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 = 36515 x 27386 = 999,999,790 pixels
  • Pixel count = 1000 million pixels
  • Resolution = 1000 mega pixels
  • A full frame sensor would be 31.9 x 24 mm (1.33)
  • Pixel density would be 1014 pixels/mm or 25760 pixels/inch (dpi)
  • Pixel pitch: 1 micron (exceptionally fine)

Calculate (file) size

Print sizes

dpimax dim (imp)max surface
10 dpi billboard304.3ft x 228.2ft= 69444 sq ft
72 dpi newspaper42.3ft x 31.7ft= 1340 sq ft
96 dpi minimum31.7ft x 23.8ft= 754 sq ft
150 dpi magazine20.3ft x 15.2ft= 309 sq ft
240 dpi inkjet printer152.1" x 114.1"= 121 sq ft
300 dpi inkjet printer121.7" x 91.3"= 77.2 sq ft
600 dpi laser printer60.9" x 45.6"= 19.3 sq ft
1200 dpi high-end printer30.4" x 22.8"= 694 sq in

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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