Photo Print Checker: Will Your Photo Print Sharp?
Drop in a photo to see the largest size it prints sharp, its pixels per inch at every common print and canvas size, and how much of the picture each size crops off. It's free and works in your browser.
Drop a photo here, or
Your photo stays on your device. We only read its size; nothing is uploaded.
How many pixels each print size needs
300 pixels per inch is sharp in your hand; 150 is sharp on a wall. Sizes we print on canvas are marked. See the canvas size guide for where each one fits in a room.
| Print size (in) | Sharp up close (300 ppi) | Sharp on a wall (150 ppi) |
|---|---|---|
| 4x6 | 1,800 × 1,200 | 900 × 600 |
| 5x7 | 2,100 × 1,500 | 1,050 × 750 |
| 8x10canvas | 3,000 × 2,400 | 1,500 × 1,200 |
| 11x14 | 4,200 × 3,300 | 2,100 × 1,650 |
| 12x16canvas | 4,800 × 3,600 | 2,400 × 1,800 |
| 16x20 | 6,000 × 4,800 | 3,000 × 2,400 |
| 18x24canvas | 7,200 × 5,400 | 3,600 × 2,700 |
| 24x36canvas | 10,800 × 7,200 | 5,400 × 3,600 |
| 30x40canvas | 12,000 × 9,000 | 6,000 × 4,500 |
A typical 12-megapixel phone photo is 4032 × 3024 pixels: sharp on a wall up to about 20 × 27 inches.
Questions
How big can I print my photo?
Divide the photo's pixel width and height by 150. The smaller answer, in inches, is roughly the largest print that stays sharp on a wall. For a print you'll hold in your hand, divide by 300 instead. The checker above does this for every common size.
What is DPI or PPI, and what do I need?
Pixels per inch (PPI) is how many photo pixels land on each inch of the print; printers call it DPI. 300 is the photo-lab standard for small prints seen up close. 150 looks sharp on a wall from a few feet away, and canvas texture hides a little more, so 100 to 150 is usually fine on a canvas across a room.
Does changing the DPI setting in a photo make it print sharper?
No. The DPI number stored in a file is only a label. What matters is the number of pixels. Changing 72 to 300 in an editor without adding pixels just makes the print smaller.
Is my photo uploaded?
No. The checker reads the photo's size inside your browser and nothing leaves your device.
My photo is too small for the size I want. What can I do?
Use the original file rather than a copy saved from social media or a text message, which are often shrunk. Or turn the photo into art: when we make art from your photo, the finished art is upscaled and rebuilt as a 300-dpi print file before printing, so it can go bigger than the photo could on its own.