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Handbook of Forensic Services (pdf) - FBI

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<strong>Handbook</strong> <strong>of</strong> Forens c Serv ces 2007<br />

mpress on. Place a label n the p cture to<br />

correlate the mpress on w th cr me scene<br />

notes and general photographs.<br />

Images should be taken us ng a 35 mm or<br />

medium-format film camera. Low-cost<br />

digital cameras do not provide sufficient<br />

mage deta l for exam nat on-qual ty<br />

photographs. Use a manual-focus<br />

camera. If the shoe pr nt s made from a<br />

colored substance (e.g., blood), color film<br />

may be preferable to black and wh te. In<br />

most amb ent-l ght s tuat ons, use ISO<br />

100 film. Use ISO 200 or 400 film, if<br />

necessary.<br />

Place the camera on a tr pod and pos t on<br />

t d rectly over the mpress on. Adjust the<br />

he ght <strong>of</strong> the camera, and f poss ble, use<br />

a normal lens (50 mm for a 35 mm<br />

camera). F ll the frame w th the<br />

mpress on and scale. Pos t on the<br />

camera so the film plane is parallel to the<br />

mpress on.<br />

Set the f-stop on f/16 or f/22 for a greater<br />

depth <strong>of</strong> field.<br />

Attach an electronic flash with a long<br />

extens on cord to the camera.<br />

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