HEIC, Live Photos, ProRAW — what's preserved

Photo Transfer App transfers photos and videos at their original quality. Modern formats — HEIC, Live Photos, ProRAW, DNG — arrive intact on the receiving end.

HEIC (iPhone's default photo format)

By default, HEIC photos transfer as HEIC. Modern versions of macOS, Windows 10/11, and Android can all open HEIC natively. If your receiving device or photo viewer can't, you can switch on automatic HEIC → JPG conversion in Photo Transfer App's settings — every HEIC file is then converted to JPG as it's sent.

Live Photos

iOS Live Photos transfer with both their still image and the short motion clip intact. The receiving device:

Apple devices see them as Live Photos and can play the motion.
Android / Windows / Mac / browser receives them as a HEIC (or JPG) plus a short MOV file. You can open each separately.

Apple ProRAW

ProRAW photos (from iPhone 12 Pro and later) transfer as full-bit-depth DNG files with all camera metadata intact. The receiving device opens them in Lightroom, Photoshop, Affinity Photo, Capture One, or any RAW-capable photo editor.

DNG and other RAW formats

Standard DNG, ARW (Sony), CR2/CR3 (Canon), NEF (Nikon), and other RAW formats transfer at full bit depth. EXIF metadata, lens info, white balance, color profile — all preserved.

Video formats

MOV, MP4, M4V, MKV, AVI, and other common video formats transfer unmodified. ProRes video (from recent iPhone Pro models) transfers at full bit-rate; receiving devices may need ProRes-capable players (QuickTime on Mac, VLC on any OS).

EXIF metadata

Every transfer preserves the metadata embedded inside each file:

Capture date and time
GPS coordinates (if your phone embedded them)
Camera make and model
Lens, focal length, aperture, shutter, ISO
Color space, white balance, focus mode

What's NOT preserved

Edits / adjustments stored outside the file — iOS Photos lets you crop or apply filters without modifying the original file. Those edits live in Apple's Photos app database, not in the JPG / HEIC. Photo Transfer sends the underlying original, not the edited version. (You can export the edited version yourself from the Photos app and send that.)
iOS Photos albums structure — albums are an iOS feature, not part of the file. Photos arrive at the destination as a flat list (or in your chosen destination folder).