Canon PowerShot S30, User Manual

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Shooting - Letting the Camera Select Settings
Shooting
Images can be shot in the following 5 sequences in Stitch Assist mode.
1
Turn the shooting mode dial to .
• The LCD monitor will turn on.
2
Select the shooting sequence using
B
or
A on the multicontroller and press .
• You can also press the shutter button directly to
shoot without pressing .
Horizontally, left to right
Horizontally, right to left
Vertically, bottom to top
Vertically, top to bottom
Clockwise starting at the top left
Horizontal:
swivel left to right
or vice versa
Vertical:
swivel up and down
or vice versa
To Shoot a Close
Subject
Slide the camera (move
the camera parallel to
the subject) to take
successive shots.
Stitch Assist Mode (continued)
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• Compose each frame so that it overlaps 30 to 50% of the adjoining image. Try to
keep the vertical misalignment to within 10% of the image height.
• Do not include moving items in the overlap.
• Do not try to stitch images that include both distant and close subjects. Objects
may appear warped or doubled up.
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To Shoot a Distant Subject
As shown below, swivel the camera around its axis
to take successive shots.