Can the nikon d80 digital camera take panoramic photos?

Question

is the nikon d80 capable of taking panoramic photos?

Answer 1

Yes, just like any camera.  But there is no setting for it.  You have to take each shot yourself.  Use a tripod and start from the left or right side of your panoramic shot.  Each frame needs to over lap the next frame a little bit.  You will probably end up with anywhere from 10 to 30 shots.  Stitch them together in photoshop.

Answer 2

Any camera can take panoramas. You could even use your phone (but the images would be of rather poor quality).

A panorama is simply several images stitched together at the ends so that they overlap. Then, they're blended together so that you have one large image.

To take panoramas:

- Set your camera up on a tripod that pans (you can easily rotate horizontally).

- Take a series of images, making sure that each one overlaps by about 1/3.

- Stitch them together with the Photomerge feature in Photoshop or with a program like ArcSoft Panorama Maker 4. Both of those programs do a great job of automatically alinging the images.

I use my D80 to make panoramas all the time! Have fun!

Answer 3

Any camera can take panoramas. Although, if the camera can mount onto a tripod, it would make it a h**l of allot easier.

A panorama is an ammount of images put together (at the edges) so that they overlap each other. Than, you use a program (like photoshop) to put them all together.

The tripod needs to be able to rotate horizontally, without moving vertically. Take a series of images (usually 10-30), make sure each one overlaps the previous quite a bit (about 1/3 - 1/2 of the last picture).

You put (stitch) them all together with a feature in Photoshop, or with another program with this feature. My Canon Powershot came with software that could do this. Both programs do a great job too!

I use the D70 to take panoramas all the time!

Answer 4

Don't forget to set your exposure manually when taking a series of photos for panoramic stitch.  Otherwise your exposures may be different from frame to frame and you will have a devil of a time making it all look right.  Alternately, you could make a panoramic crop from one picture.