Ricoh exhibited a concept camera at CP+ that is capable of capturing spherical panoramic images and transferring them wirelessly to a smartphone or tablet. Produced mainly to gauge market reaction, Ricoh has disclosed no technical specification about the camera except that it uses two opposed 180-degree lenses.
The images from these lenses are combined into one spherical panorama. The company expects printing images on spheres to be a potential product concept, and is considering providing this feature to video capture as well.
