Ricoh Theta Z1 Multi Bracketing HDR Tutorial - Shoot, Offload, HDR, & Stitching

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3 жыл бұрын

As I'm learning more about the Ricoh Theta Z1 I find myself liking this 360 camera more and more. In today's video we'll setup a a 360 Panorama shot with the Theta Z1's Multi Bracketing Mode. We'll take 5 brackets and then import them into Lightroom. We'll use Lightroom to merge the 5 brackets to HDR, and then export the HDR to PTGui for stitching the 360 photo.
Clearly I'm only scratching the surface of all that the Theta Z1 can do. And this simple workflow is only the beginning for custom setups to produce quality HDR 360 degree panos.
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@garysheehan381 2 ай бұрын

Top marks for this instructional. I was feeling a little lost until I landed here. Many thanks.

@AZ-Drone 2 ай бұрын

Glad it helped. It's always good to hear that our content is useful for folks.

@rpassolutions8693 3 жыл бұрын

That was brilliant. Just started 360ing. So glad I found this channel early.

@kevinglennon2370 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rich! Right on point, super information. Very much appreciate your efforts!

@PlanetEthiopia 3 жыл бұрын

Great help! I will try this on weekend. Thank you Rich.

@timelesstruths 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent post, I will rewatch your first video on the Theta Z1 as I miss some of it during the live broadcast.

@jonathanfmarin 3 жыл бұрын

Well done...thank you for posting.

@achraf9275 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir for this great tips 🙏🏻

@marcelolagos8607 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Rich, thank you for sharing your great tutorials with us

@AZ-Drone 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@Newsomcreative 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Very helpful and well worth the length.

@AZ-Drone 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@deodotusalvika8991 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tutotorial rich..

@AZ-Drone 3 жыл бұрын

Any time! Glad you enjoyed it!

@3dhawaiirealestate812 3 жыл бұрын

Great job! Mahalo.

@alishaan8471 3 жыл бұрын

Superb 👌

@rhw2005 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not at all happy with the DFE results, so about to try this in-camera bracketing method. More control. Will let you know, and big thanks for a great tutorial Rich. Well appreciated!

@AZ-Drone 3 жыл бұрын

Between the dual fish eye and the built in multi bracket I’ve found I like the multi bracket mode more. Just used it yesterday on a job.

@VadimMityura 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks to you I decided to buy Z1! More precisely, after this video about bracketing. Thank you, friend, great! Continue, please! There is an idea to use stacking with further use of brightness masks. Perhaps this will raise the process even higher.

@AZ-Drone 3 жыл бұрын

I'm actually working on a full class on 360 photos with the Theta Z1. I'm building the class on Teachable and it should be available by the end of February. The class will focus on the still 360 photos, and not on the video applications of the Z1. Keep an eye on this channel for updated videos, and the announcement when the class goes live.

@kamoshikaproductions343 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to make this great tut! I was wondering if this method could be viable for making matterport styled virtual tours. Let's say if you were to make a virtual tour for a museum with big halls and maybe two or three floors, and you are trying to simulate a customer walking in the museum from point to point. Would you think that it is still viable to make all the panos using this workflow or would it just be better to give up and surrender to the restricting matterport system. Anyway, thanks for the tips Rich!

@AZ-Drone 3 жыл бұрын

You can make some pretty amazing tours easily these days. There are many 360 image hosting services now, and you can really deliver some high end results with them. And there are some service providers who are really stepping up the game for virtual tours. For instance, Metareal can create floor plans and 3D dollhouse models from your 360s. Check out Ben Claremont's video on Metareal. I think you'll be amazed. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bJqHq5dnrZ-wf6c.html

@miyahollands6136 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Rich. Great video, I wonder if the insta360 one r has a similar bracketing setting. Or, is it something that only the Z1 brings into the mix?

@AZ-Drone 3 жыл бұрын

I believe it does the bracketing as well but what I’ve read is that it doesn’t hit the same quality as the Z1. It does do a better video job than the Z1. Since I have no plans for 360 videos any time soon the Z1 made more sense for me. 😀

@RolandWDunn 3 жыл бұрын

Try importing the jpegs with the DNG files. You will notice they have the same names. Theta stitcher needs to see the jpeg version alongside the DNG in lightroom to work properly. You don't need to touch the jpegs. Just have them in the screen base strip. Great video, all the same. I will be back.

@AZ-Drone 3 жыл бұрын

I'll be trying out your suggestion today. Thanks for the tip, that's awesome!

@sonoferin54 3 жыл бұрын

yep I found this the hard way..kept getting an error till I brought the jpgs in as well

@janikbuesching 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your video! Can you explain what is the difference of shooting with/without dualfisheye plugin?

@AZ-Drone 3 жыл бұрын

The dual fish eye can help you generate bracketed images pretty easily in a more automated fashion. You can also produce completed HDR images with the plugin. Personally I've found that I prefer using the bracketing mode that comes on the Z1. I can see my brackets, see what their exposures look like before shooting, and make adjustments prior to taking my photos. Also I can see all of that on the iPhone app. When using the Dual Fish Eye you can't control the shooting with your app. You have to manually click the shutter on the Z1. I prefer the control I have with the app and the bracketing. The dual fish eye is still a good plugin though.

@jimgallagher8812 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Rich, I like your video, very informative. I was wondering if you found out how to get the Ricoh Theta Z1 Sticher to work on Mac? I can’t get the stitcher to work for a HDR inmate I have created in LRClassic. I keep getting a message telling me to uncheck the align box? But I have auto align box?

@AZ-Drone 3 жыл бұрын

Good afternoon Jim. I know that there are a few videos on KZfaq covering the issue with the Stitcher and some installs on Mac. Not all of us run into the issue it seems. Very odd. There's also a tutorial on making the stitcher a "stand alone" application that doesn't require LR (it would be nice just to have the standalone direct from Ricoh). Here's the link to making the stitcher stand alone. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rdZpYMp52JqwqoE.html Here's how I solved the issue for myself. I bought a Mac Mini M1, loaded Lightroom and the Stitcher, and it just worked....Kind of an expensive solution, and that's not the reason I got the new mini. 😀. Be sure to check out the link above to see about making it stand alone.

@sonoferin54 3 жыл бұрын

Have you tried the DNG HDR 9 ? The Z1 processes them in camera.. just wondering if you or anyone has compared this way to the bracket mode. I just found the Fisheye remote control which seems to be good..

@AZ-Drone 3 жыл бұрын

Good morning! I did in fact try the DNG HDR 9 setup. And yes the Z1 does process in camera for that setup. I can say it worked, but for my testing I didn't feel it worked as well as setting up the brackets myself. That doesn't mean it's a bad approach. It could be my own impatience with it as well.

@alishaan8471 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Rich, I followed along with the tutorial and everything is working perfectly for my tour, the only problem I am facing is when I send the images for sticking I only got 1 image as the source file in ptgui, what could be the problem here. Please help

@AZ-Drone 3 жыл бұрын

Ali, stop by my website and drop me a contact. We can setup a time to see what's happening if you like. azdrone.net/contact-us/

@stephenjasper_copywriter Жыл бұрын

How did you create your pre-set for 360?

@sultanmdn2957 3 жыл бұрын

the video is verry clear and simple and rich, but the image is still noisy thanks you a loot rich !

@philmyers8249 3 жыл бұрын

Is there a Lightroom to GTGui plugin you used to go from LR to "Edit in" PTGui?

@AZ-Drone 3 жыл бұрын

There isn't a need for a plugin from Lightroom to PTGUI. In your Lightroom preferences you can add PTGUI as an editing program from Lightroom. Go under "External Editing" in your Lightroom preferences, add the location of PTGUI to your "Additional External Editor" and you can easily export from Lightroom into PTGUI.

@BlackLensesProject 3 жыл бұрын

Great video Rich. I'm new to 360 photos/stiching and I have saw a lot of videos. Is there any particular reason, why everyone uses Lightrrom instead of others photography edition software, such as Luminar, for example? Thank you so much. Cheers from Portugal

@AZ-Drone 3 жыл бұрын

For me I use Lightroom primarily because it is such a good image management platform. If you use keywords, custom titles, and other tools in Lightroom you'll be able to find your images quickly and easily. It's also a great editing platform for photos as well. I also use Luminar, Aurora HDR, Photomatix, Photoshop, and a few other editing programs as well. But when it comes to managing tens of thousands of photos Lightroom is where I start.

@BlackLensesProject 3 жыл бұрын

@@AZ-Drone Thank you so much Rich Charpentier for such a detailed answer. Since the comment, I decided to go for buying the Lightroom and Photoshop, and it has been a strungle to get all the workflow right. Importing, stiching, removing the tripod, etc, Raw to Tiff to Jpeg and in the end i got a loss of quality image. However your vídeo is super clear and explains the brackting very well. Thank you so much for sharing with the community. :) Now, at this very moment, I am doing the brackting acording to your video. And yes, when it comes the part to use the Theta Sticher, I got also an error: "The image that can be processed is 7296 x 3648" . At the moment of this video have ever came across with the same error? You found any solution? Or continue to go to the PT Gui? Thank you so much. Kind regards from the Azores Islands

@AZ-Drone 3 жыл бұрын

@@BlackLensesProject I haven't gotten that particular error from the Theta Stitcher. Have you checked with Theta's support on why that one is coming up for you? I'm glad to hear the video was helpful for you. I'll be doing a few more over the next couple of weeks, as we have a new client for 360 work. So that's a great opportunity to do some more videos. It does take some practice and fine tuning in your workflow to get the results you're after. Reading that you had a loss of quality is concerning. I've been finding some good quality with the process I've been following. If I think of additional ways to help with the quality I'll be sure to post here as well.

@jimgallagher8812 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Rich, I tried the trial version of PTGUi but my 360 images from the Z1 still did not stitch without poor alignments at the joints. Any tips?

@AZ-Drone 3 жыл бұрын

Hey there Jim. First off, sorry for my delay. I'd seen your comment on my iPhone app and then forgot to respond. With PTGui and the Z1 I too have had a few tough stitches. You need something going on along the lens sides. If there's a lot of blank or open areas along the edges I've had problems. Furnished houses, no troubles. Homes that are empty and have a lot of empty space? Problems. So here's how I solved it. I bought a pack of Pink Post-it notes. When I have a lot of open space in a room I go around and pop up the post-its where I think the lens edges are. I promise, it really works. Worst case scenario I go in and do a few manual control points with the post-its.

@dahomiz5069 2 жыл бұрын

Hi thank you for your videos …in ur opinion what the best sitting using z1 camera with matterport software. HDR or what thank you???

@AZ-Drone 2 жыл бұрын

Really you can use the automated 360 setting on the Z1, the automated HDR mode, or you can do DNG bracketing. The multi-bracketed DNGs will yield your best result. But there's more work to those images. No matter what mode you use, they'll work on Matterport. If you have the time, I'd suggest doing multi-bracketed DNGs for your best results.

@dahomiz5069 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you but I thought matterport doesn’t give you the option the editing the videos how that possible to do hdr brakting ?? Thank you so much for your help

@rickkremer0525 Жыл бұрын

Question. Have you used multi bracket single Images using the dual fish eye plugin then into PTGUI?

@AZ-Drone Жыл бұрын

I have not done that yet. The Ricoh Stitcher in Lightroom has been so useful that I've stuck to using it.

@rickkremer0525 Жыл бұрын

@@AZ-Drone rich thank you so much. So question, are you shooting with the built in bracketing, or using the Dual Fisheye plug in?

@alfiolora3446 2 жыл бұрын

I hope you can help me, I have the Theta Z1 and I am having two main issues, one is that when using it in order to create a Zillow 3D tour, many times, as I press the shutter button on the Zillow app, the camera simply turns off, and have to start it again and connect it to my phone, really annoying. the other , and the worst, is the camera turning off on its own and when I try to start it , I get an error message with a triangle and an exclamation sign in it. Is really getting bad, I cannot do my job with these issues. Any suggestions on how to fix this. Thank you, ALFIO.

@AZ-Drone 2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately I haven't tried the Zillow app for controlling the Z1. Normally I used the Theta Z1's app connected to my iPhone. I capture my images, edit, and then upload directly to the 360 hosting site (in this case Zillow). Here's the link for Zillow's step by step. www.zillow.com/z/3d-home/360-camera-guide/ The triangle with the Exclamation point is telling you that the GPS is not calibrated well. To reset the compass watch this short video. You'll move the Z1 around in a "Figure 8" to reset the compass. Sometimes it takes several tries. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h5-VaqmgvL-2iWw.html

@rbvan 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Rich, thank you SO MUCH for the detailed workflow using the Theta Z1! This video was FANTASTIC and got a big LIKE from me 😃.with little reward? The Theta website lists a Stitching Plugin for Photoshop specifically ("Stitching Plugin for Adobe Photoshop") so it would be great to see that in action! Thanks again.

@AZ-Drone 3 жыл бұрын

I'm going to have to look for the Stitching plugin for Photo Shop. I hadn't seen it initially. I did download the plugin for Lightroom, but had issues with it.

@rbvan 3 жыл бұрын

@@AZ-Drone Thanks Rich, but I think I may have misread the downloads page - SORRY. They wrote the entire LONG application name for Lightroom and it spanned 3 lines so what I thought was Lightroom AND Photoshop might just be Lightroom. This was the link I had used: support.theta360.com/en/download/ They seem to have made a bug fix in December but only for Windows. The Mac update Version 2.20.0 was Nov. 26 2020 so not sure what version you had installed. I was hoping to stay out of Lightroom as I would like to just use Bridge and Photoshop. I use Capture One for RAW Editing.

@allphotosconsideredtv 2 жыл бұрын

When using the Theata Z1 with Matterport app to capture scans, what is the best recommended camera settings to set the Z1?

@AZ-Drone 2 жыл бұрын

I actually don't use the Matterport app for my scans. I use the Theta App or the Dual Fisheye Plugin to capture the 360 images, process the images in Lightroom, then use the Ricoh Stitcher app for stitching the images. Once stitched they are ready to upload to a number of services. Normally for higher end interiors I use the Dual Fisheye Plugin. I don't run that from the Ricoh app, I run it directly from the Theta Z1 itself. With it I can create "HDR DNGs" which have a lot of room for edits in Lightroom.

@EMVelez-qb1zu 2 жыл бұрын

You cannot control image settings when using with Matterport. You use their Capture app to shoot and all processing is done by them.

@israasayed8366 3 жыл бұрын

Greetings, the Ricoh Theta Z1 produces both JPG and DNG files in one shutter release. When opening the DNG file to edit in Photoshop the workspace has two spheres. After applying the adjustments (white balance etc.), I am unable to save to the rectangular format used for viewing in 360 degree viewers. The original JPG file (rectangular format) can be edited and saved correctly but do not have the editing richness like the raw DNG files. Please advise how to save out the edited raw DNG files (two spheres) into a 360 degree viewable format (rectangular). Thank

@AZ-Drone 3 жыл бұрын

In order to take the DNG file and get it to the rectangular you need to use Ricoh's stitcher or another application like PT Gui. Here's what I do: Import the DNGs to Adobe's Lightroom. I do my basic RAW workflow in Lightroom. Once I'm satisfied with the overall image I export the "spheres" to PTGui. Ricoh's stitcher is free, so if you don't have PTGui, export the edited Lightroom rendering to Ricoh's stitcher. Ricoh's Stitcher and PTGui will each render your rectangular image, and then you can save that back to Lightroom.

@oFFicerL33 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! What pole are you using there with the Z1? Thx in advance.

@AZ-Drone 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video. The monopod I'm using is a Bushman. They weren't available for a while, but I think they're restocked at most online outlets now. It's a great monopod!

@oFFicerL33 3 жыл бұрын

@@AZ-Drone Do you recall the model number?

@AZ-Drone 3 жыл бұрын

@@oFFicerL33 I looked up my receipt to be sure. It was the Claremont Bushman Monopod V2.

@rondetten9252 2 жыл бұрын

I may be a noob at all this but I understood that it is a good idea to have all the windows open and all lights on for 360 virtual tour photos, I wonder if turning on the lights would have saved you a bunch of work, also it is my understanding that the theta Z1 can render a blend of the HDR multi shots for you so you don't have to do the work, again saving you a bunch of time. I do know that some people like to manually set everything when it comes to their images, but if the camera does a great job of doing it itself then why double your workflow, concentrate your work on the, stills and let the 360 work for itself, they don't earn that much more than just photos. I do also realize this was made over a year ago, so things may have changed.

@AZ-Drone 2 жыл бұрын

Having the windows exposed and turning on lights can be helpful. Sadly, houses are built to live in, not to be photographed. So often you'll run into "extreme" lighting issues that can't be fixed with lights and windows. I previous home had a huge living room with poor lighting. Big windows and a sliding door on the north side, dark living room on south side. Extreme challenge to be sure. The automatic modes on the Z1 are useful for standard walk throughs. But if you're looking to generate higher end images there's always a little extra work.

@stephenwarriner387 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Rich- You mentioned using a flash. How would a flash be triggered with the Z1?

@AZ-Drone 3 жыл бұрын

I’m going to have to rewatch this video. I think I might have mentioned using flash for dslr 360s. To make really high end 360s using a DSLR and flash produces some of the best results out there. The Z1 can’t do flash, but doing the multi bracket yields some decent results. Apologies if I got your hopes up.

@stephenwarriner387 3 жыл бұрын

@@AZ-Drone Thanks for your reply. I didn't think you could but was hoping you had an incredible magic trick to have the Z1 trigger a flash. Flash trigger would help the 360 shooters get closer to the DSLR people in RE. That and more resolution would be a great start. Maybe some time in the future.

@imagetenphotographers Жыл бұрын

I am getting acceptable results using AE Bracketing and 5 images at 2 stops apart. What is the advantage of multi-bracket over AE? Multi-Bracket seems like a lot of work when the lighting is constantly changing through the home. I’m not being critical of your video because I thought it was terrific. I’m just trying to get the best results possible with this camera. Thanks.

@AZ-Drone Жыл бұрын

My most used method is actually the "Dual Fisheye Plugin." It brackets for me up to 9 images. Multi-bracket is a good deal of work as you're moving room from room as you noted. That's why I let the dual fisheye plugin do the work for me especially when the lighting and white balance between rooms changes so much.

@stephenjasper_copywriter Жыл бұрын

do you use regular Ptgui or pro for 360 editing?

@AZ-Drone Жыл бұрын

Yes I’ve been using PTGui since 2017. Great program. We have the pro version.

@swright6784 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Rich, Great video, thank you! I note that you used Adobe Lightroom Classic for this, but is it possible to use Affinity Photo only instead? I know you are a fan of Affinity Photo, so just wondered what you thought of using it for full workflow? Many thanks, Stuart

@AZ-Drone 3 жыл бұрын

Yes you can! Affinity can cover all of your editing needs. I use lightroom to manage thousands and thousands of images over more than a decade of shooting. But Affinity can do the editing job just fine. I'm very happy to have it as part of my workflow now.

@swright6784 3 жыл бұрын

@@AZ-Drone Hey Rich, thanks for the reply. I am in agreement with you that multi-bracket for internal darker rooms (controlled by smartphone app) is the way forward here. However, it would seem that nobody has done a complete 'How To' workflow of the Z1 using multi-bracket, and then using the Ricoh stitcher, before then doing final cleanup in Affinity Photo. I have been able to import my HDR DNG multi bracket x 5 shots into Affinity Photo and then merge together as one HDR image (from the 5 brackets), but I can't then get it into Ricoh stitcher, which always wants to connect to Adobe Lightroom! I think Ricoh are missing a major trick here! (and so are Affinity Photo if they want new customers). Hence, might you be able to explain how this is done from 18.13 in the above video, but using Ricoh stitcher and then Affinity Photo. Many thanks, Stuart

@AZ-Drone 3 жыл бұрын

@@swright6784 Thanks for the follow up comment. Unfortunately Ricoh made their stitcher specifically for Lightroom. They didn't build it as a stand alone application, so there's the sticking point. There is another KZfaq channel that shows Mac users how they can make the Stitcher stand alone. What would be great would be Ricoh just creating a stand alone stitcher. Here's the link to the other KZfaq video on making Stitcher stand alone on Mac. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rdZpYMp52JqwqoE.html

@swright6784 3 жыл бұрын

@@AZ-Drone Hi Rich, thanks for the reply and the link. I will give this a try and let you know how I get on Sir. Many thanks again, Stuart

@swright6784 3 жыл бұрын

@@AZ-Drone Hi Rich, just to say that I have now got this working, so many thanks for your help on this, Best, Stu

@salimhabib5891 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Sir, I am going to use my newly acquired Theta Z 1 for a virtual tour on Matterport. Please let me know what format of images I upload to matterport ? DNG, Jpeg, Multi braketing, HDR or DFE ? The place I will shoot is an Office of medium size, a designer's concept, and of course, there are light and dark areas in that office. The client's requirement is a dollhouse. I am highly confused and no one has shared this knowledge. Even Matterport is also silent. Please guide me in this matter.

@AZ-Drone 2 жыл бұрын

Good morning. It sounds like you're very new to doing 360 models. Over time the process will become easier. Most likely you'll want to upload your images as jpgs to Matterport. You can have the Z1 automatically create jpgs but they won't be the highest quality. Doing HDR Multi Bracketed images, editing them in something like lightroom, and then exporting the final images as jpgs will most likely yield better results (as you learn how to edit the HDRs). Bottom line? Today you could generate jpgs automatically, but they won't be the best quality you can offer. I personally use the "Dual Fisheye Plugin" with my Z1. I take bracketed images that are merged into an HDR DNG. I edit the HDR DNG in Lightroom, then I export to jpg for the 360 hosting platform I use. As far as the "Dollhouse". That is a presentation format that shows a 3D interior of the images you captured. You upload the jpgs to Matterport, and they assemble the dollhouse for you with the images you provide. Here's and example. my.matterport.com/show/?m=iDDLAfGC7zC Here's one more dollhouse sample. my.matterport.com/show/?m=Y8soRH8yZdY&_ga=2.91203738.1464658486.1647005515-564870370.1647005514&_gac=1.85124843.1647005515.CjwKCAiAg6yRBhBNEiwAeVyL0FVkT9vAg48fuKSt1GEAwipzjjGURcjeIGIYVxxlUycifiBLg0nL6hoC-y8QAvD_BwE

@salimhabib5891 2 жыл бұрын

@@AZ-Drone, I wish I can do jobs like you. As I mentioned, Up till now I am not sure which format I upload the images tMatterport for dollhouse as the place I am going to shoot is an office with light and darkened areas. I must do at least breaking. But Matterport says I must shoot and direct upload the images. Accumulating in any folder and then uploading is not allowed. I am stuck. If a dollhouse was required by eh client then I would have selected a different platform just for the interactive tour. Thnx for sharing your Dollhouse sample. were they just single Jpeg images that you uploaded to Matterport platform?

@EMVelez-qb1zu 2 жыл бұрын

@@salimhabib5891 You cannot control any image settings when using Matterport. You use their Capture app to upload to their cloud for processing and that’s it. No image control whatsoever. The dollhouse view will automatically be generated by Matterport if you fully filled out the model correctly with enough scans.

@raphaellencrerot 3 жыл бұрын

I tried the dual fisheye plugin with 9 bracketed shot. Stitched and merged in ptgui. Results is not too bad but it far from DSLR. A bit disappointed with the result. I think the technology is not there yet.

@AZ-Drone 3 жыл бұрын

Raphael Lencrerot have you tried the built in Multi Bracket mode that comes installed on the Z1? I found better results with it than the dual dish eye. Make sure each bracket you create is at the lowest ISO it can be. And I agree. Not as good as a DSLR but still pretty decent for a mid range 360.

@raphaellencrerot 3 жыл бұрын

@@AZ-Drone Yes I tried. The best result came with the 9 bracketed shot stitched and merged using ptgui plus extra work on lightroom. It's ok for real estate listings since it doesn't stay long. For businesses showroom I would prefer to provide DSLR one even if it more time consuming. Cheers

@gregdaley6326 3 жыл бұрын

I saw the bottom of your tripod in the final shot. Do you ever get rid of it?

@AZ-Drone 3 жыл бұрын

Greg Daley yes there are several ways to get rid of it. You can remove it in photoshop easily with a content aware removal. Or you can put a little banner at the bottom with your business name.

@gregdaley6326 3 жыл бұрын

Thank You

@JMtheCONQUERER Жыл бұрын

I have the basic ricoh theta app downloaded on my phone but theres no option for multibracket shooting. Am I the only one having this issue?

@AZ-Drone Жыл бұрын

Once in the Theta Z1 app go to the "shooting button" . That will put you in the mode where you can see your scene. In the upper right corner you'll notice cog / sprocket. Click on that. You'll be in the "Shooting Settings" now. Near the top you'll see an option for Shooting Method. Click in there and select from Normal shooting, Interval shooting, Interval composite, Multi bracket, and Animation photo.

@JMtheCONQUERER Жыл бұрын

@@AZ-Drone Thats what I did. But theres no option for multibracket in the shooting methods. All it has are Normal, Interval, and Animation for the shooting methods.

@AZ-Drone Жыл бұрын

@@JMtheCONQUERER that’s really odd. Mine still shows the multi bracket

@theantiqueactionfigure Жыл бұрын

My son just gave me one of these. He's a pro who shoots with a Matterport rig and this this this one got a tiny chip on one lens during a car shoot. Says he can't use it. Waiting for one of those Black Magic Rigs to get nicked, Haha! I'll end up smashing it on a mountain bike ride probably.

@AZ-Drone Жыл бұрын

How bad is the nick on the lens? If it's not huge you might be able to easily edit the images, and remove the nick.

@theantiqueactionfigure Жыл бұрын

@@AZ-Drone can you do that with video?

@AZ-Drone Жыл бұрын

@@theantiqueactionfigure sometimes you can fix areas in your video as well. Depends on how much time you want to put into it. Just so you know, the Z1 is not a great video camera at all. Great for standard 360 images, not so great for video.

@theantiqueactionfigure Жыл бұрын

@@AZ-Drone my son makes his living with a camera. I'm a retired 70 year old heavy equipment operator with a GoPro camera on a bicycle trying to keep my brain working and leave some tracks behind. Thanks for the advice. I'm all the way up to 16 subscribers, Haha!

@3Mil1D 3 жыл бұрын

Dude, use dual fisheye plugin!

@salimhabib5891 2 жыл бұрын

They do not accept DNG files. DFE gives DNG file. That's the problem

@xevious2501 Жыл бұрын

I use a ThetaZ1 for vfx work creating 360 HDRI and its great. My only issue with the device is that its initial setup is extremely clumbsy and confusing. I mean a headache of biblical proportions, They made a device that does a great job, but its interface is attrocious. You must connect the device with a separate mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet to operate the device and setup things. But once youve done so.. you come to realize that the pain of operating the device is worth the end results.

@AZ-Drone Жыл бұрын

You're completely correct. Initial setup was awkward to say the least. I've gotten used to the camera now, so it's more familiar to me now. And yes, the pain of operating the devise is worth those end results. We'll be doing another interior walkthrough of a construction site on Thursday, and we'll be using the Z1 again!