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

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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

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THETA+

Horizon animation pre-set

Mobile App Upgrade Process

Test with Pixel 2 running Android 10.

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Firmware Upgrade Process

Test with Pixel 2 running Android 10.

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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.

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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.

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  • reconnect to Z1

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  • 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.

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Stopped app

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

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

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Connect back to Internet.

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V firmware needs to be updated from 3.30.1 to 3.40.1

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Need to charge camera.

Will continue after it charges.

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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:

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

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

Quick check of current version:

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@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?

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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.