During panorama still picture recording, the zoom function is disabled.

If you record a motion picture with [PANORAMA] set to (360e

PANORAMA) or (180e PANORAMA), zoom operations are available during recording but zoom will be automatically canceled when you stop.

The panorama still picture that will be recorded will be narrower than what is displayed in the recording screen.

Panorama still pictures are indicated by or in the 1-file or 8- file thumbnail display.

When recording panorama still pictures, the following functions are disabled and cannot be used.

j[FLASH], [SCENE MODE], [CREATIVE CONTROL], [BURST] and

[SELF TIMER]

The following functions do not work with recording panorama still pictures.

j[E.I.S.(PICTURE)]

When recording panorama still pictures, [FOCUS] is set to

(AUTO).

During panorama recording, the exposure is automatically corrected according to the brightness of the subject. ( HX-WA30[EXPOSURE] is

set to (PROGRAM)) To record with the exposure locked, use the AE lock function (l 114).

When [PANORAMA] is set to (360e PANORAMA) or (180e PANORAMA), the field of view of the recording standby screen switches to the field of view for a still picture display. (l 48)

Focus and White Balance will be fixed to the optimal values for the still picture for first frame. Therefore, if focus, brightness or a light source changes drastically during recording, the panorama still picture as a whole may not be recorded with optimal focus or a color tone.

Since panorama still picture is composed from multiple still pictures, there may be cases where the subject may warp or connection may stand out.

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