Sony SLT-A37M User Manual - Page 89

Selecting the shooting mode • [Sweep Panorama] or [3D Sweep Panorama] recording may be discontinued in the following situations: - You pan or tilt the camera too fast or too slow. - There is too much camera shake. • The camera continues shooting during [Sweep Panorama] or [3D Sweep Panorama] recording, and the shutter keeps clicking until the end of the shooting. • [Auto Port. Framing] and the zoom feature of the camera (ZOOM) cannot be used. Tips for shooting a panoramic image Pan or tilt the camera in an arc with a constant velocity and in the same Vertical direction direction as the indication on the screen. [Sweep Panorama] or [3D Sweep Panorama] is better suited for still subjects, rather than moving ones. Horizontal direction Radius as short as possible Shooting (Advanced operations) • In Sweep Panorama or 3D Sweep Panorama, it is recommended that you use a wide-angle lens. • When you use a lens that has a long focal length, pan or tilt the camera more slowly than when you use a wide-angle lens. • Determine the scene and press the shutter button halfway, so that you can lock the focus, exposure, and white balance. • If a section with greatly varied shapes or scenery is concentrated along a screen edge, the image composition may fail. In such cases, adjust the frame composition so that the section is in the center of the image, then shoot again. 3D-images Using the same operation as that for Sweep Panorama, the camera records multiple images and combines them to create a 3D-image. You can view these 3D images using a 3D-compatible TV. For details on 3D-shooting, see page 200. To change the image size You can select the image size: MENU button t Size] or [3D Pan.: Image Size]. 1 t [Panorama: 89