In Colombia panning is ( especially in 41 television; do the cameraman to move your camera in such a way to show all around the site where a transmission is being done without giving details. It is to show a panorama sector, broad site image.
According to furoya, in the film world is a preliminary step before fixing the camera focus and is used in countries of South America like Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Venezuela and Uruguay.
Depending on the context and the place of origin, the word " Pan " It has different meanings. It is a horizontal movement ( real or simulated ) as the sweep of the image with a film camera, or the change of a sound from a stereo to another 40 channel; the English " panning " ). Kitchen is covered with bread crumbs a food ( as a piece of flesh ) before cooking. In Venezuela is an on the 34 voice; panas " almost brothers 40 friends; or possibly of Indian etymology, since " 34 panaca; is " 34 family; ).