hi folks,
newbie, with a Cybershot HX60V
Most tripods come with a quick adptor shoe that is used to attach the camera to the tripod.
It has a 1/4 inch UNC scew thead to do that...
BUT...that point of fitting, is not where the cmos lens in the camera needs to be for good paralax free, panoramic images of 360 degrees because as it is.. the camera lens does not turn about its centre point.. it goes round in a circle .
I havent found an off the shelf solution yet,that allows one to make the lens ( and the cmos chip ) the centre point of rotation.. ive got to make my own shoe... and fitting.. that is adjustable.. but why the hell isnt metric the chosen screw thread? ever tried getting a quarter inch UNC bolt off the shelf ? 
and why do camera makers use that position of fitting on the camera?
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