41Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)Shooting FeaturesB Note on Printing Panorama PicturesWhen printing panorama pictures, a full view may not be printed depending on the printer settings.Additionally, printing may not be available depending on the printer.For more information, see your printer’s manual or contact a digital photo lab.p Panorama• On the screen that is displayed when p Panorama is selected, select V Easypanorama or U Panorama assist.• Easy panorama (default setting): You can take a panorama picture simply by movingthe camera in the desired direction.- Shooting range can be selected from Normal (180°) (default setting) or Wide (360°).- Press the shutter-release button all the way down, remove your finger from the button,and then slowly pan the camera horizontally. Shooting automatically ends when thecamera captures the specified shooting range.- When shooting starts, the camera focuses on the subject at the center area of theframe.- The zoom is fixed at the wide-angle position.- When the k button is pressed while the picture recorded with Easy panorama isdisplayed in full-frame playback mode, the camera scrolls the displayed areaautomatically.See “Taking Pictures with Easy Panorama” (E3).• Panorama assist: Use this mode when shooting a series of pictures that can later bejoined on a computer to form a single panorama.- Press the multi selector H, I, J or K to select the direction in which pictures are tobe joined and press the k button.- After shooting the first picture, shoot the necessary number of pictures whileconfirming the seams. To finish shooting, press the k button.- Transfer taken pictures to a computer and use the Panorama Maker software (A98)to join them in a single panorama.See “Using Panorama Assist” (E6) for more information.
