The Theta S has a very clever design that only becomes apparent when you turn it around in your hands. How (you wonder) can that fisheye lens capture a 360-degree view of the world without panning? It doesn't, because on the back of the camera is another one exactly the same, and the views captured by these twin 180-degree lenses are merged into a single spherical panorama automatically. You can see some examples in the Gallery section on Ricoh's theta360.com website.
This is actually the third incarnation of Ricoh's Theta concept – the original Theta was first launched in 2013 and a newer m15 version a year later. The Theta S, however, boasts a larger, higher resolution sensor that captures images of almost 14 megapixels, updated design and user interface and internal memory increased to 8GB and capable of storing up to 1,600 images, according to Ricoh.
