My wife's Nikon P5000 has it (called "panorama assist"). It automatically locks exposure, flash mode, WB, etc. from the first image, and places about 1/3 of the previous image transparently over the LCD preview image. You can stitch in any direction: left, right, up, or down; default is to the right..
The P5000 has excellent image quality and probably the best mid-ISO (200-800) performance of any non-Fuji digicam. Its big weak spots are slowness at half-press (takes about 1 second before it's ready for full press) and a movie mode that can't really be recommended..
Hard to find this camera in stock anywhere, though. Nikon seems to be having trouble making them as fast as they're selling...
Here is a sample, Canon SD800 IS:http://www.photo96.com/blog/?p=69YongboPhoto Gallery: http://www.photo96.com/.
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I would highly recommend not using the in-camera stitching software for creating panoramas. There are other highly simplified pieces of software that will do what you want easier, better, and faster..
Autostitch fromhttp://www.autostitch.net is perhaps the absolute easiest way to make a panorama. It consists of:1) opening the software (no install required)2) selecting the photos you want stitched together3) clicking "OK".
That's it. Honestly..
Assuming you understand how to keep exposure constant (by using AEL or manual mode), this is by far the easiest way to make excellent panoramas. A tripod is not needed for great results.Tim'Be the change you wish to see in the world.' -Mahatma Gandhihttp://www.flickr.com/photos/timskis6/..
All Olympus cameras I think have a stitch assist feature with the caveat that it doesnt work unless you buy an Olympus memory card. The included Master software works well with the panoramas. The panoramas are tagged and numbered. You just drag them into the stitch window in the numbered order. Since the shooting parameters are all the same in panorama mode the stitching is almost instant, and every panorama Master stitched for me the resulting panorama was perfect as long as I did a decent job of shooting in the first place..
I dont like software like Panorama Factory and Autostitch that evens out the exposures and WB. It takes them a while to do the job and there is no reason for that if you shoot with a panorama mode. I even see slight artifacts where they try to even out exposures that dont need it. Photoshop is especially bad for that if you use their stitching feature..
You need more sophisticated software if you stitch in more than one plane. But stitch assist isnt set up to help with that anyway. I also find it hard to get everything level and aligned handheld shooting to stitch in both the vertical and horizontal on the same shot..
I found that continuous mode in most cameras fix the shooting parameters with the first shot. So I use that on any camera that has a slow continuous at around a second or so a shot. I even use it in lieu of setting up in manual on cameras with a manual mode if I just want to grab a quick panorama..
Avoid Pentax cameras with a panorama mode. Pentax doesnt seem to have the slightest idea how to set up a panorama mode. My old S4 had a panorama mode and it varied the exposure and WB with each shot so you had to use something like Panorama Factory or Autostitch to get a decent panorama. That is where I learned about continuous mode for panoramas...
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I would highly recommend not using the in-camera stitching softwarefor creating panoramas. There are other highly simplified pieces ofsoftware that will do what you want easier, better, and faster..
Canon didn't merge the pictures in camera, it's called "stitch assist", you still have individual pictures, but the exposure and white balance are locked. PhotoStitch is shipped with the camera.YongboPhoto Gallery: http://www.photo96.com/.
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I had been to one of the shops here. According to them, stitch assist is available on body in Canon only... and that too only powershots. Apprently IXUS do not have it?.
He mentioned olympus but said that it's nowhere comparable to canon. I saw a powershot A570 there which is a lot compact than A95 (does not have turning / tilting LCD) as it uses only 2 AA batteries. Other one which I saw there was S5 which seemed good but again, it's not compact..
I was really hoping for SONY to have something similar as a friend has recommended SONY, In the absence of that I'll have to settle for Canon (and maybe star wearing trousers with huge pockets )..
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I had been to one of the shops here. According to them, stitch assistis available on body in Canon only... and that too only powershots.Apparently IXUS do not have it?.
The sample is from the Powershot SD800 which is called IXUS850 in UK.YongboPhoto Gallery: http://www.photo96.com/.
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