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

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

Input
wide x high
Aspect ratio: 1,78:1 - 16:9 (wide)
2,1 megapixel
pixels

Result

File size
screen
TYPE FILESIZE DESCRIPTION
RAW12 3,1 MB (uncompressed 12 bits/pixel - Bayer mask)
RAW10 2,6 MB (uncompressed 10 bits/pixel - Bayer mask)
RAW8 2,1 MB (uncompressed 8 bits/pixel - Bayer mask)
BMP 6,2 MB (uncompressed RGB 24bit/pixel)
TIFF 12,4 MB (uncompressed CMYK 48bit/pixel)
OPENEXR 16,6 MB (uncompressed RGBA 4 * 16bit float/pixel)
FILE COMPRESSION ESTIMATIONS
JPG100 737,1 KB (100% quality - 24bit/pixel)
JPG90 368,6 KB (90% quality - 24bit/pixel)
GIF 751,9 KB (compressed - 8bit/pixel)
PNG 1,8 MB (lossless compressed - 24bit/pixel)
Memory card
memory
TYPE FILESIZE 32MB 256MB 512MB 1GB
RAW12 3,1 MB 10 82 165 322
JPG100 737,1 KB 43 347 695 1.357
Video
video
TYPE 15fps 24fps 25fps 30fps
RAW8 31,1 MB/s 49,8 MB/s 51,8 MB/s 62,2 MB/s
RAW10 38,9 MB/s 62,2 MB/s 64,8 MB/s 77,8 MB/s
RAW12 46,7 MB/s 74,6 MB/s 77,8 MB/s 93,3 MB/s
RGB24 93,3 MB/s 149,3 MB/s 155,5 MB/s 186,6 MB/s
JPG90 5,5 MB/s 8,8 MB/s 9,2 MB/s 11,1 MB/s
Print size
printer
type max width max height description
72dpi 26,7" (67,7cm) 15,0" (38,1cm) screen resolution
photo 12,8" (32,5cm) 7,2" (18,3cm) normal photo print
300dpi 6,4" (16,3cm) 3,6" (9,1cm) hi-res print
References
Wikipedia: Pixels - JPEG compression - Bayer mask - Foveon X3 technology
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