Application (Record)

Recording panorama pictures [Panorama Shot] Mode

●●The zoom position is fixed to the W end.

●●The focus, exposure and White Balance 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]

●●[White Balance] cannot be set when applying picture effects (if anything else but [OFF] is selected in Step ).

●●Since several pictures are stitched together to create a Panorama picture, some subjects may be distorted or the joining portions of successively taken pictures 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.)

●●When set to [High Key], the effect may be difficult to see, depending on the brightness of the subject.

●●When set to [Impressive Art], stitches may stand out.

●●While recording with [Soft Focus] [Star Filter], you cannot see the effects on the LCD monitor.

About panorama playback

You can operate the zoom lever or perform touch operations to enlarge still pictures taken in [Panorama Shot] 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. (→49)

••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.)

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Panasonic DMC-ZS30, DMC-ZS27 owner manual About panorama playback

DMC-ZS30, DMC-ZS27 specifications

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