Canon PowerShot A310 User Manual page 45

To merge the images on a computer, use
PhotoStitch, one of the supplied programs.
Framing a Subject
The PhotoStitch program detects the overlapping
portions of adjoining images and merges them.
When shooting, try to include a distinctive item
(landmark) in the overlapping portions.
Compose each frame so that it overlaps
30 to 50 % of the adjoining image. Try to
keep the vertical misalignment to within
10 % of the image height.
Do not include moving items in the
overlap.
Do not try to stitch images that include
both distant and close items. Objects
may appear warped or doubled up.
Shooting – The Basics
Make the brightness in each image
consistent. The final image will appear
unnatural if the difference in brightness
is too great.
Pan (swivel) the camera to take
successive shots.
To shoot close-ups, slide the camera
over the subject, keeping it parallel to
the subject as you move.
Shooting
1
Set the Shooting mode to
.
See Selecting a Shooting Mode (p. 35).
2
Shoot the first image.
The exposure and white balance settings are
set and locked with the first image.
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