This poll is a community-generated list of feature requests. It is unofficial but hopefully an organized way of getting your interests heard. Your votes and specific comments about how you use your RICOH THETA are useful. This poll will be open through the end of December 2016, and then we will collect and summarize the results. That information will be presented to the RICOH THETA product manager and overall business management team. Thank you for your input!
Please add any feature requests or other comments by replying to this post. For your reference, the previous poll thread is here: http://lists.theta360.guide/t/feature-requests-nov-2016-poll/637/1
What are the most important features you want in the next version of the RICOH THETA? (multiple choice)
- Raw image output without processing at full resolution (Eric Rehm)
- Access to lens distortion info (Eric Rehm)
- Selfie-stick trigger connector (@Paulo_Costa)
- Auto exposure mode where user can set white balance (@looeee)
- Ability to configure video button to other functions (toggle it to HDR, timer, shutter sound, etc.) (@looeee)
- HDR to have the option to save the over/under exposed files separately (@looeee)
- Ability to configure wifi to switch off once interval shooting has started (@looeee)
- Higher limit for interval shooting in THETA+ mobile app. (Currently limited to 200) @25 fps (@looeee)
- Soft flat USB cable (THETA often disconnects when turning/adjusting the camera during streaming HD) (@svendus)
- Metal tripod receptacle, better than plastic protectors, to prevent breaking (@delos_johnson)
- Pre-stitched images (like today) but writing them as ‘raw’ full-range (30 bit?), uncompressed and ‘un-denoised’ DNG files instead of 24 bit JPEGs (@CorLeone)
- HDR image data (please specify details on type of data needed in comments below)
- Data for 3D reconstruction (please provide more information on what you need)
- Meta data for other purpose (specify industry or application and what type of data you need in the comments below.)
- Save still image as dual-fisheye on camera to speed up repeat interval shooting under 9 seconds
- Save still image as dual-fisheye for automated post-processing. If you need the software from RICOH to convert to equirectangular for this as part of a workflow, please explain in the comments below. The current desktop software cannot accept command line arguments and the libraries have no accessible API.
- Turn camera on using USB API (or wake from sleep mode)
- 4K video
- Removable/Expandable MicroSD card
- Underwater cover (better than current test tube version)
- Replacement lenses
- Live streaming over WiFi (specify acceptable resolution)
- Live streaming at 4K resolution using USB
- Time / date tags on theta360.com images
- Replaceable battery
- 3.5 mm plug for external microphone
- Ability to fine tune sensor focus on both fisheye lenses individually (@svendus)
- For HDRi, take multiple photos and process them later (@utjduo)
- Updates to the theta360 site - Examples include: Multiple image upload (instead of one-by-one on your phone); Ability to sort images into galleries/albums to share; Simple editing features (@nick)
- Lens distortion information (lens parameter information) under NDA
0 voters
But: 8K 4320p = 7680 × 4320 (33.2 megapixels) for good Quality 360 Video and Equirectangular Panorama stills.
