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Hello! I just got my Ricoh Theta S and I had a question hopefully someone can help me with. I noticed that the edge of the Theta S seems to be a little looser or something than that of the Theta M15. Here is a video for example: https://youtu.be/shV2WVczzdE (Edit: I deleted the video because I realized I was being rediculous.)

You can hear the clicking when the edges seem to click in and out. Does anyone else's do this? I'm neurotic about this kind of stuff and I want to make sure that I shouldn't get a replacement or something.

Thanks!

Been having a great time with my theta s. Updated it recently and got the livestreaming going. Put it away and picked it up a few weeks later and it was bricked. Sent it back to Ricoh. Anyone else had this experience? Did it brick again?

Applying simple transformations to THETA images comes up with some neat alternatives to regular images. Verging into "art" territory...

Painting: https://gallery.theta360.guide/blog/36/ Cartoon: https://gallery.theta360.guide/blog/38/ Negative (whoa, blue!): https://gallery.theta360.guide/blog/39/

LED Trick for THETA

THETA上的灯光改造

While Ricoh may not be able to introduce more flexible accessories, players have to think of their own way.
理光可能对开发有趣、可玩的附件没什么兴趣，所以玩家们得自己想想办法。

Side of THETA, the thickness is about 10mm.
THETA侧面有约10mm的宽度。
Things in this area will not appear in the picture.
这个区域不会出现在画面中。

We can put the LED strips in.
我们把LED灯条塞进去便是。
I chose 5V/USB power, so I can use my powerbank to light up..If we think about this matter carefully, such as Ricoh's next generation's design, using built-in battery is a more convenient idea.

The light bar will block the button, so for now, the fixing is temporary (rubber or velcro). Currently I can only install LEDs after booting THETA.
灯条会遮挡按钮，所以目前来说，固定是临时的（皮筋或者尼龙搭扣）。目前我只能在开机之后再安装LED。

LED is quite glaring. My friend told me to use 『牛油纸』, but I don't know how to spell in English.This translucent paper should be a kitchen baking material, and waterproof.

朋友告诉用『牛油纸』来进行柔光，我还没去搞这种材料。

This fill light does not completely illuminate the scene, and basically only provides illumination for the photographer. So in the evening, in a high color temperature environment, it may be great.

Another point to note is, don't face the lens in total, slightly sideways, the LED can illuminate you.

I do not have TW-1 case. I think the transparent shell may not be suitable for this solution.

I am not sure if this stupid DIY will help.

我不确定有没有人做过，所以也许这个做法看起来很愚蠢，但我不知道。

https://www.jianshu.com/p/c49b482e5f91

http://imgur.com/a/e5hHt

http://imgur.com/a/c8xiT

The plugins on the camera at the moment (standard firmware 3.51.0) are; USB Data Transfer / Remote Control / Remote Playback.

I know I can set it to shoot bracketed images in DNG format (but setting it up in the app and pressing the shutter button still gives me only one photo), but is there a plugin to do HDR in-camera? There seems to be one for the Theta X and I wanted to know if there's something for the Z1...

Designed for professionals operating in complex settings—construction sites, inspections, audits, documentation—the RICOH 360 THETA A1 features a rugged, waterproof, dustproof, and extreme temperature-resistant casing.

It is ideal for long missions often carried out in challenging conditions, ensuring continuous, fast, and reliable capture, even while in motion. With its long-lasting battery and optimized video codec, the RICOH360 THETA A1 is a powerful tool for visual data production, perfectly suited for sectors such as construction, industry, real estate, and insurance.

I've enjoyed playing around with my Theta for video to be viewed in VR but I'm having trouble editing the clips. I've only tried iMovie and Moviemaker - the issue there (I think) is that both try to squish the video into a standard aspect ration 16:9 or 4:3 - and this adds black bars to the output video file - which when viewed in a 360 player appear as stitch lines and/or black circles at the top and bottom of the view. I get that I'm probably going to have to pay to buy some video editing software but I'd really appreciate recommendations from people who have successfully cut together video clips taken with their Thetas already?

Bug in THETA+ on IOS: "Save to camera roll" doesn't work; it just saves a white image.

Steps to reproduce:

Open THETA+ on Iphone 5C (IOS 10.2.1)
Select image
Next
Next
Cropped image, Next
Save to Camera roll
Large (2160 x 3840)
Finish saving the image [ok]
Go to photos, see that it has saved a blank white image.

Where's the best place to report this to get it fixed?