Hugin Stitcher tab

Panorama

Here you can set the output Projection of your project, there are lots to choose from, each with different advantages and disadvantages:

• Rectilinear, this is the same projection as a photo taken with a 'normal' camera and lens. Use this if you are just stitching a handful of photographs together with a narrow Field of View or correcting perspective in a single shot.
• Panorama, actually a simple Cylindrical Projection as used by traditional rotating panoramic cameras. A good projection for printing a 360 degree panorama, though you may prefer Mercator Projection.
• Equirectangular, the all purpose format for representing an entire spherical scene. It covers 360 degrees horizontally as well as the zenith and nadir.
• Fisheye, the same projection as a photo taken with a fisheye lens. Better for representing a wide Field of View than rectilinear, but in many cases Stereographic Projection gives less distortion than simple fisheye.
• Stereographic, a conformal fisheye image. Objects in a stereographic image keep the same shape and show less distortion than simple fisheye.
• Mercator, a conformal cylindrical image. A good projection for printing a 360 degree panorama.
• Trans Mercator, a mercator image rotated 90 degrees, suitable for displaying tall or overhead objects.
• Sinusoidal, an equal area projection of an entire spherical scene.
• Lambert Equal Area Conical
• Lambert Equal Area Azimuthal
• Albers Equal Area Conic
• Miller Cylindrical