b . Press .the .“SET/5”and .“LEFT/d” .buttons .to .record .this .setting
5 .Set .the .right .limit .of .the .panorama .that .you .want .to .take:
a . .Look .through .the .viewfinder .(or .the .live .view .LCD .display) .of .the .camera .and .use .the .“LEFT” .and .
“RIGHT” .directional .buttons .to .move .the .mount .to .the .desired .leftmost .point .of .the .panorama .you .
want .to .take
Note:
.If .you .want .to .take .a .360° .panorama, .save .the .same .position .for .the .left .and .right .limits
6 . .To .start .capturing .the .panoramic .photograph, .press .buttons .“1/a” .and .“3/c” .simultaneously .The .mount .
will .take .images .in .a .serpentine .path .starting .at .the .lowest .altitude .angle .and .moving .left .to .right .At .the .
end .of .the .first .sweep, .the .mount .will .raise .the .camera .in .altitude .and .reverse .directions .in .azimuth .to .take .
the .next .series .of .shots .It .will .keep .doing .this .until .the .highest .point .in .the .panorama .is .reached .After .
all .the .images .are .taken, .the .mount .will .return .to .the .position .the .mount .was .in .when .it .was .powered .on
7 . .To .stop .the .camera .cruising .feature .at .any .time, .press .the .“DOWN” .and .“RIGHT” .directional .buttons .at .the .
same .time
8 . .To .pause .the .camera .cruising .feature, .press .and .hold .the .“SET” .button .When .you .let .go .of .the .button, .
cruising .will .continue
By .default, .the .Virtuoso .stops .at .each .preset .position .for .approximately .10 .seconds .During .this .pause, .the .
mount .will .send .a .shutter .release .trigger .signal .for .three .seconds .Different .cameras .may .require .different .
times .to .finish .the .exposure .measurement, .auto .focus .function .and .snap .the .image .You .can .adjust .this .
trigger .time .from .1-10 .seconds .by .simultaneously .pressing .the .“DOWN” .directional .button .and .one .of .the .
buttons .marked .“a” .through .“f” .(a .= .one .second, .b .= .two .seconds, .c .= .three .seconds, .d .= .four .seconds, . .
e .= .seven .seconds, .f .= .10 .seconds)
The .field .of .view .setting .for .your .camera .and .the .upper, .lower, .left, .and .right .limits .are .saved .in .the .Virtuoso .
mount’s . memory . even . after . the . power . is . turned . off . If . you . consistently . use . the . same . camera . and . lens .
combination .to .capture .panoramas, .you .will .not .need .to .reenter .this .information .during .your .next .session .
Simply . level . the . tripod . and . camera, . turn . on . the . power . and . press . “1/a” . and . 3/c . simultaneously . to . start .
capturing .panoramic .issues
ASSeMbLINg yOUR PANORAMIC IMAgeS
Once .you .have .captured .all .your .images, .you .can .import .them .into .your .favorite .image .processing .software .
to . assemble . them . Some . programs, . such . as . Microsoft . Image . Composite . Editor . (ICE), . are . available . for .
free . online . and . automatically . align . your . images . For . panoramas . taken . with . smartphones, . apps . such . as .
Photosynth .help .capture .and .assemble .your .panoramas .directly .on .your .device
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