Trusting the Fuji X-T1's Panoramic Mode
One of the many functions on the three X-Series cameras I own is the panoramic mode. This is where you sweep the camera across a scene and the images are then stitch together in a panoramic image by the internal software.
This function on the X100 and X-Pro1 is very hit and miss. I have found that a lot of the time the software fails to line up the images and I have lost confidence in the system. Therefore I have tended to shoot individual images on these cameras and stitch them together using Photoshop Elements afterwards. This is OK but it takes time in post processing to do.
The new X-T1 also has a panoramic mode which is on the drive selector, located on the top panel under the ISO dial (see top image). I have tried this function on several occasions and I can report that this is a lot more user friendly than the function on the X-Pro1 and X100. More importantly I haven't had a misaligned shot yet and I have found myself trusting the system more and more.
The size of the panoramic images produced by the X-T1 are 6400 x 1440 pixels, the only downside is they are not available in RAW, only JPEG, but, again, I haven't found this to be a problem as the JPEG images produced by all of the X-Series cameras are excellent.
Here are four panoramic images taken using the X-T1.
The FIA WEC Paddock at Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium |
The beach at Tyningham, East Lothian |
Dunbar Harbour, East Lothian |
Rain Burst over the Firth of Forth, East Lothian |
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