Google Photos Question: Mega Pixels ?

[Robert4]

Hello,

A bit confused over the 16 Mega Pixels (free) limit that Google Photos
apparently has.

The information I can pull up for any one photo is in KB or MB.

a. How do I find out for any photo what it is in Mega Pixels ?

b. Where in Google Photos can i find out how much I have used, how close to the free limit, etc.

Thanks,
Bob

 

[dwig]

A:
It depends on the image's format (TIFF, JPEG, PNG, ...) and what OS you are using. With some OSs you can simply using a properties or info function in the OS to see more information.

With Windows you simply Right-Click on the file and select Properties from the resulting menu. The size is pixels, both horizontal and vertical, will likely be displayed on one of the tabs. On macOS you do much the same, either Right-Clicking or Option-Clicking on the file and selecting Get Info to see the H and V dimensions. If your OS doesn't support this type of info function for the image's format then you need to open the image in an image editor and check the dimensions in either a similar info window or a resize window.

In both cases simply multiply the H & V dimensions and divide by 1 million (technically, 1048576 but using 1000000 is easier and results in a slightly larger result and thus a bit of a safety factor).

 

[Robert4]

Hi,

Thanks for help with this.
Clearer now.

Bob

 

[mpfuchs]

B: When you upload pictures to Google Photos and choose the full resolution setting, you can check your Google Drive storage numbers to find out how much you have actually stored above the free limit.
I currently have 0.01 GB of Photos stored in my Google Drive, meaning there are some pictures (panoramas I assume) that are above the 16 Mega Pixels.
If I was to switch to free unlimited storage, I assume any pictures bigger than 16 Mega Pixels would be downsized.