Skills — High Tech
Data Recovery
You can:
- recover hidden, erased or corrupted computer files
- increase the clarity of audio recordings, zeroing in on desired elements
- miraculously find detailed, high-resolution images within a blurry video image or blurry JPEG
- read data from SIM cards, key cards, RFID tags
Electronic Surveillance
You can:
- trace phone calls
- locate secret listening devices, sensors, or cameras
- make high-quality audio and video recordings
- enhance the quality of audio and video recordings, isolating chosen sounds or images
Photography
You can:
- take useful visual records of sites of interest or surveillance targets
- spot manual retouching or digital manipulation in a photographic or video image
- correctly handle, preserve, and develop various kinds of film
- use filters and lights to capture images only visible in infrared or ultraviolet
- recognize the equipment and techniques used in a darkroom
Determining what’s in the photograph or video usually requires some other skill; an aerial photo of a dig site would usually call for Archaeology, while the photo of a wild animal might require the expertise of someone with Outdoor Survival.