Camera (FF1)

The Camera is the Camera Obscura used by Miku, and her brother Mafuyu, in Fatal Frame. It is the first Camera Obscura introduced in the series.

History of the Camera

Mikoto Munakata was given this camera by a girl in a white kimono. She then showed it to her parents, Ryozo and Yae. Yae took it and began taking pictures with it, but became scared of what the photos showed. She couldn't stop taking pictures with the camera and, when Mikoto suddenly vanished, Yae killed herself, blaming herself for the disappearance of her daughter. The camera was passed down through the family to Miyuki, Mikoto's daughter, who unfortunately began suffering from overuse of the camera like her grandmother Yae. After Miyuki, too, killed herself, Mafuyu kept the camera and took it with him when he set out for Himuro Mansion. When Miku entered the mansion, she found the camera lying in front of the mirror in the Rope Hallway.

Owners

• White Kimono
• Ryozo Munakata
• Yae Munakata
• Mikoto Munakata
• Miyuki Hinasaki
• Mafuyu Hinasaki
• Miku Hinasaki

Deaths from Overexposure?

• Yae Munakata
• Miyuki Hinasaki

Related Notes

• Camera Controls 1
• Camera Controls 2
• Shooting Ghosts
• About Power-ups

Upgrading & Equipment

Upgrading
The camera's basic performance, divided in Range, Speed and Max Value, can be upgraded from the Camera menu, using points accumulated through photographing and defeating ghosts. The camera's functions are divided in bonus or auxillary functions and special functions. Auxillary function become available after a certain point early in the game and can be unlocked with points. Special function need to be obtained first by meeting certain requirements, and can then be unlocked with points. Only one auxillary function and one special function can be active at any time, in contrast with later games.

Films
The films available for use with this camera are: Type-14, Type-37, Type-74, Type-90 (gold version).

Bonus Functions

• Pressure - Pushes ghosts back.
• Slow - Slows down ghosts' movement for a limited duration.
• See - Make ghosts more visible for a limited duration.
• Paralyze - Stop movements of ghosts for a certain duration.
• Search - Search for locations of ghosts and tracks them automatically.

Special Functions

• Sense - Enables radar to gauge out the direction of ghosts. This function is unlocked by completing Mission Mode.
• Chase - Automatically chase after ghosts when you press R2. This function is unlocked by completing Mission Mode with all S ranks.
• Zoom - Enhance zoom (L2/R2 buttons) functions. This function is unlocked by completing the game once.
• None - Ability to take shots without using up film.
• Zero - Always have full spirit energy. This function is unlocked by completing the spirit list.

Types of Shots

• Close Shot - Achieved by taking a shot of the ghost while very close to it.
• Core Shot - Achieved by taking a shot when the capture circle is lined up with the crosshairs.
• Zero Shot - Achieved by taking a shot when the capture circle turns orange/red.
• Double Shot - Obtained by shooting two ghosts at once.
• Triple Shot - Obtained by shooting three ghosts at once.
• Special Shot - Achieved by killing a ghost while obtaining any other type of shot.
• Bind Shot - Obtained by taking a shot after using the aux. function Paralyze.
• Find Shot - Obtained by taking a shot after using the aux. function See.
• Slow Shot - Obtained by taking a shot after using the aux. function Slow.
• Impact Shot - Obtained by taking a shot after using the aux. function Pressure.

Capture Circles

The Camera uses a simple system of blue and orange capture circles: blue for Vanishing and Stationary Ghosts and for normal shots against Hostile Ghosts, orange for when a Zero Shot can be achieved against Hostile Ghosts. On the screen is also a bar that shows the charge level, with the color of the characters dependand on the color of the capture circle. The initial starting charge value can be increased by equipping better film.

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  Standard circle
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  Blue circle
• 
  Orange circle

Gameplay Tips

• You can reload up to 30 shots of Type-14 Film from the menu at a save point camera.

Misc Info

• This camera was never given the term Camera Obscura. It wasn't until Fatal Frame II that the term began to be used.
• It is unknown whether or not this camera was a direct creation of Dr. Kunihiko Asou or not.
• Films were changed and altered after this version of the game, with Type-07 introduced as the weakest kind, Type-61 replacing Type-37, the red Type-90 replacing Type-74, and Type Zero replacing the gold Type-90.
• Although this camera is supposedly the most advanced, complete version of the Camera Obscura, it also seems to be the least stable. Not only has it caused more known cases of Overexposure than any other camera in the series, it also breaks spontaneously after the battle with Kirie.