Mirrorlessrumors spotted an FCC filing for the Ricoh Theta V, which seems to have a microphone jack.
Everyone is waiting for the Theta 4K, but in the meantime, it appears Ricoh will release another version of the Theta called the Theta V.
According to photos submitted in the FCC filing, the Theta V looks very similar to the Theta S. Â However, one critical difference is that it appears to have a microphone jack (it could also be an earphone jack but that is much less likely). Â This would make the Theta V one of the few consumer 360 cameras with a microphone input.
A mic input would be useful only for video, and since video isn’t a strength of the Theta S due to its low video resolution, I’m beginning to wonder whether the Theta V is the Theta 4K. Â If so, the photos here may actually be of the release version of the Theta 4K. Â What do you think? Â Let me know in the comments! Â Thank you very much to Upton North for bringing this to my attention!
Interesting. I wonder how one gets a mic jacked in there along along with a selfie stick or while on a tripod. Not much room.
Use the Theta extender which puts a bit of distance between the camera and the tripod/selfie stick so one can plug in the USB and here a jack. They want cables and plugs in the bottom so they don’t stick out so the extender is their solution.
They got rid of the mini-hdmi connector as well.
Yup, good point. They had to make space for the microphone jack.
Perhaps the microphone/headphone port could be used for remote shutter when not connected to a mobile device?
Perhaps so. That would be an interesting feature….