Ricoh Theta SC2 official: budget 360 cam with 4K video, 14MP stills, night mode

Ricoh Theta SC2 official: budget 360 cam with 4K video, 14MP stills, night mode
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UPDATE: The Ricoh Theta SC2 has been officially announced, adding extra capability to the manufacturer's enthusiast-level 360 camera.  

As had been rumored the Ricoh Theta SC2 offers 4K spherical video shooting, though it captures images at 14MP – higher than the 12MP of its predecessor. It also boasts a variety of additional shooting modes such as Night View, for shooting low-noise footage in low light, and Face mode that detects and applies skin smoothing to faces.

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James Artaius
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James has 22 years experience as a journalist, serving as editor of Digital Camera World for 6 of them. He started working in the photography industry in 2014, product testing and shooting ad campaigns for Olympus, as well as clients like Aston Martin Racing, Elinchrom and L'Oréal. An Olympus / OM System, Canon and Hasselblad shooter, he has a wealth of knowledge on cameras of all makes – and he loves instant cameras, too.