diff --git a/modules/stitching/include/opencv2/stitching/detail/matchers.hpp b/modules/stitching/include/opencv2/stitching/detail/matchers.hpp
index 5d77ad996e6ed06c8d8034e1ede3b60b7078717d..991f01d5f8ee05d6598b419e8d21da1d0bf547ee 100644
--- a/modules/stitching/include/opencv2/stitching/detail/matchers.hpp
+++ b/modules/stitching/include/opencv2/stitching/detail/matchers.hpp
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ protected:
 class CV_EXPORTS BestOf2NearestMatcher : public FeaturesMatcher
 {
 public:
-    BestOf2NearestMatcher(bool try_use_gpu = false, float match_conf = 0.65f, int num_matches_thresh1 = 6,
+    BestOf2NearestMatcher(bool try_use_gpu = false, float match_conf = 0.3f, int num_matches_thresh1 = 6,
                           int num_matches_thresh2 = 6);
 
     void collectGarbage();
diff --git a/modules/stitching/src/matchers.cpp b/modules/stitching/src/matchers.cpp
index ad697f9cd248029aa55e7158db43fe87f43b0ed3..1cc630e88e291489256c0a15636b62038474a1dd 100644
--- a/modules/stitching/src/matchers.cpp
+++ b/modules/stitching/src/matchers.cpp
@@ -351,9 +351,9 @@ void SurfFeaturesFinder::find(const Mat &image, ImageFeatures &features)
     }
     else
     {
-        vector<float> descriptors;
+        Mat descriptors;
         (*surf)(gray_image, Mat(), features.keypoints, descriptors);
-        features.descriptors = Mat(descriptors, true).reshape(1, (int)features.keypoints.size());
+        features.descriptors = descriptors.reshape(1, (int)features.keypoints.size());
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/cpp/stitching_detailed.cpp b/samples/cpp/stitching_detailed.cpp
index 1849142fb850256153fdad4098e2658ef251b33e..26e3694ad2566161d7ea8e381b901a8c7ccf2921 100644
--- a/samples/cpp/stitching_detailed.cpp
+++ b/samples/cpp/stitching_detailed.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ bool save_graph = false;
 std::string save_graph_to;
 string warp_type = "spherical";
 int expos_comp_type = ExposureCompensator::GAIN_BLOCKS;
-float match_conf = 0.65f;
+float match_conf = 0.3f;
 string seam_find_type = "gc_color";
 int blend_type = Blender::MULTI_BAND;
 float blend_strength = 5;