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Shooting Panoramas (continued)

How do I begin?

stairstepping of images as you progress 
around the panorama. Stairstepping has 
nothing to do with the state of the entire 
head being level with respect to the 
horizon. This can be corrected by rotating 
all the images a slight amount in your 
authoring program.

You can also shim the camera/head to 
compensate for such misalignment errors 
as well. A few layers of tape is usually all 
that it takes. Let me also reiterate what's 
not as important as some people think.

The overall level of the head/camera is 
not as critical in order to produce good 
stitched results. As long as the camera is 
not tilted or rotated and as long as the 
camera is positioned so that the optical 
axis is parallel to the rotation plane, you 
can tilt or position the entire head so that 
it's not level to the horizon and it won't 
affect the image.

Now, it might produce a panorama that is 
tilted with respect to the horizon but that 
might be an artistic choice or something 
you want to do on purpose.

As long as the optical axis is parallel to the 

rotation plane and the camera/CCD is not 
rotated, slight variations in level as the head 
rotates is generally not a problem.

As you shoot around the circle, try to 
avoid capturing any moving objects that 
might come into your fi eld of view. There 
is no harm in waiting, for example, while 
a person walks past before shooting the 
photo.

You may also want to check with the 
software developer of the stitching 
software that you’re using to get their 
recommendations for exposure settings 
and other camera settings.
We hope you enjoy shooting your 
panoramas and if you have any questions or 
problems using our equipment, please let 
us know.

Summary of Contents for QuickPan

Page 1: ...User s Guide V1 4 Feb 2007 QuickPan Panoramic Tripod Head...

Page 2: ...lickDiscs There are several camera brackets that slide and lock onto the Rotator Base The QuickPan IV rotator design supersedes the QuickPan III rotator and uses a new at detent disc design A panorami...

Page 3: ...lling the same functions as the Standard Camera Bracket You can also use the Spherical Camera Bracket for shooting single row cylinders as well An optionalArca Quick Release Camera Plate is also avai...

Page 4: ...bly down into the hub to fully engage and collapse the plunger then tighten the thumbscrew Adjusting the Force of the Spring Plunger The screw shown at left can be used to position the spring plunger...

Page 5: ...t right Use the spare outer hole to store the brass bushing when you re using the 3 8 inch thread That way you won t lose the bushing To mount your camera bracket onto the rotator loosen the clamp lev...

Page 6: ...al Bracket Don t worry about getting the camera level at this time as this is a task you ll need to do when you re ready to shoot The left right adjustment to center your lens over the pivot point is...

Page 7: ...the bracket There are camera mounting shoes at shaped and lugs triangle shaped Spherical Camera Bracket Camera Mounting that are provided for you to help locate and position the camera These are also...

Page 8: ...enter your lens over the pivot point is ac complished by loosening the clamp lever and sliding the camera bracket in and out of the slider Be sure to tighten the clamp lever to lock the bracket in pla...

Page 9: ...open eye Rock your head from side to side Notice how your nger moves with respect to the background This relative movement is due to the fact that you re not rotating your head around your eye s noda...

Page 10: ...her in the viewinder slide the camera fore or aft in order to eliminate this movement Here the telephone pole has moved behind the brick wall move with respect to each other as you rotate the pan from...

Page 11: ...objects in the left and then the right side of the view nder After each pair of photos slide the bracket rearward and repeat the process Slide the bracket the same increment each time i e 10mm Be sur...

Page 12: ...help keep the camera from exing Proper leveling is important and often misunderstood When it comes to leveling there are two things that are fairly important With multirow panoramas i e Stitcher the i...

Page 13: ...n plane you can tilt or position the entire head so that it s not level to the horizon and it won t affect the image Now it might produce a panorama that is tilted with respect to the horizon but that...

Page 14: ...apes Both of the aforementioned items are copyrighted and subject to the laws concerningintellectualproperty Kaidanwillreplacedefectivesoftware videotapesfree ofchargeuponreturnreceiptofdefectiveitem...

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