A portable, handheld device for forensic analysis that includes: an input unit configured to receive a forensic input at a scene of forensic analysis and a processing unit configured to generate a first image of the forensic input, scale the first image to a predetermined format suitable for forensic analysis, and generate a second image of the forensic input in which the first image is scaled to the predetermined format, compare the second image with forensic records, each forensic record including previously collected forensic data associated with one or more individuals or specimens, determine whether the second image matches at least a portion of one of the forensic records, upon determining that the second image matches at least a portion of one of the forensic records, generate a matching notification identifying the record which the second image is determined to match, and output the generated matching notification.
