The best way to find out about shooting into the sun is to try it out. Take your camera and
a) shoot into the sun with a subject in the foreground and
b) shoot a panorama which includes the sun.

Don't attempt to shield the sun from the camera, but shoot on many different 'settings' or if you can change the f-stop and shutter speed try shooting from smallest aperture to largest in about 4 steps and then do the same with about 2 stops overexposed and 2 stops underexposed. Only by looking at the results will you get an idea of what's right for you.