Sweep Panorama Allows

Sweep Panorama Allows you to create a panoramic image from composed images. Table of contents DSC-W380/W390: 1 Set the mode dial to (Sweep Panorama). DSC-W350/W350D/W360: 1 Set the mode switch to (Sweep Panorama). Do as the following after step1. 2 Point the camera at the edge of the subject, then press the shutter button fully down. Operation Search MENU/Settings Search This part will not be taken 3 Pan the camera to the end, following the guidance on the LCD screen. Index Guidance bar Notes • If you cannot pan the camera across the entire subject within the given time, a gray area occurs in the composed image. If this happens, move the camera fast to record a full panoramic image. • Since several images are stitched together, the stitched part will not be recorded smoothly. • Under low light conditions, panoramic images may be blurred, or the shooting may not be successful. • Under lights that flicker such as fluorescent light, the brightness or color of the combined image is not always the same. • When the whole angle of panoramic shooting and the angle in which you fixed the focus and exposure with AE/AF lock are extremely different in brightness, color and focus, the shooting will not be successful. If this happens, change the lock angle and shoot again. • Sweep Panorama is not suitable for the following situations: – Objects are moving – Objects are too close to the camera – Image with a repeating pattern such as tiles and image with little contrast such as sky, sandy beach, or lawn – Image with constant change such as waves or water falls – Image with the sun or electric lights, etc. that are much brighter than surroundings • You cannot create panoramic images in the following situations: – You pan the camera too fast or too slow – There is too much camera shake Continued r 28 GB

MENU/Settings Search zChanging the shooting direction or image size of a panoramic image Shooting Direction: MENU t [Shooting Direction] t select [Right], [Left], [Up] and [Down] t z Image Size: MENU t [Image Size] t select [Standard] or [Wide] t z Table of contents zTips for shooting a panoramic image Pan the camera in an arc with a constant velocity and in the same direction as the indication on the LCD screen. Sweep Panorama is better suited for still subjects, rather than moving ones. Operation Search Vertical direction Radius as short as possible Horizontal direction • Determine the scene and press the shutter button halfway, so that you can lock the focus exposure and white balance. • Adjust the frame composition so that a portion with greatly varied scenery is in the center of the image. Index zPlaying back scrolling panoramic images You can scroll panoramic images by pressing z on the control button while panoramic images are being displayed. Press the W (zoom) button to display the whole image again. Shows the displayed area of the whole panoramic image Operation button z b/B/v/V W Description Plays back scrolling images/Stops Scrolls images Displays the whole image • Panoramic images are played back with the supplied software “PMB” (page 109). • Panoramic images shot with other cameras may not be scrolled correctly. 29 GB