The Ricoh Theta Z1 camera is now officially announced – it features a new 1.0-inch back-illuminated CMOS sensor. The US price is $999.95. Here is a sensor size comparison with the previous version: Sample photos: Ricoh Theta Z1 camera features, technical specifications, and full press release:
The new Ricoh Theta Z1 camera will be announced on February 25. Here are the leaked specifications:
Ricoh will also announce a new THETA Z1 360 4K spherical VR camera (model number: R02020) with built-in Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac) and Bluetooth. The official announcement is expected on February 25, 2019. Additional pictures:
Ricoh released several software updates for the Theta 360 camera:
The Ricoh Theta plug-in store is now live: The new, online marketplace makes available downloadable software plug-ins that provide new functionality for the RICOH THETA V fully spherical camera, such as wireless live streaming, remote camera control, automatic image uploads and much more. Plug-ins created by Ricoh and such organizations as Sony, NTT DOCOMO and […]
Kennychi.com (Google translation)published a detailed report on the Ricoh Theta V camera with the Ricoh TW-1 underwater housing including some sample videos:
The previously reported Ricoh Theta plug-in partner program is now live (see an overview here). There is also a new Theta firmware update and a new app update. The Ricoh Theta V 360 4K camera is now $30 off. Full press release for the Ricoh Theta plug-in partner program:
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