Panasonic HX-WA2A Owner's Manual page 87

≥ The panorama still picture that will be recorded will be narrower than
what is displayed in the recording screen.
≥ Panorama still pictures are indicated by
file thumbnail display.
≥ When recording panorama still pictures, the following functions are
disabled and cannot be used.
j [FLASH], [SCENE MODE],
[BURST] and [SELF TIMER]
≥ The following functions do not work with recording panorama still
pictures.
j [E.I.S.(PICTURE)]
≥ When recording panorama still pictures, [FOCUS] is set to
(AUTO).
≥
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When recording panorama still pictures, [EXPOSURE] is set to
(PROGRAM).
≥ Focus and white balance will be fixed to the optimal values for the still
picture for first frame. Therefore, it may not record with focus or
brightness optimal for the whole panorama still picture when focus or
brightness changes drastically during the recording.
≥ Since panorama still picture is composed from multiple still pictures,
there may be cases where the subject may warp or connection may
stand out.
≥ In the following cases, it may not be possible to record correctly.
j When the swing speed is too fast or too slow
j When recording the subject that have monotone colors or patterns
repeating (such as sky, sandy beach, etc.).
j When recording moving subjects (such as people, pets, automobile,
wave, flowers swaying in the wind, etc.)
j When recording in a dark place
j When recording in places with flickering light source such as
fluorescent lamp, candle, etc.
j When recording the unit held away from your body (axis of rotation)
≥ The recorded panorama picture will not be saved when the recording is
terminated before reaching the half of the set angle. Even if the
recording exceeds the halfway point, black strip will be recorded in the
area that was not recorded when the recording is terminated before
reaching the set angle.
or
(HDR (Paint)) in [COLOR MODE],
in the 1-file or 8-
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