Sony A55VHZ Manual

• In Sweep Panorama, it is recommended that you use a wide-angle lens.
• When you use a lens that has a long focal length, pan or tilt the camera 

more slowly than when you use a wide-angle lens.

• Determine the scene and press the shutter button halfway, so that you can 

lock the focus, exposure, and white balance.

• If a section with greatly varied shapes or scenery is concentrated along a 

screen edge, the image composition may fail. In such case, adjust the 
frame composition so that the section is in the center of the image, then 
shoot again.

• You can select the image size: MENU button 

t  

2 

t [Panorama: 

Size].

To create 3D-images
Set the mode dial to 

 (Sweep Shooting), select [3D Sweep Panorama], 

and shoot the image. Using the same operation as that for Sweep Panorama, 
the camera records multiple images and combines them to create a 3D-
image. You can view these 3D images using a 3D-compatible TV. For 
details on 3D-shooting, see page 198.

To set the pan or tilt direction
You can set the direction in which to pan or tilt the camera.

MENU button t  

t [Panorama: Direction] or [3D Pan.: 

Direction] t Select the desired setting

Pan or tilt the camera in an arc with a 
constant velocity and in the same 
direction as the indication on the screen. 
[Sweep Panorama] is better suited for 
still subjects, rather than moving ones.

Radius as short as 
possible

Vertical 
direction

Horizontal direction