Application (Record)
Recording panorama pictures [Panorama Shot] Mode
VQT5B76
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You can easily record a panorama picture by panning the camera towards the direction you
want to record, and automatically combining the burst of pictures taken during that time.
Set mode dial to [ ]
• The recording direction is set as “left → right” and the picture effect is set to [No
Effect] at the time of purchase.

Press the shutter button halfway to focus

Press the shutter button fully and pan the camera in a small

circular motion to the recording direction to start recording

• Taking pictures from left to right
Recording direction and progress status
(approximate)
1 sec.
2 sec.
3 sec.
4 sec.
• Pan the camera so that you make a complete circuit in approx. 8 seconds
- Pan the camera at a constant speed.
- You may not be able to take pictures successfully if you move the camera too
quickly or too slowly.
- Pan the camera in a small circular motion.

Press the shutter button fully again to end recording

• You can also end recording if you stop panning the camera while taking pictures.
■Tips
• Pan the camera in the recording direction as steadily as possible. If the camera
shakes too much, it may not be able to take pictures or may end up creating a narrow
(small) panorama picture.
Pan the camera to a point slightly ahead of the point that you want to take.
(However, the last frame is not recorded to the end.)