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 = 4000 x 3000 = 12,000,000 pixels
  • Pixel count = 12 million pixels
  • Resolution = 12 mega pixels
  • A full frame sensor would be 31.9 x 24 mm (1.33)
  • Pixel density would be 111 pixels/mm or 2820 pixels/inch (dpi)
  • Pixel pitch: 9 micron (rather large)

Calculate (file) size

Uncompressed RAW/BMP

TIFF Monochrome 8bit/pixel12 MB
RAW/DNG 10 bits/pixel15 MB
RAW/DNG 12 bits/pixel18 MB
RAW/DNG 14 bits/pixel21 MB
RAW/DNG 16 bits/pixel24 MB
BMP RGB 3x8 bit/pixel36 MB
OPENEXR RGBA 4x16 bit/pixel96 MB

Compare to

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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

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