The invention discloses an anti-explosion image pickup instrument, which comprises a base, a rotating tube body, an image pickup instrument and an image pickup instrument rotating device, wherein the image pickup instrument is connected with the rotating tube body through the image pickup instrument rotating device, the anti-explosion image pickup instrument also comprises a tube body rotating device, the tube body rotating device comprises a transmission base plate, a motor installing frame, a motor, a driving gear, a driven gear, a spring, a spring press ring, a transmission shaft, a first bearing, a second bearing and a bearing press ring, the anti-explosion image pickup instrument also comprises a closed loop servo control device, the closed loop servo control device comprises a detecting mechanism and a servo control mechanism, and the detecting mechanism comprises an optical grating installing shaft, an optical grating disc, a signal receiver and an optical grating installing element. The anti-explosion image pickup instrument has the advantages that when the motor is overloaded, a transmission gear can automatically slip, so that the normal operation of equipment is protected, the transmission line connection is safe and reliable, the service life of the equipment is prolonged, the control precision is high, and in addition, the effect is good.