The USB API is very popular with RICOH THETA cameras for use cases such as time lapse or high volume pictures with a device such as a Raspberry Pi. Although most people use the USB API from Linux, it is also possible to use it from the MacOS. The main reason people use the USB
Read MoreWith a new LCD screen and higher resolution images and video, the new RICOH THETA X is a fantastic camera for businesses in real estate, construction, used car sales and many more companies benefiting from the industry-leading RICOH THETA camera line. Although the APIs are largely the same as the previous RICOH THETA V and
Read MoreI recently upgraded to Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish and successfully tested the RICOH THETA X live streaming capability with both Wayland and X11. I’m running the newest firmware for the THETA X, version 1.10.1. I’m running libuvc-theta and libuvc-theta-sample. nvidia driver 510.60 nvidia-smiMon May 9 15:24:06 2022±—————————————————————————-+| NVIDIA-SMI 510.60.02 Driver Version: 510.60.02 CUDA Version: 11.6
Read MoreThank you to community member @mikhail for working with the API for timeShift mode for THETA X. And helping clarify how to implement it! In real estate, the new 11K image resolution for the RICOH THETA X is highly desirable. Real estate agents who are non-professional photographers can easily take exceptional 360° images. Anyone can
Read MoreTHETA X 8K video ran for 25 minute with no problems at 2fps. This appears to be the normal behavior of the camera. This video format is widely used in the construction industry for video frame extraction and conversion to still image job site virtual inspection tours. I didn’t need a fan or any special
Read MoreThe RICOH THETA X is an excellent 360 camera for construction. Using RICOH THETA X 8K 2fps video frame extraction, I created an 80 image simulation of a construction job site capture in a few minutes. The images of the job site capture were created by extracted frames from a 8K 2fps video. You can
Read MoreRICOH recently released firmware 1.10.1 for the THETA X. The official release notes from RICOH indicate these changes. Added a 2K (1920×960)/30 fps live streaming mode resolution, allowing extended operation times. Improved shutter time lag. Playback has been amended so that when shooting still images with [Playback Orientation] set to [AI Auto], playback starts with
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