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There are a couple of grades in the cameraman’s world. Sometimes they get confused. If you look at some low, low budget films with a crew of 3, you will often find a “Director of Photography” in the endcredits. To help with finding out what your proper job title should be, here comes an alternative definition – with a slightly humorous angle.

Camera operator: You arrive on set with your eyes. A technician has already set up the camera.
Cameraman: All your gear fits in one or two bags. You do all the lugging. No assistants.
Lighting Cameraman: All your gear fits in the trunk of a station wagon. You help with lugging, with a good chance of you doing most of it. If you are lucky, you have one or two assistants.
Director of Photography: The gear takes up a couple of trucks, or at least a van. You arrive on set with only your light- and spotmeter. Assistants swarm around you.

Personally, I am at the lighting cameraman stage.