With graphic files, the higher the resolution (pixels), the larger the file size (how much space they take up on the storage device, such as a memory card). Below is a chart of how file sizes are measured, so you can understand the difference between bits, bytes, kilobytes, megabytes and gigabytes.
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Memory Unit
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Contains
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Think of It As
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Bit
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0 or 1
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Binary Digit (Computers only understand zero’s and one’s.)
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Byte
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8 Bits
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1 Character (Any one thing you type on the keyboard.)
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Kilobyte (K)
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1024 (~1000) Bytes
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½ page of text
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Megabyte (MB)
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1024 (~1000) Kilobytes
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1 book of approximately 500 pages (~1 million bytes)
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Gigabyte (G)
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1024 (~1000) Megabytes
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Small library of 1024 books (~1 billion bytes)
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