RICOH THETA SC2 and SC2 for Business Startup Guide
This section introduces the basic steps from capturing to sharing using RICOH THETA SC2 and SC2 for Business and the RICOH 360 app.
Install the RICOH360 app
Install the RICOH360 app for smartphone
Install the RICOH360 app
Sign up for a RICOH 360 account
To use RICOH360, you first need to sign up for a RICOH360 account.
* Accounts created with RICOH 360 can also be used with RICOH360 Tours.
Also, accounts created with RICOH 360 Tours can also be used with RICOH360, so if you have already created an account with RICOH360 Tours, there is no need to create an account here.
* When using the service, please read and agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, you cannot use this service. Please understand in advance.
Signing up for an account on a PC
- Open the account creation page in your browser
- Enter your Email address and Password
- Read the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, and check the box
- Click the Create Account button
Signing up for an account on a smartphone
- Go to the RICOH360 App Download page, install the app, and Create a new account
Sign up for a RICOH 360 account
Link your smartphone and camera with the RICOH360 app
By connecting your smartphone to your camera, you can control your camera from your smartphone.
Turn on the power of THETA SC2 / SC2 for Business
Press the wireless button
on THETA SC2 / SC2 for Business to turn on the wireless LAN
The wireless LAN function will turn on and
will flash on the display panel.
Tap the THETA icon in the RICOH 360 app
Tap the Register button
Tap RICOH THETA SC2, SC2 for Business
When “Pair your smartphone with RICOH THETA” appears, select the last 8 digits of the serial number of the camera you want to register.
When “RICOH THETA has been discovered.” appears, tap Next.
Enter the THETA default password and tap Link.
When “The camera and smartphone have been linked!” appears, you're done.
To take a picture with the THETA that has been connected, tap Capture.
Automatic uploads are also possible using RICOH360 Cloud.
Link your smartphone and camera with the RICOH360 app
Remote shooting of images from the app
You can operate the THETA connected using the RICOH360 app.
1. Tap the THETA icon at the bottom of the app screen.
2. Select the THETA device to be used for room shooting from the list of authorized RICOH THETA devices.
If this is your first time connecting the THETA and the RICOH360 App, tap Register.
If the authorization permissions required to connect the THETA device to your smartphone are not displayed in the Wireless LAN Connect Settings, the following display settings will appear at the bottom of the screen. A white check mark indicates insufficient authorization. Tap the white check mark to access the Settings screen and adjust the permissions.
If all permissions are set, this message will not appear.
Note: The above screen is from the iOS version.
Permissions required for iOS
- Enable Bluetooth on your smartphone
- Allow RICOH360 app to access Bluetooth
- Enable Location Services on your smartphone
- Allow the RICOH360 app to access your location
- Allow the RICOH360 app to access the Local Network
Permissions required for Android
- Enable Wi-Fi on your smartphone
- Enable Bluetooth on your smartphone
- Enable Location Services on your smartphone
- In the RICOH360 app settings, turn on “Allow Access to Location Information” and “Use Accurate Location Information”
- Adjust the RICOH360 App settings to allow access to nearby devices.
When all permissions have been set, tap Done.
3. Tap the screen to take a picture.
The shooting screen will open.
If the camera is in still imageshooting mode, the application will display the still image shooting screen, and the camera symbol (green dotted line) at the top ofthe screen will change to a solid white icon, asshown in the screenshot above.
When the camera is in video recordingmode, the applicationwill switch to video recording mode screen. The video camera symbol will change from anoutline to a solidwhite icon.
Image Capture Mode
In Image Capture Mode, you can switch between capture modes using the pop-up display at the bottom of the screen by tapping [Normal Capture] in the top right corner of the live view display.
- Normal Shooting
- Tap the white circle button to capture an image.
- With Normal Shooting, you can set the Self-Timer.
For information on how to set the Self-Timer, please refer to here.
- Time Shift Shooting
- For information on Time Shift Shooting, please refer here.
- Multi Bracket
- Continuous shooting with multiple (up to 19) shooting parameters with Manual settings for shutter speed, ISO sensitivity, and white balance color temperature.
For information on how to set these, please refer to here.
- Continuous shooting with multiple (up to 19) shooting parameters with Manual settings for shutter speed, ISO sensitivity, and white balance color temperature.
- Preset
- You can use Presets to achieve the best results for specific subjects and shooting scenes without having to make difficult settings.
SC2 has three modes: Face, Lens-by-Lens Exposure, and Night View, while SC2 for business has a Room mode.
For detailed explanations of each mode, usage scenarios, and switching procedures, please refer to here.
- You can use Presets to achieve the best results for specific subjects and shooting scenes without having to make difficult settings.
Remote shooting of images from the app
Viewing Images Saved on the Camera from the Shooting Screen on the RICOH360 App
When the shooting screen is displayed on the RICOH360 app, the thumbnail of the latest image in the camera is displayed to the left of the shutter button at the bottom of the shooting screen. For still images (in JPEG format), tapping the thumbnail will switch the screen to a 360-degree view.
For videos, the thumbnail is displayed, but tapping it does not switch the screen to a 360-degree view. For how to view videos, refer to this page.
Operation buttons on the 360-degree view screen:
Zooms out the image.
Zooms in the image.
Rotates the image automatically. The viewpoint moves to the right without having to swipe the screen.
Returns the viewpoint to its initial position. The center of the lens on the side ofthe camera without the shutter button is the initial viewpoint for the image.
Save and transfer buttons at the top right of the 360-degree view screen:
Transfers the image to the app.
Saves the image to the library on your smartphone.
Delete button at the bottom left of the 360-degree view screen:
Deletes the image from the camera.
Viewing Images Saved on the Camera from the Shooting Screen on the RICOH360 App
Transferring Images from RICOH THETA to a Smartphone
Transfer and save image data from the THETA unit's internal memory (displayed on the app's “THETA” tab) to the smartphone app's memory (displayed on the “App” tab).
1. Tap the [THETA] tab at the top of the screen.
2. Tap [Select].
This enters a mode where you can select multiple thumbnails.
3. Tap the thumbnails of the images you want to transfer. A blue checkmark will appear in the bottom right corner of the selected thumbnails.
4. While selected, you can perform the following operations from the pop-up menu at the bottom of the screen:
Transfer images to the app.
Save images to your smartphone's Library.
Delete image
You can also transfer images from the 360-degree view of a still image to the app.
Tap the THETA tab, then tap the thumbnail of the still image you want to transfer to the app from the thumbnail list to enter the 360-degree view.
Tap the transfer button in the top right corner of the screen to transfer it to the app.
Images transferred to the app can be viewed from the app tab under the “Photo/Video” tab.
Images transferred from the THETA camera to the app will display a checkmark in the bottom right corner of their thumbnail in the THETA tab.
Additionally, the following actions can be performed using buttons in the 360-degree view screen.
Save the image to your smartphone's library.
Delete the image from the camera.
Note:
Tap [Device Setting] in the THETA tab to configure Camera Setting settings for deleting camera images during transfer and saving them to your smartphone's Library.
Transferring Images from RICOH THETA to a Smartphone
Upload Image to Cloud from Smartphone
Upload Images Transferred from THETA to Smartphone to Cloud.
Tap "Photos/Videos" at the bottom of the screen
Tap Select
Tap the thumbnail of the photos you wish to upload
*Multiple selections are possible. However, if the selected photos contain RAW data, they cannot be uploaded. Please select only JPEG data, not including RAW data.
The thumbnail of the photos uploaded to RICOH360 Cloud will display an "uploaded icon" in the lower right corner.
Uploaded images can be viewed from the “Cloud” tab under “Photos/Videos”.
Upload Image to Cloud from Smartphone
Share Link of Photographic Image to RICOH 360 Cloud
Share the URL of the Invented image
1. Open the RICOH360 application and Log in
2. Tap ≡ in the upper left corner of the screen , then Select Teams
3. Tap the Photo/Video icon **** at the bottom of the screen.
4. Tap Cloud in THETA / APP / Cloud at the top of the screen.
You can Share Link in two ways
(1)
1. Tap Select
2. From the thumbnail list, tap the image(s) you wish to Share Link to (*Multiple selections are not allowed).
3. Tap Copy Linkthe list displayed at the bottom of the screen.
The link (URL) will be copied to the clipboard.
(2)
1. Tap a thumbnail
2. Tap the icon in the upper right corner of the viewer (image detail screen)
3. Tap LinkCopy Link from the list displayed at the bottom of the screen. The link (URL) will be copied to the clipboard, and you can paste it anywhere you need (browser, e-mail, etc.).
Share Link of Photographic Image to RICOH 360 Cloud
Viewing images saved in the RICOH360 app
*Please note that the photos displayed on the device in the app will disappear and cannot be restored if the RICOH360 App is deleted.
1.Tap “Photos / Videos” at the bottom of the screen.
2.Tap APP among THETA / APP / CLOUD at the top of the screen
3.Tap the thumbnail of the photos you want to view from the list of thumbnails stored on the device.
The above operation will switch to 360-degree view mode (the viewpoint can be changed by swiping the screen).
Zoom in/out, etc. can be done with each button under the viewer.
Zoom out
Zoom in
Auto Rotate (Tap to move the viewpoint to the right without swiping the screen)
Return to the initial viewpoint (the center of the lens on the side without the shutter release button on the THETA unit becomes the initial viewpoint of the photos).
When viewing Video, a slide bar and audio ON / OFF are displayed below each button.
Tap the … symbol in the lower right corner to display a toggle to turn Top/bottom correction ON or OFF for the Video being played. The default setting is Top/bottom correction ON, and the ON/OFF setting is applied to all Videos on the Device tab.
*If you download a Video to your Smartphone Library with this toggle turned on, Top/bottom correction will not be applied to the downloaded Video.
Viewing images saved in the RICOH360 app