Ricoh Theta S Repair

The Ricoh Theta S camera is the third version of the company’s 360-degree cameras. It has two camera lenses and two sensors, which point in opposite directions to allow the camera to see the whole 360 degrees around it. This type of video recording is often used for VR, or virtual reality applications. The Ricoh Theta S was released in September 2015, and can record still images and videos up to 25 minutes long.

It was released when VR technology was fairly new. Viewing 360 degree footage was fairly easy, but actually capturing it was much less accessible. There weren’t many 360 degree cameras on the market, and the ones that were there were low quality because of how new the idea was. Cameras like this one made the technology more accessible, and allowed people to create their own content. Overall, this camera was praised for its reasonable price and good frame rate, but also criticized for the low memory capabilities and the fact that the resolution was lowered when the footage is converted and ‘stretched out’ into a 3D viewer.

• Exterior/external dimensions 44 mm (W) x 130 mm (H) x 22.9 mm (17.9 mm *4) (D)
• Weight Approx. 125g
• Lens configuration: 7 elements in 6 groups
• Effective pixels Approx. 12 megapixels (x2)
• Still image resolution L: 5376 x 2688, M: 2048 x 1024
• Video resolution/frame rate/bit rate L: 1920 x 1080/29.97 fps/16 Mbps
  M: 1280 x 720/15 fps/6 Mbps
• Live streaming resolution/frame rate (USB) L: 1920 × 1080/29.97fps
  M: 1280 × 720/15fps
• Live streaming resolution/frame rate (HDMI) L: 1920 x 1080/29.97 fps
  M: 1280 x 720/29.97 fps
  S: 720 x 480/29.97 fps

• Object distance: Approx. 10cm - ∞ (from front of lens)
• 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) *5
• ISO sensitivity (still image, video, live streaming): 100 to 1600
• Shutter speed (still image): (Excluding Manual Mode) 1/6400 seconds to 1/8 seconds, (Manual Mode) 1/6400 seconds to 60 seconds
• Shutter speed (video): (L) 1/8000 seconds to 1/30 seconds, (M) 1/8000 seconds to 1/15 seconds
• Shutter speed (live streaming): (USB) 1/8000 seconds to 1/15 seconds, (HDMI) 1/8000 seconds to 1/30 seconds

• Recording medium: Internal, approximately 8GB
• Storage (still image): (L) Approx. 1600 images, (M) 9000 images
• Storage (video): Max. 25 minutes/video or up to the maximum file size of 4 GB*6
• Storage (video): (L) Approx. 65 minutes, (M) Approx. 175 minutes*6
• Power source: Lithium ion battery (built in) *2
• Battery life Approx. 260 photos *3
• Compression method (still image): JPEG (Exif Ver. 2.3), DCF 2.0 compliant
• Compression method (video): MP4 (Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, Audio: AAC)
• Compression method (live streaming):(USB) Motion JPEG, MPEG-4 AVC/H264 *9
• External interface*8 Micro USB terminal: USB 2.0
  HDMI-Micro terminal (Type-D): HDMI 1.4

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