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 = 1920 x 1080 = 2,073,600 pixels
  • Pixel count = 2.07MP pixels
  • Resolution = 2.07MP pixels
  • A full frame sensor would be 42.7 x 24 mm (1.78)
  • Pixel density would be 53 pixels/mm or 1350 pixels/inch (dpi)
  • Pixel pitch: 18.8 micron (rather large)

Calculate (file) size

Compressed image formats (estimated size)

JPG 100% 24bit/pixel423.41KB
JPG 90% 24 bit/pixel211.7KB
GIF 8bit/pixel, 255 colors635.11KB
PNG losless 24bit/pixel1.21MB
Lossless JPEG3.11MB
Canon sRAW CR21.81MB
Canon mRAW CR22.72MB
Nikon NEF 14-bit uncompressed3.63MB
Nikon NEF 14-bit lossless compressed2.01MB
Nikon NEF 14-bit compressed1.75MB

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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