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Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers: reported tasks and exploration worksheet

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

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This source lists 15 tasks, including 10 marked Core and 5 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.

Task source dates: 07/2015.

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Core · Task 8437 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

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

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Core · Task 8436 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

Disassemble equipment to gain access to defect, using hand tools.

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Core · Task 8440 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

Test equipment performance, focus of lens system, diaphragm alignment, lens mounts, or film transport, using precision gauges.

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Core · Task 8438 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

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

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Core · Task 8442 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

Requisition parts or materials.

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Core · Task 8435 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

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

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Core · Task 8441 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

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

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Core · Task 8443 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

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

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Core · Task 8439 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

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

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Core · Task 8444 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

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

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Supplemental · Task 20808 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

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.

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Supplemental · Task 8445 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

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

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Supplemental · Task 8447 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

Record test data and document fabrication techniques on reports.

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Supplemental · Task 8448 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

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

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Supplemental · Task 8449 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

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

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