Controlling Theta Z1 via USB from a Windows Native Application

[craig]

@kamocio

• Power up

You must either power cycle the USB ports of the Windows computer or turn the Windows computer on and off. see below for Rasbperry Pi.

https://codetricity.github.io/theta-linux/camera/#turn-camera-on-using-raspberry-pi

Can you use sleep and awake instead?

https://codetricity.github.io/theta-linux/camera/#sleep-and-wake

@kamocio

• Take still shots and record videos

Use MTP on Windows.

Supporting MTP Extensions - Win32 apps

https://api.ricoh/docs/theta-usb-api/operation/initiate_capture/

https://api.ricoh/docs/theta-usb-api/operation/initiate_open_capture/

@kamocio

• Transfer the media to a PC
• Delete media from the SD card
• Put camera to sleep

all the above are possible.

RICOH THETA API Over USB Cable - (X, Z1, SC2, V, S, SC models)

Before You Get Started RICOH’s 360 degree camera provides open API access so you can connect to the camera and build applications and devices that take advantage of camera’s low-cost, versatile 360 degree image and video capabilities. Individuals and companies in a wide range of fields are already doing this. There are two ways to access the camera API: Over wifi and over USB. Wifi The RICOH THETA S 360 camera can be controlled with an API that is accessible using WiFi. Version 2 of the API …

@kamocio

The hardware setup is unattended, it must perform those operations without any human interaction (button presses, etc). Can we do that?

Power On is unsupported with the API. You must power cycle the USB ports.

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