Megapixel calculator

Calculate megapixels

Pixel resolution

Size = 3507 x 4962 = 17,401,734 pixels
Pixel count = 17.4 million pixels
Resolution = 17.4 mega pixels

Aspect Ratio

Width / Height: 0.71
"portrait" (vertical) orientation

Sensor density

A full frame sensor would be 17 x 24 mm (0.71)
Pixel density would be 97 pixels/mm or 2470 pixels/inch (dpi)
Pixel pitch: 10.3 micron (rather large)

Shape

Calculate (file) size

Print sizes (m²)

dpi	max dim (m)	max surface
10 dpi billboard	`8.91`m x `12.60`m	= 112m²
72 dpi newspaper	`123.7`cm x `175.0`cm	= 2.17m²
96 dpi minimum	`92.8`cm x `131.3`cm	= 1.22m²
150 dpi magazine	`59.4`cm x `84.0`cm	= 4990cm²
240 dpi inkjet printer	`37.1`cm x `52.5`cm	= 1949cm²
300 dpi inkjet printer	`29.7`cm x `42.0`cm	= 1247cm²
600 dpi laser printer	`14.8`cm x `21.0`cm	= 311.9cm²
1200 dpi high-end printer	`7.4`cm x `10.5`cm	= 77.96cm²

Compare to

4K TV (16:9) • 4K TV (21:9) • 5K (16:9) • 8K TV (16:9) • HD TV (16:9) • HSXGA (5:4) • QSXGA (5:4) • QVGA (4:3) • QXGA (4:3) • SVGA (4:3) • SXGA (5:4) • SXGA+ • UXGA (4:3) • VGA (4:3) • WHSXGA (16:10) • WQSXGA (16:10) • WQSXGA2 (16:10) • WQXGA (16:10) • WSXGA (16:10) • WSXGA+ • WUXGA (16:10) • WVGA (16:9) • WXGA (16:9) • XGA (4:3) •

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.