RICOH THETA SC2 BLUE 360°Camera 4K Video with image stabilization High image quality High-speed data transfer Beautiful night view shooting with low noise Thin & Lightweight For iOS, Android

This is a great beginner camera. The only thing that has put a downer on it is the latest Android update knocked the settings off on the phone which needs to be up and running on the mobile app. Otherwise a great little purchase! There is a fix for it which Ricoh are aware of and they have a addressed it with an update which works.

Love getting 360 images when viewing properties and on my rentals to do schedules of conditions and can create into walkthroughs on matterport but haven't done this yet.There was an initial hiccup with the software on iphone but after the upgrade it was all sorted.

Interesting camera, good quality, not great on battery life and I’ve still not figured out what software I must use in order to edit and post those really cool looking moveable 360 images.

This is a great lightweight camera that fits in a pocket, it gives a great 360-degree image, not the sharpest but still a great photo, easy to use and instantly viewed on a smartphone.

The Ricoh Theta SC2 is a decent beginner camera for 360 photos. However, don’t expect photos to be as good quality and resolution as normal photos even ones shot using a mobile phone. In general, 360 cameras cost a lot more than equivalent normal cameras with the same specifications. The Ricoh Theta SC2 photos are soft and slightly blurred especially when you zoom in, despite the resolution specifications of the camera. 360 photos are intended to look around an area without the need to zoom in. 360 cameras cannot focus on a specific subject where exposure and colour saturation can be adjusted, but instead 360 cameras take a general photo of everything meaning more editing and processing using PC photo software afterwards.Camera is small and light to easily carry around.It comes with a protective pouch as standard.It has a timer button in case you are using a tripod, although I prefer to use the remote control accessory (bought separately).Using the tripod stick accessory (bought separately) allows me to take photos from different angles or up high. The stick screws onto the bottom of the camera securely.Having the remote control accessory (bought separately) allows me to take photos easily without having to press the camera shutter button or using the mobile app. If you use the camera shutter button, there is more of your hand in the photos.The shutter speed is quick enough for me and takes photos instantly. It is not intended to take photos of fast moving subjects.You can record a 360 video, however, the camera can only record 3 minutes of video before it stops. You then have to start recording a video again, which means I have to keep recording videos in 3 minute intervals. It would have been good to record videos for longer.Images are usually too dark unless shooting in bright sunshine. I have to do lots of post-editing of the photos on my PC to increase general exposure and also brightness in shadows. There are features in the camera to increase brightness, but some features only work if the camera is connected to a tripod and kept perfectly still (these features don’t work if a person is holding the camera). There is also a feature where the camera will adjust exposure based on each individual lens, however, this is only suitable if one lens is facing a bright area and the other lens is facing a dark area (this feature is not suitable if there are both bright and dark areas scattered around both lens). You can adjust exposure using the mobile app, but this means messing about with the mobile app every time you want to take a photo, plus Wi-Fi connection between the camera and mobile app is very hit-and-miss. Due to the many photos I take, I prefer using a stand-alone camera.Some of the features can only be turned on or adjusted using the mobile app. However, I rarely use the mobile app as I prefer to use the camera as a stand-alone camera. Ricoh needs to allow more features to be controlled using the camera and not the app.Purple fringing is really bad in some photos, especially if there is a high degree of contrast between light and dark edges. I have to do lots of post-editing of the photos to remove purple fringing.There are often red spots in photos caused by glare from the sun or other light sources hitting the lenses. I have to do lots of post-editing of the photos to remove these red spots.Using a 360 camera is very different to using a standard camera, and takes some practice to get the best shots. Whereas normal cameras focus on a subject, 360 cameras mean nothing is hidden and everything becomes the subject including the photographer. It means being more aware of other people around you, as people may not like to appear on photos, and hence timing the photos to reduce the chance of people being in the photos. To take photos without being in the photo means using a tripod stick to hold the camera above your head, and then deleting yourself using photo editing software afterwards. 360 photos take a lot more editing in photo software on my PC than standard photos, partly due to the problems caused by the Ricoh Theta SC2 camera.

This camera is horrible in so many ways. When I first bought it it was possible to take some photos and videos and download them to my mac. The quality was pretty poor, very grainy, and the videos are limited to 3 minutes max duration, which is not good enough for what we want to use it for. No obvious way to upgrade storage either.I have since tried using it again and the smartphone app connects, but can't see any images/videos and the USB cable to the mac does much the same. It's not particularly cheap, either.I am not trying to return it but, of course, it's outside the 30 day Amazon return window so a manufacturer call needed. So much time wasted and more to come!! If you decide to buy one do please test it quickly so you can get it returned under Amazon's warranty....

Ordered this as I can't afford the Z1 at present, so was hoping the image quality was sufficient for my purposes. Sadly not the case. Just to be clear, my intended use is purely for 360 photo spheres and 'Walk Throughs' for either property sales or Google Street View. I'd been using a few of my phones prior to ordering the SC2, but although the image quality was high, you could still see some overlap of images where the software was struggling to match up. Could not fault the ease of use, but very disappointed with the resulting image quality. Tried creating a number of both 360 panoramas and photo spheres, both inside and exterior. If you're happy with mediocre, then buy. If like me, you're not then you're going to have to spend upwards of £900.

So I’ve had a few cameras the 2 Samsung cameras, xiaomi mi sphere , insta 360 one x. I’ve also used other cameras. My one X had damaged lenses so I’ve been wanting a new camera for a while. I mostly use my camera for general 360 memories and making Tinyplanet’s - tinyplanet_360I had decided that I was fine with losing some features and picture quality as I would just use this for little planets. But to take a photo took far too long. I tend to hold my camera up and take quick snaps so this just wouldn’t work for me. If you’re buying normal cameras I feel you can buy cheaper options and for most people you’ll still be getting very decent results. With 360 cameras they have come along a lot in the last few years especially for video. This is an item I don’t think you can cheap out on. I sent this straight back even though with the Amazon warehouse deal I got this for £145.I feel I’ve already said too much when what I want to say is simply do not buy this camera.

todo super bien después de unos meses, no hay falla.

Agent immo , je l’utilise pour mes visites virtuelles , franchement elle est top! Mes clients sont satisfaits de mes prestations.Je recommande fortement

I used to have one Theta V which now cost much more than SD2. I have used SD2 for quite a few times now and am happy with it. Easy to use, similar quality compared to Thea V. The batter power level is also visible which is pretty good. The only thing I feel that might be a weakness is that the shutting speed is slower than Theta V, i.e. it takes more time to take and synthesize a picture.

I've been using theta camera's from 5 yrs, this one is overall good in performance , images are better and sharp, battery life is good when taking pics, best part of the camera is light weight and colorful. best budget friendly camera you can get by theta.

Appena è arrivata pur non sapendo niente di videocamere a 360°, ci ho smanettato subito per comprendere almeno le basi di come si fanno i video e le foto, perché devo confessare che ero preoccupato dalle recensioni che dicevano che i video risultavano troppo sgranati.Infatti da una ricerca sui soliti canali i video che ho visto fatti con Theta SC2 non erano effettivamente un granché.Mi ero anche documentato sulla più costosa Insta 360 One X2 come alternativa e in pratica mi stavo già preparando a restituire immediatamente la videocamera Ricoh.Invece quando l’ho provata sono rimasto sorpreso che i video che ho fatto in giornata anche negli interni, risultavano ancora perfettamente godibili e luminosi anche sul monitor del computer. Grande!Per dire la verità anche il livello superiore della Ricoh Theta V 360 non mi aveva entusiasmato come qualità video, sì magari un po’ meglio, ma nulla di che, e in certe occasioni nemmeno la tanto decantata Insta 360 One X2 non mi aveva fatto gridare al miracolo.Sì è vero, 3 minuti di video 360 anche se in 4K non sono molti, ma già così occupano più di un Gb! Più lunghi occuperebbero montagne di memoria e sarebbero difficili da gestire x i social.Quindi per questa entry level sono contentissimo e me la tengo, mi ci sono subito affezionato e mi piace in tutto, colore, fattura, prestazioni, pure l'audio è buono anche se mono!La telecamera è stabilizzata e non produce effetti di ondeggiamento se applicata sul manubrio di moto, bici, monopattino...L'unico problema è che sono diventato pazzo x capire come mettere video a 360° su FB e YouTube xchè l’applicazione nativa Ricoh Theta caricava solo video anche se compressi di soli 5 Mg! Ma si può?? Quindi x tenervi la telecamera Ricoh 360 SC2 qui sotto ci sono le istruzioni:1) Come consiglio io farei video solo di 1 minuto che sono già 400 Mg2) comprimete il video con HandBrake con estensione MP4, così arriva a 66 Mg "HandBrake: Downloads"3) adesso dovete scaricare "360 Video Metadata" per iniettare nel file compresso del punto 2) gli elementi per vedere il reale video sferico su Fb e YouTube"Create panoramic 360 video - Ecdesign - ECDESIGN 3D FLOOR PLAN AND ROOM DESIGN SOFTWARE"4) ora il file iniettato è pronto x essere editato sui social con vera estensione a 360°! Spettacolo!Buone riprese e condivisioni!