Megapixel Calculator: Nikon D2X

Purpose

This is a megapixel calculator, a tool to calculate and convert graphical resolution, image memory consumption and file sizes. How many pixels in a DVD image? How does that compare to a 5 megapixel camera? What is the resolution of Digital Cinema 2K? The answer is here!

Megapixel list

For a list of standard or well-known resolutions for camera, screen, video or cinema, check the megapixel resolution chart!

Input

Aspect ratio: 1.56:1

11.8 megapixel

pixels

Result

File size
screen

TYPE	FILESIZE	DESCRIPTION
RAW12	17.7 MB	(uncompressed 12 bits/pixel - Bayer mask)
RAW10	14.7 MB	(uncompressed 10 bits/pixel - Bayer mask)
RAW8	11.8 MB	(uncompressed 8 bits/pixel - Bayer mask)
BMP	35.4 MB	(uncompressed RGB 24bit/pixel)
TIFF	70.7 MB	(uncompressed CMYK 48bit/pixel)
OPENEXR	94.3 MB	(uncompressed RGBA 4 * 16bit float/pixel)
	FILE COMPRESSION ESTIMATIONS
JPG100	2.5 MB	(100% quality - 24bit/pixel)
JPG90	1.2 MB	(90% quality - 24bit/pixel)
GIF	3.7 MB	(compressed - 8bit/pixel)
PNG	7.0 MB	(lossless compressed - 24bit/pixel)

Memory card
memory

TYPE	FILESIZE	32MB	256MB	512MB	1GB
RAW12	17.7 MB	2	14	29	57
JPG100	2.5 MB	13	103	206	403

Video

TYPE	15fps	24fps	25fps	30fps
RAW8	176.8 MB/s	282.8 MB/s	294.6 MB/s	353.5 MB/s
RAW10	220.9 MB/s	353.5 MB/s	368.2 MB/s	441.9 MB/s
RAW12	265.1 MB/s	424.2 MB/s	441.9 MB/s	530.3 MB/s
RGB24	530.3 MB/s	848.4 MB/s	883.8 MB/s	1.1 GB/s
JPG90	18.6 MB/s	29.8 MB/s	31.0 MB/s	37.2 MB/s

Print size
printer

type	max width	max height	description
72dpi	59.6" (1,513mm)	38.2" (969mm)	screen resolution
photo	28.6" (726mm)	18.3" (465mm)	normal photo print
300dpi	14.3" (363mm)	9.2" (233mm)	hi-res print

References: Wikipedia: Pixels - JPEG compression - Bayer mask - Foveon X3 technology