Release Date : 3 September 2015
Availability : Late October 2015
Price : $ 349.00
Available at : Adorama | B&H | Amazon
Key features
- Capture 360° Spherical Photos & Videos
- Two fish-eye Lenses, Two 12MP 1/2.3″ sensors
- 14MP 360-degree still image
- ISO 100-1600
- 1080p Video Recording at 30 fps
- Live Streaming via USB or HDMI
- Built-In Wi-Fi for Live View and Control
- Built in Memory – 8GB
RICOH THETA S is the newest model in the RICOH THETA series of spherical cameras that capture 360-degree scenes surrounding the user. The camera features extra-high resolution, fully spherical photos and videos in one simple shot, a live preview function and even greater compatibility with social media platforms.
The RICOH THETA S, which retains the lightweight portability of the current model—the RICOH THETA m15—captures high-resolution spherical images of up to nearly 14 megapixels. It can also record spherical video in full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels at 30fps) with a maximum recording time of 25 minutes. The better quality images are enabled by an enlarged image sensor and fast F2.0 lenses to allow more light through Ricoh’s proprietary ultra-small twin-lens folded-optical system.Also, superior image processing technology and bulb mode for long exposures produce spherical still images with less visual static, even in low-light settings.
Spherical images can be uploaded to theta360.com, shared via Facebook™, Twitter™ and Tumblr, and posted to Google Maps™, Google+™ and YouTube™360°Channel. The application program interface (API) for RICOH THETA S is based on Google-supported Open Spherical Camera API for compatibility with Google’s services.
Coinciding with the launch of the RICOH THETA S, Google Maps today introduced the new Google Street View app that allows you to capture and publish your photo spheres instantly to Google Maps for people all over the world to explore. The app also offers the ability to shoot photo spheres and to connect to spherical cameras. This new capability to connect to spherical cameras makes it easier than ever to create Google Street View experiences.
The new RICOH THETA S app for smartphones and tablets can be used to configure settings and instantly view spherical photos and video via wirelessly connected devices. An improved Wi-Fi® module transfers data four times faster than the current RICOH THETA model.
The RICOH THETA S also boasts a fully updated design and user interface. Usability has been improved with an elegant but practical sure-grip black rubber coating and handy face-mounted LED mode indicator. Internal memory has been increased to 8GB.
The original RICOH THETA was launched in 2013 as the world’s first mass-produced camera to capture fully spherical images. Since then, the series has inspired a unique genre of visual creativity for capturing everyday scenes from an all-new perspective.
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Sample Image & Video from Previous Models
4/30 notice the reflections in Sendai Airport – Spherical Image – RICOH THETA
The Grove in Los Angeles, US – Spherical Image – RICOH THETA
total solar eclipse Longyearbyen mar 20 2015 in Longyearbyen – Spherical Image – RICOH THETA
DIVE in Tochigi, Japan – Spherical Image – RICOH THETA
More Sample Image & Video Here
Specification
| Shooting distance | Approx. 10cm to infinity (from front of lens) |
| Shooting mode | Still image: Auto, shutter priority, ISO priority and manual*2Video: AutoLive streaming: Auto |
| Exposure control | Automatic |
| Exposure compensation | Still image: Manual compensation (-2.0 to +2.0EV, 1/3EV step) *2 |
| ISO sensitivity(standard output sensitivity) | Still image: ISO100 to 1600Video: ISO100 to 1600Live streaming: ISO100 to 1600 |
| White balance | Still image: Auto, indoors, outdoors, shade, cloudy, incandescent lamp 1, incandescent lamp 2, daylight color fluorescent lamp, natural white fluorescent lamp, white fluorescent lamp, light bulb color fluorescent lamp*2Video: AutoLive streaming: Auto |
| Shutter speed | Still image: 1/6400 to 1/8 secondStill image (manual): 1/6400 to 60 secondsVideo (L): 1/8000 to 1/30 secondVideo (M): 1/8000 to 1/15 secondLive streaming (USB): 1/8000 to 1/15 secondLive streaming (HDMI®): 1/8000 to 1/30 second |
| Memory | Internal, approx. 8GB |
| Storage capacity*3 | Still image: Approx. 1,600 images (L), approx. 9,000 images (M)Video (time per recording): Maximum 25 minutes or upper limit 4GB of the file size*4 Video (total recording time): Approx. 65 minutes (L), approx. 175 minutes (M) |
| Power | Lithium-ion battery (built in)*5 |
| Battery life | Approx. 260 photos*6 |
| Image file format | Still image: JPEG (Exif Ver. 2.3), DCF2.0 compliantVideo: MP4 (video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, audio: AAC)Live streaming (USB): Motion JPEG |
| External interface | microUSB: USB2.0, HDMI®-Micro (Type-D) |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 44mm x 130mm x 22.9mm (17.9 mm*7) |
| Weight | Approx. 125g |
| Lens construction | 7 elements in 6 groups |
| Aperture | F2.0 |
| Image sensor size | 1/2.3 (x2) |
| Image sensor effective pixels | Approx. 12MP, Output size: Approx. 14MP |
| File size (still images) | L: 5376x2688M: 2048×1024 |
| File size (videos) | L: 1920×1080/30fps/16MbpsM: 1280×720/15fps/6Mbps |
| Live streaming (USB) | 1280×720/15fps |
| Live streaming (HDMI®) | L: 1920×1080/30fpsM: 1280×720/30fpsS: 720×480/30fps*Switch automatically to adjust to connected display |
| Communications protocol | HTTP (Open Spherical Camera API*8 compatible) |