eMotimo spectrum ST4, Instruction Manual

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eMotimo spectrum Instructions R007

Pano/Giga

Photo Tools

Photo Tools is extending your spectrum st4 to enable multi-row panorama or “gigapixel” photo 

capture.  Unlike other modes in the spectrum, the end result of this mode after processing is a single 

picture.  

The process is pretty straightforward and can be summarized by the following steps:

1.     Pano/Giga Angle of view (AOV): 

When shooting overlapping panorama images, we need to tell 

the spectrum what your camera can see. This term is called Angle of View. If you are shooting 

with a wide-angle fish eye, you might get an angle of view of 100 degrees or more horizontally. 

If you are shooting with a zoom lens on a crop-framed sensor, you might only get an angle of 

view of 2-3 degrees. Because of all the things that affect what your camera can see (sensor size, 

focal length of lens, % of viewfinder covers, camera manufacturer), it would be really hard to just 

enter a focal length and come close to accurately defining how much of the world you capture in a 

single frame.

a.   

  Viewfinder Corner 1

: Our solution is for you to define the Angle of View by looking through 

your camera’s lens to set a couple of points. Start by setting your Corner 1. To do this, 

highlight Viewfinder Corner 1 and move the camera so that we have something sharp that 

we can put at one corner of your viewfinder. The corner of a building, or a mountaintop in 

the distance works well. Press X to lock that corner in.

b.   

  Viewfinder Corner 2:

 With this sharp point at one corner, highlight Viewfinder Corner 2 

and move completely across the frame diagonally to put that sharp point in the opposite 

corner. Then press X to lock it in. By doing this you are telling the spectrum the pan and 

tilt Angle of View (AOV). As you are moving to the second point, the spectrum gives 

you feedback on how many angles you have moved for both Pan and Tilt as well as the 

calculated aspect ratio of the shot.

TIPS and TRICKS: 

i. 

 Use a sharp point far away from the camera like a house or mountaintop in the distance. 

If you use a fence post, 3 feet from you, it won’t be as accurate. 

ii. 

 Turn on your Live View function. If you don’t have a 100% viewfinder, the corners will 

move slightly, making you angle of view less accurate.