5 × 7 inch photo size in pixels
5 × 7 inch photo is 5 × 7 in. In pixels that is 1500 × 2100 at 300 DPI for print and 360 × 504 at 72 DPI.
5 × 7 inches is a common size for framed photos, invitations and greeting cards. It measures 5 × 7 in, or 127 × 177.8 mm.
| Resolution | Pixels (portrait) | With 0.125 in bleed | Megapixels | Uncompressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 DPI | 360 × 504 | 378 × 522 | 0.18 | 532 KB |
| 96 DPI | 480 × 672 | 504 × 696 | 0.32 | 945 KB |
| 100 DPI | 500 × 700 | 525 × 725 | 0.35 | 1 MB |
| 150 DPI | 750 × 1050 | 788 × 1088 | 0.79 | 2.3 MB |
| 200 DPI | 1000 × 1400 | 1050 × 1450 | 1.4 | 4 MB |
| 240 DPI | 1200 × 1680 | 1260 × 1740 | 2 | 5.8 MB |
| 300 DPI | 1500 × 2100 | 1575 × 2175 | 3.2 | 9 MB |
| 400 DPI | 2000 × 2800 | 2100 × 2900 | 5.6 | 16 MB |
| 600 DPI | 3000 × 4200 | 3150 × 4350 | 13 | 36 MB |
| 1200 DPI | 6000 × 8400 | 6300 × 8700 | 50 | 144 MB |
Landscape is the same numbers the other way round. Pixels are rounded to the nearest whole pixel. The last column is 8-bit RGB before compression.
Which resolution to use for 5 × 7 inch photo
For print that will be held and read, use 300 DPI: 1500 × 2100 pixels, 3.2 megapixels. Use 600 DPI only for line art or very small text. For a screen, the DPI number does nothing; only the pixel size matters.
Will a photo fill it?
- A 12 megapixel phone photo (4000 × 3000 pixels), cropped to fill 5 × 7 inch photo, prints at 571 DPI: sharp at any distance.
- A 24 megapixel camera photo (6000 × 4000 pixels), cropped to fill 5 × 7 inch photo, prints at 800 DPI: sharp at any distance.
- A 48 megapixel photo (8000 × 6000 pixels), cropped to fill 5 × 7 inch photo, prints at 1,143 DPI: sharp at any distance.