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
Result
File size
TYPE
FILESIZE
DESCRIPTION
RAW12
195.8 KB
(uncompressed 12 bits/pixel - Bayer mask)
RAW10
163.2 KB
(uncompressed 10 bits/pixel - Bayer mask)
RAW8
130.6 KB
(uncompressed 8 bits/pixel - Bayer mask)
BMP
391.7 KB
(uncompressed RGB 24bit/pixel)
TIFF
783.4 KB
(uncompressed CMYK 48bit/pixel)
OPENEXR
1.0 MB
(uncompressed RGBA 4 * 16bit float/pixel)
FILE COMPRESSION ESTIMATIONS
JPG100
76.5 KB
(100% quality - 24bit/pixel)
JPG90
38.3 KB
(90% quality - 24bit/pixel)
GIF
58.3 KB
(compressed - 8bit/pixel)
PNG
172.4 KB
(lossless compressed - 24bit/pixel)
Memory card
TYPE
FILESIZE
32MB
256MB
512MB
1GB
RAW12
195.8 KB
163
1,307
2,614
5,106
JPG100
76.5 KB
418
3,346
6,691
13,069
Video
TYPE
15fps
24fps
25fps
30fps
RAW8
2.0 MB/s
3.1 MB/s
3.3 MB/s
3.9 MB/s
RAW10
2.4 MB/s
3.9 MB/s
4.1 MB/s
4.9 MB/s
RAW12
2.9 MB/s
4.7 MB/s
4.9 MB/s
5.9 MB/s
RGB24
5.9 MB/s
9.4 MB/s
9.8 MB/s
11.8 MB/s
JPG90
573.9 KB/s
918.2 KB/s
956.5 KB/s
1.1 MB/s
Print size
type
max width
max height
description
72dpi
6.7" (169mm)
3.8" (96mm)
screen resolution
photo
3.2" (81mm)
1.8" (46mm)
normal photo print
300dpi
1.6" (41mm)
0.9" (23mm)
hi-res print
References
Wikipedia: Pixels -
JPEG compression -
Bayer mask -
Foveon X3 technology
Keywords
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