I know people that can build this plug-in and make it freely available.
It may not solve your problem, but at least THETA V owners can try.
I do not know why the “offDelay” would have a null value. I wonder if some app deleted the offDelay.
Even though I don’t know if a reset plug-in will help with this specific problem, I understand that sometimes a reset solves weird problems. In my personal experience, I have reset the camera about 4 times to solve “unexplainable” problems and the problems did get solved.
Finally I could do reset with Postman (it was not easy because i am not developer) and the problem was solved!
So I think reset plug-in can be helpful in some cases.
The plug-in will make it easier to reset. I understand that Postman is difficult to use.
Great info.
Update 6/7/2019 afternoon
@jcasman got some email from Jamie of Leaning Len. He’ going to give development a try with a camera that Jesse will loan him. Will let you know if there’s any progress.
Update 6/7/2019 - later afternoon
We have a version from community developers that can delete the settings and options. We are testing it now.
It seems like it will delete the offDelay you were having a problem with.
DANGER - This will delete all your settings.
To be safe, backup your media
before use.
Background and When to Use
.guide community member 1116, Vitaliy, requested this
plug-in be built to reset the offDelay setting. He was
having problems with the Android Mobile app failing
to work effectively with the RICOH THETA V.
Prior to using this plug-in you must first
use the RICOH desktop or mobile
app and select Settings Reset under Plug-in Management.
Press the side Wi-Fi button to perform
a settings reset.
the Wi-Fi LED will turn red briefly
there will be a short audio chirp
there camera will reboot
Credits
This plug-in was built by Leaning Len and John P in one day as a way to learn about plug-in development and help out the community with a simple utility. Idea for the plug-in and background information provided by 1116 - Vitaliy.
I tested it, and I like it. Simple, easy. I can’t comment whether it helps with offDelay. But I had multiple settings (sleep, auto power off, camera shutter volume, transfer method) that were changed back to default instantly. Useful!
James, thanks for the success report. Without people reporting the problem and solution, we would have never even thought about building this utility. It’s really cool that it’s able to solve a problem.
Obviously, the problem shouldn’t occur to start with, but if it does, it’s nice to be able to reset the settings quickly.
How do you do step „4.run plug-in to reset camera”? I click OK in Plug-in management with Settings Reset selected and nothing happens. I tried pushing the Mode and Wi-Fi buttons also.
Thank you very much for the reply! I didn’t figure out the part on how to run the plugin, as when I turn it on the camera status lamp flashes red and it beeps and then turns off, so I can’t connect it to smartphone. All I can do is to select the plugin from the desktop app, and when I press OK nothing happens. I tried holding the mode button or/and wi-fi button while pressing OK, still no change.
The firmware is already updated, who gave it to me must have already done that. The issue is that the camera does not remain on, after the status lamp turns red, it beeps and then turns off. Is there another way I can reset it?
If the camera can connect to WiFi, refer to this article.
The camera may have a physical problem.
If you are desperate and planning to throw it away (into the trash) and have the mental energy to keep going, you can try putting the camera into developer mode and refer to my experience:
The technique above may make the camera even more unusable. It is your decision. I’m just sharing what worked for me.
adb shell
reboot bootloader
You can apply for the developer partner program here:
This is primarily useful if you are an Android developer or have a friend who is an Android developer. If you or your friend do Android development, then you will be able to assess what adb shell does and also the bootloader.
In my situation, the camera would only stay up for a second before it completely shutdown, so I needed to run the two commands immediately after I turned the camera on.
I do not recommend the above technique as it is long learning process if you are not already and developer. Also, it may make the camera worse.
I’m not a developer, but i’ve done adb shells commands on mobile phones long time ago, so I applied for the developer program. Yeah, better that throwing it is to try to reboot it. I’ll let you know, waiting for the approval.
LE: so the steps would be: connecting the camera, turning on developer mode, turning on the camera and very fastly sending the commands, right?
connect RICOH THETA to computer with USB cable. The computer needs to have adb installed
turn on camera
immediately run adb shell and then reboot bootloader from inside the camera
I only needed to use the technique above because my camera was shutting down with warning after a second every time. I could not use any other technique to reset the camera due to the short time it was powered on.
You can practice the commands above with an old Android phone (one that you don’t normally use and don’t need).
If the bootloader does not load on the camera, the camera may be bricked and you could be in a worse situation than prior to the attempted fix with the bootloader.
I do not have any additional tricks if the bootloader fails to load.
However, the technique worked for me when my camera was basically dead. So, thought I would share my personal experience. Obviously, this is only something you do when the main other alternative is to throw the camera away.
As you wait for partner program authorization, you can research about reboot android bootloader with a Google search and make your own assessment if you want to give it a try.
Just received my authorisation, and back with one question: I put the camera in developer mode and ran adb.exe but it found no devices attached. In Device Manager I have Ricoh Theta V installed in the Portable Devices, and no drivers in ADB Interface. Tried searching for hardware ID’s but did not find something to work. What would you suggest?
EDIT: Manually installed android usb drivers, did the reboot command and the camera rebooted: still in the same non working state, so it must be hardware issue. Glad I tried that, though. Than you very much!
Sorry to hear that the camera still does not boot.
I suspect it’s a hardware issue. You may be able to buy or get for free a used THETA V with a cracked lens and then use your intact lens assembly with the THETA V with the cracked lens.
Alternately, you may be able to get some money by selling the THETA V as a unit with two good lenses, but will not boot.
BTW, are you sure that your battery is charging?
I replaced the battery on my THETA V.
I used a cheap LI-92B battery that I bought on Amazon for $13 for 2 batteries.
If you have a voltmeter, you could take apart your V (if you plan to get rid of it anyway) and check the voltage of the battery.
I did the battery swap in Mar of 2021 and my camera is still running fine. It’s hold a charge no problem.
I see, that is what I’ll look for. Found about two items on ebay, but the sellers do not ship to Romania, so I’ll just wait. As for the battery, I saw the tutorial and found it very usefull, the disassembly part I didn’t know was that easy. Right now my battery seems to hold the charge.
