Stitch Assist Mode
Shooting in Stitch Assist mode
Use this mode when taking shots that you want to combine into a panorama. To create the panorama itself, you must stitch the images together at your computer.
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- To create the panorama at your computer, use the PhotoStitch software that came with your camera.
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Framing a Subject
The PhotoStitch program detects the overlapping portions of adjoining images and merges them. When shooting, try to include a distinctive item (landmark) in the overlapping portions.
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- Compose each frame so that it overlaps 30 to 50 % of the adjoining image. Try to keep the vertical misalignment to within 10 % of the image height.
- Do not include moving items in the overlap.
- Do not try to stitch images that include distant and close items. Objects may appear warped or doubled up.
- Make the brightness in each image consistent. The final image will appear unnatural if the difference in brightness is too great.
- For good results, pan (swivel) the camera to take successive shots.
- To shoot close-ups, slide the camera over the subject, keeping it parallel as you move.
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Shooting
Images can be shot in the following 5 sequences in Stitch Assist mode.
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Horizontally, left to right
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Horizontally, right to left
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Vertically, bottom to top
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Vertically, top to bottom
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Clockwise starting at the top left |
1. Turn the shooting mode dial to .
The LCD monitor will turn on.
2. Select the shooting direction
- Use the Main Control Dial as this will allow you to browser through the Stitch Assist options.
3. Shoot the first image.
- The exposure and white balance settings are set and locked with the first image.
4. Compose and shoot the second image so that it overlaps the first.
- Minor discrepancies in the overlap can be corrected with the software.
- An image can be retaken. Press the
, 
, 
, or 
arrow on the omni selector to return to that frame.
5. Use the same procedures to shoot the remaining frames.
A maximum of 26 images can be recorded.
6. Press the <FUNC./SET> button after the last shot.
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- A custom white balance setting cannot be set in mode. To use a custom white balance setting, first set it in another Shooting mode.
- The settings in place for the first image are locked in and cannot be changed for subsequent shots.
- A TV cannot be used as the monitor for shooting in this mode.
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