Tutorial: How to Create a Panorama (Shooting & Stitching)

[@ChristiaanRoest79]

Very informative video! I love her accent.

[@dvhughesdesign]

This is an excellent, step-by-step tutorial. Just started shooting panoramas and I really appreciate it. Thank you!

[@sygad1]

Thank you for such an informative and descriptive video, really easy to understand and follow with lots of great tips.

[@EddeGroat]

Wonderfully clear. Can't wait to try it.

[@3dvista]

+Ed DeGroat Thank you, Ed.

[@jeybek]

Very nice!! Thanks a lot for detailed clear steps

[@3dvista]

You are welcome Jasur. Glad to hear that you found our video of interest :)

[@mr.ashleytripsss6504]

very nice tutorial

[@360MixNet]

Great video! Keep them coming!! =)

[@pandaparademusic]

Great video, thanks for the tutorial.

[@3dvista]

We are glad to read that you liked it :)

[@dinasmrsuaraalam3518]

Good tutorial...great

[@christianvonrecklinghausen8427]

Thank You for your tips. To Check exactly around which piont you pivot: Here is a good explanation: "How to determine lens nodal point for panoramic photography" by Lester Picker

[@mikokiko1146]

velmi dobry navod na tvorbu panoram...len by som este spomenul ako sa nastavuje nodalny bod objektivu. Pre fotenie panoram mobilom a fotakom z ruky plati to iste ako pre fotenie s panoramatickou hlavou

[@normanziegelmeyer7693]

Thanks for the great video. I have a question I hope you can answer. I just bought a Pan Head and "L" bracket for my Canon Rebel T3I(in the past I used a fixed homemade pan Head with the camera permanently mounted in the portrait position). I have the arca fitting with a center marking on the pan head. The center of the "L" bracket on the camera is not marked either horizontal or vertical and has a slot for mounting on each side. When mounting it in landscape mode I have no trouble determining the center point because of a mark on the camera over the mounting hole, but when trying to mount it in the Portrait position I don't know how to determine the proper point to put it over the pivot point. Is it critical that it be directly over the pivot point as in landscape mode and if so can you describe a way to determine the point to be centered in the arca fitting on the head it? Thanks

[@360tourvirtual8]

3:15 - Based on the tripod shown in the video, It would be better to remove the conventional head and use only the panoramic head (with an optional leveler) directly to the tripod base. This way the undesired handlers would not appear in the images, providing cleaner photos to work with. ;-)

[@3dvista]

Yes, we do that usually, but in this case we wanted to show the most "normal" way to do it. But, you're right, the less equipment you have appear in the panorama, the better ;)

[@Alireza-hv2ok]

great, easy way to sharing 360 images on website (smooth and Customizable)

[@EdwinvantHek]

In the video you say manual focus the lens, but I see it autofocussing all the time when you do the example. Thanks for the tutorial in general!

[@3dvista]

Hi Edwin, you are absolutely right. We were shooting outside with the closest object quite far away, so in our case auto focus was just fine. However, just to be safe we generally recommend sticking to the manual focus and not changing it. I realized after editing the video and with so many other tutorial topics on our plate, we didnt have time to re-shoot it. I will place a ticket on the video right now though ;-)

[@davyfbkk]

It's great to watch your techniques, but I spotted that you did focus and said that you only use manual focus but then each shot you took the lens was hunting for focus which indicates that the camera and lens are not set to manual focus, but otherwise your video is very helpful for all pano photographers. Thanks from David

[@3dvista]

Hi David, We noticed afterwards and we mentioned in the video and comments. Thanks anyway

[@masreshayayeh1082]

Is That A normal photo you take before make single panorama ? What is the latest camera that can fit for this right now?

[@chres222]

i love it

[@huunghiale5724]

Can i use mirrorless camera (eg: sony a6000 ) and 8mm fisheye lens to shoot 360*180 panorama...thanks :)

[@3dvista]

Hello, Yes, you can use the Sony a6000 with a 8mm fisheye lens just fine.

[@4ddo]

Saludos excelente programa y videos! felicidades. Pudieran darme por favor las especificaciones de la camara, tripod, lente y demas accesorios que recomiendan como los mejores para conseguir la mejor calidad panoramica complementando con su software? Muchas gracias.

[@mahmoudal-nafei6985]

I just need to understand if i have 8mm Fisheye Lens, in which point i rotate my camera to take each photo? Is there a specific measure when i rotate the camera?

[@jamespayne4759]

what is the brand name of the panohead you are using in this video ? I would like to buy one just like it. Jim

[@videoworks7731]

nice one thanks

[@elsrdelosaritos2]

3dvista: Nice video but, I see ¿a little? error. In the video I can see that you have the Af activated; that isn't a good idea. You have de risk that each photo have focus to different distance. I think that in this kind of panoramas (360° for example), the focus must be the same in all photos.

[@3dvista]

Thanks, I am glad you liked the video. You're quite the observant and of course, you are right. You missed us explaining this part though: check minutes 9:44, 10:55. We also added a caption at 11:25 explaining that in our case focus was not compromised because we used f22 aperture, but that we do generally suggest manual focus to make sure all the pictures are homogeneous.

[@elofos0815]

fishey aperture f8.0, focus to 1m (all between 0,5m-where u can view) and fix it with tape! u never must touch this and what i miss is HDR

[@Newprospectformedia]

thanks. that was very nice. what is the model for the panohead and what is the price of vista 3D

[@3dvista]

+Shirin A. Dear Shirin, You can find all the information about the prices and a detailed comparison of the features included in each version of 3DVista here: www.3dvista.com/en/products/virtualtour

[@3dvista]

+Shirin A. This is the panohead we used for the samples in our site: www.3dvista.com/panohead.htm

[@Newprospectformedia]

3DVista Thanks a lot for your quick reply. I appreciated.

[@3dvista]

Shirin A. No problem ;)

[@nadern9755]

What is the best lens to use ? and why ? Thank you

[@nadern9755]

I see that your using the 8mm, does that mean that you'll have to take more pictures ?

[@3dvista]

In fact with a 8mm lens you need to take less pictures. 8mm is a fisheye lens and depending on the lens and camera you might get fields of view of up to 180 usable degrees.

[@3dvista]

It really depends on your budget and camera. The sigma 8mm fisheye lens is really good but for substantially less money you can get a Samyang 8mm that is great too.

[@KBee795]

Okay you may have overlooked two things: I would switch to back button focus so you cannot forget and refocus with the shutter release button and that to find a Nodal point isn't a guessing game to move your lens over the tripod until the gold lens ring is over top. There is a process to find the nodal point where you use a guide line on cardboard with a elevated point at line start and end (use tooth picks or small nails). Set it flat on a stand and align the camera on a tripod slightly above it so you can see the line and it's straight. All you need on the tripod is a rail and on the camera a "L" bracket. You turn the camera left (or right) and if the elevated points defract from each other, the rail position is off. Move the camera on the rail - if the points are closer you are going in the right direction but if they are further apart you need to move the other direction. Soon when you move the camera in any direction the points remain together and you have the Nodal point - - only for that focal setting. So you must do this for all the zoom focal ranges you think you might use and record the data in a small note book to reference in the field. Also if you don't want the scene to look distorted, use a lens that isn't a fish eye - - because you are stitching shots together and don't need one! Take as many shots as you want and put together your enormous picture and crop away. Also remember that clouds move so once you are ready to shoot, get it done quickly before the sky moves everywhere and don't shoot into the sun as the panoramic will have too bright a sky where the sun was (so in essence, can keep the sun to your back). The ultimate way to take panoramic shots is with a PC lens but it only allows three perfect shots but they are perfect because you don't have to move the camera but rather shift the lens for each shot and they will stitch together perfectly (but it's a very expensive lens). With a PC lens your equipment is only the tripod, lens and camera though the PC lenses are totally manual to use so you need to be careful to check your focus ... everywhere!

[@DrakeShin]

Great video. What pano head are you using? And, do you have any really good recommendations of other heads?

[@3dvista]

Hi, Glad to hear you liked the video :) We used a basic Panomaxx head. www.panorama-hardware.de/2/product_info.php?info=p16_panohead-panomaxx2-basic.html These and Nodal Ninja are really our favourites.

[@DrakeShin]

Thanks a bunch!! Was looking at Nodal Ninja, so it's good to have multiple choices.

[@PhotographyByLenny]

I have a Nikon D7100 DSLR (crop sensor camera) and a 10-24mm ultra wide angle lens (not fisheye). Can I use this set-up on 10mm and get good results?

[@3dvista]

Although it will work, it can be tricky. We really recommend you to get a 8mm fisheye lens if possible. The 8mm Samyang or Rokinon it´s a great choice by its quality/price ratio.

[@Pondpaddler]

I myself find it is better to use a 50mm focal length.this prevents distortion and problems with stitching.But try everything till you find what is best for you.

[@gazaly]

( 10:57 ) 0.5 is the best focus setting in Sigma 8mm lens.

[@Sisisi358]

Hello, thanks for the tutorial, I have a samyang 8mm, when i make the panorama with stitcher i can't move in 360º the panorama, what can do? i'm very worried. Thank you

[@3dvista]

Dear Giuseppe, Have you published the panorama in VT PRO already? What you get with the Stitcher program is a Panorama (as JPG or TIFF file) that needs to be published in VT PRO in order to be projected in a sphere and become interactive.

[@Sisisi358]

Thanks for the answer, yes i published the panorama in VT PRO but when i make one panorama in spherical option the panorama stop the rotation in the first picture and in the last picture. I can't rotate 360 just until the last and the first photo.

[@3dvista]

Hi again Giuseppe, Can you send us an email to [e-mail] with the link to the tour so we can see what you exactly mean and hopefully give you a solution?

[@__G10]

Thanks for the informative video, can you tell me what tripod did you use when filming the tutorial?

[@3dvista]

+Giovanni Guevara Hi Giovanni. We used a Manfrotto one. But really, you can use any brand as long as the tripod is stirdy! And the less handles, the better (shows less in your panos). The key is the panohead ;-) Make sure you get a good one.

[@keerthiHarishphotographer]

My name is Harish, I really like your Vr photography.. Is it possible to shoot in 18-135mm lens. These Vr shoot.. In 7d mark ii, Wright now I have only 18-135mm lens is there.. If it is possible means, how many photographs I will shoot.. Please help me..

[@3dvista]

Hi, It is possible but not recommendable. You will probably need to take 2 row of images and that means more possible errors when detecting control points (specially in empty rooms with solid color walls) and much more time taking and stitching the images. If possible we recommend you to use a fisheye lens (Samyang has really good ones at a great price).

[@keerthiHarishphotographer]

Thank you. 👍😊

[@gopangkumar5593]

Thank you

[@deeflecto8433]

great video....

[@m4marcel]

Thank you.

[@fkpolomdorastb]

Whitch tipe of objective we used?

[@3dvista]

Tomáš Baránek We used a Sigma 8mm, but you can use a Samyang or Peleng 8mm as well. You will just need to take a couple more pictures to cover the whole 360 with these 2 last lenses.

[@sarjoughian]

You did well, but one mistake; as you also mentioned to change the AF mode to MF mode, but you didn't during recording the tutorial. Anyway, thanks.

[@3dvista]

+babak sarjoughian Very attentive ;-) We took different shots and I guess we selected one where I didn't do it. But thanks for pointing it out.

[@Chris_Wolfgram]

i really did come here to learn about panorama stitching... and it was a good vid.... but wow, this girl is so hawt !!! ☺

[@thetroll9160]

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