Bit depth refers to the color information stored in an image. The higher the bit depth of an image, the more colors it can store. The simplest image, a 1 bit image, can only show two colors, black and white. That is because the 1 bit can only store one of two values, 0 (white) and 1 (black).
How do I know my bit depth?
Simple calculation. Multiply the total number of pixels by the number of 'bits' of colour (usually 24) and divide the result by 8 (because there are 8 'bits' in a 'byte').
How do I know the bit depth of an image?
FAQs
- Step 1: Multiply the detectors number of horizontal pixels by the number of vertical pixels to get the total number of pixels of the detector.
- Step 2: Multiply total number of pixels by the bit depth of the detector (16 bit, 14 bit etc.) to get the total number of bits of data.
