Republic of the Philippines

BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY

Batangas City

Practice Examination
Criminalistics 102 – Police Photography

Name: Course/ Yr. & Section: Date:

I. Multiple Choice. Select the letter of the correct answer that corresponds to each of the following questions.

_____1. This is defined as a thin, transparent, flexible acetate or polyester base, coated with light-sensitive emulsion used in
camera to record a photographic image.
a. Camera c. Lens
b. Photographic Paper d. Film
_____2. This is a colored filter used in black and white image capture to ensure that tones are produced with the same relative
brightness as perceived by the human eye.
a. Contrast filter c. Haze filter
b. Correction filter d. Sky filter
_____3. In this type of distortion, there are straight lines near the edges of the frame bow toward the center of the frame. The
curve is inward.
a. Pincushion distortion c. Edges distortion
b. Barrel distortion d. Frame distortion
_____4. This is a cable with a button or plunger attached to a camera to prevent accidental movement and eliminate camera
shake.
a. Tripod c. Cable release
b. Light Meter d. Flash unit
_____5. This is the inability of the lens to focus in both horizontal and vertical plane at the same time; or the inability of the
lens to focus in both lines running indifferent direction.
a. Chromatic aberration c. Astigmatism
b. Spherical aberration d. Distortion
_____6. This is a tube inserted between the lens and camera body to provide increased magnification for macrophotography;
used in photographing minute objects.
a. Filter c. Light Meter
b. Extension tube d. Cable release
_____7. This is the inability of the lens to produce images sizes of object with different color.
a. Distortion c. Curvature of field
b. Coma d. Chromatic difference of magnification
_____8. This is used to filter out ultraviolet (UV) radiation, which can cause a bluish fog and loss of detail in distant objects.
a. Contrast filter c. Haze filter
b. Correction filter d. Sky filter
_____9. This is an optical or electrical device used to compose and frame a scene; shows the entire scene coverage that can be
recorded in the film inside the camera.
a. Viewfinder c. Shutter Speed
b. Film Advancer & Lever d. Lens Aperture
_____10. This is a gray filter used over light sources or camera lenses to reduce specular reflections on certain surfaces.
a. Correction filter c. Sky filter
b. Haze filter d. Polarizing filter
_____11. This should be turned to change the diameter of the lens diaphragm.
a. Rewind Knob c. Zoom Adjustment
b. Aperture Ring d. Shutter Speed
_____12. This is a type of filter that adjusts the tonal differences of an image.
a. Contrast filter c. Haze filter
b. Correction filter d. Sky filter
_____13. The higher the ________ , the smaller the lens opening.
a. ISO Number c. F-Number
b. ASA Number d. DIN Number
_____14. This is caused by the improper holding of the camera.
a. Vibration c. Artificial/ Accidental Movement
b. Natural Movement d. Actual Camera Movement
_____15. This is an opening in a light-blocking plate that allows light to strike the film or image sensor. It is the light gathering
power of the lens.
a. Lens c. Light Tight Box
b. Aperture d. Viewfinder
_____16. This is a device used in determining the intensity of light that strikes the subject and affects the film.
a. Tripod c. Cable release
b. Light Meter d. Flash unit
_____17. This is where the sharpness and clearness of the objects being photographed depends.
a. Lens Aperture c. Focusing Mechanism
b. Shutter d. Film Advancer & Lever
_____18. These are lens corrected for astigmatism but with higher correction to color; a super corrected lens for astigmatism.
a. Achromatic or Apochromatic lens c. Anagmatism or Anastigmatic lens
b. Aspherical lens d. Process lens
_____19. This number in the shutter speed represents for a whole second, while the others are a fraction of a second.
a. Number 1 c. Number 125
b. Number 60 d. Number 500
_____20. These are lens corrected for spherical aberration.
a. Achromatic or Apochromatic lens c. Anagmatism or Anastigmatic lens
b. Aspherical lens d. Process lens
_____21. This is a mechanism for moving film from one spool to another incrementally once frame at a time.
a. Lens Aperture c. Focusing Mechanism
b. Shutter Speed d. Film Advancer & Lever
_____22. This is the other term used when referring to coma as an inherent defect of lenses.
a. Astimatism c. Chromatic Aberration
b. Lateral aberration d. Distortion
_____23. This number in the shutter speed is advisable to use when handholding the camera with a 50mm lens.
a. Number 1 c. Number 125
b. Number 60 d. Number 500
_____24. It is an inability of the lens to focus all colors in the same plane. This is the most difficult lens aberrations to correct.
a. Chromatic aberration c. Astigmatism
b. Spherical aberration d. Distortion
_____25. This is a type of photographic filters which are intended to give special effect to pictures.
a. Special effects filters c. Normal filters
b. Non-special effects filters d. Ordinary filters
_____26. This is a lens defect wherein the outer parts of the image produced by the lens will be magnified either less or more
than the outer image.
a. Distortion c. Curvature of field
b. Coma d. Chromatic difference of magnification
_____27. This is an artificial light source synchronized with the opening and closing of the shutter to emit a brief but very
bright burst of illumination to a scene.
a. Tripod c. Cable release
b. Light Meter d. Flash unit
_____28. These are lens corrected for distortion; a combination of two achromatic lenses with almost the same focal length.
a. Rapid rectilinear lens c. Anagmatism or Anastigmatic lens
b. Aspherical lens d. Process lens
_____29. This is a piece of colored glass, gelatin, plastic or other material that attaches to or over the camera or enlarger lens to
selectively absorb the light passing through it.
a. Filter c. Cable release
b. Light Meter d. Flash unit
_____30. In this type of distortion, straight lines near the edges of the frame bow outward from the center.
a. Pincushion distortion c. Edges distortion
b. Barrel distortion d. Frame distortion
_____31. This is a stand consisting of three legs and a mounting head for a camera; used to support and stabilized the camera.
a. Tripod c. Cable release
b. Light Meter d. Flash unit
_____32. This type of lens is likely to be slower and heavier and to show more image distortion than a wide-angle fixed focal
length lens.
a. Mirror Lens c. Wide-Angle Lens
b. Ultra wide-Angle Lens d. Wide-Angle Zoom
_____33. This is a type of photographic filters which are intended to manipulate the ways film reacts to subject colors.
a. Special effects filters c. Normal filters
b. Non-special effects filters d. Ordinary filters
_____34. This type of lens has a focal length longer than the diagonal of the film frame or image sensor. They make a subject
appear larger on film than a normal lens at the same camera-to-subject distance.
a. Shift Lens c. Telephoto Lens
b. Macro Lens d. Telephoto Zoom
_____35. This is a graduated filter designed to darken the sky while leaving the foreground exposure unaltered.
a. Contrast filter c. Haze filter
b. Correction filter d. Sky filter
_____36. The size of the individual lens elements and their position determine the angle view and __________ of the lens.
a. speed c. depth of field
b. depth d. focal length
_____37. This is usually caused by body movement including beating of the heart.
a. Vibration c. Artificial/ Accidental Movement
b. Natural Movement d. Actual Camera Movement
_____38. This type of lens range from 75-300mm, encompassing about six fixed focal length lenses. This is popular with
sports and wildlife photographer.
a. Shift Lens c. Telephoto Lens
b. Macro Lens d. Telephoto Zoom
_____39. This is the other term used when referring to wide-angle lens.
a. Standard/ Normal Lens c. Long-focus Lens
b. Short Lens d. Zoom Lens
_____40. This type of lens has a variable focal length. It allows fine-tuning of subject framing by adjusting the focal length of
the lens.
a. Standard/ Normal Lens c. Long-focus Lens
b. Wide-Angle Lens d. Zoom Lens
_____41. These types of lens are designed to render a subject with 1:1 or higher magnification for very close focusing
distances. They are useful in taking close-ups of small subjects.
a. Shift Lens c. Telephoto Lens
b. Macro Lens d. Telephoto Zoom
_____42. This is a concave lens characterized by the fact that it is thinner in the middle than the edge and forms a virtual image
on the same side of the lens.
a. Positive Lens c. Ordinary Lens
b. Neutral Lens d. Negative Lens
_____43. This type of lens uses a combination of glass elements and mirrors that bounce the light up and down the lens barrel,
manipulating the light rays to allow a long focal length to be contained within a physical short space.
a. Mirror Lens c. Wide-Angle Lens
b. Ultra wide-Angle Lens d. Wide-Angle Zoom
_____44. This type of lens has focal length that is much greater than the diagonal of the film or image format with which it is
used. These are useful for taking large images of distant subjects or when unable to move close enough to the subject to use a
shorter lens.
a. Standard/ Normal Lens c. Long-focus Lens
b. Wide-Angle Lens d. Zoom Lens
_____45. This type of lens has a focal length that is roughly equivalent to the diagonal of the light-sensitive, image recording
area within the camera.
a. Standard/ Normal Lens c. Long-focus Lens
b. Wide-Angle Lens d. Zoom Lens
_____46. This type of lens that have a focal length ranging from around 21mm down to around 15mm. An example of this is
the fisheye lens.
a. Mirror Lens c. Wide-Angle Lens
b. Ultra wide-Angle Lens d. Wide-Angle Zoom
_____47. This type of lens is sometimes called a perspective control lens. It can be shifted off-center in relation to the film
frame, so that the correct perspective can be achieved when photographing converging vertical lines such as tall buildings.
a. Shift Lens c. Telephoto Lens
b. Macro Lens d. Telephoto Zoom
_____48. This is a glass, plastic or crystal optical element molded into a curve shape that can be bend and focus rays of light;
responsible for focusing the rays of light coming from the subject.
a. Shutter c. Subject/ Object
b. Aperture d. Lens
_____49. This is convex lens characterized by the fact that it is thicker in the middle than the edge and forms a real image on
the opposite side of the lens.
a. Positive Lens c. Ordinary Lens
b. Neutral Lens d. Negative Lens
_____50. The smaller the lens opening, the greater the ________.
a. speed c. depth of field
b. depth d. focal length
_____51. This type of lens has a focal length shorter than the diagonal of the film frame or image sensor and ideal for
photographing a group of people or when working in confined space.
a. Mirror Lens c. Wide-Angle Lens
b. Ultra wide-Angle Lens d. Wide-Angle Zoom
_____52. This enables the camera to determine the length of time the film is exposed. It controls the duration between the
opening and closing of the shutter.
a. Shutter c. Light Tight Box/ Body
b. Shutter Speed d. Lens Aperture
_____53. Films should always be kept in the following manner, except:
a. Kept in a cool place c. Kept away from all sources of chemical fumes
b. Kept in a place with direct sunlight d. Kept in low humidity
_____54. This is the part of the camera that is very important because of its capability to exclude all the unwanted light that
might expose the film.
a. Light-Tight Box/ Body c. Rewind Knob
b. Viewfinder d. Film Advancer & Level
_____55. These are types of film which are best for scenes where the light is bright.
a. Slow Films c. Medium-speed Films
b. Fast Films d. Black-and-White Films
_____56. This is the device used to control the amount of time during which light is allowed to enter the camera and register on
the film or image sensor; serves as the barrier of the rays of light that will enter and affect the film inside the camera.
a. Shutter c. Light Tight Box/ Body
b. Shutter Speed d. Lens Aperture
_____57. These are used for low-light situations where a less-sensitive, slower film may result in under-exposure.
a. Slow Films c. Medium-speed Films
b. Fast Films d. Black-and-White Films
_____58. This number in the shutter speed is capable of stopping the movement of the subject.
a. Number 1 c. Number 125
b. Number 60 d. Number 500
_____59. This records the actual intensity of light as shades of gray.
a. Slow Films c. Medium-speed Films
b. Fast Films d. Black-and-White Films
_____60. This holds the film firmly inside the camera.
a. Film Advancer & Lever c. Rewind Knob
b. Film Holder d. Light Tight Box/ Body
_____61. This is used by most film manufacturers to represent the film speed, which is a combination of the previous U.S.
based ASA ratings and European DIN ratings.
a. F-Number c. T-Number
b. ISO d. Shutter Speed
_____62. This is a lens defect wherein the image formed by lens comes to a sharper focus on a curved surface than on a flat
surface.
a. Distortion c. Curvature of field
b. Coma d. Chromatic difference of magnification
_____63. This is a type of film that is more complex and consists of three layers of light-sensitive emulsion- red, green or blue-
with layer sensitive to a particular color.
a. Slow Films c. Medium-speed Films
b. Fast Films d. Color Films
_____64. This is a lens defect wherein the photographic rays passing through the edges refract more sharply than those passing
through the central part of the lens.
a. Chromatic aberration c. Astigmatism
b. Spherical aberration d. Distortion
_____65. This is a coating at the back of the film, usually gelatin containing a dye or pigment, to absorb light rays and prevent
the light from reflecting back from the film base through emulsion.
a. Anti-inhalation Backing c. Anti-halation Back-up
b. Anti-halation Backing d. Halation Backing
_____66. These are lens corrected for chromatic aberration.
a. Achromatic c. Apochromatic
b. Aspherical lens d. Rapid Rectilinear lens
_____67. These are made specifically for shooting in well-lighted situations.
a. High Speed Transparency Films c. Fast Films
b. Slide Films d. Color Films
_____68. These are lens corrected for astigmatism.
a. Rapid rectilinear lens c. Anagmatism or Anastigmatic lens
b. Aspherical lens d. Process lens
_____69. This type of film is suitable for a wide range of different subjects and lighting conditions.
a. Slow Films c. Medium-speed Films
b. Fast Films d. Black-and-White Films
_____70. This lens defect is concerned with rays entering the lens obliquely. It is a lens defect that produces a blurred comet-
like image.
a. Distortion c. Curvature of field
b. Coma d. Chromatic difference of magnification

Prepared by:

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Mr. Jeffery C. Arrieta
Faculty Member