List of cameras on the International Space Station

NASA astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams on Expedition 13, with various floating photography equipment in *Zvezda* module

The International Space Station has a large number of cameras, lenses, and other photography equipment on board.

List of cameras on ISS

Kodak 760C (e.g. Kodak DCS 760)^[1]^[2]
Nikon D1^[3]
Nikon D2Xs^[4]^[5]
Nikon D200^[6]
Nikon D3^[7]
Nikon D3X^[6]
Nikon D3S^[8]
Nikon D4^[9]
Nikon D800E^[10]
Nikon D5 (since 2017)^[11]
Sony α7S II,^[12] which captured the first commercial 4K video footage in space in 2016.^[12]
Nikon Z 9 (since 2024)^[9]^[13]

Multi-function devices with a camera feature:

Installed hardware/experiments

(no longer active) High Definition Earth-Viewing System (HDEV) ^[18]
4:3 standard definition CCTV cameras^[19]
EHDCA^[19]
A Nikon D4 in special housing with motor controlled zoom from 28-300^[19]
Two Raspberry Pi computers,^[20] one equipped with a standard camera and one with an infrared camera.

Camera equipment

Some of the modular lenses that are known to be used on the ISS include several Nikon F and 15 Nikon Z lenses, for cameras such as the D4 and Z9.^[21] ^[13]This includes the Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR, the Nikkor 600mm f/4G AF-S VR ED,^[22] the Nikon 800mm f/5.6E FL ED VR, and the Nikon AF-S FX TC-14E III 1.4x Teleconverter.^[21]15 Nikon FTZ adapters are also used.^[13]

References

^ "Sand Dunes in Har Nuur (Black Lake), Western Mongolia : Image of the Day". Earthobservatory.nasa.gov. 7 September 2006. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
^ "Fires in British Columbia : Natural Hazards". Earthobservatory.nasa.gov. 20 August 2003. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
^ "New York City and East Coast City Lights : Image of the Day". Earthobservatory.nasa.gov. 18 January 2003. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
^ "Plume rises from Ulawun : Natural Hazards". Earthobservatory.nasa.gov. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
^ "Sarychev Peak Eruption, Kuril Islands : Natural Hazards". Earthobservatory.nasa.gov. 12 June 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b Nikon (14 June 2010). "The latest Nikon equipment to be used in the Russian segment of the International Space Station: New orders received for Nikon D3S and D3X digital-SLR cameras as well as NIKKOR interchangeable lenses". Nikon. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
^ "Aurora Australis Observed from the International Space Station : Image of the Day". Earthobservatory.nasa.gov. 29 May 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
^ "Pavlof Volcano, Alaska Peninsula : Natural Hazards". Earthobservatory.nasa.gov. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b NASA. "Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth: What are the different choices of cameras?". NASA. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
^ "NASA Johnson". NASA. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
^ "Nikon | News | NASA orders 53 unmodified Nikon D5 digital SLR cameras". www.nikon.com. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b Sony. "The α7S II successfully captured the first ever commercial level 4K footage in space". www.sony.com. Sony. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c Schneider, Jaron (6 February 2024). "NASA Goes Mirrorless: The Nikon Z9 is on the International Space Station".
^ ^a ^b Kleinman, Alexis (24 April 2013). "Even NASA Has Switched To Android". HuffPost. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
^ "Socializing Science With Smartphones in Space". Nasa.gov. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
^ "Two Zero-G iPhone 4s Are Now in Outer Space Aboard Final NASA Space Shuttle Flight". 8 July 2011.
^ "iPad 2 Scheduled for Delivery to International Space Station Tomorrow - The iPad Guide". Theipadguide.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
^ "HDEV". Eol.jsc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "ISS Spacewalkers install new external HD Cameras, retract Thermal Radiator – ISS Expedition 48". Spaceflight101.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
^ "Astro Pi". Retrieved 31 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b "This is the camera gear that NASA use on the International Space Station". 14 April 2016.
^ "Andreas Mogensen birthday post on X". 2 November 2023.

External links

Gateway to Astronaut best of 2015 crew observations

[1] "Sand Dunes in Har Nuur (Black Lake), Western Mongolia : Image of the Day". Earthobservatory.nasa.gov. 7 September 2006. Retrieved 10 August 2017.

[2] "Fires in British Columbia : Natural Hazards". Earthobservatory.nasa.gov. 20 August 2003. Retrieved 10 August 2017.

[3] "New York City and East Coast City Lights : Image of the Day". Earthobservatory.nasa.gov. 18 January 2003. Retrieved 10 August 2017.

[4] "Plume rises from Ulawun : Natural Hazards". Earthobservatory.nasa.gov. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2017.

[5] "Sarychev Peak Eruption, Kuril Islands : Natural Hazards". Earthobservatory.nasa.gov. 12 June 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2017.

[auto-6] Nikon (14 June 2010). "The latest Nikon equipment to be used in the Russian segment of the International Space Station: New orders received for Nikon D3S and D3X digital-SLR cameras as well as NIKKOR interchangeable lenses". Nikon. Retrieved 2 February 2016.

[7] "Aurora Australis Observed from the International Space Station : Image of the Day". Earthobservatory.nasa.gov. 29 May 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2017.

[8] "Pavlof Volcano, Alaska Peninsula : Natural Hazards". Earthobservatory.nasa.gov. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2017.

[:1-9] NASA. "Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth: What are the different choices of cameras?". NASA. Retrieved 2 February 2016.

[NASA_Johnson_photos_1-10] "NASA Johnson". NASA. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.

[11] "Nikon | News | NASA orders 53 unmodified Nikon D5 digital SLR cameras". www.nikon.com. Retrieved 25 August 2017.

[Sony-12] Sony. "The α7S II successfully captured the first ever commercial level 4K footage in space". www.sony.com. Sony. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

[:0-13] Schneider, Jaron (6 February 2024). "NASA Goes Mirrorless: The Nikon Z9 is on the International Space Station".

[auto1-14] Kleinman, Alexis (24 April 2013). "Even NASA Has Switched To Android". HuffPost. Retrieved 10 August 2017.

[15] "Socializing Science With Smartphones in Space". Nasa.gov. Retrieved 10 August 2017.

[16] "Two Zero-G iPhone 4s Are Now in Outer Space Aboard Final NASA Space Shuttle Flight". 8 July 2011.

[17] "iPad 2 Scheduled for Delivery to International Space Station Tomorrow - The iPad Guide". Theipadguide.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.

[18] "HDEV". Eol.jsc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 10 August 2017.

[spaceflight101.com-19] "ISS Spacewalkers install new external HD Cameras, retract Thermal Radiator – ISS Expedition 48". Spaceflight101.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.

[20] "Astro Pi". Retrieved 31 May 2020.

[diyphotography-21] "This is the camera gear that NASA use on the International Space Station". 14 April 2016.

[X,_formerly_Twitter-22] "Andreas Mogensen birthday post on X". 2 November 2023.

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List of cameras on the International Space Station

List of cameras on ISS

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See also

References

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