Here are some panoramas that I (* ») have taken of Kenilworth Castle as a repeatable testcase using various cameras, lenses, and motorised mounts (tripod heads) over nine years, most recent first.
These panoramas are all taken from the South, from the same distance, with various cameras and lenses. Although, necessarily, these were not taken under identical conditions they offer some useful comparisons.
- To see a full-size image, click on one of the thumbnails below.
- To save a full-size image, ‘save link as’ or ‘save target as’ or ‘download link’ (most browsers allow this, even if they cannot display the image themselves) by selecting or right-clicking on the thumbnail).
The images here are all ‘flat’ high-resolution JPEG images, except for two at the bottom of the page which are 360° spherical panoramas, included for context.
All of these images have considerably more detail available than appears in the thumbnail; I have written, and recommend using, PanGazer » for viewing any panoramas once you have saved them; it is especially useful for viewing the 360° panoramas.
For notes and checklists for selected motorised heads, please see the multi-row panoramas page. For more of my images, see speleotrove.com/gallery/ ».
The following panorama was taken using the DJI RS3 Mini gimbal motorised head.
 Kenilworth Castle (JPEG 2025) 27253×4804 7×2 images; taken 2025:02:25 11:33 Camera: Panasonic DC-G90; 20Mp Lens: Panasonic 45-175 PowerZoom lens at 75mm (35mm equivalent: 150mm) Exposure: 1/1300s, f/5.6, ISO 200 Stitch software: PTGui |
The following panorama was taken using the Syrp Genie II motorised head.
 Kenilworth Castle (JPEG 2025) 27588×4760 7×2 images; taken 2025:02:25 11:14 Camera: Panasonic DC-G90; 20Mp Lens: Panasonic 45-175 PowerZoom lens at 75mm (35mm equivalent: 150mm) Exposure: 1/500s, f/5.6, ISO 200 Stitch software: PTGui |
The following two panoramas were taken using the Benro Polaris motorised head; the main differences in these two panoramas (both taken the same morning) are highlighted in orange.
 Kenilworth Castle (JPEG 2023) 42477×9335 7×2 images; taken 2023:07:20 10:43 Camera: Panasonic DC-GH6; 50Mp High-Resolution mode Lens: Olympus 75mm prime (35mm equivalent: 150mm) Exposure: 1/500s, f/5.6, ISO 100 Stitch software: PTGui |
 Kenilworth Castle (JPEG 2023) 30001×6652
Mount: Benro Polaris
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The following four panoramas were taken using the Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi motorised head; the main differences in these
four panoramas (all taken the same morning) are highlighted in orange.
See also my notes on capturing panoramas with the AZ-GTi motorised head.
 Kenilworth Castle (JPEG 2023) 65500×13488 (reduced from larger to fit JPEG) 17×6 images; taken 2023:05:03 10:33 Camera: Panasonic DC-GH6; 50Mp High-Resolution mode Lens: Panasonic 200mm prime (35mm equivalent: 400mm) Exposure: 1/320s, f/5.6, ISO 100 Stitch software: PTGui |
 Kenilworth Castle (JPEG 2023) 65500×12779 (reduced from larger to fit JPEG) 17×6 images; taken 2023:05:03 10:04 Camera: Panasonic DC-GH6; 25Mp Lens: Panasonic 200mm prime (35mm equivalent: 400mm) Exposure: 1/320s, f/5.6, ISO 100 Stitch software: PTGui |
 Kenilworth Castle (JPEG 2023) 44260×10100 7×2 images; taken 2023:05:03 09:54 Camera: Panasonic DC-GH6; 50Mp High-Resolution mode Lens: Olympus 75mm prime (35mm equivalent: 150mm) Exposure: 1/250s, f/5.6, ISO 100 Stitch software: PTGui |
 Kenilworth Castle (JPEG 2023) 31016×6606 7×2 images; taken 2023:05:03 09:46 Camera: Panasonic DC-GH6; 25Mp Lens: Olympus 75mm prime (35mm equivalent: 150mm) Exposure: 1/250s, f/5.6, ISO 100 Stitch software: PTGui |
The following panoramas were taken using the GigaPan Epic 100 motorised head.
 Kenilworth Castle (JPEG 2022) 24364×5353 7×2 images; taken 2022:11:26 12:17 Camera: Panasonic DMC-GX7, 16Mp Lens: Olympus 75mm prime (35mm equivalent: 150mm) Exposure: 1/200s, f/5.6, ISO 200 Stitch software: PTGui |
 Kenilworth Castle (JPEG 2015) 13340×2978 12×3 images; taken 2015:11:12 12:10 Camera: Panasonic DMC-GX7, 16Mp Lens: Olympus 75mm prime (35mm equivalent: 150mm) Exposure: 1/1300s, f/5.6, ISO 200 Stitch software: Hugin or MS ICE. |
The last two images are 360° spherical images, for context. One is taken at ‘tripod level’, the other is at +40m.
I recommend using PanGazer » to view these after you have saved them.
 Kenilworth Castle tripod level (360° 2024) |  Kenilworth Castle +40m (360° 2024) |
Legend:
| 360° | 360 degree equirectangular projection (.jpg). |
| JPEG | Single layer image (.jpg). |
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This page was last edited on 2025-03-04 by mfc.