Can the Nikon D90 shoot panoramic? And programs used to stitch photos together?

If yes, let me know how its done, if not, say nay laddie. However if i do it manually, what programs can i use to stitch the photos together besides photoshop?

Any camera can shoot overlapping photos to produce a panoramic image.

Photoshop has a tool that stitches them together quite nicely. If you use a tripod, everything will match quite well.

No in camera panorama function. Just shoot overlapping frames and run 'm trough microsoft ice. (http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/groups/ivm/ICE/) I use that technique for all my panorama work and it works well.

Nikon D90
http://www.nikonusa.com/...6/D90.html

A panoramic image is often 360° or 180°, 360 VR sphere video,

you may be able to use wide angle lens for one length / height photo,
http://press.nikonusa.com/gallery/category.php?c=nikon/Lenses/
http://photo.net/nikon-camera-forum/00T3ic

for 360°, you would use tripod and / or swivel, to capture each angle in degrees, then compile a composite of set in stitcher editor, tools,

Flickr> Nikon D90 > panoramic

Hugin - Panorama photo stitcher
http://hugin.sourceforge.net/

clevr stitcher online
http://www.clevr.com/stitcher

check editors you may have for plugins and options,
http://www.digital-photography-school.com/creating-a-panorama-with-photoshop-and-photomerge
http://www.corel.com/...5942844776.

Any camera that can shoot pictures can be used to create a panorama.

Photoshop is one way of doing it - the task is fully automated. I guess you could do it in GIMP manually. Hugin is Open Source panorama software: http://hugin.sourceforge.net/

I don't know about other programs, but it can certainly be done using Photoshop. Maybe Gimp is powerful enough.

Here is one that I did of Avalon, NJ, from the beach. Read the caption for details.

I used a D300, which is essentially the same as a D90 in function and image quality, so you can certainly do it.

Scan the entire scene first, taking meter readings in various locations. Decide which is the middle point that you want to use and set that exposure manually. Do not leave ANYTHING to an automatic function, especially white balance. If you are outdoors on a sunny day, select daylight white balance. Use a tripod set as level as you possibly can to avoid introducing distortion into the image.