Application (Record)Taking pictures according to the scene [Scene Mode]- 77 - VQT4J11• How to select a scene (→75)[PanoramaShot](Continued)Tips• Pan the camera in the recording direction as steadily as possible.If the camera shakes toomuch, it may not be able totake pictures or may end upcreating a narrow (small)panorama picture.Pan the camera to a point slightly ahead of the point that you want to take.(However, the last frame is not recorded to the end.)Notes• The zoom position is fixed to the W end.• Motion pictures cannot be recorded.• The focus, White Balance, and Exposure Compensation are all fixed tooptimal values for the first picture. If the focusing or brightness of picturesrecorded as part of a panorama picture after the first picture are significantlydifferent from those of the first picture, the panorama picture as a whole(when all pictures are stitched together) may not have consistent focus andbrightness.• The following functions are fixed to the settings indicated below.[Stabilizer]: [OFF] [Date Stamp]: [OFF]• Since several pictures are stitched together to create a panorama picture,some subjects may be distorted or the joining portions of successively takenpictures that are stitched may be noticeable.• The number of recording pixels per horizontal line and vertical line of apanorama picture varies depending on the recording direction and number ofstitched pictures.The maximum number of recording pixels is as follows:- Taking pictures in landscape orientation: Approx. 8000 x 1080- Taking pictures in portrait orientation: Approx. 1440 x 8000• Panorama pictures may not be created or pictures may not be recordedproperly when taking pictures of the following subjects or when taking picturesin the following recording conditions:- Subjects that have a continuous monotone or pattern (sky, beach, etc.)- Moving subjects (person, pet, vehicle, waves, or flowers swaying in the wind,etc.)- Subjects whose colors or patterns change quickly (such as an imageappearing on a display)- Dark locations- Locations with a flickering light source (fluorescent lamp, candle light, etc.)
