Suggested number of pictures needed to shoot a 360 degree panorama
on a 35mm camera
Landscape camera orientation
| Lens Focal Length (mm) | Minimum Number of Pictures | Overlap (%) | Maximum Number of Pictures | Overlap (%) | Vertical Field of View (degrees) |
| 15 (full-frame fisheye) | 4 | 38% | 5 | 50% | 92 |
| 14 | 5 | 31% | 7 | 51% | 81 |
| 18 | 5 | 20% | 8 | 50% | 67 |
| 24 | 6 | 19% | 10 | 51% | 53 |
| 28 | 7 | 21% | 11 | 50% | 46 |
| 32 | 8 | 23% | 12 | 49% | 41 |
| 35 | 9 | 27% | 13 | 49% | 38 |
| 50 | 12 | 24% | 18 | 49% | 27 |
| 60 | 14 | 23% | 21 | 49% | 23 |
Portrait camera orientation
| Lens Focal Length (mm) | Minimum Number of Pictures | Overlap (%) | Maximum Number of Pictures | Overlap (%) | Vertical Field of View (degrees) |
| 15 (full-frame fisheye) | 5 | 22% | 8 | 51% | 145 |
| 14 | 6 | 26% | 9 | 51% | 104 |
| 18 | 7 | 24% | 11 | 51% | 90 |
| 24 | 9 | 25% | 13 | 48% | 74 |
| 28 | 10 | 22% | 15 | 48% | 65 |
| 32 | 11 | 20% | 17 | 48% | 59 |
| 35 | 12 | 21% | 18 | 47% | 54 |
| 50 | 17 | 22% | 26 | 49% | 40 |
| 60 | 20 | 20% | 30 | 47% | 33 |
Note that these figures are given only as suggestions, ImageAssembler can handle photos with less or with more overlap than what is recommended here.
Values given for photos with a 3:4 ratio. Values will differ slightly for 2:3 ratio photos.
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