Sony SLT-A58 α Handbook - Page 88

Selecting the shooting mode Notes • Since the camera judges the settings automatically, many features will be unavailable, such as exposure compensation and ISO setting. • The flash is set to [Autoflash] or [Flash Off] for each [Scene Selection] mode. You can change these settings (pages 41, 75, 126). Sweep Panorama This mode is suitable for z Shooting expansive scenery or high-rise buildings with dynamic composition. Set the mode dial to (page 39). (Sweep Panorama), and shoot images Notes • If you cannot pan or tilt the camera across the entire subject within the given time, a gray area occurs in the composed image. If this happens, move the camera faster to record a full panoramic image. • Since several images are stitched together, the stitched part will not be recorded smoothly. While shooting, do not tilt the camera back and forth or right and left as you swing the camera straight ahead of you. • Under low light conditions, panoramic images may be blurred or not recorded. • Under flickering lights such as fluorescent lights, the brightness or color of the combined image is not always the same. • When the panoramic shot overall and the angle in which you fixed the focus and exposure with AE/AF lock are extremely different in brightness, color and focus, the shot will not be successful. If this happens, change the lock angle and shoot again. • [Sweep Panorama] is not suitable when shooting: - Moving subjects. - Subjects too close to the camera. - Subjects with little contrast such as the sky, a sandy beach, or a lawn. - Subjects that change constantly, such as waves or waterfalls. - Subjects for which the sun or electric lights, etc., are much brighter than the surroundings. • [Sweep Panorama] recording may stop in the following situations: - You pan or tilt the camera too fast or too slow. - There is too much camera shake. 88