Copy stand

The stand consists of a board onto which the media is placed and an apparatus allowing the camera to be mounted parallel to it, usually with an adjustable height.

This provides uniform lighting and reduces specular reflection, keeping glare low.

The fine resolution of slide film allows the images to be reproduced with high fidelity when they are projected.

To do so, the camera is mounted, usually with a standard 1/4" tripod-mount screw, onto the stand, pointing the lens down at the base, where the document to be copied would be placed.

Some copy stands designed for forensic use have ultraviolet light sources on them, to illuminate latent fingerprints.