Camera / Photographic Equipment Repairer

Repair and adjust cameras and photographic equipment, including commercial video and motion picture camera equipment.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Camera Repair Technician; Camera Repairman; Camera Technician; Photo Equipment Technician; Photo Technologist; Photographic Equipment Repair Technician; Photographic Equipment Technician; Photographic Technician (Photo Tech); Repair Technician; Repairman

Tasks

• Adjust cameras, photographic mechanisms, or equipment such as range and view finders, shutters, light meters, or lens systems, using hand tools.
• Disassemble equipment to gain access to defect, using hand tools.
• Test equipment performance, focus of lens system, diaphragm alignment, lens mounts, or film transport, using precision gauges.
• Clean and lubricate cameras and polish camera lenses, using cleaning materials and work aids.
• Requisition parts or materials.
• Calibrate and verify accuracy of light meters, shutter diaphragm operation, or lens carriers, using timing instruments.
• Examine cameras, equipment, processed film, or laboratory reports to diagnose malfunction, using work aids and specifications.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings, diagrams, instructions, or specifications to determine needed repairs, fabrication method, and operation sequence.
• Measure parts to verify specified dimensions or settings, such as camera shutter speed or light meter reading accuracy, using measuring instruments.
• Fabricate or modify defective electronic, electrical, or mechanical components, using bench lathe, milling machine, shaper, grinder, or precision hand tools, according to specifications.

Knowledge

• Mechanical
• Computers and Electronics
• Customer and Personal Service
• English Language
• Engineering and Technology

Skills

• Critical Thinking
• Reading Comprehension
• Active Listening
• Speaking
• Active Learning

Abilities

• Near Vision
• Visualization
• Finger Dexterity
• Problem Sensitivity
• Arm-Hand Steadiness
• Written Comprehension
• Manual Dexterity
• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning
• Information Ordering
• Selective Attention
• Oral Comprehension
• Oral Expression
• Control Precision
• Far Vision
• Visual Color Discrimination
• Speech Recognition
• Speech Clarity