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Sep022015

Giz Wiz Show #1534 September 3rd, 2015, our 18th Independently Produced Giz Wiz Show.  

DateSeptember 2, 2015 CommentPost a Comment

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Hey everyone, smile! Even if you're standing behind me, because I'm shooting in 360 degrees!

I attended a press event shortly before I put today's Giz Wiz Show together. To save time here's some info on their new THETA S 360 degree camera, directly from Ricoh and some 360 degree video I shot using it at the link below. It's September 3, 2015 and Ricoh announces the RICOH THETA S, the newest model in the RICOH THETA series of spherical cameras that capture 360-degree scenes surrounding the user. The RICOH THETA S captures high-resolution spherical images of up to nearly 14 megapixels. It can also record spherical video in full HD (1920 x 1080*1 pixels at 30fps) with a maximum recording time of 25 minutes. The better quality images are enabled by an enlarged image sensor and fast F2.0 lenses to allow more light through Ricoh’s proprietary ultra-small twin-lens folded-optical system. Spherical images can be uploaded and share via Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr, and posted to Google Maps, Google+ and YouTube 360°Channel. The application program interface (API) for RICOH THETA S is based on Google-supported Open Spherical Camera API for compatibility with Google’s services. Coinciding with the launch of the RICOH THETA S, Google Maps today introduced the new Google Street View app that allows you to capture and publish your photo spheres instantly to Google Maps for people all over the world to explore. It should be available by November and the MSRP is $349.00. The black camera in the photo is the new S model. More info on it and the lower cost color models are on the company website.

Company website: http://www.theta360.com/

 

Giz Wiz 360 video: https://youtu.be/rKIFeirXfBc

 

See or hear this show: www.gizwiz.tv/episode/1534 (Goes live late Friday 9/3/15)

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