Printing 4 inch x 6 inch @ 300 dpi

Use this calculator to find out how many pixels (resolution) an image should have to be printed at a certain size.

Input Parameters

Dimensions
4 inch x 6 inch
A/R: 0.67
aspect ratio
6 inch x 4 inch
A/R: 1.5
rotated 90°
Printer resolution
Imperial
300 dpi
dots per inch
Metric
118 dots/cm
dots/in ÷ 2.54 cm/in
Printer pitch (dot size)
85 µm
25400 mm/in ÷ dots/in

Print Dimensions

Net (without bleed)
101.6 mm x 152.4 mm
15484 mm2
diagonal: 183.16 mm
10.16 cm x 15.24 cm
155 cm2
diagonal: 18.32 cm
4 inch x 6 inch
24.00 inch2
diagonal: 7.21 inch

Print Pixel Size

Net dimensions (no bleed)
Pixel dimensions
1200 x 1800 pixels
width x height
Megapixels

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