4800 PANORAMAS

[Henderpete]

Some time ago I started a thread (lamenting the 4800's lack of exposure lock for panoramas) that generated quite a few responses, none of which solved the problem. Yesterday the problem solved itself when I discovered that If you specify an f-stop and take a picture, the shutter speed automatically locks in. The next frames you take stay the same as the first one until you make a change yourself. I got a six frame tiled panorama that was absolutely perfectly exposed by taking the first picture in the most representative area.

Pete

 

[Bernie Raffe]

Sounds good, any chance of posting your panoramic pic so we can see it?

Cheers,
Bernie

Some time ago I started a thread (lamenting the 4800's lack of exposure
lock for panoramas) that generated quite a few responses, none of which
solved the problem. Yesterday the problem solved itself when I
discovered that If you specify an f-stop and take a picture, the shutter
speed automatically locks in. The next frames you take stay the same as
the first one until you make a change yourself. I got a six frame tiled
panorama that was absolutely perfectly exposed by taking the first
picture in the most representative area.

Pete

 

[Larry Raper]

I've had good success shooting panoramas with my 4800, too. I didn't know about the technique Pete discovered though. My approach was to use the "P" mode to get a representative F-stop and shutter speed readout, then manually switch to the appropriate F-stop and set the shutter speed, and use those setting to take the whole sequence. To stitch everything together I've been using the ArcSoft Panorama Maker software that came with the camera. I've been very pleased with the results and consider them fairly impressive, and I'd be happy to share the pics too, but I don't currently have a URL where I can post them. If you know of a site where I can upload them, let me know.

Larry Raper

Cheers,
Bernie

Some time ago I started a thread (lamenting the 4800's lack of exposure
lock for panoramas) that generated quite a few responses, none of which
solved the problem. Yesterday the problem solved itself when I
discovered that If you specify an f-stop and take a picture, the shutter
speed automatically locks in. The next frames you take stay the same as
the first one until you make a change yourself. I got a six frame tiled
panorama that was absolutely perfectly exposed by taking the first
picture in the most representative area.

Pete

 

[Pepe]

Larry, your solution is the ideal one - manually set the aperture and shutter speed and if possible, the white balance as well. Henderpete might have thought that the camera locks the exposure if you set the aperture - he might have been lucky to be getting the same shutter speed as set by the camera's metering but this is not always the same everytime, all the time. Better set it manually, I say.

Larry Raper

Cheers,
Bernie

Some time ago I started a thread (lamenting the 4800's lack of exposure
lock for panoramas) that generated quite a few responses, none of which
solved the problem. Yesterday the problem solved itself when I
discovered that If you specify an f-stop and take a picture, the shutter
speed automatically locks in. The next frames you take stay the same as
the first one until you make a change yourself. I got a six frame tiled
panorama that was absolutely perfectly exposed by taking the first
picture in the most representative area.

Pete

 

[David T. Long]

Hi All,

For your panoramas, what resolution are you using. I like to use tiff, but can only get 4 images out quickly and then have to wait 2 mintues for the next pic.

Is this your experience?

dave

 

[Pepe]

Dave,

2 minutes is what it takes to flush the entire buffer! Have you tried taking a picture whilst the CF card LED lights are blinking? The camera takes several seconds to flush enough memory for another shot. It should not take that long.

Hi All,

For your panoramas, what resolution are you using. I like to use tiff,
but can only get 4 images out quickly and then have to wait 2 mintues
for the next pic.

Is this your experience?

dave

 

[David T. Long]

Pepe,

Well I thought I had tried that. So I did it just now and you are right it only takes about 30 seconds.

dave

2 minutes is what it takes to flush the entire buffer! Have you tried
taking a picture whilst the CF card LED lights are blinking? The camera
takes several seconds to flush enough memory for another shot. It should
not take that long.

Hi All,

For your panoramas, what resolution are you using. I like to use tiff,
but can only get 4 images out quickly and then have to wait 2 mintues
for the next pic.

Is this your experience?

dave

 

[Henderpete]

How can I upload to this forum? I'd be happy to show you a panarama or two . . . at a low enough resolution for quick downloading.

Pete Henderson

Cheers,
Bernie

Some time ago I started a thread (lamenting the 4800's lack of exposure
lock for panoramas) that generated quite a few responses, none of which
solved the problem. Yesterday the problem solved itself when I
discovered that If you specify an f-stop and take a picture, the shutter
speed automatically locks in. The next frames you take stay the same as
the first one until you make a change yourself. I got a six frame tiled
panorama that was absolutely perfectly exposed by taking the first
picture in the most representative area.

Pete