Basic LE Photography and Video

Question 1

What are the 2 most common camera types?

Answer 1

1. Point and Shoot

2. Single Lens Reflex (SLR)

Question 2

When installing an SD card, battery or lens your camera should be

Answer 2

Turned Off

Question 3

What can happen if an SD card is installed while a camera is turned on?

Answer 3

Catastrophic failure

Question 4

Lenses with lower focal lengths and are 24mm or less are considered

Answer 4

wide angle lenses

Question 5

What are normal focal lengths for crime scene photos?

Answer 5

between 24mm and 70mm

Question 6

What is the ISO setting from crime scenes?

Answer 6

Between 100-400

Question 7

What is the first step to setting up a camera before use?

Answer 7

Formatting the SD card

Question 8

What is the recommended image quality setting for a general crime scene or event documentation photographs?

Answer 8

JPEG Fine

Question 9

How many pixels does a megapixel contain?

Answer 9

1 Million

Question 10

what is the recommended minimum pixel standard for LE purposes?

Answer 10

6 megapixels

Question 11

What is the recommended image size setting for LE imaging?

Answer 11

Large

Question 12

What are the 4 basic factors that affect photographic images?

Answer 12

1. Light
2. ISO
3. Shutter Speed
4. Aperture

Question 13

What controls the duration of time the shutter remains open?

Answer 13

Shutter Speed

Question 14

What controls motion and blur?

Answer 14

Shutter Speed

Question 15

When a camera is set to automatic flash what is the shutter speed?

Answer 15

1/60th per second

Question 16

What is the minimum shutter speed for handheld photography?

Answer 16

1/60th Per Second

Question 17

What is a secondary effect of the aperture?

Answer 17

Controlling Depth of Field

Question 18

When working with the aperture smaller numbers mean

Answer 18

less things will be in focus in the photo

Question 19

What settings cause the camera’s sensor to be more sensitive to light?

Answer 19

ISO

Question 20

What is the first photograph you should take prior to photographing the scene?

Answer 20

the Photo Identifier

Question 21

What assists the photographer in reminding them why the photograph was important as the time it was taken?

Answer 21

The Photo Log

Question 22

What are the 3 primary photographic perspectives in crime scene photography?

Answer 22

1. Overall
2. Intermediate
3. Close-up

Question 23

What are overall photos taken for?

Answer 23

to show the location

Question 24

Which perspectives show the relationship between evidence and evidence, and the evidence and the crime scene?

Answer 24

Intermediate

Question 25

What perspective is taken at 90 degrees and full frame?

Answer 25

Close-ups

Question 26

What is pristine condition?

Answer 26

“In situ” the scene condition as it was first encountered, no markers

Question 27

What is used to helps associate the item of evidence within its location within the scene?

Answer 27

Markers

Question 28

When you are recording video you should not

Answer 28

walk while recording

Question 29

What are 3 camera movement techniques?

Answer 29

1. Pan
2. Tilt
3. Zoom

Question 30

While shooting video if you think you are shooting to fast you should?

Answer 30

Slow down even more