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THETA and Multi-imaging Technology 28 th October, 2017 Ricoh company, Ltd. Makoto Odamaki
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THETA andMulti-imagingTechnology
28th October, 2017
Ricoh company, Ltd.
Makoto Odamaki
RICOH THETA
The camera that shoots everything in 360 degrees
360-degree image at the summit of Mt. Everest
Photographed by Olivier Vriesendorp, VP of product marketing at Ricoh Europe
https://theta360.com/s/nf8Ygp3ZPwtz2Ft5hqm4eSzoW
360-degree video in the sky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIMn_BQeLXc
Product history
Ricoh is a market leader in 360-degree cameras
- Ricoh released in Oct. 2013
- MIT Tech Review selected 360-degree selfieas one of 10 Breakthrough Technologies of 2017
Oct 2013 2014 2015
3.6k still
3.6k still2k video/15fps
5.4k still2k video/30fps
THETA
THETA m15
THETA S
2016 2017
VR/360 videos
2018
THETA SC 4k VideoHEVC
Spatial Audio4k Live Output
Android OS
4K /30fpsTHETA-V
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THETA-V
4k video shooting
- 360-degree 30fps
HEVC supported
- Available in the future
360-degree spatial audio
- 4ch build-in micro phone
- External 3D microphone
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4k Cubic Example
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Plug-ins for 360-imaging
Android OS based system
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Developers
Remote playback
9Pre-installed Plug-in
Share and 360 scroll
How it works
2 fish eye lens system
- Over 180 degrees field of view
- Compact bending optical system to minimize parallax
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How it works
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Two fisheye lens Equirectangular
2 fisheye lens is a good balanced system for consumer cameras Compact camera body
Easy to stitch
360-degree image at Times Square
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The limit of 360-degree image
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What I really saw
Comparing Solid Angles
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2π [steradian] 0.78 [steradian]
28mm focal length
Multi-imaging
Multi-imaging technology
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High resolution image360-degree image
360-degee image
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Zoomed 360-degree view
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Multi-imaging result
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Over-layered High-resolution image
The camera system of multi-imaging
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Reduced disparity and blind spot
360-degree camera with DLSR
Algorithm flowchart
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360-degree image High resolution images
Multi-imaging
Viewer
Matching
Meta data
Multi-imaging movie
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4sZLke-kJI
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