Camera

Camera

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Equip, target, and take a shot!.

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Item

Type

Tool

Weight

0.5

Stack size

1

Added in

v253.0

Spawn Command

cheat gfi Camera 1 0 0
or
cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Test/PrimalItem_Camera.PrimalItem_Camera'" 1 0 0

Crafting

Required level

Level 50

Engram points

30 EP

Crafting XP

8 XP

Prerequisites

• Spyglass
• Magnifying Glass

Crafted in

• Smithy
• Argentavis Saddle
• Castoroides Saddle
• Thorny Dragon Saddle
• Tek Replicator

Required stations

Refining Forge

Ingredients

80 × Wood or Fungal Wood

30 × Hide

240 × Crystal

80 × Black Pearl

100 × Sap

150 × Obsidian

140 × Metal Ingot or Scrap Metal Ingot

The Camera is a tool in ARK: Survival Evolved. It can be used to take pictures.

Overview

The Camera can be crafted at the Smithy.

Usage

Photos taken can be used when painting a canvas by using "Load Paints From This Type".

To take a picture: Hold (default Rmb, , ) then press (default Lmb, , ).

To disable/enable Flash press: (default Lmb, , ) before taking a picture.

Notes/Trivia

• The cost of resources makes the camera one of the most expensive tools in the game.
• The  Painting Canvas is the only structure that allows you to upload pictures taken with the Camera in-game. However, PC players can manipulate the pictures and structures via in the game picture folder.
• Wearing the  Tek Helmet while it's active or anything that causes a screen effect affects the picture taken by the camera.
• The Camera closely resembles the 1940 Mamiya Cameras.