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> RICOH Camera SDK provides your application with functionality to control DSLR cameras remotely This is progress, cameras can be now automated! Nevertheless,

> RICOH Camera SDK provides your application with functionality to control DSLR cameras remotely This is progress, cameras can be now automated! Nevertheless, all customization is outside of the camera, meaning that the interesting parts like UI, and builtin processing cannot be touched. Magic Lantern still wins, hugely [0] The THETA series of cameras are apparently based on Android, and "plugins" are possible, so maybe that's the real step forward. [1][2] [0] https://magiclantern.fm/ https://magiclantern.fm/ [1] https://api.ricoh/docs/theta-plugin-reference/camera-api/ https://api.ricoh/docs/theta-plugin-reference/camera-api/ [2] https://github.com/ricohapi/theta-plugin-sdk https://github.com/ricohapi/theta-plugin-sdk

paulmd 8y ago
The real problem is licensing for the RTOS. "Officially-supported" modding/hacking is probably not going to happen, best you will get is community-driven hacks like Magic Lantern and CHDK.
taeric 8y ago
I'm torn. Yes, having a better UI for my camera could be cool. However, the responsiveness of my phone is nothing compared to what I want the responsiveness of my camera to be. So frustrating when I click to take a picture and it considers focusing or anything else.
brudgers 8y ago
The use cases will tend toward tethering. Because Pentax's high end competes with medium format cameras from Hasselblad, Mamiya, Fuji, and Phase One, tethering matters a lot. Rearranging menus doesn't because important controls are physically on the body. In the tethering context, custom in-camera image processing is also a bit of the wrong tool for an important job. If nothing else, the SDK makes integration with existing tools like CaptureOne and Lightroom easier in the comsumer space. It also fits with Ricoh's overall business by facilitating use of Pentax cameras for medical imaging etc.

paulmd 8y ago

The real problem is licensing for the RTOS. "Officially-supported" modding/hacking is probably not going to happen, best you will get is community-driven hacks like Magic Lantern and CHDK.

taeric 8y ago

I'm torn. Yes, having a better UI for my camera could be cool. However, the responsiveness of my phone is nothing compared to what I want the responsiveness of my camera to be. So frustrating when I click to take a picture and it considers focusing or anything else.

brudgers 8y ago

The use cases will tend toward tethering. Because Pentax's high end competes with medium format cameras from Hasselblad, Mamiya, Fuji, and Phase One, tethering matters a lot. Rearranging menus doesn't because important controls are physically on the body. In the tethering context, custom in-camera image processing is also a bit of the wrong tool for an important job. If nothing else, the SDK makes integration with existing tools like CaptureOne and Lightroom easier in the comsumer space. It also fits with Ricoh's overall business by facilitating use of Pentax cameras for medical imaging etc.