Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS15 Owner's Manual page 65

• How to select a scene (→63)
• Using flash in Scene Modes (→52)
• Pan the camera in the recording direction as steadily as possible.
• The zoom position is fixed to the W end.
• The focus, White Balance, and Exposure Compensation are all fixed to
• The following functions are fixed to the settings indicated below.
• Since several pictures are stitched together to create a Panorama picture,
• The number of recording pixels per horizontal line and vertical line of a
[Panorama
Shot]
(Continued)
• Panorama pictures may not be created or pictures may not be recorded
You can operate the zoom lever to enlarge still pictures taken in [Panorama
Shot] mode in the same way as with other still pictures (Playback Zoom →35).
You can also press
playing back a motion picture (Motion Picture Playback →33).
• Unlike motion picture playback, you cannot perform fast forward or rewind
Taking pictures according to the scene [Scene Mode]
Tips
The subjects that are displayed in this range are recorded. (guideline)
Notes
optimal values for the first picture.
If the focusing or brightness of pictures recorded as part of a Panorama
picture after the first picture are significantly different from those of the first
picture, the Panorama picture as a whole (when all pictures are stitched
together) may not have consistent focus and brightness.
[Stabilizer]: [OFF] [Date Stamp]: [OFF]
some subjects may be distorted or the joining portions of successively taken
pictures that are stitched may be noticeable.
Panorama picture varies depending on the recording direction and number of
stitched pictures.
The maximum number of recording pixels is as follows:
- Taking pictures in landscape orientation: Approx. 8000×1080
- Taking pictures in portrait orientation: Approx. 1440×8000
properly when taking pictures of the following subjects or when taking pictures
in the following recording conditions:
- Subjects that have a continuous monotone or pattern (sky, beach, etc.)
- Moving subjects (person, pet, vehicle, waves, or flowers swaying in the wind,
etc.)
- Subjects whose colors or patterns change quickly (such as an image
appearing on a display)
- Dark locations
- Locations with a flickering light source (fluorescent lamp, candle light, etc.)
About panorama playback
to automatically scroll pictures in the same way as when
by pressing or while the pictures are scrolling automatically. (You can
perform single-frame forward or rewind while the automatic scrolling operation
is paused.)
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If the camera shakes too
much, it may not be able to
take pictures or may end up
creating a narrow (small)
panorama picture.