Ricoh Theta Z1 camera announced





The Ricoh Theta Z1 camera is now officially announced and it's priced at $999.95 in the US. The biggest update is the new 1.0-inch back-illuminated CMOS sensor:

Object distance Approx. 40cm to infinity (from front of lens)
Shooting mode Still image/Video: Auto, Aperture priority, Shutter priority, ISO priority, Manual *1

Live streaming: Auto
Exposure compensation Manual compensation (-2.0 - +2.0EV, 1/3EV step) *1
ISO sensitivity

(standard output sensitivity)
Auto (upper limit adjustable), manual (ISO80-6400)*1
White balance mode Still image/Video: Auto, Outdoor, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent light 1, Incandescent light 2, Daylight color fluorescent light, Natural white fluorescent light, White fluorescent light, Light bulb color fluorescent light, Color Temperature (2500 K to 10000K) *1

Live streaming: Auto
Shutter speed Still image: (Automatic) 1/25000 - 1/8 seconds,

(Shutter-priority AE mode) 1/25000 - 1/8 seconds *1

(Manual mode) 1/25000 - 60 seconds *1

Video: (Automatic)1/25000 - 1/30 seconds

(Shutter-priority AE mode/Manual mode) 1/25000 - 1/30 seconds *1 Live streaming: 1/25000 - 1/30 seconds
Recording medium Internal memory: Approx. 19GB
Number of photos that can be recorded, time*2 Still image: RAW+  Approx. 350photos*2, JPEG Approx. 2400photos*2

Video (time per recording): Max. 5 minutes/25 minutes*3

Video (total recording time): Approx. 40 minutes (4K)

Approx. 130 minutes*2 (2K)
Information display monitor*4 0.93-inch organic EL (OLED) panel, 128x36 dots, automatic brightness adjustment
Power source Lithium ion battery (built in) *5
Battery life Still image: Approx. 300 photos *6 Video: Approx. 60 minutes*6
Image file format Still image: RAW (Adobe DNG version 1.2.0.0), JPEG(Exif Ver2.3)

Video: MP4 (Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, Audio: AAC-LC (mono) + Linear PCM (4ch spatial audio)

Live streaming: (Video: H.264, Audio: Linear PCM(4ch)
External interface USB Type C:USB3.0
Remote Shutter CA-3(Option)
Exterior/external dimensions 48.2 mm (W) x 132.5 mm (H) x 29.7 mm (24 mm*7) (D)
Weight Approx. 182g
Lens construction & Lens F- number 14 Elements in 10 Groups, F2.1, 3.5, 5.6
Image sensor size 1.0 (x2)
Image sensor effective pixels 20M (x2)   * Output pixel count equivalent to Approx. 23M
File size (still images) RAW:7296×3648 pixels

JPEG:6720×3360 pixels
Video resolution/frame rate/bit rate 4K, H.264: 3840×1920/29.97fps/56Mbps

2K, H.264: 1920×960/29.97fps/16Mbps





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