Taking pictures
Using [Scene Mode]
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• How to select a scene (→75)
[Panorama
Shot]
(Continued)
Tip
• 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.
Pan the camera to a point slightly ahead of the point that you want to take.
(However, the last frame is not recorded to the end.)
Notes
• The shortest focal length is fixed.
• Motion pictures cannot be recorded.
• 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 sections of successively taken
pictures that are stitched may be noticeable.
• The resolution of a panorama picture varies depending on the recording
direction and number of stitched pictures.
The maximum resolution is as follows:
- Taking pictures in landscape orientation: Approx. 8000 x 1080 pixels
- Taking pictures in portrait orientation: Approx. 1440 x 8000 pixels
• 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 or monotone 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.)