Using The Snc Panorama Creator; Creating A Panorama Image; Installing The Snc Panorama Creator - Sony Ipela SNC-RZ50N User Manual

Using the SNC
panorama creator

— Creating a Panorama Image

The supplied SNC panorama creator allows you to
create a panorama image to be displayed on the main
viewer.
Using the panorama image, you can move the camera to
the desired position simply by clicking on the image.
This section explains the setup and operations of the
SNC panorama creator.
Installing the SNC panorama
creator
1
Insert the supplied CD-ROM disc into your
computer CD-ROM drive.
After a short time a window will open displaying
the files on the CD-ROM.
2
Click the Setup icon of SNC panorama creator.
The "File Download" dialog opens.
3
Click Open.
Note
If you click "Save this program to disk" on the "File
Download" dialog, you cannot install the creator
correctly. Delete the downloaded file, and click the
Setup icon again.
4
Install the SNC panorama creator following the
wizard displayed.
If the Software License Agreement is displayed,
read it carefully and accept the agreement to
continue installation.
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Using the SNC panorama creator — Creating a Panorama Image

Using the SNC panorama creator

The SNC panorama creator consists of the Main tab to
create a panorama image and the Setting tab to prepare
for connection to the camera.
When you start the SNC panorama creator, the Main tab
is displayed.
Main tab
Viewer
The created panorama image is displayed in the upper
viewer.
Angle setting
Set the view angle within the created 360-degree
panorama image.
Select the angle (degrees) from among 90 Deg, 180 Deg,
270 Deg or 360 Deg.
If you want to limit camera movement to the selected
view angle, check the Lock check box. The camera
moves only within the selected panorama view angle.
Note
The edges of the panorama image may not be displayed
correctly when the camera is zoomed in.
Make
Starts shooting to create a panorama image (a complete
360-degree panorama image). It takes about two
minutes to create a complete panorama image.
Note
The exposure and white balance settings are fixed while
a panorama image is being created. To create a clear
panorama image, set Exposure mode to Full auto and
White balance to Auto in the Camera menu and point
the camera to the main subject before starting shooting.