Creating And Transmitting A Panorama Image; Saving A Custom Image To The Camera - Sony Ipela Application Manual

Using Panorama Creator
Map View
Viewer
The created panorama image is displayed in the viewer.
Arctic View is not available for the camera which
cannot swivel 360 degrees.
Pan-Tilt limit
Specify the camera movement area on the panorama
image.
Drag the mouse to draw a rectangle within which the
camera movement is limited. You can enlarge, reduce or
move the created rectangle. To erase the rectangle,
right-click on the mouse or remove the check for pan/tilt
restrictions.
Note
The edges of a panorama image may not be displayed
correctly when the camera is zoomed in.
Make
Starts shooting to create a panorama image (a complete
360-degree panorama image).
Tips
• Panorama images have two formats: Map view and
Arctic view.
• The exposure and white balance settings are fixed
while a panorama image is being created. To create a
clear panorama image, set Exposure to Full auto and
White balance to Auto in the Camera menu and point
the camera at the main subject before starting
shooting.
File open
Allows use of a Bitmap or JPEG image file instead of a
panorama image.
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Using the SNC toolbox
Notes
• Only Map view is available.
• The size of the image in the file should be 320 × 90
pixels (horizontal/vertical). Other image sizes are not
supported.
Save
You can save the panorama image in a file.
Note
Only Map view panorama images can be saved.
Send
Transmits a panorama image converted into a JPEG file
to the camera.
Both Map view and Arctic view panorama images are
sent to the camera.
Arctic View
Creating and transmitting a panorama
image
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The panorama image is saved in the camera. You can use
the saved panorama image when you control panning
and tilting from the main viewer.

Saving a custom image to the camera

You can save a custom image to the camera in spite of
the panorama image shot by the camera.
Prepare the image to conform to the following
requirements:
• File format: JPEG or Bitmap
• Image size: 320 × 90 pixels (horizontal/vertical)
The camera does not support use of images that do not
conform to the above conditions.
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Click Make on the Main tab to start shooting.
A panorama image will be created.
Note
Do not perform settings of the camera or move the
camera during shooting.
Specify the camera movement area by dragging the
mouse to draw a rectangle on the Map view
panorama image.
The specified camera movement area will be
effective when the panorama image is saved in the
camera.
Click Send to transmit the panorama image to the
camera.
Click File open on the Main tab.
The File dialog opens.