Alligator Lake - Dock Shot

By:David Douglass (wndrin) on September 1, 2008
Tags: florida , alligator , lake , boaters

This was the very first Gigapan image I ever shot using a new Canon Powershot G9 12MP camera. I am not happy with the quality at all as there is far too much digital noise given the lighting conditions and the price of the camera. In the future I will probably use the noise reduction capabilities of Adobe Photoshop prior to running the stitching software.

This photo was taken on a dock on the North side of Alligator Lake, just east of St. Cloud, Florida.

Date Taken: September 1, 2008
Date Added: September 1, 2008
Bookmarked: 0 times
Total Views: 2360 views
Gear: Canon Powershot G9
Snapshots: 4
Size: 0.14 gigapixels
Field of View: 36.5 degrees wide, 12.4 degrees high
Stitcher Notes: view
GigaPan Stitcher version 0.4.2735 (Windows)
Panorama size: 144 megapixels (20595 x 7017 pixels)
Input images: 24 (8 columns by 3 rows)
Field of view: 36.5 degrees wide by 12.4 degrees high (top=1.4, bottom=-11.0)
Settings:
All default settings
Original image properties:
Camera make: Canon
Camera model: Canon PowerShot G9
Image size: 4000x3000 (12.0 megapixels)
Aperture: f/4.8
Exposure time: 0.000625
ISO: 400
Focal length (35mm equiv.): 207.7 mm
Digital zoom: off
White balance: Fixed
Exposure mode: Manual
Has subsecond timestamp: no
Horizontal overlap: 34.3 to 42.6 percent
Vertical overlap: 28.6 to 36.2 percent
Computer stats: 3071.48 MB RAM, 2 CPUs
Total time 25:10 (1:02 per picture)
Alignment: 3:12, Projection: 2:52, Blending: 19:05

		September 1, 2008 13:41	Flag as inappropriate
		check the forum and search for g9... I am considering buying a g9. Is there not a setting on the g9 to reduce noise? I have that setting on my Leica. Posted by Texas_Photo

		September 1, 2008 20:32	Flag as inappropriate
		Hi Tex, That's what I thought too, just got the camera yesterday and there is nothing in the manual or settings that I could find since it seemed like noise reduction would be a standard feature on a $400 model. It is possible that I missed something somewhere and will keep trying to improve quality. I got the camera to do Gigapans with and am somewhat disappointed at this stage. Shooting at a very low 80-100 ISO seems to reduce the problem significantly though. David Posted by wndrin

		September 1, 2008 20:59	Flag as inappropriate
		google search for 'PSG9_CUG_EN.pdf' which is the instruction manual and then search for noise. You will find a number of pages that describe how to reduce noise. Its a lot easier finding info in a digital manual versus a paper manual. You have a fine camera... keep it! Number one for shooting panos is to always select your *lowest* available ISO. Posted by Texas_Photo

		September 1, 2008 21:11	Flag as inappropriate
		This dude shoots all his panos with a G9 and they all look fantastic: http://www.gigapan.org/viewProfile.php?userid=3134 Posted by Texas_Photo

		September 1, 2008 22:04	Flag as inappropriate
		Wow, he has some great ones! Looks like it is the ISO (part of the learning process) as several reviews mentioned that specific drawback, but still gave the camera a 'best in class'. Thanks for your input! Next one up (after the hurricanes pass) will be a lot cleaner. One neat feature I found about the camera is the ability to do time lapse video of 1-2 second delays. Pretty neat for easy stop action maybe! Posted by wndrin