How do I shoot a panorama with a Nikon DSLR in low light or on an overcast day?

Yes. The simplest workaround is to skip the camera’s automatic panorama mode and shoot the panorama manually.

Take a sequence of overlapping photos across the scene, then stitch them together later in panorama software on a computer. This is generally more flexible than the in-camera feature and often gives better results anyway.

Tips:

• Keep the camera position steady as you pan.
• Overlap each frame by about 25–40%.
• Use consistent exposure and focus across the series so the stitched result looks even.
• Then combine the images in photo-editing or panorama-stitching software.

If the built-in mode refuses to work because it thinks the light is too low, manual shooting avoids that limitation.