PictureGear™

Creating a Photo Album

1Select the pictures you want to use to make an album.

2From the Utilities menu, select Album Maker.

3Choose the type of Album you want and click OK.

4Now add more pictures, frames, text, and effects.

5When you are finished, select Create Album in File menu or click the Create Album icon on the toolbar.

6Designate the folder where you want to save the Album.

7Enter the Target Album name, select Thumbnails and click OK.

8The new album can be viewed using most internet browsers.

Using Panorama Maker

Panorama Maker stitches a group of still images into a 360 degree panoramic picture. The source images should be the same size and overlap 20%.

How to stitch a panoramic picture:

1Gather the source images into the same folder or collection.

2Select the images you want to use.

We recommend 12 landscaped or 16 portrait pictures.

3From the Utilities menu select Panorama Maker.

4Select the correct lens and click OK. (If 35mm lens is selected, the prompt does not appear; to select a different lens, click the lens icon.)

5Click the panoramic icon, near the bottom of the window.

6Click Full Stitch.

Making Still Images and Panoramic from MPEG

1Select the MPEG file.

2From the Movie/Sound menu, select Scene break down.

3Then select Movie Stitch, to create a panoramic picture.

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Sony PCG-Z505LE, PCG-Z505LS manual Creating a Photo Album, Using Panorama Maker, Making Still Images and Panoramic from Mpeg

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