FPS Camera Obscura

Third Camera Obscura to be introduced in the Fatal Frame Series. Ironically, this camera was a precursor and prototype to the camera found in the first Fatal Frame. This design was used specifically for FPS mode in the Xbox version of Fatal Frame II.

History of the Camera

This camera was created as a prototype for Dr. Kunihiko Asou's research into photographing the 'Other World'. Dr. Asou gave this specific camera to his close friend, the folklorist Seijiro Makabe, for his research on the Minakami region.

Seijiro used the camera to take a photograph of Sae and Yae Kurosawa, as well as several sites around the village. However, his curiosity to learn more about the secret rituals of the village got the better of him, and he was imprisoned and used as a Kusabi. The camera was left abandoned in the Osaka House, where it stayed for years until Mio Amakura and her twin sister Mayu found the Lost Village.

Mio takes the camera and uses it to aid her in her exploration of the village, the rescue of her sister and, foremost fight the ghosts that are attacking her in an attempt to force her completion of the ritual.

As Mio explores, she finds that two ghosts are immune to the camera's effects, the laughing girl covered in blood and the Kusabi. At one point while running from the girl, Mio drops the camera and has to survive without any means of defense until she can retrieve it.

Owners

• Dr. Kunihiko Asou
• Seijiro Makabe
• Mio Amakura

Deaths from Overexposure?

None; however, there is argument that Seijiro Makabe was suffering from the camera's dangerous side effects.

Related Notes

• Camera Obscura Pointers
• MM:The Camera Obscura

Upgrading & Equipment

Upgrading
In Fatal Frame II, before a function can be upgraded with points a spirit orb must first be used in the slot you wish to upgrade. Spirit orbs must be obtained from battling ghosts and around the village, or found randomly, before they can be used with a slot. After inserting the spirit orb, obtained points can be used to upgrade the function or lens.
Films
The films available for use with this camera are: Type 07 (unlimited), Type 14, Type 61, Type 90 and Type Zero.

Lenses

• Blast
• Crush
• Slow
• Stop
• Zero
• See
• Stun
• Track

Functions

• Alarm
• Evade
• Measure
• Sense
• Switch
• Zoom
• Instant
• Save

Types of Shots

• Close Shot
• Core Shot
• Combo Shot
• 2 Hit Combo Shot
• 3 Hit Combo Shot
• Zero Shot
• Fatal Frame Shot
• Special Shot
• Special Kill
• Overkill
• Just Kill
• Double Kill
• Triple Kill
• Double Shot
• Triple Shot

Capture Circles

TBA

Gameplay Tips

TBA

Misc Info

• Camera was directly created by Dr. Kunihiko Asou
• The PS2 version of the game has a differently designed normal mode camera; however, canon-wise, both cameras are considered the same.
• This camera can only be used in FPS mode of Fatal Frame II.