Camera Solar Filters for Eclipse Photography
Photographing a solar eclipse requires a proper solar filter to protect both your camera sensor and your eyes when looking through the viewfinder.
Protect Your Camera
Pointing an unfiltered camera at the Sun can permanently damage the sensor within seconds. Always use a dedicated solar filter during partial phases. You may remove the filter only during totality (2026 and 2027 total eclipses).
Types of Solar Filters
- Sheet film filters — Affordable, cut-to-fit your lens. Best for casual photographers.
- Threaded glass filters — Screw onto your lens like a regular filter. Higher optical quality.
- Telescope solar filters — Cap-style filters for telescope apertures.
- Smartphone adapters — Clip-on filters for phone cameras.
How to Find a Compatible Filter
A camera filter is not an eclipse viewer: ISO 12312-2 applies to products intended for direct observation of the Sun, not to camera-filter certification. Before buying, confirm the exact lens diameter and the manufacturer's solar-use instructions. Mount the filter securely over the front of the lens, inspect it for damage before use, and never look at the Sun through an optical viewfinder.
Check Delivery Before Ordering
On 4 August, the specific filters previously linked here were unavailable, due after the 12 August eclipse, or incompatible with the use described, so we removed them. Marketplace availability changes: check the delivery date shown for your address before paying. With so little time left, a specialist astronomy or camera retailer you can collect from locally may be the safer option.
Search Thousand Oaks camera solar filters
Search results can change and are not a product endorsement. Confirm delivery before 12 August, fit and explicit manufacturer instructions for your camera lens.
Check Amazon →Paid link. Verify the manufacturer and authorised seller before buying.
Search NiSi solar camera filters
Search results can change and are not a product endorsement. Confirm delivery before 12 August, the exact thread diameter and explicit manufacturer instructions for solar photography.
Check Amazon →Paid link. Verify the manufacturer and authorised seller before buying.