GigaPan EPIC 100 - Manual (Page 26)

GigaPan User Guide
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Troubleshooting
5.4 My panoramas are distorted or misaligned
There could be several causes for distorted or misaligned panoramas:
Check your setup for errors. 1.
a. Go through the Set-up steps in Chapter 2.
Note: Remember that you must repeat this every time you change the camera
you’re using.
b. Make sure that your camera is tightly mounted on the EPIC unit.
c. Make sure that the EPIC is firmly mounted on your tripod.
d. Make sure that your tripod is on steady ground.
e. Make sure that nothing disturbs the EPIC while it’s taking photographs.
Make adjustments for vertical or horizontal lines in your panorama. 2.
GigaPan Stitch software aligns the larger elements of photos, and thus might
ignore vertical or horizontal lines such as poles and window frames.
a. Try to avoid taking panoramas with too many vertical lines in the fore-
ground.
b. Try using a third-party tool to stitch your panorama.
Check and adjust the platform’s forward-back position. If you’re taking macro 3.
panoramas (that is, really close to the subject), you’ll need to adjust the position
of the platform, so that the EPIC rotates your camera about its “nodal point”).
a. Turn to Chapter 2.8: Finding your camera’s nodal point. Note: This is a time-
consuming process, and should only be used when necessary. However, it may
be necessary for panoramas that have subjects that are both close and far
away, and macro panoramas.