BMP Color Depth Comparison

This is a photo I took while visiting DC this January.

1-bit color depth

4-bit color depth

8-bit color depth

24-bit color depth


Image size
# of Bits Size
1 Bit.bmp 35 KB
4 Bit.bmp 132 KB
8 Bit.bmp 261 KB
24 Bit.bmp 774 KB

The .bmp size difference between the pictures is what I expected. It makes sense that as you increase the number of bits, the size of the file would become larger.

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