Will “Photography Equipment Technician” be Automated?

Core Skills & Abilities

• Lay out reference points and dimensions on parts or metal stock to be machined, using precision measuring instruments.

• Read and interpret engineering drawings, diagrams, instructions, or specifications to determine needed repairs, fabrication method, and operation sequence.

• Assemble aircraft cameras, still or motion picture cameras, photographic equipment, or frames, using diagrams, blueprints, bench machines, hand tools, or power tools.

• Measure parts to verify specified dimensions or settings, such as camera shutter speed or light meter reading accuracy, using measuring instruments.

• Clean and lubricate cameras and polish camera lenses, using cleaning materials and work aids.

• Install electrical assemblies and wiring in aircraft camera housings and memory cards or film in cameras, following blueprints and using hand tools and soldering equipment.

• Examine cameras, equipment, processed film, or laboratory reports to diagnose malfunction, using work aids and specifications.

• Recommend design changes or upgrades of microfilming, film-developing, or photographic equipment.

• Record test data and document fabrication techniques on reports.

• 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.

• Calibrate and verify accuracy of light meters, shutter diaphragm operation, or lens carriers, using timing instruments.

• Adjust cameras, photographic mechanisms, or equipment such as range and view finders, shutters, light meters, or lens systems, using hand tools.

• Fabricate or modify defective electronic, electrical, or mechanical components, using bench lathe, milling machine, shaper, grinder, or precision hand tools, according to specifications.

• Requisition parts or materials.