Canon A5 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Shooting Hints
It is convenient to use the Stitch Assist
mode to quickly confirm as you shoot
that successive images overlap.
When shooting images for 2x2 matrices,
ensure that each frame overlaps its
neighbor to prevent a gap appearing in
the middle of the merged image. Two
images that are askew or mismatched
from right to left (or top to bottom) will
result in such a gap.
Shoot all images with the same focus
setting. Two images shot with substan-
tially different focal distances — one
focused on the foreground, for example,
and another on the background — may
produce unsatisfactory results. Be
particularly careful with interior shots.
When shooting a horizontal series of
scenery shots, hold the camera as level
(horizontal) as possible. Tilting the
camera up or down may prevent the
images from being successfully merged.
Shooting images with a moving object in
the overlapped portion may produce
poor results.
When shooting close-ups of documents
and magazines, avoid shooting segments
from different angles. Hold the camera
as close to parallel as possible.
The difference in brightness of an image
shot with a flash and one without can
sometimes be too great to permit a
successful merge. If you intend to merge
images later with PhotoStitch, it is
recommended that you shoot without
the flash in relatively bright places.