Test Your Set-Up; Minimize Parallax Error - GigaPan EPIC PRO V User Manual

2.8 Test your set-up

You get the best panoramas when two consecutive pictures overlap by about a third.
The best way to test whether your setup is all right is to take a 2x2 panorama. Use the
instructions in Chapter 3 to take a panorama, and preview the images in your camera.
If you don't see a good overlap despite following the instructions, go back and adjust
your GigaPan set-up.
Good Overlap

2.9 Minimize parallax error

Use the following tips to eliminate an effect called parallax, which causes objects to
appear to have shifted when viewed from different lines of sight.
Note: If the subject of your panorama is far away, you will want to adjust the position
of the camera rail forwards or backwards to balance the camera and lens instead of
following these tips to minimize parallax error (See Chapter 2.4 for information about
balancing the mass of your camera and lens). At further distances, it is more important
that your camera and lens be stable for minimizing parallax error.
Adjust the lens position
If you are capturing a panorama where the subjects include objects that are close
to the lens along with objects that are farther away, you may be able to increase the
image quality by adjusting the lens so that the front entry pupil of the lens is centered
over the axis of rotation.
Insufficient Overlap
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