A photograph of an original is _________________of its contents,  if it is proved that the thing photographed was the original.

Section 63 - Secondary evidence Secondary evidence means and includes- (1) Certified copies given under the provisions hereinafter contained (2) Copies made from the original by mechanical processes which in themselves ensure the accuracy of the copy, and copies compared with such copies; (3) Copies made from or compared with the original; (4) Counterparts of documents as against the parties who did not execute them; (5) Oral accounts of the contents of a document given by some person who has himself seen it. Illustrations (a) A photograph of an original is secondary evidence of its contents, though the two have not been compared, if it is proved that the thing photographed was the original.