. Both are used to store digital images in raster format.
. JPEG makes unidentifiable changes to image which cannot be distinguished by human eye.
. JPEG makes unidentifiable changes to image which cannot be distinguished by human eye.
. It reduces file size upto 1/10th to 1/20th of original size.
. JPEG can choose amount of compression in image editors like Adobe PhotoShop etc.
. Differences in them is described in table below:| Property | JPEG | BMP |
|---|---|---|
| Acronym | Joint Photographic Experts Group | BitMap |
| Developed by | Joint Photographic Experts Group | Microsoft |
| Compression | Lossy Compression | No compression |
| Image Quality | Less compared to BMP | Higher compared to JPEG |
| File Size | Smaller compared to BMP | Larger compared to JPEG |
| Transperancy | Doesn't supports | Supports |
| Applications | Used in digital Cameras, storing and transmitting images over web | Used for Windows platform, image editing. |
| Pros | . Supported by all operating systems . Supported in all cameras, photoprinters and editing softwares . Size/Quality ratio is satisfactory | . Works well with Windows OS. |
| Cons | . Not suitable for logos, iconic graphics. . Loss of information. | . Does not scale or compress well. . Huge file size makes web unfriendly. . No real advantage over other image formats |
