Criminalistics laboratory

Forensic Photography

Name: ________________________ Date: _______________

Year: ______________ Rating: _____________

Parts of Camera and its Function

Activity no. ________

I. Overview of the Study

Photography is an invaluable aid to modern day scientific crime detection and investigation as
well as crime prevention. Perhaps it could be stated that without photography our law enforcement officer
in the so called modern day scientific crime detection would be still lagging a hundred years.

II. Objectives
a. To be able to identify the basic parts of camera
b. To be able to know its function
c. To understand the importance of photography in the field of investigation.

III. Identify the basic parts of Camera

IV. Questions:

1. What is the at most importance of photography?

2. What are the basic parts of Camera?
Criminalistics laboratory
Forensic Photography
Name: ________________________ Date: _______________
Year: ______________ Rating: _____________

Types of Camera

Activity no. ________

Define the following given types of camera

1. Pinhole camera-

2. Camera obscura-

3. Fixed Focus Camera-

4. Point and Shoot Camera-

5. Single lens reflex camera-

6. Twin lens reflex camera

7. View camera-

8. Instant camera-

9. Electronic camera-
10. Film camera-

11. Stereo camera-

12. Special purpose camera

Criminalistics laboratory
Forensic Photography

Name: ________________________ Date: _______________

Year: ______________ Rating: _____________

Accessories of Camera
Activity no. ________

1. Define the following accessories of camera

a. Lens-

b. Shutter-

c. Diaphragm-

d. Viewing and focusing Device-

e. Lens Aperture-

f. Depth of field

g. Shutter speed and motion

h. Film transport mechanism-

i. Shutter speed Dial

j. Shutter release button-

k. Focusing Mechanism-

l. Focusing Ring

Criminalistics laboratory
Forensic Photography

Name: ________________________ Date: _______________

Year: ______________ Rating: _____________
 Concave and Convex Lens
Activity no. ________

I. Draw the concave and convex lens

Concave lens Convex Lens

II. Differentiate the concave and convex lens

Criminalistics laboratory
Forensic Photography

Name: ________________________ Date: _______________

Year: ______________ Rating: _____________

Film Structure
 Activity no. ________

Define the following keyword:

1. Top coating (top Layer)-

2. Emulsion layer-

3. Film base-

4. AnTihilation Backing-

Criminalistics laboratory
Forensic Photography

Name: ________________________ Date: _______________

Year: ______________ Rating: _____________

Group of Lenses according to the angle of view

Activity no. ________
Define the following:
1. Normal Lens-

2. Wide Angle Lens-

3. Telephoto Lens-

4. Super Wide Angle Lenses-

6. Zoom Lenses-

7. Special Purpose Lenses-

8. Add-on Teleconverter Lenses-

Criminalistics laboratory
Forensic Photography

Name: ________________________ Date: _______________

Year: ______________ Rating: _____________

Lens Defects
Activity no. ______
Define the following:

1. Aberration-

2. Spherical Aberration-

3. Chromatic Aberration-

4. Astigmatism-

5. Coma-

6. Curvature of field-

7. Distortion-
Criminalistics laboratory
Forensic Photography

Name: ________________________ Date: _______________

Year: ______________ Rating: _____________

Film
Activity no. ______
Give the meaning of the following:
Types based on film sensitivity (light sensitivity)
1. Fast Film-

2. Slow Film-

Based on spectral sensitivity (color sensitivity)

1. Monochromatic Film-

2. Panchromatic Film-

3. Orthochromatic film-

4. Infrared Film-

Criminalistics laboratory
Forensic Photography

Name: ________________________ Date: _______________

Year: ______________ Rating: _____________

Types of Photographic Paper

Activity no. ______

Define briefly the following types of photographic paper

Based on emulsion used:
1. Silver Chloride paper-

2. Silver bromide paper-

3. Silver chlorobromide paper-

4. Variable contrast paper-