Canon PowerShot S80 User Guide Advanced User Manual page 48

Framing a Subject
The PhotoStitch program detects the overlapping portions of adjoining
images and merges them. When composing shots, try to include a
distinctive item (landmark) in the overlapping portions.
Compose each frame so that it overlaps 30 - 50% of the adjoining
image. Try to keep the vertical misalignment to less than 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.
These items may appear warped or doubled up in the merged image.
Make the brightness in each image consistent. The final image will
appear unnatural if the contrast in brightness is too great.
To shoot landscapes, swivel (pan) the camera around its own vertical
axis.
To shoot close-ups, slide the camera over the subject, keeping it
parallel to the subject as you move it.
Shooting
Images can be shot in five sequences in Stitch Assist mode.
Left to right horizontally
Right to left horizontally
Vertically, bottom to top
Vertically, top to bottom
Clockwise starting at the top left
You cannot display the images on a TV when shooting in Stitch Assist
mode.
The settings for the first image are used to take subsequent images in
the sequence.
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