<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[First test of the Ricoh Theta TW-2 underwater housing for the Ricoh Theta X camera]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">I bought a <a href="https://blog.ricoh360.com/en/13202" rel="nofollow ugc">Ricoh Theta TW-2 underwater housing</a> for my Ricoh Theta X camera and it showed up in the mail today. So I went onto the lake and tested it by shooting a video of my pedal-powered kayak's propeller.</p>
<p dir="auto">I also took a <a href="https://giraut.github.io/360_photography/helix_pd_prop.html" rel="nofollow ugc">static photo</a>:</p>
<p dir="auto"><a href="https://giraut.github.io/360_photography/helix_pd_prop.html" rel="nofollow ugc"><img src="https://giraut.github.io/360_photography/images/thumbnails/helix_pd_prop-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Wilderness Systems Helix PD pedal drive propeller underwater" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></a></p>
<p dir="auto">Our lake is really murky and it's almost impossible to see anything beyond a foot or two. So I figured the boat's prop was about the only interesting thing I could shoot with the camera for quick test without driving all the way to the sea. Also, there's something misaligned in that boat, so I thought I could use the camera to try and diagnose the problem while pedaling.</p>
<p dir="auto">I don't really want to do underwater photography, but I want to be able to leave the camera sitting outside in the rain to shoot very long 360° timelapse videos, and it turns out the TW-2 underwater housing yields much higher quality images than the water-resistant (but not waterproof)<a href="https://us.ricoh-imaging.com/product/theta-hardcase-th-3/" rel="nofollow ugc">Ricoh Theta TH-3 hardcase</a>.</p>
<p dir="auto">In fact, the camera's firmware has settings specifically for the TW-2 housing, so the stitching is correct either in air or in water, whereas it has no specific settings for the TH-3. You can even see the effect of those settings in the video: the camera was set for underwater image correction, and the stitching is clearly wrong when the camera is out of the water.</p>
<p dir="auto">So my plan is to modify the TW-2 case to power the camera externally. Hopefully I'll manage to fit a USB-C plug in there without compromising the watertightness, but I doubt it - which is a shame considering the price of this housing.</p>
<p dir="auto">But before I do that, I'll use it normally to shoot underwater pictures - and I'm hoping to catch some fish on camera under the ice this winter.</p>
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