Image Size vs. Print Quality

A comparison of scans at different resolutions of RGB color images. For more options, and customized sizes, try our Digital Image File Size Calculator.

Print Size	300 dpi (High)		150 dpi (Good)		72 dpi (Low)
	Pixels	MB*	Pixels	MB*	Pixels	MB*
8 X 10	2400 X 3000	21	1200 X 1500	5	576 X 720	1
8.5 X 11	2550 X 3300	24	1275 X 1650	6	612 X 792	1
11 X 14	3300 X 4200	40	1650 X 2100	10	792 X 1008	2
16 X 20	4800 X 6000	82	2400 X 3000	21	1152 X 1440	5
20 X 24	6000 X 7200	124	3000 X 3600	31	1440 X 1728	7
20 X 30	6000 X 9000	154	3000 X 4500	39	1440 X 2160	9
24 X 36	7200 X 10800	222	3600 X 5400	56	1728 X 2592	13
30 X 30	9000 X 9000	232	4500 X 4500	58	2160 X 2160	13
30 X 40	9000 X 12000	309	4500 X 6000	77	2160 X 2880	18
30 X 50	9000 X 15000	386	4500 X 7500	97	2160 X 3600	22
30 X 60	9000 X 18000	464	4500 X 9000	116	2160 X 4320	27
30 X 72	9000 X 21600	556	4500 X 10800	139	2160 X 5184	32
30 X 96	9000 X 28800	742	4500 X 14400	185	2160 X 6912	43

	LEVEL 1 SCAN REQUIRED	Please see Scanning Services for more information
	LEVEL 2 SCAN REQUIRED
	LEVEL 3 SCAN REQUIRED
	LEVEL 4 SCAN REQUIRED

For best results use the highest resolution you can for the print you wish to create. Low resolution images may appear pixilated, especially at larger print sizes.

Although we can print from JPEG files, sometimes artifacts will show because of the compression the files use.

The quality of your image depends on how it was produced. This includes the color, depth, noise, and focus of the image.

*Approximate file sizes.