ABSTRACT
The photographic documentation of a vehicle involves much more than pointing and clicking a camera's shutter button. This feature is found in the menu system and will prevent wasted effort or worse, a complete loss of a vehicle's photographic documentation. As will be discussed later in this chapter, control over an image's depth of field separates a snapshot from an exceptional crime scene photograph. A deeper zone of sharp focus occurs with smaller apertures because the rays of light are more finely focused on the recording media as they pass through the narrower opening of the camera's lens. Therefore, photographic documentation of the vehicle must be complete and thorough. The faster shutter speeds help prevent camera shake during the exposure but can seriously limit an image's zone of sharp focus. With the aperture and ISO selected, it is time to determine the shutter speed or the length of the exposure.
