Megapixel Calculator: WQSXGA (Widescreen)

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

6.6 megapixel

pixels

Result

File size
screen

TYPE	FILESIZE	DESCRIPTION
RAW12	9.8 MB	(uncompressed 12 bits/pixel - Bayer mask)
RAW10	8.2 MB	(uncompressed 10 bits/pixel - Bayer mask)
RAW8	6.6 MB	(uncompressed 8 bits/pixel - Bayer mask)
BMP	19.7 MB	(uncompressed RGB 24bit/pixel)
TIFF	39.3 MB	(uncompressed CMYK 48bit/pixel)
OPENEXR	52.4 MB	(uncompressed RGBA 4 * 16bit float/pixel)
	FILE COMPRESSION ESTIMATIONS
JPG100	1.7 MB	(100% quality - 24bit/pixel)
JPG90	850.3 KB	(90% quality - 24bit/pixel)
GIF	2.1 MB	(compressed - 8bit/pixel)
PNG	4.5 MB	(lossless compressed - 24bit/pixel)

Memory card
memory

TYPE	FILESIZE	32MB	256MB	512MB	1GB
RAW12	9.8 MB	3	26	52	102
JPG100	1.7 MB	19	151	301	588

Video

TYPE	15fps	24fps	25fps	30fps
RAW8	98.3 MB/s	157.3 MB/s	163.8 MB/s	196.6 MB/s
RAW10	122.9 MB/s	196.6 MB/s	204.8 MB/s	245.8 MB/s
RAW12	147.5 MB/s	235.9 MB/s	245.8 MB/s	294.9 MB/s
RGB24	294.9 MB/s	471.9 MB/s	491.5 MB/s	589.8 MB/s
JPG90	12.8 MB/s	20.4 MB/s	21.3 MB/s	25.5 MB/s

Print size
printer

type	max width	max height	description
72dpi	44.4" (1,129mm)	28.4" (722mm)	screen resolution
photo	21.3" (542mm)	13.7" (347mm)	normal photo print
300dpi	10.7" (271mm)	6.8" (173mm)	hi-res print

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