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In addition to your camera's ability to take a single picture it can take a series of images
as you sweep across a scene and seamlessly stitch them together
This is the amazing sweep panorama mode which allows you to capture incredible large scale
images of scenic vistas
To shoot in this mode press the top softkey to enter the camera's menu system
Scroll to and select the shoot mode menu
Here select sweep panorama
Now the camera will prompt you to take the shot
Simply press the shutter halfway down to set focus and exposure
And then press the shutter the rest of the way down as you slowly move the camera in
the direction of the arrow
As you're moving the camera you'll hear it take multiple shots at a very high speed
In this mode it is important to make sure to follow the direction of the arrow and move
the camera at a smooth consistent speed
Otherwise the camera will be unable to shoot the panorama and will prompt you with an error
message
The camera will seamlessly stitch all of the images together to create a single panoramic
image
It will take your camera a few moments to process the image and then it will be disaplayed
on the camera's lcd
You can scroll across the image in the direction it was taken by simply pressing the center
softkey
If you'd like to change the direction in which you sweep across the scene while taking the
picture press the top softkey to enter the camera's menu system
Scroll to and select the camera menu
Scroll to panorama direction
Press the center softkey to view the options
You can use the control wheel to choose from right left up or down options
When you've made your selection press the top softkey to return to the main menu
You can also choose the panorama image size which provides even more flexibility and creativity
with your panorama photos
To set the panorama image size scroll to the image size menu and press the center softkey
to select it
Here scroll to the panorama section and choose image size
You can select either standard or wide