Canon PowerShot A100, PowerShot A200 quick start Stitch Assist Mode, Framing a Subject

● Shooting ●

Stitch Assist Mode

The camera will shoot continuously when the shutter button is pressed. The shooting speed is as follows.*

PowerShot A200: approx. 2 images per second

PowerShot A100: approx. 3 images per second

*Large / Fine, LCD monitor off mode.

(These figures reflect standard Canon testing conditions. The actual figures will vary accord- ing to the shooting conditions.)

If internal memory becomes full, interval between shots may lengthen slightly.

If you are using the flash, shots are taken more slowly to allow time for the flash to re- charge.

2 Shoot the image.

•The self-timer starts when the shutter button is pressed. The self-timer lamp will flash. The image will be shot after approximately 10 seconds. The blinking will speed up approximately 2 seconds before the shutter activates.

Use this mode when taking shots that you want to combine into a panorama. To create the pan- orama itself, you must stitch the images together on your computer.

There are two stitch assist modes based on the shooting direction as shown in the following.

To create the panorama at your computer, use the Photostitch software that came with your camera.

Framing a Subject

The PhotoStitch program detects the overlap- ping portions of adjoining images and merges them. When shooting, try to include a distinc- tive item (landmark) in the overlapping portions.

•Compose each frame so that it overlaps 30 to 50 % of the adjoining image. Try to keep the vertical misalignment to within 10 % of the image height.

•Do not include moving items in the overlap.

•Do not try to stitch images that include both distant and close items. Objects may appear warped or doubled up.