A professional who assembles, repairs, tests, and maintains still and motion picture cameras and photographic equipment according to customer, blueprint, or work order specifications, using handtools, bench machines, and test equipment. Responsibilities include:

• Reads diagrammatic and verbal specifications to determine repairs needed and sequence of operations.
• Inspects cameras and equipment to locate defects, using jewelers' loupe.
• Disassembles cameras to gain access to defects.
• Tests focus of lens system, using optical measuring equipment, and adjusts and repairs lens system to correct defective focusing, using handtools.
• Measures camera shutter speed, using electronic measuring instrument, and adjusts shutter mechanism to manufacturer's specifications, using handtools.
• Compares light metre readings with readings of light measuring instrument to verify accuracy of camera light meters.
• Adjusts light metres to correct defective readings, using handtools.
• Measures operating speed of movie cameras, using frequency counter and turns camera speed control, using screwdriver, to correct defective operation.
• Cleans and lubricates cameras and polishes camera lenses, using air gun, ultrasonic cleaning device, cloth, syringe, and tissue paper.
• May fabricate parts for cameras and related equipment, using machines, such as bench lathe, milling machines, cutters, and grinders.