Forensic Photography- Basic Parts of Single Lens Reflex Camera

1. Ring This is turned to manually focus the lens.
3. Consists of several layers of varying properties providing zoom, focusing and distortion correction.
6. Release Button This is known as a “Trigger” of the camera.
7. The mechanism used to rewind the film into the canister.
10. A small viewing window that shows the image that the camera’s imaging sensor sees.
11. It is used to guide the film through the camera from its canister.
13. Adjuster This varies the focal length of the lens in the viewfinder to make even people wearing eyeglasses to see clearly through it even without the eyeglasses.
14. Mount Standard holder with contact plates for an optional Flash accessory.

1. An empty spool that picks up the film in a camera after the film has been exposed to light.
2. Buttons This is used to let users interact with the camera’s computer system.
4. Switch Turns On or Off the camera. This may also contain a Record / Play Mode selector on some cameras.
5. Dial It contains several symbol and also allows you to select a shooting mode.
8. This holds the all other parts together as well as provide protection to the delicate internal parts of the camera.
9. Ring Found around the old manual lens of SLR camera this is used to select an aperture opening
12. Display This is a small screen with usually 1.8'' diagonally or bigger at the back of the camera.
14. It provides an instantaneous burst of bright light to illuminate a poorly lit scene.