IPhone 5 - Default Video Format MP4 & MOV

When browsing through my iPhone 5 folders using my Windows PC, I noticed that my videos were "mp4" files. Yet, when I looked at another person's iPhone 5 folder, her videos were "mov" files. Out of curiosity, what is the difference? Should one choose one format over the other? And how does one change the default video format on an iPhone 5 with iOS 7.0.2?

gripmash,
I am sorry, but it is not possible to change the video format that the ELPH 300 HS records.
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