Panorama and Perspective Quiz: Stitching Techniques

Perfect your panoramic and architectural photography. This quiz covers parallax error, entrance pupil positioning, perspective distortion, and the techniques for creating seamless multi-image composites.

Quiz 37: Perspective, Parallax, and Panoramas

Parallax error in panoramas is caused by:

ISO changes

Rotating camera around the wrong point

White balance shift

Lens distortion correction

The correct rotation point for panoramas is near the:

Sensor plane

Tripod foot

Entrance pupil (commonly called nodal point)

Lens hood

Parallax is most visible when:

All subjects are distant

Foreground objects are close

Shooting at f/16

Using base ISO

Stitching fails often due to:

Too many overlaps

Too little overlap and parallax

RAW format

High megapixels

Typical overlap for panoramas is:

0 percent

5 percent

20 to 40 percent

90 percent

Nodal slide rails help:

Increase ISO

Align rotation around entrance pupil

Reduce shutter lag

Change WB

Perspective distortion in portraits is primarily from:

Focal length alone

Camera to subject distance

Aperture

ISO

Using a wider lens and moving closer:

Reduces perspective exaggeration

Increases perspective exaggeration

Has no effect

Only changes noise

To avoid distorted facial features:

Move farther and use longer focal length to maintain framing

Move closer with wide lens

Use f/22

Use HSS

Vertical converging lines are due to:

ISO

Tilting camera upward/downward

White balance

Shutter speed

A tilt shift lens helps by:

Increasing noise

Allowing perspective control and plane of focus control

Increasing rolling shutter

Changing color space

For architectural correction without tilt shift:

Shoot tighter and correct perspective in post (with crop loss)

Always shoot f/1.4

Use spot metering only

Use flash

Multi-row panoramas are used to:

Reduce resolution

Increase field of view and resolution

Reduce dynamic range

Increase noise

Best practice for pano exposure is:

Auto exposure per frame

Lock exposure and white balance across frames

Change ISO each shot

Use auto WB each frame

Parallax is reduced by:

Moving closer

Rotating around entrance pupil and minimizing foreground

Increasing ISO

Using faster shutter

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