What can excessive perspiration cause during fingerprinting?

Excessive perspiration can lead to distortion of inked impressions during fingerprinting. When the fingers are overly sweaty, the moisture can mix with the ink used to capture the fingerprints. This mixture can cause the ink to spread unevenly, resulting in smudged or unclear impressions. The quality of the fingerprint is heavily reliant on a clean and defined application of the ink, and excessive moisture disrupts this process leading to distorted prints.

The clarity of prints depends on the conditions and handling during the fingerprinting process, and while perspiration could potentially affect the appearance of the prints, the primary consequence is the distortion of the inked impressions. In this context, options that suggest an increase in clarity or faster drying of ink do not align with the impact of excessive perspiration during fingerprinting. Likewise, while finding a fingerprint could be challenging if it is distorted, the initial engagement with the ink is most critically affected by the moisture itself.