This was the sample from the TW-1 and THETA V. It appears that the technology is now considerably better with the TW-2 and THETA X? However, it’s difficult to judge without the actual unedited video footage from the THETA X underwater inside of the TW-2 case.

https://youtu.be/jV1KYq2SmOw

I cooperated with an NSF-funded LTER (long-term ecology research) group to evaluate the TW-1 case.
https://us.ricoh-imaging.com/product/underwater-housing-tw-1/

The video from the TW-1 was not nearly as good as the video shown in the example in the article. Also, the promotional video appears to contain a mix of THETA video and non-THETA video. It’s not clear which portions of the video are from the THETA and which are from a DSLR or similar underwater camera.

I’m assuming that the videos were taken with a THETA X using the TW-2 case (which is $349)

The actual 360 video footage or still 360 images would reveal how much of the TW-2 case is visible. Maybe they can loan you the case for review?

I’m also curious if they used the RICOH THETA underwater light filter setting that is built into the camera or if the video was edited after the shoot to compensate for the lack of red light in the deeper underwater.

Hi Caig. These video samples were posted by Ricoh, so I believe they were shot with a Theta (probably Theta X) but I don’t have a 360 video sample. I’ll ask for one.