Is 300 DPI nessary?

[Stealth1304]

I took pictures with my Nikon P330 which is a 12.2 MP camera at a resolution of 4000x3000. When I put it in a photo editing software the actualy size is 13.33x10 inches at 300 DPI. I would really like to print larger images of the photos I took such as 11x17 or 16x20 inches.

[HeyKitty]

Then do it?

 

Edit: You don't need permission.

 

EDIT EDIT: NVM, yes you do.

[Stealth1304]

lol, my question is, is there going to be a large noticeable differnce?

[Bsmith]

lol, my question is, is there going to be a large noticeable differnce?

 

with upscaling there will always be a diffrence(unless you spent time and resources to minimize/dismiss them), the best way to find out is try it a time or two, 1 time without changing things and 1 time with, its acutally the ebst way to find out how it works(i dont print my pics at al so im dumb on this topic, but trail and error is the biggest part of photography)

 

@Stealth1304

[Prastupok]

lol, my question is, is there going to be a large noticeable differnce?

 

High quality gloss print books are somewhere in the 550-600 range if I remember right, so there is always room for improvement.

[.spider.]

The needed DPI also depends on the desired viewing distance and the viewer's visual acuity.

http://www.pointsinfocus.com/tools/minimum-resolution-calculator/

[Stealth1304]

Thank you for all of your replys, I am thinking about ordering from AdoramaPix, do you have experince with them?

[Prastupok]

Thank you for all of your replys, I am thinking about ordering from AdoramaPix, do you have experince with them?

No, but I know a guy who does the prints for me, so

[K1ngofportal]

Thank you for all of your replys, I am thinking about ordering from AdoramaPix, do you have experince with them?

i have not use them i just go to sam's club or Costco and i do 20x30 and 24x36 from both and i love it. 

down side is i have to send a 4x6 print first to see if i like the colors.

[Stealth1304]

Thank you for the reply