Sunday, November 10, 2013

How to Shoot Smartphone Panoramas


Panoramas on a iPhone

open the Camera app
tap the Options button
tap the Panorama button
tap the Arrow to change direction

hold the camera vertically
hit the Exposure button to start the shot
move at a moderate and steady speed in the desired direction
hit the Exposure a second time to stop the exposure

hit [done] to get out of Pano mode

tap the Camera Roll button in the bottom left to see the finished photo 



Panoramas on an Android phone

open the Camera app
tap the Settings button
tap on the Shooting Mode
tap the Panorama button

hold the camera vertically
hit the Exposure button to start the shot
move at a moderate and steady speed in the desired direction
 
the camera will automatically stop shooting when done

the camera will display the finished photo


Panoramas on an Android phone with Ice Cream Sandwich

open the Camera app
tap the Panorama button
next to Still and Video buttons

hit the Exposure button to start the shot
move at a moderate and steady speed in the desired direction
a progress bar will appear to show process of stitching and saving


tap the gallery button to see the finished photo

If your Android phone does not have a native Panorama app, ‘Pano’ from Debacle Software is a good choice.




Examples of Panorama Photographs


Voluminous spaces, stationary viewpoint

christopher bye


funmi adeshina


Voluminous spaces; moving viewpoint

christopher bye


Close-up/ Portraiture (unexpected content for Pano)



Looking up (or down)

chi-ho chung     
















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