7.Hold the camera so it is upright, with the shutter button and other controls at the bottom.

Do not point the camera straight down at the ground at this time. If you do, the camera’s built-in vertical/ horizontal position sensor will not operate properly and may make it impossible to start shooting.

Control dial

Shutter button

8.Point the camera at the subject you want in the center of the image and then half-press the shutter button to focus.

The outer blue boundary on the screen indicates the recordable range of the image.

Desired image

Blue boundary

Center part at the start of the shooting operation

9.Press the shutter button the rest of the way down and slowly move the camera in

accordance with the instructions and arrow that appear on the monitor screen.

• Holding the camera firmly with both hands, follow

 

 

 

 

the instructions that appear on the monitor screen to

 

 

 

 

slowly slide the camera horizontally or vertically at a

 

 

 

 

constant speed in an arc centered on your body.

 

 

 

 

– When sliding the camera horizontally, do not allow

 

 

 

 

your body to move left or right. A vertical line

 

Instructions

running through your body should serve as the

Arrow

axis.

 

 

 

 

When sliding the camera vertically, do not allow your body to move upwards or downwards. A horizontal line between your shoulders should serve as the axis.

Take care not to slide the camera diagonally and be sure to maintain a firm grip on it.

The camera will start composing the super-wide image internally when the slide cursor reached the other end of the movement range.

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