Resolutions & File Size Charts

35mm slide
2” x 2” mount

35mm half-frame
2” x 2” mount

35mm x-pan
3 1/2” x 3 5/16”” mount

127 superslide
2” x 2” mount

Note: The following charts represent 24-bit images.
For 48-bit images please double the file size.


	35mm Color Slide Scan Chart (negatives slightly larger files sizes)

DPI	300 DPI	Approx. File	Sizes
Resolution	Std. Print Size	TIFF	JPEG*
1200	3.5 x 5	5 MB	585 KB
1400	4 x 6	7 MB	745 KB
1700	5 x 7	10 MB	1 MB
2300	6 x 8	18 MB	1.75 MB
2800	8 x 10	27 MB	2.5 MB
4000	11 x 14	55 MB	5.3 MB


	35mm B & W Slide Scan Chart (negatives slightly larger file sizes)

DPI	300 DPI	Approx. File	Sizes
Resolution	Std. Print Size	TIFF	JPEG*
1200	3.5 x 5	1.75 MB	300 KB
1400	4 x 6	2.5 MB	375 KB
1700	5 x 7	3.75 MB	500 KB
2300	6 x 8	6 MB	1 MB
2800	8 x 10	9.5 MB	1.25 MB
4000	11 x 14	19 MB	2.75 MB


	* High Quality JPEG (low compression)


	Approximate Pixel Dimension for 35mm Slide Scans by Resolution

(DPI)	W x H
Resolution	Pixel Dimension	Megapixels
1200	1575 x 1050	1.6
1400	1850 x 1225	2.3
1700	2250 x 1500	3.4
2300	3025 x 2025	6.1
2800	3700 x 2475	9.2
4000	5275 x 3525	18.6


	Disk Capacities

Media	Capacity
CD	700 MB
DVD	4488 MB


	127 & Medium Format Color Film Approximate Pixel Dimension, Print Size, and File Size by Film Type & Resolution

126 slide
2” x 2” mount

110 slide
3 x 3 cm mount

110 slide
3 x 3 cm mount in
2” x 2” adapter

110 slide
2” x 2” mount

Medium Format
120 square
2.75” x 2.75”
glass mount


	127 superslide dimension 2” x 2” including mount

(DPI)	W x H	300 DPI Print	TIFF
Resolutio n	Pixel Dimension	Size in Inches	File Size
1200	1800 x 1800	6 x 6	9MB
1700	2500 x 2500	8 x 8	18MB
2800	4200 x 4200	14 x 14	50MB
4000	6000 x 6000	20 x 20	103MB

(DPI)	W x H	300 DPI Print	TIFF
Resolutio n	Pixel Dimension	Size in Inches	File Size
1200	1875 x 2675	6 x 8	15MB
1700	2675 x 3800	8 x 12	30MB
2800	4400 x 6250	14 x 20	79MB
4000	6300 x 8950	21 x 29	162MB

(DPI)	W x H	300 DPI Print	TIFF
Resolutio n	Pixel Dimension	Size in Inches	File Size
1200	2035 x 2675	6 x 8	16MB
1700	2875 x 3800	9 x 12	32MB
2800	4725 x 6250	15 x 20	85MB
4000	6775 x 8950	22 x 29	174MB

(DPI)	W x H	300 DPI Print	TIFF
Resolutio n	Pixel Dimension	Size in Inches	File Size
1200	2675 x 2675	8 x 8	20MB
1700	3800 x 3800	12 x 12	40MB
2800	6250 x 6250	20 x 20	112MB
4000	8950 x 8950	29 x 29	229MB

(DPI)	W x H	300 DPI Print	TIFF
Resolutio n	Pixel Dimension	Size in Inches	File Size
1200	3200 x 2675	10 x 8	25MB
1700	4550 x 3800	15 x 12	50MB
2800	7500 x 6250	25 x 20	135MB
4000	10700 x 8950	35 x 29	275MB

(DPI)	W x H	300 DPI Print	TIFF
Resoluti on	Pixel Dimension	Size in Inches	File Size
1200	3875 X 2675	12 x 8	30MB
1700	5475 x 3800	18 x 12	60MB
2800	9025 x 6250	30 x 20	163MB
4000	12900 x 8950	43 x 29	331MB


	Notes: - 220 film has the same frame sizes as 120 - print sizes have been rounded down to the nearest whole number


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