There have been reports of a new Ricoh Theta, which was rumored to be released on January 18. Well, it’s January 18, but still there’s no mention of it on Ricoh’s website. What happened to it? UPDATE: here is the new Ricoh Theta X.
In my March 2021 interview with Theta Division General Manager Shinobu Fujiki, Mr. Fujiki mentioned that Ricoh was already working on their next camera, and hinted at possible features, although we didn’t know anything about its time frame.
A few weeks ago, Nokishita Camera, a Japanese rumor site showed a supposed FCC registration for the next Ricoh Theta. (The Nokishita Camera Twitter account has since been deleted.) The registration said that the confidentiality should be maintained until January 18, 2022, so it was assumed that the camera would be released on that date.
It’s January 18, but there’s still no teaser or any mention of the new Theta in the official website. Was it all just fake?
I can’t comment on whether any of the supposed leaked photos are accurate. However, as Mr. Fujiki said in our interview, Ricoh has been working on the next Theta. Please just stand by. You won’t have to wait long, and I can assure you the agony of waiting will be 100% worth it. You definitely will not want to miss this. UPDATE: here it is!
Ricoh never mentioned a launch on January 18th. That was all down to you guessing.
Hi Ciaran. The FCC registration supposedly said that it would be confidential until 1/18, which led me (and Nokishita and others) to think that it might be released on 1/18. As for Ricoh, they have never said anything about this next Theta outside of that interview I had.
ofcourse , it servers no purpose to suggest a new camera would be released on 18/1/2022. when in fact the interview with Ricoh was months ago . why make it they would a new product .
Any 360 news since the release of the One X2 has been disappointing. I hope great new releases are around the corner. I hope there will be a great future for 360 media in this metaverse hype.
It’s REALLY HOT and REALLY REALLY soon.
Mic, if you had to guess where do you think this camera will sit in Ricoh’s lineup?
not an entry level camera…
Do you think it sits above or below the Z price wise? Feature wise I’m expecting a bump in video resolution to 5.7k or so as that is Ricohs weak spot. 4K video is unusable in 360. Stills wise I can’t see them making a camera better than the Z series as they are leaders in that area.
Just a question: do you know if the Topaz Labs video studio which can take a 4k video up to 8k using AI
works on 360 videos (say an Insta 360 Onex 5.7k? Thanks.
The user manual and external and internal photos are now available from the FCC:
https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&calledFromFrame=Y&application_id=qchX2ehCxEF8NwDjkRnH6Q%3D%3D&fcc_id=BBP-R04010
The camera is called the Ricoh Theta X. It has a touch screen, a removable battery, and a microSD card slot. From the internal photos, it uses a Qualcomm QCS605 SOC and appears to have a built-in GPS receiver.
Theta X
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ricoh-theta-unveils-new-360-degree-camera-model-theta-x-301466700.html
Thanks Adam! The press released doesn’t mention its most significant feature – stabilized videos with no stitching: https://360rumors.com/theta-x-review/
Looks like the Theta X has just been released 5 hours ago. Interchangeable batteries and SD card. 36 MP. Bigger screen. This is most of the wish list items- explains the insanely good deal I got on the Z1. Just hope the bluetooth remote is compatible with the substantially upgraded X.
Correction-60 MP