List of common resolutions

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Computer graphics

For the table below, SAR (storage aspect ratio) is based solely on pixel count. It does not take into account PAR (pixel aspect ratio, pixels may be non-square) and thus the DAR (display aspect ratio, the aspect ratio of the actual image that is displayed) may differ.[note 1]

A list of standard designated VGA display resolutions, commonly used in computing and computer monitors, can also be found at Graphics display resolution.

Computer and handheld screens
Standard W
(px)
H
(px)
SAR DAR PAR Pixels

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Television

For television, the display aspect ratio (DAR) is shown, not the storage aspect ratio (SAR); analog television does not have well-defined pixels, while several digital television standards have non-square pixels.

Analog TV standards

Analog broadcast television systems
Standard Resolution[1]
(dots × lines)
DAR
(H:V)
Pixels[citation needed]
PAL, SECAM ~520 × 576 4:3 ~299,520
PALplus ~520 × 576 16:9 ~300,000
Undecoded PALplus ~520 × 432 16:9 ~220,000
NTSC ~440 × 480 4:3 ~213,840
Laserdisc ~580 × 480 (NTSC) 4:3 ~268,800
~570 × 576 (PAL/SECAM) ~322,560
Betamax ~320 × 480 (NTSC) 4:3 ~120,000
~310 × 576 (PAL/SECAM) ~144,000
Betamax Superbeta ~380 × 480 (NTSC) 4:3 ~136,800
~370 × 576 (PAL/SECAM) ~164,160
VHS ~320 × 480 (NTSC) 4:3 ~153,600
~310 × 576 (PAL/SECAM) ~178,560
S-VHS ~530 × 480 (NTSC) 4:3 ~192,000
~520 × 576 (PAL/SECAM) ~230,400

Digital TV standards

Digital television standards
Standard Resolution
(dots × lines)
DAR
(H:V)
Pixels
PixelVision 120 × 90 4:3 10,800
Video CD 352 × 240 (NTSC) 4:3 84,480
352 × 288 (PAL) 101,376
UMD 480 × 272 ~16:9 (30:17) 130,560
China Video Disc 352 × 480 (NTSC) 4:3 or 16:9 168,960
352 × 576 (PAL) 202,725
SVCD 480 × 480 (NTSC) 4:3 or 16:9 230,400
480 × 576 (PAL) 276,480
SDTV 480i, EDTV 480p, SMPTE 293M 640 × 480 4:3 or 16:9 or 3:2 307,200
704 × 480 337,920
720 × 480 345,600
852 × 480 408,960
SDTV 576i, EDTV 576p 480 × 576 4:3 or 16:9 276,480
544 × 576 313,344
704 × 576 405,504
720 × 576 414,720
768 × 576 442,368
DVD 720 × 480 (NTSC) 4:3 or 16:9 345,600
720 × 576 (PAL) 414,720
720p (HDTV) 1280 × 720 16:9 921,600
1366 × 768 (FWXGA) 1,049,088
1080i, 1080p (HDTV, Blu-ray) 1920 × 1080 16:9 2,073,600
2160p (UHDTV) 3840 × 2160 16:9 8,294,400
4320p (UHDTV) 7680 × 4320 16:9 33,177,600

Films

Digital film standards
Standard Resolution DAR Pixels
Digital Cinema 2x 2048 × 858 2.39:1 1,757,184
Digital Cinema 2x 1998 × 1080 1.85:1 2,157,840
Academy 2x 1828 × 1332 1.37:1 2,434,896
Full Aperture Native 2x 2048 × 1556 1.32:1 3,186,688
Digital cinema 4x 4096 × 1714 2.39:1 7,020,544
Digital cinema 4x 3996 × 2160 1.85:1 8,631,360
Digital Cinema Initiatives 4x (native resolution) 4096 × 2160 1.90:1 8,847,360
Academy 4x 3656 × 2664 1.37:1 9,739,584
Full Aperture 4x 4096 × 3112 1.32:1 12,746,752
6K[2] 6144 × 3160 1.94:1 19,415,040
IMAX Digital[3] 5616 × 4096 1.37:1 23,003,136
Red Epic 617 28000 × 9334 3:1 261,352,000

The below distinguish SAR (aspect ratio of pixel dimensions), DAR (aspect ratio of displayed image dimensions), and the corresponding PAR (aspect ratio of individual pixels), though it currently contains some errors (inconsistencies), as flagged.

Post-production digital working resolutions
Standard Resolution SAR DAR PAR Pixels
DV NTSC 720 × 480 3:2 4:3 10:11[citation needed] 345,600
D1 NTSC 720 × 486 40:27 4:3 9:10 349,920
DV PAL 720 × 576 5:4 4:3 12:11[citation needed] 414,720
D1 PAL 720 × 576 5:4 4:3 16:15 414,720
Panasonic DVCPRO HD 720p 960 × 720 4:3 16:9 4:3 691,200
Panasonic DVCPRO HD 1080, 59.94i 1280 × 1080 32:27 16:9 3:2 1,382,400
Panasonic DVCPRO HD 1080, 50i 1440 × 1080[citation needed] 4:3[citation needed] 16:9[citation needed] 3:2[citation needed] 1,555,200
HDV 1080i/1080p 1440 × 1080 4:3 16:9 4:3 1,555,200
Sony HDCAM (1080) 1440 × 1080[citation needed] 4:3[citation needed] 16:9[citation needed] 3:2[citation needed] 1,555,200
Sony HDCAM SR (1080) 1920 × 1080 16:9 16:9 1:1 2,073,600
Academy 2x 1828 × 1332 1.37:1 1.37:1 1:1 2,434,896
Full Aperture Native 2x 2048 × 1556 1.316 4:3 ~1:1 3,186,688
Academy 4x 3656 × 2664 1.37:1 1.37:1 1:1 9,739,584
Full Aperture 4x 4096 × 3112 1.316 4:3 ~1:1 12,746,752

Video conferencing

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Video conferencing standards
Standard Resolution SAR Pixels
SQCIF (Sub Quarter CIF) 128 × 96 1.33:1 12,288
QCIF (Quarter CIF) 176 × 144 1.22:1 25,344
CIF (or FCIF) 352 × 288 1.22:1 101,376
4CIF (4 * CIF) 704 × 576 1.22:1 405,504
16CIF (16 * CIF) 1408 × 1152 1.22:1 1,622,016

See also

Notes

  1. LCD panels' resolutions are often quoted in terms of raw subpixels, misnamed "pixels" in manufacturer's specifications. Each real pixel includes one subpixel for each of three colors, so calling subpixels "pixels" inflates the claimed resolution by a factor of three. This bit of marketing obfuscation is calculated as horizontal resolution × vertical resolution × 3. For example: 640 × 480 VGA is 921,600 subpixels, or 307,200 pixels, 800 × 600 SVGA is 1,440,000 subpixels, or 480,000 pixels, and 1024 × 768 XGA is 2,359,296 subpixels, but only 786,432 full-color pixels.

References

  1. Horizontal resolutions are approximated using the sampling theorem, while vertical resolutions (lines) are fixed, standardized values
  2. Epic Dragon Tech Specs
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Further reading

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