# Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers > Repair and adjust cameras and photographic equipment, including commercial video and motion picture camera equipment. - Code: 49-9061.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 49-9061) - Family: [Installation, Maintenance & Repair](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-49), one of its 52 occupations - Tasks: 15 tasks (10 core and 5 supplemental) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/49-9061.00 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/49-9061.00.json ## What the work is made of 1. Adjust cameras, photographic mechanisms, or equipment such as range and view finders, shutters, light meters, or lens systems, using hand tools. Core task · Task 8437 · Rated by 52 people who do the job, July 2015 2. Disassemble equipment to gain access to defect, using hand tools. Core task · Task 8436 · Rated by 52 people who do the job, July 2015 3. Test equipment performance, focus of lens system, diaphragm alignment, lens mounts, or film transport, using precision gauges. Core task · Task 8440 · Rated by 52 people who do the job, July 2015 4. Clean and lubricate cameras and polish camera lenses, using cleaning materials and work aids. Core task · Task 8438 · Rated by 51 people who do the job, July 2015 5. Requisition parts or materials. Core task · Task 8442 · Rated by 49 people who do the job, July 2015 6. Calibrate and verify accuracy of light meters, shutter diaphragm operation, or lens carriers, using timing instruments. Core task · Task 8435 · Rated by 51 people who do the job, July 2015 7. Examine cameras, equipment, processed film, or laboratory reports to diagnose malfunction, using work aids and specifications. Core task · Task 8441 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, July 2015 8. Read and interpret engineering drawings, diagrams, instructions, or specifications to determine needed repairs, fabrication method, and operation sequence. Core task · Task 8443 · Rated by 51 people who do the job, July 2015 9. Measure parts to verify specified dimensions or settings, such as camera shutter speed or light meter reading accuracy, using measuring instruments. Core task · Task 8439 · Rated by 49 people who do the job, July 2015 10. Fabricate or modify defective electronic, electrical, or mechanical components, using bench lathe, milling machine, shaper, grinder, or precision hand tools, according to specifications. Core task · Task 8444 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, July 2015 11. 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. Supplemental task · Task 20808 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, July 2015 12. Assemble aircraft cameras, still or motion picture cameras, photographic equipment, or frames, using diagrams, blueprints, bench machines, hand tools, or power tools. Supplemental task · Task 8445 · Rated by 49 people who do the job, July 2015 13. Record test data and document fabrication techniques on reports. Supplemental task · Task 8447 · Rated by 49 people who do the job, July 2015 14. Lay out reference points and dimensions on parts or metal stock to be machined, using precision measuring instruments. Supplemental task · Task 8448 · Rated by 49 people who do the job, July 2015 15. Recommend design changes or upgrades of microfilming, film-developing, or photographic equipment. 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