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Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers

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

What you’d do

  • 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.

Skills that matter

  • Troubleshooting
  • Repairing
  • Critical Thinking
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Active Listening

How to get there

Medium preparation: usually vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree

Also called

  • Camera Repair Technician
  • Camera Repairman
  • Camera Technician
  • Repair Technician
  • Photo Equipment Technician
  • Photo Technologist

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