Firmware and Mobile App Upgrades - Z1:1.50, V:3.40.1

[craig]

Official note from RICOH.

Newest firmwares:

• Z1 - 1.50
• V 3.40.1

Mobile App

• Top/bottom correction optimization for interval shooting. Select tripod stabilization as off

THETA+

Horizon animation pre-set

THETA+ アニメーションプリセット「地平線」 / THETA+ New Animation Preset "HORIZON"

Mobile App Upgrade Process

Test with Pixel 2 running Android 10.

Firmware Upgrade Process

Test with Pixel 2 running Android 10.

To connect the camera and mobile app, I needed to stop the mobile app and restart it while the camera was still connected with Wi-Fi. The mobile data on my Android phone is off.

At this point,

• connect mobile phone to my Wi-Fi router for Internet access.
• Go back to mobile app.
• Mobile app is no longer connected to Z1.

• reconnect to Z1

• camera red light flashes
• camera reboots
• flashes “Firmware Update”
• camera is now disconnected from the mobile phone

THETA V Firmware Upgrade Test

This went on for a while.

Stopped app

Immediately comes up after I restart the app. Not sure why.

I have bluetooth, mobile data, and battery saver all turned off.

Connect back to Internet.

V firmware needs to be updated from 3.30.1 to 3.40.1

Need to charge camera.

Will continue after it charges.

[jcasman]

Upgraded my THETA Z1 firmware using the Windows 10 RICOH THETA desktop app. Upgraded from 1.20.1 to 1.50.1 smoothly. Total time was about 5 minutes.

When you start the firmware process, it shows Current Version and Newest Version:

Download and installed over my home network took about 3 minutes:

Camera shows a blinking “Firmware Update” on the OLED and reboots when finished.

Quick check of current version:

[craig]

@jcasman, when you upgraded with the desktop software, did you notice any message about turning off the camera manually? Someone was asking about that. I wonder if they misunderstood that the camera is supposed to reboot automatically?

[jcasman]

I did not see any message about turning off the camera manually. The OLED shows the Firmware Update message blinking for maybe 1 minute and then it reboots without any action on my part. This is the same sequence as when I’ve upgraded firmware in the past.