Reduce Image Size to 1MB

Email clients, content management systems, and social media platforms often cap uploads at 1MB. Modern smartphone photos are 3-8MB, so they need compression before uploading. At 1MB you can keep full resolution photos with good JPEG quality — this is the sweet spot for sharing high-quality images without hitting size limits.

A 4000x3000 photo (12MP) at JPEG quality 80% is typically 1-1.5MB. Dropping to quality 70% usually puts it under 1MB with minimal visible difference. No resizing needed for most photos — just quality adjustment.