Camera

Pocket Edition Only

Camera (item)

Type	Utility
Durability	N/A
Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
First Appearance	Pocket Edition Alpha 0.1.0
Data value	dec: 456 hex: 1C8

Camera (placed)

Network ID	?
Savegame ID	TripodCamera

The camera is an entity in the Pocket Edition of Minecraft. The textures of this block can be found by going into the files of the game.

As of version 0.3.0 (possibly earlier), the camera is a functional object in-game, obtainable only through inventory-editing. However, both its texture and operation are slightly bugged.

[edit] Usage

To use a camera, equip it to your hand, then look in the direction you want the picture to be taken. Long-press the screen, and a camera will drop to the ground where you're standing. Step back, then press on the camera until it starts emitting smoke particles. The smoke means a picture has been taken, and the camera may or may not disappear immediately afterward.

The location of taken pictures depends on the device, either Android or iOS.

• Android: /sdcard/games/com.mojang/
• iOS: /var/mobile/Applications/Minecraft PE/Library/Caches/Screenshots/

Cameras have infinite uses.

[edit] History

The camera was first found in the Pocket Edition Alpha 0.1 apk file.^[1]

On May 17, 2012, the item ID for the camera was discovered and the object was seen in-game by players for the first time.^[2]

[edit] Bugs

• When held, the camera appears to be a light-red Music Disc
• The camera's stand appears as a dark-red Music Disc.
• The "head" of the camera turns invisible sometimes, seemingly at random. It is unknown whether or not this is intentional.
• Images taken are usually covered by the camera's own smoke particles.
• Some times, screenshots taken with the camera may fail and look strange.

[edit] Trivia

• The camera seems to be based on the large format camera.^[3]
• Previously thought to be a block, the camera is actually an entity.
• The Camera item and the tripod part of the camera originally had correct textures, but were removed as of version 0.2.0.

[edit] Gallery

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  A row of cameras, as seen in version 0.3.0.

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  Example image taken by the camera entity.

[edit] References

1. ↑ Reddit - Found image file for Camera in Minecraft Portable Edition Demo APK file.
2. ↑ Minecraft Forums - I FOUND THE CAMERA ID!
3. ↑ http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/4x5.htm