Using the RICOH THETA PC app

Necessary preparations

You can transfer images from the Camera to your PC using the supplied USB cable. The transferred images can be viewed using the dedicated basic app for PCs.

Please see below for the recommended PC environment

Recommended Windows operating environment

Windows 10 64bit / Windows 11

  • CPU: Intel Core i3 (8th generation) or higher
  • Memory: 8GB or more
  • Equipped with a GPU that supports OpenGL 4.5 or higher
  • Video playback at 5.7K30fps and 4K60fps
    • For the operating environment, see here
  • USB port that can be used with the above-mentioned computer

Recommended operating environment for Mac

Mac OS 10.15 to 12

  • CPU: Intel Core i3 (4th generation) or higher
  • Memory: 2GB or more
  • Must be equipped with a GPU that supports OpenGL 4.1 or higher
  • Video playback of 5.7K30fps and 4K60fps
    • For the operating environment, see here
  • USB port that can be used with the above computer body

Click here to download the app

Transferring images to your computer using the RICOH THETA PC app

Connect the Camera to your computer using the supplied USB cable

Transferring files to your computer

Windows

  • Follow the on-screen instructions. (Select “Open Device to View Files”)

Mac

  • Use the Photos app or Image Capture. When the transfer is complete, disconnect the USB cable

Viewing still images and videos on your computer

You can use the basic app for computers to scroll, zoom in and out, and view spherical images on your computer.

Start the basic app for computers

Select [File] > [Open] from the menu

Select the still image or video you want to view

  1. The still image you selected will be displayed.
  2. You can also open files by dragging and dropping them into the basic app for computers window.
  3. The following operations can be performed on the display screen.

:Zoom in.


: Zoom out.

:The display area returns to its initial state.

:Auto rotation.

:Fullscreen display. Mouse operations: You can scroll through the images by dragging. You can zoom in and out using the mouse wheel. Keyboard operations: You can zoom in using PgUp. You can zoom out using PgDn. You can scroll using ←↑↓→.

You can display the image in fullscreen mode by selecting View > Fullscreen. To return from fullscreen mode, press Esc.

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