Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!news.daionet.gr.jp!news.ksi.ne.jp!Q.T.Honey!enews.sgi.com!tdsnet-transit!newspeer.tds.net!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-06!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail From: "Gerald Newton" Newsgroups: fj.comp.dev.digital-camera Subject: Re: Dolphin Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 23:17:33 -0800 Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Message-ID: References: X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-Complaints-To: abuse@supernews.com Lines: 28 Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.comp.dev.digital-camera:107 "Smoothy" wrote in message news:dUdEa.5269$IR1.724954@news20.bellglobal.com... > About your PowerCam, unfortunately I have no idea. > > But about taking panoramas: > Some cameras come with something like "Panorama Mode" or "Panorama Assist", > but this is not necessary for making panoramas. > You just need a good software to stitch your to-be-panorama shots together. > And it's quite simple, just follow the software's help on how to take your > shots. > Also, when shooting panoramas it is good practice to lock the aperture at about 5.6 so all the pictures have the same brightness. Otherwise those taken into the sun will be dark compared to those taken from the sun. As for stitching software, I have been using 360 degree freedom that costs about $250. ptviewer tools has a stitcher for free but it is a bitch to use. Also, Nikon gives you a stitcher with the Coolpix 4500 but I do not know if it does the 360 degrees. 360 Degree Freedom stitches the pictures for a 360 degree view then does the final 360 degree stitch to bring the ends together. The panoramas can be saved in several formats including mov for Quicktime or JPG for the ptviewer. The ptviewer applet is free and is very versatile when the parameters that give hot spot, shotspot, waiting picture, loading graph, and compass capabilities are utilized.