RICOH THETA X Firmware 2.50.2 With HDR Bracket API, Top/bottom correct from camera, Microphone Mute

[craig]

A big firmware update is now freely available. 2.50.2 brings a host of new features including a new API for HDR bracket settings, an updated camera menu to disable Top/bottom image correction, a new API to mute the camera microphone during video shooting, and EXIF data viewing from the body of the camera.

THETA X firmware v2.50.2 (2024.04.18)

WebAPI

• fileFormat : Update new video mode
• _gain : Update new value mute
• _hdrBracket : New Added

USB-API

• 0x5003 : Update new video mode
• 0xD81F Gain : Update new value mute
• 0xD840 hdrBracket : New Added

Plugin

• HDR Bracket Setting : Update new Key RIC_HDR_BRACKET

Top/bottom correction for shooting

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official announcement

Noise is now reduced for videos shot in dark scenes with the following settings. Clearer images can be taken even in dark places.

-5.7K (10 fps)

-5.7K (2 fps)

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・“Mute” has been added as an option for “Microphone gain” in the video shooting settings. This option can be used when you do not want to record audio during video shooting.

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・“Top/bottom corr. for shooting” has been added to the still image shooting settings. The top/bottom correction can be turned off if necessary.

・The problem of increased power consumption when outputting audio from THETA has been improved.

end official announcement

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auto-corrected

disable Top/bottom correction for shooting

correction not performed

exif data

HDR

ricohapi/theta-api-specs/blob/main/theta-web-api-v2.1/options/_hdr_bracket.md

Mute microphone

ricohapi/theta-api-specs/blob/main/theta-web-api-v2.1/options/_gain.md

https://github.com/ricohapi/theta-api-specs/blob/main/theta-web-api-v2.1/options/file_format.md## new video modes

Installation with Desktop Application

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download desktop app from web site

with THETA X connected with USB cable

select Firmware Update from desktop app

[craig]

HDR Bracket Test

official api

Using API Tester on Android.

body

post data

I’m using a text editor to write the JSON. I then copy and post the post data into the mobile app using Vysor.

testing

It appears to be working

Using camera.getOptions

Testing with Postman

Testing with mobile tester

setting up 5 new settings for HDR Brackets

HDR Bracket 1 - 1/0/1

Next Steps

Since the bracket settings appear to work, I’m going to finish up the 4 other bracket settings, then take a few pictures for testing.

[jcasman]

@craig

HDR Bracket Test

I’ve been looking in the RICOH360 official mobile app (version 1.8.1) running on an iPhone 12 (iOS 16.1.1). I don’t see any way to set up HDR brackets in the app.

If someone else knows how to do this, please post. But I believe that it’s been added with the newest firmware update, but is only accessible through the API.

[craig]

comparing the different HDR bracket settings of the RICOH THETA X

• RICOH THETA X
• firmware 2.50.2
• 3 crops are from the same picture. The weights, exercise band, and fan are in the same room.
• numbers correspond to EV compensation values. Example: HDR Bracket type 0 take 3 shots:
  • shot 1: -4ev
  • shot 2: 0ev
  • shot 3: +2ev

The shots are merged inside the camera with the new API. Takes several seconds, similar to the prior HDR.

Images shown at 50% zoom in equirectangular image viewer

Default HDR Bracket 0 -4/0/2

HDR Bracket 1 -1/0/1

HDR Bracket 2 -2/0/1

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HDR Bracket 3 -3/0/3

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HDR Bracket 4 -4/0/4

HDR Bracket 5 -5/0/2