---
title: PHAssetResourceType.alternatePhoto
framework: photos
role: symbol
role_heading: Case
path: photos/phassetresourcetype/alternatephoto
---

# PHAssetResourceType.alternatePhoto

Provides photo data that isn’t the primary form of its asset.

## Declaration

```swift
case alternatePhoto
```

## Discussion

Discussion For example, a photo asset imported from an external camera may contain both a JPEG file (the primary form of the asset) and a RAW file (the alternate photo).

## See Also

### Resource Types

- [PHAssetResourceType.photo](photos/phassetresourcetype/photo.md)
- [PHAssetResourceType.video](photos/phassetresourcetype/video.md)
- [PHAssetResourceType.audio](photos/phassetresourcetype/audio.md)
- [PHAssetResourceType.fullSizePhoto](photos/phassetresourcetype/fullsizephoto.md)
- [PHAssetResourceType.fullSizeVideo](photos/phassetresourcetype/fullsizevideo.md)
- [PHAssetResourceType.adjustmentData](photos/phassetresourcetype/adjustmentdata.md)
- [PHAssetResourceType.adjustmentBasePhoto](photos/phassetresourcetype/adjustmentbasephoto.md)
- [PHAssetResourceType.pairedVideo](photos/phassetresourcetype/pairedvideo.md)
- [PHAssetResourceType.fullSizePairedVideo](photos/phassetresourcetype/fullsizepairedvideo.md)
- [PHAssetResourceType.adjustmentBaseVideo](photos/phassetresourcetype/adjustmentbasevideo.md)
- [PHAssetResourceType.adjustmentBasePairedVideo](photos/phassetresourcetype/adjustmentbasepairedvideo.md)