Publishing geo located spherical panoramas (aka Photo Spheres) on Views. Last year Google added a new feature to their set of web based applications. Outdated information has been struck through. Some information on this post is outdated! Google Views has been migrated to Google Maps / Google Streeet View. Author PanoTwin Jürgen Posted on DecemNovemCategories Technical, Technical Gear 14 Comments on Panorama setup with Sony ILCE-QX1 and Samyang 7.5/3.5 fisheye lens How to add mandatory Photo Sphere meta data to an equirectangular image (Photoshop CC 2014) You may find finished panoramas shot with this camera marked with the tag Sony ILCE-QX1. While importing the images I ignore the JPEG versions of the panorama sets and the RAW version of the seperator images. Put the lens cap on the lens and take an additional image (seperator image between panorama series).Take the images of the panorama with the radio remote control.Deactivate the app and WLAN on the smartphone (just to save battery).Adjust the exposure with the app (change the shutter speed if required).Check the exposure by turning the lens in every direction.Activate WLAN and the app on the smartphone (it then connects automatically to the camera).Check the distance scale on the lens and adjust if required (usually I only adjust if there are important objects closer than one meter from the sensor).The current shooting sequence looks like this The image shows the shaved lens, the Sony ILCE-QX1 itself, a modified radio remote control and a L-bracket to mount the whole setup on a pole. With these requirements fullfilled I purchased the camera and use it as a base for the following panorama setup: Manual mode (can be simulated with shutter priority on the camera and a manual lens, because then the aperture can be set with the lens).Capture images local if no smartphone is connected via WLAN (works).Capture in RAW (works, but you can’t disable the accompanying JPEG).Remember the last settings after the camera is turned on again (works).Accept manual lenses without electrical contacts (works).Trigger via Sonys Multi-USB connector (works).As it has no viewfinder or monitor by itself, the settings and the heading are usually controlled with an app on a smartphone.īefore I purchased the camera as a base for a new panorama setup I checked that the camera meets the following requirements: Currently this is the smallest camera of the Sony ILCE camera lineup. The effect is shown in another article.Ī short while ago the Sony ILCE camera lineup was expanded with the Sony ILCE-QX1. To get the most out of such an setup you also have to shave the lenshood. To be able to focus to infinity on my E-mount camera a distance ring in the lens had to be removed. It did not fit perfectly, but reasonable enough to make it work after some tinkering around with some sandpaper. I found one at Photokina at a Chinese booth and bought it. The problem however is, that it is not so easy to find an adapter to mount the lens to the Sony E-mount. The lens is originally manufactured under the name of Samyang 7.5mm F3.5 Fish-eye Lens and was also available under the name of Bower or Rokinon. In search of a small and lightweight spherical panorama setup I’ve seen a Walimex Pro 7.5/3.5 fisheye lens for micro 4/3 mounted via an adapter to a Sony camera with E-mount and APS-C sized sensor.
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