- JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group):group of experts that develops and maintains standards for a suite of compression for computer image files
- TIFF (Tagged Image File Format): is a standard file format
- RAW: is an image file that contains unprocessed
- DNG (Digital Negative Format): raw files are generally available on advanced compact cameras,, and mirror cameras
- PNG (Portable Network Graphics) Designed in the ’90s as an improvement on the GIF file format, PNG files are ideal for use on the internet.
- GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) The limited colors make GIFs a poor choice for photos
- BMP (Bitmap Image File) lossless file format, the BMP was invented by Microsoft, initially for use on the Windows platform
- PSD (Photoshop Document) PSD is an image file format that is used in Adobe Photoshop.