Digital Cameras

The use of digital cameras for procedures such as collecting fingerprint evidence is also gaining wide acceptance. Digital cameras operate much like traditional cameras except that instead of images being transferred to film, they are stored on the camera's hard drive. Up to 48 images can be stored and then downloaded from the camera to Macintosh computers or Pcs.In Newport Beach, Calif., a small, affluent Orange County community with a population less than 70,000, the police …

…determine results, and photogrammetry, which aids measurement verification on accident and crime scene photography. To produce a measurable image, a grid is superimposed over a photograph allowing accurate measurements to be made directly from the print. A photogram of the scene confirms measurements taken at the site. Reis sees the cost of the system as justified. "It's paying for itself in terms of results," he says. "The large volume justifies the cost in materials alone."