Nikon Coolpix P5000 P5000 User's Manual - Page 47

Taking Pictures for a Panorama Selecting O (panorama assist) in the scene menu (B 29) displays the default pan direction as shown at right. Take pictures as described below. Use a tripod for better results. 1/125 F4.3 9 1 Right to left Bottom Select how pictures will be joined together to top in completed panorama. This is the direc- tion in which camera will be panned after Top to each shot. Left to bottom1/125 F4.3righ9t 2 Make selection (to return to Step 1, press B again). Pan direction displayed in white. Complete any changes to flash, self-timer, focus, or exposure compensation settings before proceeding to next step. 1/125 F4.3 9 3 Take first shot; camera will focus on subject in center of frame. About one third of pic- ture is superimposed on view through lens. AE-L icon turns white to show that white balance and exposure settings for this pic1/125 F4.3 8 ture apply to all shots in series. 4 5 1/125 F4.3 8 Compose next shot to overlap with previous picture. 1/125 F4.3 7 Take next shot. Repeat steps 4-5 until all shots in series have been taken. 6 End series. Shooting will also end if new mode is selected or camera enters standby mode (B 16). A Panorama Assist Flash, self-timer, focus, and exposure compensation can not be adjusted after the first picture is taken. Pictures can not be deleted or zoom, image quality, or image size adjusted until shooting is complete. See page 106 for information on how panoramas are stored. Scene Mode 35