PanoMan™ 3.0 settings explained
With PanoMan 3.0, you have even more control over the creation of your panoramic images. Check out the available settings:
Resolution
Depending on the available memory and the device’s camera, the application supports different frame resolutions for the panoramic images: 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480
Note that for memory reasons some devices do _not_ allow to stitch panoramas in the highest possible resolution available for the device’s camera.
Even more, it might happen that the number of available resolution (and the maximum number of frames) may vary upon each start of PanoMan. This is due to the fact, that the selectable available resolution are dynamically computed at program start, based on the free memory. This may vary depending on the memory management of the Symbian OS .
Example of typically available frame resolutions for panorama stitching:
N95 8GB:
2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480
N95 (with updated firmware):
1600 x 1200, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480
Please also note that on devices with high resolution cameras (like e.g. 5 MP on N95 8GB or N82), the resolution is set to a medium level to ensure a panoramic image creation within a reasonable time. You may of course set the property to capture with a higher resolution, but please note that the panorama may take up to some minutes to be created.
Also see PanoMan™ 3.0 Overview if you are keen to know what’s happening while a panorama is being created.
Storage
The image can either be saved to the phone memory or the memory card. Saving on the memory card is set as default. This option is unavailable if no memory card is present.
Sound
A sound will be played at every frame capture.
Exposure correction
‘Exposure correction’ will provide a smoothly blended final panorama, even if the exposure of two key frames varies drastically. This might happen e.g. if you capture a sunset scene, where one frame shot is directly aimed to the sun. As a result, one frame might appear much brighter than another in the overlapping area. ‘Exposure correction’ will prevent this. It is set to ‘On’ by default.
White balance
The white balance can be set to: ‘Auto’, ‘Sunny’, ‘Cloudy’ and ‘Incandescent’. Choose ‘Auto’ for an automatic white balance, ‘Sunny’ for sun light, ‘Cloudy’ for a clouded sky and ‘Incandescent’ for indoor shots with artifical lighting. White balance is set to ‘Auto’ by default.
Auto Focus
This setting is only available on camera devices with auto focus support like the N95, N95 8GB or N82.
If enabled, the camera is auto-focused at each captured key frame. This will result in sharper images. Note that the trade-off of auto focusing is that key frame capturing will take longer, so you have to be more patient when capturing panoramas.
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