Wow -- despite its limitations, this 360 degree camera is a ton of fun! My husband and I took it on our vacation, and the shots we took of ourselves at various locations do a lot more to convey what it was like to be there than a flat photo does. I loaded our favorites to my iPad, turned on virtual reality mode, and handed it to family and friends so that they could move the iPad to see exactly what we saw, all the way around and up.
You have to have a smart phone and/or tablet to use this camera (a phone is definitely easier), and then you can connect the camera to multiple devices, each with the app, to download the photos. You can also download an app to your Mac or Windows PC to view the photos, although it's much better to view the photos on a phone or tablet, even without the virtual reality settings (you drag your finger on the photo to see the different angles.) We didn't bring a tripod with us, and that would have resulted in better photos. It's kinda weird seeing my husband's fingers pinched together with nothing between them because, of course, the camera cannot take a picture of itself. (The space between the fingers is the camera.)
This camera, albeit a gimmick device, is great to have at parties so that you can capture the people all around you, sitting or standing, exactly as they were the moment you took the photo. It's also great for landscapes or to capture a specific moment. The resolution is pretty good, although at times the photos seem dark. Still, we were able to take night photos that worked except for the expected graininess of a low-light environment.
We had a blast using this camera. We actually began to see our photos in "surround vision" instead of the usual cropped and composing eye we normally use.
-- Debbie Lee Wesselmann
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Theta SC Blue
Ricoh Theta SC
360° Spherical Camera.
Immerse Yourself in 360° Photography with the Theta SC.
- Shoot - Record an entire scene with one single shot
- View: See your image or video in 360° using the Theta Apps
- Enjoy: Share with friends and family
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Capture the world in 360° with one shot.In one shot, you can capture everything surrounding you in a spherical 360°. You can also shoot remotely from a smartphone. Theta SC supports many different shooting styles. |
View your 360° world.Using your smartphone and the Theta apps you can view the 360° images and videos shot with the Theta SC. Rotate the images in any direction you like. Also by using a commercial VR headset, you can enjoy images and videos in full virtual reality as well. |
Enjoy editing your images.With the dedicated Theta apps, you can edit various 360° still image and videos. You can crop images, add background music, edit 360° time-lapse videos or even use the Little Planet feature to take pictures like a little planet. |
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Easy to use Theta apps.One of Ricoh Theta SC's features is that shooting, viewing, editing, and sharing can all be performed easily in all the Theta apps. The basic app has wide range of functions that are easy to use, and the editing apps offer various fun functions. The apps are continually upgraded and improved with the help of customer feedback. |
Share your creations with the world.iOS and Android are supported. Ricoh Theta can be linked to most smartphones. As 360° still images and videos are highly compatible with popular social networking sites, you can easily share them with your friends and the world. |
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| Price | — | $258.00 | — | — |
| Image Sensor Size: 1/2.3 (x2) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Image Sensor Effective Pixels 14M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Still Image File Size: L: 5376x2688 M:2048x1024 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Video File Size: L: 1920x1080 M: 1280x720 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Internal Memory: 8GB | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Micro USB 2.0 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lithium-ion Battery (Built-in) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Images that can be stored: 1,660 (L), 9,000 (M) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Video recording time: 5 Minutes per video | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Video total recording time: 65 min (L), 175 min (M) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Good, but not great.
Generally speaking this has been a fun camera to use, but there are are caveats.First, the good:The camera is easy to use. It's compact and the image quality is pretty good for the price point. You will notice some chromatic aberration, and the images can look a bit grainy or pixelated when viewed on a large computer screen. But overall the images look really good when viewed on an iPhone or tablet. The ability to pan around 360 images and also create fisheye style renderings is pretty cool.Now the bad:My biggest gripe is the inclusion of plastic lenses instead of glass. The plastic scratches easily and I now have a gouge on one of the lenses that leaves a blurry smudge on every picture.Another frustration is the rather finicky taste for USB chargers that the device has; for reasons I haven't been able to determine, only some of my universal 2A will actually charge the camera. I routinely charge an array of devices (iPhones/iPads, GoPro cameras, Bluetooth speakers & headphones, flashlights, etc) with the same couple of chargers and they are all interchangeable. Yet for some reason the camera will not take a charge from these chargers, despite their universal compatibility with every other USB device in my house.A final gripe is the inconsistent nature of how the camera connects to the iPhone through WiFi. The range is quite limited, so it's easy to lose contact if I walk away from the camera with my phone (while camera is on a tripod, for example). That itself is understandable, but the problem is that even though the phone will automatically reconnect to the camera's WiFi, the app will not recognize the connection so the only way to get it going again is to completely quit and then restart the app. This is terrible coding on the part of the developer, requiring the app to closed and restarted every single time the WiFi connection is dropped.Overall I've enjoyed using the camera and I think it's a decent device at this price point, especially considering the limited selection of competitive devices on the market. It's not without flaws that should be easy for the manufacturer to solve...but they seem blissfully unaware.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2017
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2017
This is a good, inexpensive 360 camera. Photo quality is good, video could be a bit better, but this and the software are very easy to use. Just be careful with both lenses so that you don't scratch them (use the included case or buy another one). I position the cam on a selfie stick or mini table-top tripod for a better image quality. Would definitely buy this again. Don't forget to download the Theta and Theta+ apps. Can't wait to take it on our Hawaii cruise next year. I also use RollWorld to create "tiny planet" photos. See sample picture.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2018
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NO FUNCIONO LA PRIMERA, PRODUCTO DEFECTUOSO. "LA SEGUNDA ES EXCELENTE POR MUCHO"
Reviewed in Mexico on March 28, 2019
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Reviewed in Mexico on March 28, 2019
Ya la he devuelto y pedido que manden otra esperando esta si funcione.
La segunda cámara que llegó funciono a la perfección y la calidad de la imagen es excelente. Estoy muy satisfecho con la compra y de una estrella le doy 5. Gracias a Amazón por gestionar el cambio de la cámara defectuosa.
ADVERTENCIA:Compren una funda, la cámara es sumamente frágil, se me atoro en la bolsa y se cayó, se rompió la parte superior y se le hizo un raspón, como la alcancé a agarrar no se fracturaron las lentes. Lamentable la verdad. No escatimen en comprar una funda protectora.
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Fdo Aguilar
De las mejores cámaras 360 que pueden encontrar
Reviewed in Mexico on January 5, 2019Color: BlueSet: Camera OnlyVerified Purchase
Amazon Customer
Works very well, and without fuss, but videos limited to 3 minute segments.
Reviewed in Canada on June 19, 2018Jesús
Una cámara ligera de buena calidad.
Reviewed in Mexico on October 27, 2018Color: WhiteSet: Camera OnlyVerified Purchase
