THETA X Lossy Compression Test with webp Compared to SC2 with jpeg

1.4MB THETA X file versus 4.2MB SC2 file

Compressed 11.2MB THETA X 11K resolution image to 1.4MB webp format and found it superior to 4.2MB 5.4K resolution SC2 image in JPG for auto interiors.

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RICOH THETA X 11K image, auto-HDR

lossy compression file size
original JPEG 11.2 MB
50% quality, webp format 2.0 MB
30% quality, webp format 1.4 MB

File on the left is 1.4MB in size and optimized for web. File on the right is 5.4MB SC2 image in JPG format straight from camera.

test setup

  • theta-client open source SDK
  • Google Pixel 4 Android Virtual Device
  • THETA X, 11K auto-HDR, converted to webp format at 30% quality setting, with a 1.4MB file size
  • THETA SC2, 5.4K auto-HDR, 4.2MB file size direct from camera

next steps

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