iPad: H.264 vs MPEG 4?

Question

On the Apple website it is said that

Camera Connection Kit support standard photo formats, including JPEG and RAW, along with SD and HD video formats, including H.264 and MPEG-4.

aren't H.264 and MPEG4 the same thing? I thought that there are two names only because different standard consortiums have different terminology.

Max Ried · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-15 06:27:53Z

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With MPEG-4 you generally mean H.263, the predecessor of H.264. It has lower compression and therefore lower image quality at same bit rate.

answered Jul 15 '12 at 6:27

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nas · Answer 2 · 2012-07-15 07:24:15Z

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H.264 = MPEG-4 AVC = MPEG-4 Part 10

answered Jul 15 '12 at 7:24

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