Megapixel calculator

A "megapixel" is one million (1.000.000) pixels. Enter the pixel dimensions of your photo, camera, screen or tv, and calculate how many megapixels that is.

Calculate megapixels

  • Size = 1080 x 720 = 777,600 pixels
  • Pixel count = 777.6 thousand pixels
  • Resolution = 777.6 kilo pixels
  • A full frame sensor would be 36 x 24 mm (1.5)
  • Pixel density would be 30 pixels/mm or 760 pixels/inch (dpi)
  • Pixel pitch: 33.3 micron (rather large)

Calculate (file) size

Print sizes (m2)

dpimax dim (m)max surface
10 dpi billboard2.74m x 1.83m= 5.02m2
72 dpi newspaper38.1cm x 25.4cm= 967.7cm2
96 dpi minimum28.6cm x 19.0cm= 544.4cm2
150 dpi magazine18.3cm x 12.2cm= 223cm2
240 dpi inkjet printer11.4cm x 7.6cm= 87.1cm2
300 dpi inkjet printer9.1cm x 6.1cm= 55.74cm2
600 dpi laser printer4.6cm x 3.0cm= 13.94cm2
1200 dpi high-end printer2.3cm x 1.5cm= 3.48cm2

Compare to

4K TV (16:9) • 8K TV (16:9) • HDCAM • NTSC DVD • NTSC SVCD • NTSC TV • NTSC VCD • PAL DVD • PAL SVCD • PAL VCD • Quicktime HD 1080p • Quicktime HD 720p • Quicktime SD 480p •

Background

For decades, advances in camera technology have been measured in 'megapixels', although more pixels doesn't always mean better quality. The same metric can also be used to describe the resolution of photos, or digital screens. This megapixel calculator brings it all together. Calculate, compare, visualise and estimate.

References

Wikipedia: Pixels & megapixels
Wikipedia: Common resolutions
Camera Resolution explained
Canon RAW, sRAW, mRAW

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