tone. A Canon HDR PQ file is graded for the PQ curve defined in SMPTE ST 2084, which describes brightness up to 10,000 nits for HDR displays. A JPG has no room for that, so highlights are mapped into the standard range and the picture is saved in sRGB with 256 levels per channel. Expect a slightly flatter look than the camera's HDR preview.
Sony and Fujifilm HEIF files shot without HDR convert more literally. Either way, keep Quality at 85 or above: banding in skies and skin appears sooner when 10-bit tones are squeezed into 8 bits, and higher quality leaves the encoder more room to hide it.
Windows can preview .HIF only after installing the HEIF Image Extensions and the paid HEVC Video Extensions from the Microsoft Store, and many editors and web uploaders still refuse the file outright. A JPG copy avoids all of that. Our guide to AVIF, HEIC and WebP compares HEIF with the other modern formats.
HIF to JPG questions
Why does my camera write .HIF instead of .HEIC?
Both names describe the same HEIF container. Phones use .heic for HEVC-coded photos; Canon, Sony and Fujifilm write the three-letter .HIF, in line with the short extensions camera card file systems have always used. The data decodes the same way.
Can I convert HIF to JPG on the camera itself?
Canon bodies that shoot HDR PQ HEIF, such as the EOS R5 and R6, offer a HEIF-to-JPEG conversion in the playback menu, one picture at a time. That works for a few frames; for a whole card, converting the files on a computer is faster.
Why do skies show bands in the JPG that the HIF did not have?
A 10-bit file stores 1,024 levels per color channel, a JPG only 256. Smooth gradients such as a dusk sky can show steps after the reduction, especially if the picture is brightened afterward. Edit the exposure before converting, not after.
Is the JPG smaller or bigger than the HIF?
Usually somewhat bigger. HEVC compression is more efficient than JPEG, so the same picture needs more bytes as a JPG at quality 92.
Will the HDR look survive on an HDR phone or TV?
No. A JPG is a standard dynamic range picture, so the extra highlight brightness of PQ is compressed into the normal range. Keep the .HIF originals for HDR displays and use the JPG copies for everything else.
Which shooting details stay in the converted JPG?
Strip metadata is on by default and removes camera, lens and GPS data. Untick it under Advanced settings before converting if you want exposure details and capture dates kept in the JPG.