Sony DSC-H300 - Manual (Page 52)

Vertical direction
Horizontal direction
First press the shutter button halfway so that you can lock the focus and
exposure. Then press the shutter button fully down and pan or tilt the camera.
If a section with greatly varied shapes or scenery is concentrated along a
screen edge, the image composition may fail. In such a case, adjust the frame
composition so that the section is in the center of the image, then shoot again.
To shoot a 360 degree panoramic image
This camera is equipped with a panorama shooting function, capable of
shooting a nearly 360 degree panoramic image.
Shoot a panoramic image by selecting MENU
set [Panorama Image Size] to
[360°]. Recorded panoramic images can be scrolled normally when played on
the camera.
Select a shooting direction using / on the control button. You cannot shoot
a panoramic image in a vertical direction with [Panorama Image Size] set to
[360°].
The image actually recorded may not cover 360 degrees, depending on the
subject or the way it is shot.
Notes
If you cannot pan the camera across the entire subject within the given time, a
gray area occurs in the composite 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
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