*Much* belated reply here.
@AtshaamY, thank you, but the tip to "When you’re trying to take a picture, tap the screen on the item you'd like to focus on" does not apply in panorama mode, which is where the A22 just falls flat on its face in performance--and what my question was asking.
Unfortunately, by now, and after all manner of troubleshooting, I've read elsewhere that the A22 and the like just really aren't that good compared to the "flagship" models. Which is too bad, b/c 1. I doubt there'll be efforts to even try to address this kind of basic flaw at this point w/ any updates. And 2. this wasn't what I would've called a "cheap" phone when buying out of pocket w/o any attached plan.
And, as I said, I do believe this is a pretty basic flaw, since I've owned other, much cheaper, much older model phones that took far, far better panoramic images vs. these Samsung models that are supposedly just a step below the flagship models.
