POLICE PHOTOGRAPHY REVIEW QUESTIONS

BY: PROF. ALLAN L. TILLA-IN, MS CRIM.

1. Which of the following film is considered to be the fastest in terms of their exposure?
A. ASA 100 C. ASA 200
B. ASA 50 D. ASA 400
2. Another unit of film sensitivity is the DIN; normally its range of sensitivity is double depending upon the
increase in its DIN number, which is normal of what interval?
A. 2 C. 3
B. 4 D. 5
3. Zoom lens is a type of lens with an adjustable focus. This is due to the fact that it is made up of_____?
A. Convex lens C. Concave lens
B. Both concave and convex lens D. Diverging lens and concave lens
4. Part of the camera that controls the depth of field?
A. Shutter C. View Finder
B. Focusing Scale D. Diaphragm
5. Is that surface of the sensitized material which actually contains the light sensitive materials and which
appears glossy in a developed material?
A. Base C. Emulsion
B. Anti halation backing D. Silver halide
6. What is that range of distance from the nearest object to the farthest object that is sharp when the lens is set
or focused at a particular distance?
A. Focal length C. Depth of field
B. Focal distance D. Hyper-focal distance
7. An exposure setting of 1/30 F-8 will admit ____ times more light than 1/60 F-11?
A. 2 C. 6
B. 4 D. 8
8. Films have a variety of ranges of sensitivity. Which of the following film is sensitive from ultraviolet color to all
colors of white light?
A. Orthochromatic film C. Panchromatic film
B. Blue sensitive film D. X-ray film
9. What type of lens is thicker at the center and thinner at the side, which has the ability to enlarge the size of
the object being photograph?
A. Converging lens C. Concave lens
B. Convex lens D. a and b only
10. Which of the following Photo paper would be fit an over exposed film?
A. No. 1 C. No. 2
B. No. 3 D. No. 0
11. Is the application of the principles of photography is relation to the police work and in the administration of
justice?
A. Police photography C. Police investigation
B. Forensic D. Photography
12. Is the mechanical and chemical result of Photography?
A. Police photography C. Police investigation
B. Photograph D. Photography
13. Which of the following lens defects will produce a sharp center object but with a blurred sides?
A. Lateral aberration C. Chromatic aberration
B. Spherical aberration D. Distortion
14. Is that part of the camera which provides a means of determining the extent of the area coverage of a given
lens?
A. Scale bed C. Focal length
B. View finder D. Depth of field
15. Is that characteristics of a lens which controls the degree of sharpness of a given object?
A. Scale bed C. Ground glass
B. Split image focus D. Focusing
16. A lens that is primarily corrected for distortion?
A. Achromatic C. Anastigmat
B. Rectilinear D. Apochroamat
17. Considered as the utmost use of photography in criminal investigation?
A. Identification purposes C. Record purposes
B. Investigation purposes D. Sketching purposes
18. Considered to be the most common problem of photographer every time he uses a flash unit?
A. Exposure C. Synchronization
B. Attachment D. Proper timing
19. What type of a camera is best suited for police photography due to its flexibility for adoption to any type of
photographing due to its replaceable lens?
A. View finder type C. Twin lens reflex
B. Single lens reflex D. View or press
20. Is the distance between the optical centers of the lens to the film plane once the camera is focus in an
infinite position?
A. Focal distance C. Focal length
B. Hyperfocal distance D. Depth of field
21. Sensitized materials contains sensitize chemical substance which of the following substance is most likely to
be used for police photography sensitized materials?
A. Silver halides C. Silver chloro-bromide
B. Silver chloride D. Silver bromide
22. What part of the sensitized material is responsible for absorbing excess light does preventing light reflects?
A. Base C. Anti halation backing
B. Emulsion D. Gelatin coating
23. Is that light sensitive chemical deposited at the upper surface of a sensitized material?
A. silver halides C. Silver chloride
B. silver screen D. Silver bromide
24. Taking a magnified photograph of small object through attaching a camera to the ocular of a compound
microscope so as to show minute details of the physical evidence?
A. Photomicrography C. Photomacrography
B. Microphotography D. Macrophotgraphy
25. The average speed of the light is:
A. 187,000 miles/sec C. 185,000 miles/sec
B. 186,000 miles/sec D. 188,00 miles/sec.
26. How many parts do a camera generally has?
A. Four C. Five
B. Six D. Three
27. A part of the camera, which is design to control the amount of light passing the lens?
A. Focal length C. Focal distance
B. Relative aperture D. Shutter
28. Which of the following makes up the emulsion layer of the colored film?
A. Blue- green-red C. Blue-yellow-red
B. Green-blue-red D. Yellow-blue-red
29. A camera and a human eye have a lot in common. What is that part of the human eye, which is almost,
corresponds to the shutter of a camera?
A. Pupil C. Eyelid
B. Retina D. Eyelashes
30. A diaphragm opening of F4 will admit ___ times less than F2?
A. 1 C. 3
B. 2 D. 4
31. What unit of film sensitivity is expressed in both arithmetic and logarithmic form?
A. ASA C. DIN
B. ISO D. ASO
32. Which of the following film speed indicator is expressed in arithmetic form?
A. ISO C. DIN
B. ASA D. GRO
33. Is a type of lens that is used in the simplest and cheapest type of camera and which is not corrected on any
defect?
A. Rapid rectilinear lens C. Anastigmat lens
B. Meniscus lens D. Meniscus lens
34. If the normal exposure of the given film at bright sunlight using ASA 100 is 1/125, f-11, what will be the
normal exposure of the same film under hazy sunlight?
A. 1/125, f-5.6 C. 1/250, f-5.6
B. 1/250, f-8 D. 1/125, f-8
35. What type of photo paper would give a better contrast if the film has a normal exposure?
A. Paper no. 1 C. Paper no. 3
B. Paper no. 2 D. Paper no. 4
36. Lens has been classified according to their focal length, which of the following lens has a variable focal
length?
A. Short focus lens C. Medium focus lens
B. Telephoto lens D. Zoom lens
37. Is a type of lens defects in which light of various wavelength are focus in irregular proportion, thus
producing color blurredness?
A. chromatic aberration C. Lateral aberration
B. Astigmatism D. Flare
38. A photographic paper ideally used for enlarging or projection printing?
A. Chloride C. Nitrate
B. Iodine D. Bromide
39. Which of the following lens opening will admit more light to pass through in its medium?
A. f- 8 C. f-5.6
B. f- 11 D. f-4
40. Which of the following prefix or suffix would indicate that a film is a black and white?
A. Ortho C. Chrome
B. Pan D. a and b only
41. A film with DIN rating of 27 degrees is ____ times more sensitive than DIN 21 degrees?
A. 2 C. 6
B. 4 D. 8
42. A focusing method, which is done by actual measurement or estimation of the lens of camera to subject
distance?
A. Scale Bed C. Co- Incident Image
B. Split Image D. Ground Glass
43. A shutter speed of 1/30 will admit ___ times more light then 1/125?
A. 2 C. 6
B. 4 D. 8
44. Are lights in which their wavelengths are either too short or too long to excite the retina of the human eye?
A. Sunlight C. Visible light
B. Invisible light D. Artificial light
45. A photographic filter is used to _____ light or color during the picture taking?
A. Add C. Divide
B. Subtract D. Multiply
46. Is the type of radiation having a wavelength of 400 to 700 millimicrons designed for ordinary photographing
purposes?
A. Sunlight C. Visible light
B. Invisible light D. Artificial light
47. Which of the following lens defects does not affect the degree of sharpness of the object rather affects the
shape of the object due to the bending of the light passing the side of the lens?
A. Flare C. Astigmatism
B. Distortion D. Curvature of field
48. A basic exposure of a film ASA 200 at bright sunlight 1/125?
A. F 5.6 C. F 11
B. F 8 D. F 16
49. A distance measured from the optical center of the lens to the film plane?
A. Focal Distance C. Depth of Field
B. Focal Length D. Hyperfocal Distance
50. How much light will the combination of 1/125, f- 4 will admit compare to the combination of 1/250, f-8?
A. Two C. Six
B. Four d. Eight
51. What type of lens is that whose center is thinner and the sides are thicker?
A. Concave C. Diverging
B. Micro lens D. Positive lens
52. What lens has the focal length that is not more than twice the diagonal half of the negative?
A. Telephoto C. Wide angle lens
B. Zoom D. Normal
53. In taking photograph it is important to know the various views necessary for recording. What is that part of
the camera that provides means of determining better perspective?
A. Focusing C Light meter
B. View finder D. Lens
54. Is type of lens designed for surveillance work where the photographer must be far from the object being
photograph to avoid being detected?
A. Wide angle lens C. Telephoto lens
B. Normal lens D. Shot focus lens
55. Camera has variety of classifications depending upon its application. What is the type of camera, which has
the ability to produce an instant photograph upon exposure?
A. Fixed focus camera C. Variable focus camera
B. Polaroid camera D. Miniature camera
56. What contraption or device is used to block the path of light passing through the lens exposing the
sensitized material?
A. Range finder C. Exposure
B. Shutter D. View finder
57. Which indicates the speed of the lens or the amount of light passing through the lens in proportion to its
focal length?
A. Flash meters C. F numbers
B. Exposure D. Electronics Flash
58. What kind of diaphragm opening must one used to get the wider depth of field?
A. Smaller C. Wider
B. Longer D. Shorter
59. Is the means by which the object’s distance is estimated or calculated to form a sharp or clear image?
A. Focusing C. Exposure
B. Viewing D. Parallax error
60. How would the photographer adjust or set shutter speed of his camera if his objective is to freeze the action
of moving objects?
A. Medium C. Fast
B. Slow D. Normal
61. Is that part of the camera that works like pupil of the eye? It may be enlarged or contracted?
A. Diaphragm opening C. Lens aperture
D. Lens opening D. All of these
62. Primarily, the controlling factor of the sharpness of the image in photography in the?
A. Focal distance C. Focusing
B. Focal length D. Hyper focal distance
63. To get the maximum depth of field of the lens, we look for the:
A. Hyper focal distance C. Focal length
B. Scale bed D. Focal distance
64. The most difficult lens defect line is known as the:
A. Coma C. Chromatic aberration
B. Distortion D. Astigmatism
65. Specifically, the camera is needed in photography to:
A. Record the image
B. Exclude all unwanted lights
C. Makes the image visible
D. Makes the image permanent
66. A lens opening of 5.6 will admit ______ times more light than F-11?
A. Two C. Four
B. Three D. Five
67. Which of the following is not a factor in the computation for exposure?
A. ASA ratio of the film C. Type of camera
B. Lighting condition D. Type of subject
68. What part of the camera is responsible for determining the intensity of light coming from the object being
photograph?
A. Guide number C. Light meter
B. Wattage D. Luminescence
69. What camera accessory is designed to effectively augment the adverse lighting condition of the object being
photograph?
A. Light meter C. Flash units
B. Extension tube D. Cable release
70. Is a type of lens defect whereby light passing the sides of the lens is either bended inward or outward thus
producing deformed image?
A. Spherical aberration C. Astigmatism
B. Distortion D. Lateral aberration
71. Is a type of lens defects in which lens is unable to focus both horizontal and vertical axis on the same place,
thus producing either the sharp horizontal with blurred vertical lines or vice versa?
A. Coma C. Chromatic aberration
B. Astigmatism D. Curvature of field
72. Why must the taking of photograph from unusual camera position be avoided?
A. It distorts focus C. It distorts magnification
B. It distorts perspective D. It distorts the texture
73. Also known as Kodalith film?
A. Orthochromatic C. Panchromatic
B. Infrared D. Pan-X Plus
74. A film that is sensitive to ultraviolet light up to green colors only?
A. Panchromatic C. Infrared film
B. Orthochromatic D. Blue sensitive film
75. The best source of light for outdoor photography?
A. Invisible C. Sunlight
B. Visible light D. Artificial light
76. That part of the film that is capable of retaining the latent image?
A. Coating of animal gelatin C. Base
B. Emulsion D. Anti-halation backing
77. Hazy sunlight will cast object in open space:
A. Transparent shadow C. Double shadow
B. No shadow D. Deep and prominent shadow
78. ASA rating 400 is the same with DIN:
A. 30 degrees C. 33 degrees
B. 27 degrees D. 24 degrees
79. A photo paper in which the sensitivity on light is low and was used for contact printing?
A. Silver Bromide C. Silver Chloride
B. Silver Chlorobromide D. Silver halides
80. Film and photographic paper is considered as?
A. Transparent material C. Sensitized material
B. Translucent material D. Opaque material
81. Bright sunlight is:
A. When object in open space casts transparent shadow
B. When object in open space casts no shadow
C. When object in open space casts a deep and prominent shadow
D. All of the above

82. There are two kinds of colored film; the negative type and the reversal, which of the following prefix will
indicate that a colored fill is negative type?
A. Ortho C. Pan
B. Chrome D. Color
83. The light sensitivity of the film is known as;
A. Emulsion content C. Spectral sensitivity
B. Emulsion speed D. Reversal negative
84. What is the use of thin coat of animal gelatin on a film?
A. To prevent halation C. To retain the latent image
B. It supports the emulsion D. To protect the emulsion from abrasion
85. All, except one, are essentials of photography.
A. Light C. Developing
B. Sensitized material D. F numbers
86. Is that part of film that supports the emulsion?
A. Base C. Anti-halation backing
B. Emulsion D. thin coat of animal gelatin
87. Which of the following film has the longest spectral sensitivity?
A. Blue sensitive film C. Panchromatic film
B. Orthochromatic D. Infrared film
88. Is that sensitized material that produces positive print?
A. Translucent material C. Photographic paper
B. Film D. Silver chloride
89. Which of the following is considered as the two main layers of the film?
A. Base and coat of gelatin C. Base and emulsion
B. Anti halation and base D. Emulsion and anti-halation backing
90. Is that surface of the sensitized material which actually contains the light sensitive materials and which
appears glossy in a developed material?
A. Base C. Anti-halation backing
B. Emulsion D. Coat of animal gelati
91. A photo paper suitable for large prints?
A. Single weight C. Silver bromide
B. Light weight D. Double weight
92. Considered as the photographic rays with the longest wavelength ranging from 700 to 1000 millimicrons?
A. X-ray C. Infrared rays
B. Ultraviolet ray D. Visible light
93. The combination of blue and green produces what color?
A. Cyan C. Magenta
B. Yellow D. Orange
94. The combination of green and red produces what color?
A. Cyan C. Magenta
B. Yellow D. Orange
95. The combination of red and blue produces what color?
A. Cyan C. Magenta
B. Yellow D. Orange
96. All, Except One, are secondary colors of light?
A. Cyan C. Magenta
B. Yellow D. Red
97. All, Except One, are primary colors of light?
A. Red C. Blue
B. Yellow D. Green
98. A lens that produce a virtual image.
A. Convergent C. Concave
B. Positive D. Convex
99. What type of photo paper would give a better contrast if the film has a normal exposure?
A. paper no. 1 C. paper no. 3
B. paper no. 2 D. paper no. 4
100. A lens with focal length of less than the diagonal length of its negative material?
A. Wide Angle C. Telephoto
B. Normal D. Zoom