Sony SLT-A35 Instruction Manual page 71

Tipsfor shooting a panoramicimage
Pall or tilt the camera ill all arc with a
constant velocity and ill the same
direction as the indication on the screen.
[Sweep Panorama] is better suited for
still subjects, rather than moving ones.
Vertical
direction
Horizontal direction
Radius as short as
possible
• Ill Sweep Panorama, it is recommended that you use a wide-angle lens.
• When you use a lens that has a long focal length, pan or tilt the camera
more slowly than when you use a wide-angle lens. _.
• Determine the scene and press the shutter button halfway, so that you can
lock the focus, exposure, and white balance. _"
• If a section with greatly varied shapes or scenery is concentrated along a
screen edge, the image composition may fail. In such case, adjust the
frame composition so that the section is in the center of the image, then
shoot again.
• You can select the image size: MENU button ---+ _ 2 ---+ [Panorama:
Size].
Tocreate3D-images
Set the mode dial to [::=2:1 ( Sweep Shooting), select [3D Sweep Panorama],
and shoot the image. Using the same operation as that for Sweep Panorama,
the camera records multiple images and combines them to create a 3D-
image. You can view these 3D images using a 3D-compatible TV. For
details on 3D-shooting, see page 195.
To set the pan or tilt direction
You can set the direction in which to pan or tilt the camera.
MENUbutton --+ a 2 --_ [Panorama: Direction] o r [3D Pan.:
Direction] --+ Selectthe desired setting
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