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Canon Digital Cameras are not used with the BT-67 Polar Research Aircraft anymore but are replaced by the Nikon D5 cameras. They are however continously used for airborne research with helicopters.

Summary

Canon EOS 1D Mark III is a 10.1 megapixel digital single lens reflex camera (DSLR) camera. It is used to continously take overlapping pictures of the earth surface or the clouds below the aircraft. Rarely they are installed in an upward looking position. A Canon 14mm lens or a SIGMA 8mm Fisheye lens are available. The optional WFT-E2 wireless adapter allowes the addition of a GPS unit and wired PC connectivity. The cameras are controlled from an operator PC installed in a rack.

Manufacturer Canon
Model EOS-1 Mark III
Serial No. n/a
Type photo
REGISTRY-Link ↪ REGISTRY (7026)

Contacts

Name Institution Role
Gerit Birnbaum Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research Device Contact

Components and Specifications

Name Model Serial Number REGISTRY-Link
Canon Digital Camera EOS-1 Mark III 583054 ↪ REGISTRY (7028)
Canon Digital Camera EOS-1 Mark III 516898 ↪ REGISTRY (7029)
Canon Digital Camera EOS-1 Mark III 520344 ↪ REGISTRY (7030)
Canon Digital Camera EOS-1 Mark III 512138 ↪ REGISTRY (7031)
Canon Digital Camera EOS-1 Mark III 550526 ↪ REGISTRY (7032)

Specifications of Nikon cameras (without mounting )

Data logging, storage and archiving

Logged parameter

Parameter O2ARegistry Output Type Unit
RGB image RGB image unknown

Rawdata storage on board

Data archiving on land

Documentation


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