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 = 1498 x 2102 = 3,148,796 pixels
  • Pixel count = 3.15 million pixels
  • Resolution = 3.15 mega pixels
  • A full frame sensor would be 17 x 24 mm (0.71)
  • Pixel density would be 42 pixels/mm or 1060 pixels/inch (dpi)
  • Pixel pitch: 24 micron (rather large)

Calculate (file) size

Print sizes

dpimax dim (imp)max surface
10 dpi billboard149.8" x 210.2"= 219 sq ft
72 dpi newspaper20.8" x 29.2"= 607 sq in
96 dpi minimum15.6" x 21.9"= 342 sq in
150 dpi magazine10.0" x 14.0"= 140 sq in
240 dpi inkjet printer6.2" x 8.8"= 54.7 sq in
300 dpi inkjet printer5.0" x 7.0"= 35 sq in
600 dpi laser printer2.5" x 3.5"= 8.75 sq in
1200 dpi high-end printer1.2" x 1.8"= 2.19 sq in

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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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