Photo 30x40 Milimetres (3x4 CM)

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Photo 30x40 Milimetres (3x4 CM)
1M+
approved
ID photos
200%
Guarantee of
acceptance

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Take or upload a photo

Take or upload a photo

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AI prepares the photo

AI prepares the photo

Artificial Intelligence will check your photo, crop it to the right size and remove the background.

Expert verification

Expert verification

Our Photo Expert will make additional verification to check if your photo meets the official requirements.

Digital or printed photos

Digital or printed photos

You can download a digital version and order a printout which we will send within 2-3 days. Delivery is free!

Why?

Take a biometric photo conveniently without leaving home

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How to take a photo?

Taking a photo for your ID has never been so easy.

Follow simple instruction to take a perfect ID photo.

1

Body-camera distance

The distance between the face and the camera should be about 40 cm. Ideally the photo should be taken by the other person.

2

Posture: Straight ahead

Place your face in front of the lens. Hold the camera at eye level and keep neutral face expression.

3

Lighting

Stand facing the light source, for example an exposed window. The background will be cut out, don't worry about it.

Photos with dimensions 30x40 milimetres

Photo 30x40 Milimetres (3x4 CM)
Size
Width: 30 mm
Height: 40 mm
Resolution
600 dpi
Is it suitable for online submission?
Yes
Image definition parameters
Head height: 30 mm
Top of the Photo to Top of the Hair: 2.5 mm
Is it printable?
Yes
Background Color
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Photo 30x40 MM (3x4 Centimetres) - All You Need to Know

About the 30 x 40 mm photo

Depending on the document you want to apply for, the dimensions of the photo may differ considerably. Sometimes the easiest way is to choose a universal photo in electronic version, from which you will be able to cut out any format you need, e.g. 30 x 40 milimetres. Our photo maker will help you with this, allowing automatic cropping of uploaded photos. Ready and correctly prepared universal size photo can be used as a photograph for a specific document.

You can prepare the photo on our website - Passport Photo Online or instead of using a photo generator tool visit the nearest photo booth, which offers taking pictures in 30 on 40 milimetres (3 on 4 centimetres) format. Surely, however, this is a more time-consuming and more expensive solution. So it's worth using photograph framing tool.

30 x 40 mm (3 by 4 cm) Photo background

Generally a document photo ought to have a uniform background. The background colour itself may differ depending on the specific application. Often, however, it is a bright background, normally white (#ffffffff) or light grey (e.g. #fdfdfd), however, there may be a particular background requirement of blue colour - #1250fa.

With passport-photo.online cropping tool you can get a photograph with a uniform bright background. Just upload any photograph to the form above and our Background Removal Tool will do its job and you will get a photo on the perfect bright background. Soon, there will also be an option to choose a specific background color. If you need it now, please contact us at [email protected].

Equivalents of the 30 x 40 milimetres photo

The equivalents of a 30 x 40 mm photo are:

  • 3 x 4 cm photograph (i.e. photo's width 3 centimetres and height 4 centimetres)
  • 1,18 x 1,57 inches photograph (i.e. photo's width 1,18 inches and height 1,57 inches)

Proportions of the electronic form of the 30 by 40 mm photo

In the case of electronic version photographs only, it is crucial to maintain the right proportions, i.e. the ratio of the 30 milimetres width to the 40 mm height. Depending on the resolution (dpi) of the printout, these can vary considerably regarding dimensions expressed in pixels (px). E.g., these can be dimensions:

  • for dpi=100 resolution: 118 x 157 px (width = 118 pixels, and height 157 pixels)
  • for dpi=300 resolution: 354 x 472 px (width = 354 pixels, and height 472 pixels)
  • for dpi=600 resolution: 709 x 945 px (width = 709 pixels, and height 945 pixels)

Last update: 04/10/2023