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Taking pictures according to the scene [Scene Mode] • How to select a scene (→77) • Using flash in Scene Modes (→66)[Panorama Shot]
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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.
The subjects that are displayed in this range are recorded. (guideline)
Notes
• The zoom position is fixed to the W end.
• The focus, White Balance, and Exposure Compensation are all fixed to
optimal values for the first picture.
If the focusing or brightness of pictures recorded as part of a Panorama
picture after the first picture are significantly different from those of the first
picture, the Panorama picture as a whole (when all pictures are stitched
together) may not have consistent focus and brightness.
• The following functions are fixed to the settings indicated below.
[Stabilizer]: [OFF] [Date Stamp]: [OFF]
• Since several pictures are stitched together to create a Panorama picture,
some subjects may be distorted or the joining portions of pictures taken
successively that are stitched may be noticeable.
• The number of recording pixels per horizontal line and vertical line of a
Panorama picture varies depending on the recording direction and number of
stitched pictures.
The maximum number of recording pixels is as follows:
- Taking pictures in landscape orientation: Approx. 8000 x 1080
- Taking pictures in portrait orientation: Approx. 1440 x 8000
• Panorama pictures may not be created or pictures may not be recorded
properly when taking pictures of the following subjects or when taking pictures
in the following recording conditions:
- Subjects that have a continuous monotone or pattern (sky, beach, etc.)
- Moving subjects (person, pet, vehicle, waves, or flowers swaying in the wind,
etc.)
- Subjects whose colors or patterns change quickly (such as an image
appearing on a display)
- Dark locations
- Locations with a flickering light source (fluorescent lamp, candle light, etc.)
About panorama playback
You can operate the zoom lever or perform touch operations to enlarge still
pictures taken in [Panorama Shot] scene mode in the same way as with other
still pictures. If you play back panorama pictures in the same way as playing
back a motion picture, the panorama pictures are scrolled automatically. (→45)
• Unlike motion picture playback, you cannot perform fast forward or fast rewind
while the panorama pictures are scrolling automatically. (You can perform
single-frame forward or rewind while the automatic scrolling operation is
paused.)