What is the difference between 4CIF, SXGA, 1080i, etc?
The table below shows some common terms used to refer to video/image resolutions.
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TERM |
IMAGE SIZE |
REFERENCE |
PIXEL COUNT |
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NTSC |
PAL |
NTSC |
PAL |
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SQCIF |
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128 × 96 |
Sub Quarter CIF |
|
12.3k |
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QCIF |
176 × 120 |
176 × 144 |
Quarter CIF |
21.1k |
25.3k |
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CIF |
352 × 240 |
352 × 288 |
Equivalent to VHS |
84.5k |
102k |
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4CIF |
704 × 480 |
704 × 576 |
Equivalent to S-VHS |
338k |
406k |
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D1 |
720 × 486 |
720 × 576 |
Max. NTSC / PAL Resolution (DVD) |
350k |
415k |
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VGA |
640 × 480 |
|
307k |
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SVGA |
800 × 600 |
|
480k |
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9CIF |
1056 × 720 |
Nine times CIF |
760k |
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XGA |
1024 × 768 |
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786k |
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HDTV 720 |
1280 x 720 |
1 Megapixel |
922k |
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SXGA |
1280 × 1024 |
1.3 Megapixel |
1.31M |
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16CIF |
1408 × 960 |
1.3 Megapixel |
1.35M |
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UXGA |
1600 × 1200 |
2 Megapixel |
1.9M |
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HDTV 1080 |
1920 x 1080 |
2 Megapixel |
2.1M |
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QXGA |
2048 × 1536 |
3 Megapixel |
3.2M |
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QSXGA |
2560 × 2048 |
5 Megapixel |
5.3M |
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QUXGA |
3200 × 2400 |
8 Megapixel |
7.7M |
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