{"id":623,"date":"2018-06-29T15:22:23","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T19:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/miso\/?page_id=623"},"modified":"2026-06-08T16:43:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T20:43:33","slug":"oiscam","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/miso\/oiscam\/","title":{"rendered":"MISO 24MP OIS Still Camera & Strobes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t

OIS (Ocean Imaging Systems) 24MP Digital-Still Camera<\/h1>\n\t

The OIS (Ocean Imaging Systems) 24MP camera, manufactured by EP Oceanographic and OIS<\/a> in Pocassett, MA,\u00a0has been used\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0MISO TowCam deep-sea camera system as well as other deep-sea vehicles (e.g., Alvin, Jason, Sentry<\/i>) and landers on numerous expeditions over the past ~15 years\u00a0\u00a0(*see MISO intro\/overview page and map showing cruises and locations<\/a>*). The camera takes photographs at a pre-determined rep. rate, normally between 7-15 sec, depending on the environment, overlapping imaging requirements, and imaging objectives. Illumination for the OIS 24MP camera is provided by either an OIS 600 watt\/s or 300 watt\/s strobe electronics housing coupled to deep-sea strobe heads. The 600 watt\/s strobe recharge rate is ~8 sec. (minimum) to get full power for illumination. For use with a 300 watt\/s strobe the recharge rate is ~5 sec. The 24MP high-resolution images from the Nikon D3300 camera in the housing are stored on the a 32-64GB CF card in the camera housing and downloaded post deployment via a USB-2 cable to a laptop.<\/p>\n\t

Supporting Documentation<\/h3>\n