JPEG
(Joint Photographic Experts Group)



JPEG is one of the most common file formats for compressed photo images. A small amount of data, though not noticeable enough to be significant, is lost in the compression process, making JPEGs a lossy compression algorithm.

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In video security systems there is a compression called MJPEG or Motion JPEG. It is typically used in Megapixel security cameras.

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