Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX5 Instruction Manual page 64

z Changing the shooting direction or image size of a
panoramic image
Shooting Direction:
Panorama Image Size: MENU t [Panorama Image Size] t select [Standard] or
z Tips for shooting a panoramic image
Pan the camera in an arc at a constant velocity in the direction indicated on the LCD screen.
Subjects at rest are more suited for panorama shots than moving subjects.
Vertical direction
• First, press the shutter button halfway so that you can lock the focus, exposure and white balance.
Then, press the shutter button fully down and pan or tilt the camera.
• 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.
z Scrolling the panoramic images for display
You can scroll panoramic images by pressing z on the control button while panoramic
images are being displayed. Turn the W (zoom) lever to display the whole image again.
Shows the displayed area of
the whole panoramic image
• Panoramic images can also be played back using the supplied software "PMB" (page 134).
• Panoramic images recorded using another camera may not scroll correctly when played.
MENU t [Shooting Direction] t select [Right], [Left], [Up]
and [Down] t z
[Wide] t z
Radius as short
as possible
Control button/lever
z on the control button
v/V/b/B on the control
button
W (zoom) lever
Horizontal direction
Action
Scrolling playback/pauses
scrolling images
Scrolls images
Displays the whole image
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