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 = 7680 x 4320 = 33,177,600 pixels
  • Pixel count = 33.2 million pixels
  • Resolution = 33.2 mega pixels
  • A full frame sensor would be 42.7 x 24 mm (1.78)
  • Pixel density would be 213 pixels/mm or 5420 pixels/inch (dpi)
  • Pixel pitch: 4.7 micron (very fine)

Calculate (file) size

Print sizes

dpimax dim (imp)max surface
10 dpi billboard64.0ft x 36.0ft= 2304 sq ft
72 dpi newspaper106.7" x 60.0"= 44.4 sq ft
96 dpi minimum80.0" x 45.0"= 25 sq ft
150 dpi magazine51.2" x 28.8"= 10.2 sq ft
240 dpi inkjet printer32.0" x 18.0"= 576 sq in
300 dpi inkjet printer25.6" x 14.4"= 369 sq in
600 dpi laser printer12.8" x 7.2"= 92.2 sq in
1200 dpi high-end printer6.4" x 3.6"= 23 sq in

Compare to

ARRI Alexa Mini LF • ARRI Alexa XT Studio • Canon EOS 1D C • Canon EOS C500 • Canon EOS C500 MkII • GoPro Hero4 • GoPro Hero7 Black • Phantom Flex4K • Red DSMC2 Monstro 8K • Red Epic/Scarlet Dragon 6K • Red Gemini 5K • Red One 4K • Sony CineAlta 4K •

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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