A method comprising: identifying, by a processor of camera modular alignment and test (CMAT) equipment, a set of camera components and a corresponding set of lenses that are loaded into the CMAT equipment for producing a portion of a final camera assembly; controlling, by the processor, the CMAT equipment to: dry-fit assemble the lenses with the camera components; and execute an initial five-axis lens alignment check that measures an initial modulation transfer function performance for the lenses when dry-fit assembled with the camera components; determining, by the processor, whether the initial MTF performance satisfies a MTF threshold; and responsive to determining that the initial MTF performance satisfies the MTF threshold, further controlling the CMAT equipment to: apply adhesive material to interfaces on surfaces of the camera components; dry-fit assemble the lenses with the camera components after the adhesive material is applied; execute a subsequent five-axis lens alignment check that measures subsequent MTF performance for the lenses when dry-fit assembled with the camera components after the adhesive material is applied; and cure the adhesive material for outputting the portion of the final camera assembly if the subsequent MTF performance satisfies the MTF threshold. identifying, by a processor of camera modular alignment and test (CMAT) equipment, a set of camera components and a corresponding set of lenses that are loaded into the CMAT equipment for producing a portion of a final camera assembly; controlling, by the processor, the CMAT equipment to: dry-fit assemble the lenses with the camera components; and execute an initial five-axis lens alignment check that measures an initial modulation transfer function performance for the lenses when dry-fit assembled with the camera components; determining, by the processor, whether the initial MTF performance satisfies a MTF threshold; and dry-fit assemble the lenses with the camera components; and execute an initial five-axis lens alignment check that measures an initial modulation transfer function performance for the lenses when dry-fit assembled with the camera components; determining, by the processor, whether the initial MTF performance satisfies a MTF threshold; and responsive to determining that the initial MTF performance satisfies the MTF threshold, further controlling the CMAT equipment to: apply adhesive material to interfaces on surfaces of the camera components; dry-fit assemble the lenses with the camera components after the adhesive material is applied; execute a subsequent five-axis lens alignment check that measures subsequent MTF performance for the lenses when dry-fit assembled with the camera components after the adhesive material is applied; and cure the adhesive material for outputting the portion of the final camera assembly if the subsequent MTF performance satisfies the MTF threshold. apply adhesive material to interfaces on surfaces of the camera components; dry-fit assemble the lenses with the camera components after the adhesive material is applied; execute a subsequent five-axis lens alignment check that measures subsequent MTF performance for the lenses when dry-fit assembled with the camera components after the adhesive material is applied; and cure the adhesive material for outputting the portion of the final camera assembly if the subsequent MTF performance satisfies the MTF threshold.