Panorama by Nokia is a camera application which produces high-resolution panoramic images by automatically capturing and processing input images into a panorama view. Therefore it's very easy to create stunning pictures straight on your Nokia N9. AllBout N9 shows how use this new application and how to make the best out of your panoramic shots.How does it work?
When using Panorama application for the first time, make sure you have a look at Settings. I would suggest you switch Image resolution to "High" in case you plan on taking pictures of an open landscape. This uses much more space on the internal disk - but you won't face the disappointed of low quality panoramic photos, once you look at them on a bigger screen. Additionally you find a very good user manual about how to use this application.
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| Be sure you choose the right image resolution / Integrated user manual |
For a good panorama picture it needs some pre-thinking. Make sure no close obstacles are in the way, because once you start capturing you can't move from your position anymore. Furthermore it's important to have a look at the light conditions. The aperture you take a picture from, should have more or less the same brightness, so make sure you won't have the sun or another light source in the middle of your panorama shot.
1. Once you found your desired photo motif, focus the left or right edge of your view
2. Press camera icon to start capturing the view
3. Move the N9 slowly along your view until a hand shows up telling "hold still" - the app takes automatically the next picture
4. Continue until the hand is shown again - in case you get lost there are arrows in the overview showing what direction you have to move to
5. Press camera button a second time, once you reached the end of your panoramic view
6. Input images will be processed into the final panorama photo
7. Crop picture if necessary and save it to Gallery
The application offers a possibility to save each shot separately, this sure comes in handy if someone wants to merge those pictures manually with a more advanced software like Photoshop.
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| Press camera icon to start capturing a panoramic view |
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| Move the N9 along the view (to the left or right) until the next picture is taken (indicated by green frame or "hold still") |
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| The result should be a flawless panorama shot |
Optimize your panorama pictures
In case you want the get the best out of your panoramic shot, use the Edit option in Gallery to adjust Brightness and contrast, use color filters or resize and crop the picture.
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| Final result with adjustments in contrast, size and colors |
Available in Nokia Store
Panorama was a missing feature of the N9. Thus it's amazing that Nokia gave us this application. It's easy to use and results are very satisfying. What should be improved is the appearance of this application - a user interface with MeeGo / Symbian Belle design is completely missing and the icon looks terrible. Certainly not every user cares about that, but at least Nokia should follow the general design guide of their own platforms.
Download Panorama from Nokia Store (free)Requires PR 1.2
! In case you can't install this application, try following:
- Use your computer or Opera/Firefox mobile and go to http://store.ovi.com/content/265891/download
- Log-in with Nokia account and download .deb installation file
- Start setup - in case you downloaded file to computer: Transfer .deb file to N9 and install it (Don't know how to do that? Please read here)
