Photo Camera

* Tier I
* Tier II
* Tier III

An old Polteroid camera, a bit dusty and scratched. You’ll have to wait for the photo to print before taking another one.

### Starter

No

You can use this camera to take photos of any evidence you may find. It will only interfere with the ghost during the photo taking process, so be careful when you decide to snap a picture.
For more information on how to take photos check the ‘Photos’ section in you Journal.

### Ability(Tier I)

- Time Between Photos: High

The Bony GhostShot is a compact, easy-to-use digital camera perfect for those panicked ghost photos in the dark.

### Starter

No

With this digital photo camera, you can snap pictures of evidence and paranormal entities much faster than the previous Tier.

### Ability(Tier II)

+ Time Between Photos: Medium
+ Display Screen
- Paranormal Interference: Medium
- Electronic

One of Bony’s best SLR cameras, complete with a wider lens, higher image quality and quick processing power.

### Starter

No

This top-of-the-range camera provides the lowest delay time between photos, allowing quick evidence gathering.
Additionally, it’s been modified to be less susceptible to paranormal entities causing interference with the screen during manifestations.

### Ability(Tier III)

+ Time Between Photos: Low
+ Display Screen
- Paranormal Interference: Medium
- Electronic

The **photo camera** is a piece of equipment in *Phasmophobia*. It is a digital camera that can be used to take pictures of objects in-game. While it is not used for gathering evidence, it is essential for acquiring photo rewards, as well as being necessary for certain objectives and tasks.

## Usage

The photo camera automatically turns on while held outside the van. For the Tier II and III cameras, an additional display shows a preview of what the camera will capture at the moment it is used, and helps players frame the photo subject. Each photo camera can take an unlimited number of photos, but only the first 10 pictures taken will count towards earning photo rewards.

Upon taking a picture, the flash will go off, and a photo preview will show up on the camera for Tier II and III cameras. Any pictures taken of a reflective surface will show the lens flash in the picture, such as a television, or the axe that one of the possible ghost models wields. The cooldown between photo depends on the Tier of the photo camera.

When a ghost manifests during a ghost event or a hunt, the photo camera's display will be distorted, as well as any pictures taken. Pictures taken in this state will still be labeled in the journal if a valid subject is detected.

Holding a Tier II or III photo camera within 7.5 metres of a ghost (2.5 metres for the Yokai) during a hunt on the same floor will attract the ghost. The Tier I photo camera will only attract the ghost when a picture is taken.

### Photo rewards

See also: Photo Rewards and Money
The first 10 labeled pictures recorded in the journal will reward the player with experience and points depending on the photo category and starring in the journal, added together as "photo evidence". A maximum of $110 and 110 XP can be obtained at the end of a contract. There are different limits on how many times each photo category will provide rewards. For example, only one photo of the bone or of the ghost will be credited, but an unlimited amount of different interaction photos can be taken and rewarded accordingly.

If there are no available slots for photos inside the journal (which can hold 10 photos for the whole team, stars or no stars), any further shots will not net any monetary gains. However, it is currently possible to complete photo-based objectives like "Take a Ghost photo" if your photo journal is already full. It is unclear if this is a bug, or a change that was then reverted without mention.

## Tips

* Goryo's D.O.T.S silhouette cannot be seen on the Photo Camera screen.

## Gallery

Photos of various objects in the journal.
## Trivia

* Captured photos are intentionally not synced over with other players to improve performance, and are instead taken and rendered individually on each client. This can cause confusion, as this often leads to the photo angle being different and causing objects to be in frame for one person but not so for another.
* The real-life camera models for each tier are:
	+ **Tier I**: Polaroid OneStep 600 Flash (Polaroid "rebranded" as Polteroid)
	+ **Tier II**: Sony W800 compact camera (Sony "rebranded" as Bony)
	+ **Tier III**: Sony a7RV mirrorless camera body + Sony SEL2470GM2 lens (Sony "rebranded" as Bony)

## History

 0.9.0 | The photo camera is no longer starter equipment. It unlocks at level 3.