SeaYoda
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I use the Camedia software to "stitch" mine. I'll show you how I use the function in the 5050 at our dive Saturday.
Panoramic option with 5060s
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Aloha SuPrBuGmAn!
As the others say, using the panorama mode gives you the overlap guidelines on your screen. When using this option and the auto stitch mode of the camedia software you have to be sure that you took your pictures from left to right, if you use free stitch, it doesn't matter. Why you could even do two rows of pictures using free stitch.
BUT, if you wanted to take your pictures in M mode the option is enabled. Yet it doesn't mean you still can't make a panorama with pictures you take in M mode. When you take the pictures you just have to visualize the guidelines in your minds eye and then use the free stitch option.
Last week we went to the west shore to look for whales (no luck). When I wanted to take a panorama pic I noticed that I didn't have the right card in the camera so I did it myself, overlapped my pictures and this is how it turned out.
As the others say, using the panorama mode gives you the overlap guidelines on your screen. When using this option and the auto stitch mode of the camedia software you have to be sure that you took your pictures from left to right, if you use free stitch, it doesn't matter. Why you could even do two rows of pictures using free stitch.
BUT, if you wanted to take your pictures in M mode the option is enabled. Yet it doesn't mean you still can't make a panorama with pictures you take in M mode. When you take the pictures you just have to visualize the guidelines in your minds eye and then use the free stitch option.
Last week we went to the west shore to look for whales (no luck). When I wanted to take a panorama pic I noticed that I didn't have the right card in the camera so I did it myself, overlapped my pictures and this is how it turned out.
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SuPrBuGmAn
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Awesome pic, thanks justleesa
I want to maximize the area I cover with a panorama, so I hold the camera vertically. Instead of depending on the camera to provide the overlap lines, just eyeball your whole frame - paying special attention to the right side of your image if you're swinging through in that direction, and blast away.
Keep the camera level or you're to lose lots of top or bottom stuff when the stitcher program works its magic. The program doesn't care if you use 5 or 15 frames to make up your image.
Practice a bunch of times and after a while, you'll have a feel about how much to swing your body for each shot. And throw away the lousy shots!
I still haven't found a way to fold an 8'-long photo into a wallet yet though.
Keep the camera level or you're to lose lots of top or bottom stuff when the stitcher program works its magic. The program doesn't care if you use 5 or 15 frames to make up your image.
Practice a bunch of times and after a while, you'll have a feel about how much to swing your body for each shot. And throw away the lousy shots!
I still haven't found a way to fold an 8'-long photo into a wallet yet though.
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