imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

It appears NONE of you actually knows how NEX sweep pano works ! 1. You can pan in ANY direction you want. 2. you can pan in landscape OR portrait. 3. not sure about 360 - never tried it . I use a ballhead on a tripod and the results are astounding ! Not a gimic - a revolution !

Paradox Loc: Payson, Arizona

t appears NONE of you actually knows how NEX sweep pano works ! 1. You can pan in ANY direction you want. 2. you can pan in landscape OR portrait. 3. not sure about 360 - never tried it . I use a ballhead on a tripod and the results are astounding ! Not a gimic - a revolution ![/quote]

With the borrowed the inexpensive camera that does in camera pano, when I tried to pan from R to L, a message popped up in the viewfinder that told me to go L to R. When I put it in portrait orientation and tried L to R, I got the same message. Also, if I didn't keep it relatively level when panning, I got a message to keep it level. So, for an inexpensive camera with in camera pano, I don't know how to respond to your #1 and #2 points. Since the camera only does 7-8 continuous exposures, you can't even get 180 degrees. Maybe you can explain to me how you override the inexpensive camera system to go R to L or pan L to R in portrait mode. The original question referred to inexpensive cameras so please respond to that level of camera.

Paradox Loc: Payson, Arizona

My Bad. I missed an important concept in the original posting. I apologize to UHH members for my getting off onto a rabbit trail and confusing the issue from what was originally asked. I'll go back to lurking and be less quick to "shoot from the hip".

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

With the borrowed the inexpensive camera that does in camera pano, when I tried to pan from R to L, a message popped up in the viewfinder that told me to go L to R. When I put it in portrait orientation and tried L to R, I got the same message. Also, if I didn't keep it relatively level when panning, I got a message to keep it level. So, for an inexpensive camera with in camera pano, I don't know how to respond to your #1 and #2 points. Since the camera only does 7-8 continuous exposures, you can't even get 180 degrees. Maybe you can explain to me how you override the inexpensive camera system to go R to L or pan L to R in portrait mode. The original question referred to inexpensive cameras so please respond to that level of camera.[/quote]

With the NEX - not really an "inexpensive" camera in my opinion - I paid about $350 for my NEX-3 body - $500 with lens - you can select from menues the direction and orientation you want. Can't speak for any other cameras, but I can tell you that Sony has it figured out !

Rob O' Loc: Freakin' Hot Arizona

Since the OP was asking why Nikon DSLRs do not have in camera panorama, lets compare a Sony DSLR that has it. Specifically the a77.

you can shoot a pano in any direction including vertically. It shoots 12 shots and the wider angle the lens, the wider number of degrees it can shoot. I don't see a reason why you couldn't shoot one row using a tripod then shoot a second row and stitch in PSE.

Storm coming, Watson Lake, Prescott, AZ

Rob O' Loc: Freakin' Hot Arizona

or better yet. put the camera in portrait orientation and shoot left to right or right to left. That would give you a pano that's 6000 pixels high. (roughly)

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

And, if taken on a tripod - no distortion , color fringing and other nasty things that wide angle lenses are noted for !

marcomarks Loc: Ft. Myers, FL

My Alpha 55 already has it.

oldmalky Loc: West Midlands,England.

If you want the best go Sony......simples

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Why doesn't Nikon have it and other features you see on Sony cameras? because Nikon has there nose up in the air and can't see what is going on around them...they are selling cameras by name recognition (you too canon) and are not doing anything new and exciting!