69ShootingShooting Panoramic Images(Stitch Assist)Stitch Assist can be used to shoot overlapping images that can later bemerged (stitched) to create one panoramic image on a computer.To merge the images on a computer, use PhotoStitch, one of thesupplied programs.Framing a SubjectThe PhotoStitch program detects the overlapping portions of adjoiningimages and merges them. When shooting, try to include a distinctive item(landmark) in the overlapping portions.• Compose each frame so that it overlaps 30 – 50% of the adjoining image. Tryto keep the vertical misalignment to less than 10% of the image height.• Do not include moving items in the overlap.• Do not try to stitch images that include both distant and close items.These items may appear warped or doubled up in the merged image.• Make the brightness in each image consistent. The final image will appearunnatural if the contrast in brightness is too great.• To shoot landscapes, swivel (pan) the camera around its own vertical axis.• To shoot close-ups, slide the camera over the subject, keeping it parallel tothe subject as you move it.The overlapping seams ofseveral adjacent imagescan be joined into a singlepanoramic image.
