List of cameras on the International Space Station explained

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.
• Nikon Z 9 (since 2024)^[13]

Multi-function devices with a camera feature:

• iPhone 4^{[14] [15] [16]}
• HTC Nexus One^[14]
• iPad 2^[17]

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• (no longer active) High Definition Earth-Viewing System (HDEV) ^[18]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] 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.

See also

• Int-Ball
• SPHERES

External links

• Gateway to Astronaut best of 2015 crew observations

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sand Dunes in Har Nuur (Black Lake), Western Mongolia : Image of the Day. 7 September 2006. Earthobservatory.nasa.gov. 2017-08-10.
2. Web site: Fires in British Columbia : Natural Hazards. 20 August 2003. Earthobservatory.nasa.gov. 2017-08-10.
3. Web site: New York City and East Coast City Lights : Image of the Day. 18 January 2003. Earthobservatory.nasa.gov. 2017-08-10.
4. Web site: Plume rises from Ulawun : Natural Hazards. 30 November 2012. Earthobservatory.nasa.gov. 2017-08-10.
5. Web site: Sarychev Peak Eruption, Kuril Islands : Natural Hazards. 12 June 2009. Earthobservatory.nasa.gov. 2017-08-10.
6. Web site: 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. Nikon. 2010-06-14. 2016-02-02.
7. Web site: Aurora Australis Observed from the International Space Station : Image of the Day. 29 May 2010. Earthobservatory.nasa.gov. 2017-08-10.
8. Web site: Pavlof Volcano, Alaska Peninsula : Natural Hazards. 18 May 2013. Earthobservatory.nasa.gov. 2017-08-10.
9. Web site: Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth: What are the different choices of cameras?. NASA. NASA. 2016-02-02.
10. Web site: NASA Johnson . NASA. 6 October 2015. 2015-11-16.
11. Web site: Nikon News NASA orders 53 unmodified Nikon D5 digital SLR cameras . 2017-08-25 . www.nikon.com . en.
12. Web site: Sony . The α7S II successfully captured the first ever commercial level 4K footage in space. . 2017-10-09 . www.sony.com . Sony . en.
13. Web site: Schneider . Jaron . February 6, 2024 . NASA Goes Mirrorless: The Nikon Z9 is on the International Space Station .
14. Web site: Even NASA Has Switched To Android. Alexis . Kleinman . 24 April 2013. HuffPost . 2017-08-10.
15. Web site: Socializing Science With Smartphones in Space . Nasa.gov . 2017-08-10.
16. Web site: Two Zero-G iPhone 4s Are Now in Outer Space Aboard Final NASA Space Shuttle Flight. 8 July 2011.
17. Web site: iPad 2 Scheduled for Delivery to International Space Station Tomorrow - The iPad Guide. Theipadguide.com. 10 August 2017.
18. Web site: HDEV. Eol.jsc.nasa.gov. 2017-08-10.
19. Web site: ISS Spacewalkers install new external HD Cameras, retract Thermal Radiator – ISS Expedition 48 . Spaceflight101.com. 2017-08-10.
20. Web site: Astro Pi. 2020-05-31.
21. Web site: This is the camera gear that NASA use on the International Space Station. 14 April 2016.
22. Web site: Andreas Mogensen birthday post on X. 2 November 2023.