How do you capture the world around you in 360? You will need a 360 camera of course! So today we are unboxing one of the most sought after 360 camera the Ricoh Theta V!

Unboxing the Ricoh Theta V

Unboxing the Ricoh Theta V is pretty easy, what you get inside is the Ricoh Theta V unit, the power cable and the manual. I gotta admit this is the first time for me to get my hands on a 360 camera so I really do not have any expectations nor do I know how to use it. But of course, we have to find out, thanks to the manual the step by step process is pretty easy.

Before Anything Else

You need to download the Ricoh Theta app in order to sync your Ricoh Theta V with your mobile device. Why? Well it’s through the app that you can view and share the photos that you have captured. The Ricoh Theta V has a limited storage of about 19GB so if you are taking lots of 360 photos or even 360 videos, yes you can take 360 videos with the Theta V! , then you will need lots of storage space, by syncing with your phone you can transfer the photos or videos then maybe upload it somewhere for safekeeping or for sharing.

Using the Ricoh Theta V

Using the Ricoh Theta V is pretty easy, it is similar to a point and shoot camera without the screen of course, who needs it if it captures the world around you right? To streamline the process you just need to turn on your camera and wait for the camera mode to appear then simply point and shoot by pressing the capture button.

The Ricoh Theta V Box Content

Upon unboxing the Ricoh Theta V you will get the following

• Ricoh Theta V Unit
• USB Power Cable
• Unit Cover
• Manual and Documentations

The Ricoh Theta V Specs:

• Object distance

  Approx. 10cm – ? (from front of lens)

• Shooting mode

  Still image: Auto, shutter priority, ISO priority, manual^*1
  Video: Auto
  Live streaming: Auto

• Exposure control mode

  Program AE, Shutter speed priority AE, ISO sensitivity AE, Manual exposure

• Exposure compensation

  Still image: Manual compensation (-2.0 – +2.0EV, 1/3EV step) ^*1

• ISO sensitivity (standard output sensitivity)

  Still image: (Automatic) ISO64 – 1600
  (ISO priority mode) ISO64 – 3200 ^*1
  (Manual mode)ISO64 – 3200 ^*1
  Video: ISO64 – 6400
  Live streaming: ISO64 – 6400

• White balance mode

  Still image: Auto, Outdoor, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent light 1, Incandescent light 2, Daylight color fluorescent light, Natural white fluorescent light, White fluorescent light, Light bulb color fluorescent light, Color Temperature (2500 K to 10000K)^*1,
  Video: Auto,
  Live streaming: Auto

• Shutter speed

  Still image: (Automatic) 1/25000 – 1/8 seconds,
  (Shutter priority mode) 1/25000 – 1/8 seconds ^*1
  (Manual mode) 1/25000 – 60 seconds ^*1
  Video: 1/25000 – 1/30 seconds
  Live streaming: 1/25000 – 1/30 second

• Shooting functions^*8

  Noise reduction
  DR correction
  HDR rendering
  Interval shooting
  Shooting with self-timer
  shooting with multi brackets

• Recording medium

  Internal memory: Approx. 19GB

• Number of photos that can be recorded, time ^*2

  Still image: Approx. 4,800 photos
  Video (time per recording): Max. 5 minutes/25 minutes ^*1 *6
  Video (total recording time): Approx. 40 minutes (4K, H.264)
  approx. 130 minutes (2K, H.264)

• Power source

  Lithium ion battery (built in) ^*2

• Battery life

  Still image: Approx. 300 photos ^*4
  Video: Approx. 80 minutes ^*4

• Compression method

  Still image: JPEG (Exif Ver2.3)
  Video: MP4 (Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, H.265^*7, Audio: AAC-LC (mono) + Linear PCM (4ch spatial audio))
  Live streaming: (Video: H.264, Audio: AAC-LC (mono))

• External interface

  Micro-USB: USB 2.0, microphone terminal

• Remote release

  CA-3-compatible

• Exterior/external dimensions

  45.2 mm (W) x 130.6 mm (H) x 22.9 mm (17.9 mm ^*5) (D)

• Weight

  Approx. 121 g

• Usage temperature range

  0°C – 40°C

• Usage humidity range

  90% or less

• Storage temperature range

  -20°C – 60°C

• Lens configuration

  7 elements in 6 groups

• Lens_F value

  F2.0

• Image sensor_size

  1/2.3 CMOS (x2)

• Effective pixels

  Approx. 12 megapixels (x2)

• Still image resolution

  5376×2688

• Video resolution/frame rate/bit rate

  4K, H264: 3840×1920/29.97fps/56Mbps
  4K, H265: 3840×1920/29.97fps/32Mbps^*7
  2K, H264: 1920×960/29.97fps/16Mbps
  2K, H265: 1920×960/29.97fps/8Mbps^*7

• Live streaming resolution/frame rate (USB)

  4K, H264: 3840×1920/29.97fps/120Mbps
  2K, H264: 1920×960/29.97fps/42Mbps

• Wireless compliance standard

  IEEE802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz/5GHz)^*9
  IEEE802.11 b/g/n (2.4GHz only)

• Wireless supported channels

  2.4GHz: 1 to 11ch
  5GHz: W52 (36/40/44/48ch)^*9

• Wireless communication protocol (WLAN)

  HTTP (Open Spherical Camera API compatible)

• Wireless communication protocol ?Bluetooth?

  GATT (Generic Attribute Profile)

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