Seitz VR Drive Panorama Calculator 6.6 Operation Manual
The information in this operator’s manual is related to the following two types of panorama calculators: “MultiRow” and “Sperical Panorama”. The only limitations are the format of a single picture and it should be a rectangle (no fisheye lenses) and for spherical panoramas the single photographs should be taken in portrait format.
Nowadays digital photo technique allows the creation of panorama photographs with a previously unknown resolution. I think the first photographer breaking the Gigabyte boundary was Max Lion with his MultiRow panorama from the Bryce Canyon taken in 2003. When taking into account a professional SRL camera, e.g. the Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III with its 21 Mega pixels, the MultiRow technique opens up new possibilities.
A panorama photograph whether it is a MultiRow or a Spherical Panorama must be taken on a fixed position not to be confused with mosaic e.g. Satellite photographs which are taken from different positions.
Also Spherical Panoramas are delighting the professional promotion sector (real estate properties and tourism market) and are also very popular in the semi professional community.
As you assume, to take MultiRow and Spherical panoramas, it will require a minimal knowledge to calculate the relevant parameters for a specific equipment combination as:
- Sensor size (depending on the camera model used)
- Focal length of the lens used
- Horizontal/vertical step size between two pictures
- Horizontal/vertical overlap between two pictures
- Numbers of columns and rows
- Camera format (portrait / landscape)
To get good results, of course appropriate equipment, not necessarily expensive, is a requirement.
The suggested panorama calculator should support photographers in the preparation phase before taking the pictures. In chapter 2 and 3 the functionality and the use of the panorama calculator will be explained in more detail.
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