In camera panorama stiching

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Could anyone recommend a low to mid price camera that has built in panorama stitching facility.... advice much appreciated thanks :thumbs:
 
You need to define the upper end of your budget a bit more precisely, what's someone else's mid-price may be your, "How much!!!"

Sony seems to include this in a lot of their compact models, I know my Sony HX20V does a decent job of it. But no in-camera stitch will be quite as good as you could do stitching it yourself in post.
 
thanks for that info.. When I post its like when I take pictures I always seem miss the important details lol.... up to about £500 I reckon....

I understand what your saying but I was asked at work about how to do panos and the easiest way to create one.. I didn't want to delve to deeply into the software options apart from Microsoft ICE and thought I had heard that certain models of cameras did them in camera but was unsure which ones.. and my searches on google and amazon was leading me nowhere.. so your time for replying much appreciated and for providing me with that pointer
 
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Hi, The "Fuji X20" does what you're after and is within your price range. It is an extreemly good and versatile camera with an excellent lens.

You'll pick up a lot of info on this if you take a look at the X10/X20/XF1 thread.

Hope this helps.
 
MS ICE is really easy to use, and very effective.

What are you using the panos for? type of subject, distance from subject, type of use for the image.
 
Pretty much the only printing I farm out (rather than doing at home) are 24" wide panoramas after a slight upsize in PS. The pans are from the XF-1 or X-20 Fujis I have, although I've had a couple done from my HS30 (another Fuji.) All 3 are well under the £500 mark.

Haven't done direct comparisons between self stitched an in camera processed panoramas but the ones from the Fujis are bloody good! Personally I like the 120 degree pans but have a frame for 180 degree ones as well.
 
Fortunately the X20 does both excellent In camera Pans...
And for the more difficult situation it can take the necessary quality shots for Software joined pans as well.

The software self joined pans can be rather better, as they are starting with far larger segments of image and the resulting pan is at higher resolution.(Mostly I take them that way.) You also have the option to change the projection or mask objects.
 
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Thanks for all the help appreciated.. the camera isn't actually for myself.. someone I work with is looking to take panoramas when on hols in november so I thought I would ask on here as the advice and help given is first rate

I will pass on your suggestions and recommendations thanks again
 
One of the benefits for me in using the camera's pan facility is that 120° pans will always give me a 24" wide x 10.5" tall result (when upsized to 24" wide!) so they'll always fit the frame they get rotated through. Same with the 180° ones, although I take fewer of them. The biggest benefit for me though is that I dislike PPing, so being presented with a finished article is very attractive!
 
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Canons Photostitch is good:
http://software.canon-europe.com/software/0027577.asp

If slightly elderly now. It's standalone, free and works with any make of camera. It still works on my PC using W7
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It works much like the early photoshop stitchers. But it require you to take a series of whole shots rather than a continuouls but segmented sweep.
Sweep pans have far fewer problems with scenes with slight movements.But they are unfixable when they fail.
 
Canon's PhotoStitch is what I use when doing my own stitching. Had the old version as a freebie with a scanner (or a printer) and downloaded the one I have now when I upgraded computers.
 
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