Ricoh Imaging has unveiled a spherical panorama camera, confirming the preliminary information. The new product is called Thenta Z1 51GB and differs from its predecessor Thenta Z1 in the amount of memory increased from 19 to 51 GB. In one shot, the new camera allows you to take spherical panoramas with a resolution of about 23 megapixels (6720 × 3360 pixels).
According to the manufacturer, the demand for cameras for shooting spherical panoramas is high and will continue to grow, as these devices are becoming an “indispensable tool” for virtual reality, social networks, real estate, construction monitoring and other industries where it is possible to remotely get a complete picture of the object and its surroundings. has become more relevant in a pandemic.
The compact magnesium alloy body houses two 1-inch back-illuminated CMOS image sensors. Each is paired with a 14-element lens in 10 groups. Several modes and apertures of f / 2.1, f / 3.5 and f / 5.6 are available, as well as manual exposure compensation within ± 2 EV and automatic dynamic range compensation. The sensitivity range is from ISO 80 to ISO 6400, and the minimum shutter speed is 1/25000 s. All this, according to Ricoh, allows you to get high-quality images regardless of the shooting conditions: “outdoors, at night, indoors, on tropical beaches or in the snowy mountains.” Capable of shooting 4K video at a frame rate of 30 fps and streaming.
The camera is equipped with a 0.93-inch organic display for quick viewing of settings and other information. In addition, it should be noted the presence of four microphones and interfaces Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi IEEE802.11ac and USB 3.0 (USB-C). In addition to the JPEG format, the camera supports the Adobe DNG (RAW) format, expanding the possibilities of post-processing of footage. The camera works under the control of an OS based on Android, which allows you to expand its capabilities by installing software modules.
With dimensions of 48 x 132.5 x 29.7 mm, the camera weighs about 182 g. On one battery charge, you can take about 300 pictures or shoot a video for 60 minutes.
The manufacturer does not quote the price of the camera. The previous model in Russia costs about 100,000 rubles.
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