Originally published at: RICOH THETA Force Shutdown and Settings Reset - RICOH THETA Developer Community
Sometimes the RICOH THETA camera will get stuck. This may happen during development.
If there is a stuck plug-in running inside the camera or a WebAPI command causes the camera to become unresponsive, you should first try a shutdown.
Normal Shutdown
Button: Power button only for around 8 seconds
Force Shutdown
In these cases, you can try force shutdown by holding down both the power button and Wi-Fi button simultaneously.
Buttons: Power + WiFi for 8 seconds
If you are having network problems, you can try a Wi-Fi reset.
Wi-Fi Reset
Buttons: Wi-Fi and mode for 8 seconds
Settings Reset
With the camera connected to the computer with Wi-Fi, you have many different options.
Using THETA Specialized Testing Tool
You can get a testing tool from the link below.
https://oppkey.github.io/oppkey_theta_atk/
This uses the camera.reset API command.
Using Generic HTTP Testing Tool Like Insomnia or Postman
Request
Response
Using CURL
request
curl -X POST http://192.168.1.1/osc/commands/execute -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "{'name': 'camera.reset'}"
response
{"name":"camera.reset","state":"done"}
Reconnect To Wi-Fi
After resetting the camera, you will need to turn on camera Wi-Fi and reconnect from your computer to the camera.