Mansell, Andrew2022-01-202022-01-202021-05https://hdl.handle.net/1920/12229A picture is worth a thousand words because of its power and influence. They are an unbiased representation of fact and why crime scenes are documented with powerful cameras like the Nikon Digital Single-Lens Reflex. Modern smartphone technology provides us with an alternative. This study compares an iPhone XS Max to a Nikon D5600 to accurately depict a crime scene. This study compares each camera's mechanisms and judges the quality of their exposures through sharpness, resolution, and acutanceAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United StatesCrime scene documentationCrime Scene Documentation- iPhone vs the Nikon D5600Technical Report