In December 2016, Japan's national aero-space agency,  JAXA, installed a Sony α7S II outside the International Space Station's KIBO Japanese Experiment Module after determining it would be durable enough to withstand the vacuum of outer space.
According to Sony, the a7S II captured the first 4K footage in space using a commercial level camera.
In order to mitigate the temperature extremes of outer space, the camera mount is equipped with a heater and radiator.
Sony stated that the camera body was not modified but the software was modified to include the ability for full remote control from inside the Space Station.
JAXA selected the Sony FE PZ 28-135mm F4 G OSS lens to capture images and record video for the purpose of this assignment.
In December 2016, Japan's national aero-space agency,  JAXA, installed a Sony α7S II outside the International Space Station's KIBO Japanese Experiment Module after determining it would be durable enough to withstand the vacuum of outer space. According to Sony, the a7S II captured the first 4K footage in space using a commercial level camera. In order to mitigate the temperature extremes of outer space, the camera mount is equipped with a heater and radiator. Sony stated that the camera body was not modified but the software was modified to include the ability for full remote control from inside the Space Station. JAXA selected the Sony FE PZ 28-135mm F4 G OSS lens to capture images and record video for the purpose of this assignment.
Sony α7S II