diff --git a/examples/webcam/.gitignore b/examples/webcam/.gitignore
index aab52d9..225c381 100644
--- a/examples/webcam/.gitignore
+++ b/examples/webcam/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-*.png
\ No newline at end of file
+*.png
+*.jpg
diff --git a/examples/webcam/dialog.py b/examples/webcam/dialog.py
index 88ff3d4..5e46d72 100755
--- a/examples/webcam/dialog.py
+++ b/examples/webcam/dialog.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # read the current webcam image from disk
 script_path = os.path.abspath(__file__)
 script_dir = os.path.dirname(script_path)
-screenshot_path = os.path.join(script_dir, "webcam.png")
+screenshot_path = os.path.join(script_dir, "webcam.jpg")
 image = cv2.imread(screenshot_path)
 
 # add text with wrapping
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     )
 
 # save the image to another file to preserve it
-output_path = os.path.join(script_dir, f"{time.time()}.png")
+output_path = os.path.join(script_dir, f"{time.time()}.jpg")
 cv2.imwrite(output_path, image)
 
 # show the image on a UI
diff --git a/examples/webcam/webcam.py b/examples/webcam/webcam.py
index 7953462..8e6ced5 100755
--- a/examples/webcam/webcam.py
+++ b/examples/webcam/webcam.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def fetch_webcam_image(webcam_url):
 # save the image to a file in the same directory as the script
 script_path = os.path.abspath(__file__)
 script_dir = os.path.dirname(script_path)
-screenshot_path = os.path.join(script_dir, "webcam.png")
+screenshot_path = os.path.join(script_dir, "webcam.jpg")
 
 cv2.imwrite(screenshot_path, image)