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Digital Image Resolution Converter
DPI, pixels per inch / cm / meter
Digital Image Resolution Converter
About the digital image resolution converter
This converter handles 7 digital image resolution units. Enter a value in either field and the other updates instantly — there is no button to press and nothing to submit. Use the swap control to reverse the direction of the conversion.
All factors are stored against a single base unit
(
Pixel/meter) and applied in one step, so converting A → B
never accumulates rounding error from an intermediate hop.Quick reference table
| Dot/inch | Dot/centimeter |
|---|---|
| 1 DPI | 0.3937007874 Dot/centimeter |
| 2 DPI | 0.7874015748 Dot/centimeter |
| 5 DPI | 1.968503937 Dot/centimeter |
| 10 DPI | 3.937007874 Dot/centimeter |
| 20 DPI | 7.874015748 Dot/centimeter |
| 50 DPI | 19.68503937 Dot/centimeter |
| 100 DPI | 39.37007874 Dot/centimeter |
| 500 DPI | 196.8503937 Dot/centimeter |
| 1000 DPI | 393.7007874 Dot/centimeter |
All 7 units
| Unit | Equals in Pixel/meter |
|---|---|
| Pixel/meter | 1 |
| Pixel/centimeter | 100 |
| Pixel/millimeter | 1000 |
| Dot/inch (DPI) | 39.37007874 |
| Pixel/inch (PPI) | 39.37007874 |
| Dot/centimeter | 100 |
| Dot/meter | 1 |