Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers

What Does a Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers Do?

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

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Adjust cameras, photographic mechanisms, or equipment such as range and view finders, shutters, light meters, or lens systems, using hand tools.
• 2Disassemble equipment to gain access to defect, using hand tools.
• 3Test equipment performance, focus of lens system, diaphragm alignment, lens mounts, or film transport, using precision gauges.
• 4Clean and lubricate cameras and polish camera lenses, using cleaning materials and work aids.
• 5Requisition parts or materials.
• 6Calibrate and verify accuracy of light meters, shutter diaphragm operation, or lens carriers, using timing instruments.
• 7Examine cameras, equipment, processed film, or laboratory reports to diagnose malfunction, using work aids and specifications.
• 8Read and interpret engineering drawings, diagrams, instructions, or specifications to determine needed repairs, fabrication method, and operation sequence.

Required Skills

• Critical Thinking
• Email software
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office software
• Microsoft Word
• RepairTRAX
• Statistical process control SPC software

Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers Salary