A ball camera or camera ball is a spherical
camera
A camera is an Optics, optical instrument that can capture an image. Most cameras can capture 2D images, with some more advanced models being able to capture 3D images. At a basic level, most cameras consist of sealed boxes (the camera body), ...
, one version of which has been designed to be thrown into the air to take panoramic pictures from a height or in an inaccessible or dangerous location. Several models of "throwable ball cameras" have been developed in the 2010s. In 2017 a floating version of the ball camera was designed for use in zero-gravity environments, such as in the
International Space Station
The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest modular space station currently in low Earth orbit. It is a multinational collaborative project involving five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA ...
, and was dubbed the ''
Int ball,'' or
JEM Internal Ball CameraFirst disclosure of images taken by the JEM Kibo's internal drone "Int-Ball"
July 14, 2017. JAXA. Downloaded July 18, 2017.
See also
* Panono
*Int-Ball
The Int-Ball, also known as the JEM Internal Ball Camera, is an experimental, autonomous, self-propelled, and maneuverable ball camera that is deployed in the Japanese KibÅ module of the International Space Station. It was delivered aboard Space ...
References
Cameras by type
Panoramic cameras
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