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Panorama assist
Use when taking a series of pictures
that will later be joined to form a single
scene (for example, a panorama or 360 °
virtual-reality image).
• White balance and exposure are fi xed at values for fi rst shot in series.
Flash mode, macro mode, exposure compensation, and zoom can not be
changed after fi rst shot.
• AF-assist illuminator (
19) lights when lighting is poor.
*
Off
*
* Other modes can be selected until fi rst shot in each series is taken.
† Center focus area selected automatically.
Taking Pictures for a Panorama
Select
(Panorama assist)
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in scene menu as described
in steps 1–4 of "Scene Mode"
(
32).
Bottom
3
Right
to top
to left
Left to
Top to
right
bottom
4
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—
Off
†
2
Default pan direction displayed.
Select how pictures will be joined to-
gether in completed panorama. This
is the direction in which to pan the
camera after each shot.
Make selection (to change selected pan
direction, press center of multi selector
and repeat steps 3–4). Pan direction
displayed in white. Yellow AE-L icon in
monitor shows that white balance and
exposure will lock with fi rst shot.
Take fi rst picture. About one third of
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picture is shown superimposed on view
through lens (if pan direction is left to
right, picture will appear on left side
of monitor). AE-L icon turns white to
show that white balance and exposure
settings for this picture apply to all pic-
tures in series.
6
Compose next shot to overlap with
Take next shot. Repeat steps 6–7 un-
previous picture.
til all shots in series have been taken.
End series. Shooting will also end if a
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new mode is selected or camera enters
standby mode.
Panorama Assist
Flash mode (
38), macro close-up mode (
sure compensation (
42) can be adjusted after the pan direction is selected. Once the
fi rst shot in each series is taken, the pan direction, zoom, fl ash mode, macro close-up
mode, exposure compensation, and image mode (
tures deleted until the series is complete.
Storage Locations for Panoramas
Each series of pictures taken at Panorama assist is stored in a separate folder with a
name consisting of "P_" preceded by a three-digit folder number and followed by a
three-digit sequence number (e.g., "101P_002").
Use a Tripod
Using a tripod makes it easier to compose overlapping shots.
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41), self-timer mode (
40), and expo-
65) can not be adjusted nor pic-
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