A method for storing a plurality of still images to form a panoramic image. The method comprising the steps of receiving a first image forming a part of a series of images to form a panoramic image and storing the first image in memory. When one or more subsequent images after the first image are received the steps of calculating one or more panoramic parameters between a current image and a previous image stored in memory and storing the current image with the one or more panoramic parameters in memory are performed.