Chapter 1 Equipment and Technology
Cameras
Undoubtedly the most important piece of equipment for forensic photography is a camera. Evidence documentation is essential and the camera is the forensic photographer’s primary tool to preserve a moment in time. As time keeps moving, evidence will as well. The camera stops time and captures evidence in its existing location for analysis.
The camera is essentially a light tight box that contains a sensor, which records light and converts it into electronic signals, and supports a lens that focuses light upon the sensor. The camera will also have a mechanism to control the amount of light striking the sensor, usually a shutter and aperture. All cameras share this same basic design; however, the variety ...
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