Ricoh Focuses on Image Quality with Flagship THETA Z1
High-quality 360-degree footage is the future, and Ricoh is jumping right in with a brand-new flagship—the THETA Z1. This is the best THETA ever released, with a huge leap in image quality being made possible using two 20MP 1" back-illuminated CMOS sensors. This arrangement supports 23MP 360-degree stills (6720 x 3360) and record 4K (3840 x 1920) video at 30 fps with 3-axis stabilisation. Larger sensors also mean better image quality in more situations, because the sensitivity can be boosted to ISO 6400 and there is a multi-level aperture mechanism with three levels of control. Beyond the sensors, the Z1 has...