User's Manual

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Using BEST SHOT
With Slide Panorama, you move the camera to compose and
record multiple images, which are then combined to a
panorama. This feature lets you shoot a panorama which is
dramatically greater than the physical capabilities of the lens.
• The final panorama image can be one of the two sizes shown below.
Slide Direction is Right or Left: Maximum 11520
x
1080 pixels
Slide Direction is Up or Down: Maximum 1920
x
7296 pixels
• Zoom operations are not supporting during Slide Panorama shooting. The zoom
setting is fixed at full wide angle.
• You can shoot a panorama image for approximately 360 degrees horizontally, or
approximately 180 degrees vertically.
1. In the REC mode, touch “b” (BEST SHOT).
2. Touch “s” (Slide Panorama) scene.
3. Touch the icon for the slide direction (the
direction the camera will move while
shooting).
You can select one of four different slide directions:
“ ” (right), “ ” (left), “ ” (up), “ ” (down).
4. Point the camera at the start of the panorama
and half-press the shutter button to allow the
camera to focus automatically.
5. Press the shutter button the rest of the way
down and a slide cursor will appear on the
monitor screen. Slowly move the camera in
the direction indicated by the arrow on the
screen until the slide cursor reaches the
other end of its movement range (i.e. all the
way to the right when moving the camera to
the right).
• The camera will start composing the panorama image internally when the slide
cursor reached the other end of the movement range.
• Image composing also will start automatically if you stop moving the camera
during panorama shooting. After you stop moving the camera, the message
“Busy... Please wait...” appears as the camera processes the image. Wait until
this message disappears before using the camera. Image shooting is disabled
while the message is displayed.
Shooting a Panorama Image (Slide Panorama)
Slide cursor