Photo Print Size Calculator

How big you can print depends on how many pixels the photo has and how close people will stand to it. Enter your photo's width and height in pixels (or the camera's megapixels), and the calculator shows the largest print for close viewing, normal viewing and large prints seen from a distance, plus how much each standard paper size will crop.

Photo size in pixels (width × height)

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Right-click the file and choose Properties (Windows) or Get Info (Mac).

or camera megapixels (3:2 shape)

Units

Largest sharp print (300 dpi)

-good, 200 dpi

-OK from a distance, 150 dpi

-megapixels

Print size	Quality	Crop

How it works

Print size = pixels ÷ dots per inch (dpi)
300 dpi = sharp when held in your hand; 200 dpi = good for frames on a wall; 150 dpi = fine for big prints seen from a few steps back
Quality for a paper size = the dpi you get when the photo fills that paper
Crop = how much of the photo is cut off when its shape (for example 3:2) does not match the paper (for example 4:5 for 8×10)
From megapixels: width = √(MP × 1,000,000 × 1.5), height = width ÷ 1.5

Three things this tool can't see

Focus and noise. A blurry or grainy photo will not look sharp at any size.
Cropped photos. If you cropped the photo, use the new pixel size, not the camera's.
The print lab. Some labs need extra bleed or a set dpi. Check their guide.

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