Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)

yMpPanorama

•On the screen that is displayed when pPanorama is selected, select VEasy panorama or UPanorama assist.

•Easy panorama (default setting): You can take a panorama picture simply by moving the camera in the desired direction.

-Shooting range can be selected from Normal (180°) (default setting) or Wide (360°).

-Press the shutter-release button all the way, remove your finger from the button, and then slowly pan the camera horizontally. Shooting automatically ends when the camera captures the specified shooting range.

-When shooting starts, the camera focuses on the subject at the center area of the frame.

-The zoom is fixed at the wide-angle position.

-When the kbutton is pressed while the picture recorded with Easy panorama is displayed in full-frame playback mode, the camera scrolls the displayed area automatically.

See “Using Easy Panorama (Shooting and Playing back)” (E3).

•Panorama assist: Use this mode when shooting a series of pictures that can later be joined on a computer to form a single panorama.

-Press the multi selector H, I, Jor Kto select the direction in which pictures are to be joined and press the kbutton.

-After shooting the first picture, shoot the necessary number of pictures while confirming the seams. To finish shooting, press the kbutton.

-Transfer taken pictures to a computer and use the Panorama Maker software (A89) to join them in a single panorama.

See “Using Panorama Assist” (E6) for more information.

BNote on Printing Panorama Pictures

When printing panorama pictures, a full view may not be printed depending on the printer settings. Additionally, printing may not be available depending on the printer.

For more information, see your printer’s manual or contact a digital photo lab.

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