Camera Guide: How to Take Pictures

Press the L Button to select the Camera and press the A Button to take pictures in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK). Read on to learn how to take pictures, how to unlock the Camera, what to use the Camera for, and more!

How to Take Pictures

Hold the L Button to Select Camera and Press the A Button Press the X Button to Switch to Self-Portrait Mode

Hold the L Button to Select Camera and Press the A Button

Hold the L Button to bring up the ability wheel and select the Camera. Point the camera at the subject and press the A Button to take the picture.

Press the X Button to Switch to Self-Portrait Mode

When taking a picture, you can press the X Button to switch to Self-Portrait mode and take a picture of Link. You can use this view to take a picture of the weapons and shields on Link's back to add them to the Hyrule Compendium.

Move the Left Thumbstick to Change Poses

You can move the Left Thumbstick to change Link's pose when in self-portrait mode. This is mostly a cosmetic feature that allows you to take creative photos.

NPCs look at the camera

If you take a Self-Portait picture with an NPC, they will look at the camera if you move it around.

How to Use the Camera

Add Entries to the Hyrule Compendium Take Pictures of Materials You Want to Farm

Add Entries to the Hyrule Compendium

You can use the Camera to fill out the entries of the Hyrule Compendium. Completing a portion of the compendium finishes the Filling Out the Compendium side adventure.

When taking a picture, check if the name of the subject is in orange as this indicates that it has not been registered in the Hyrule Compendium.

Filling Out the Compendium Walkthrough

Take Pictures of Bosses

*You can fight Master Kohga several times as part of a side adventure but once you complete that, he cannot be rematched again.

Make sure to take pictures of bosses as some of them cannot be found anywhere in the game again once you defeat them.

The table above shows the bosses that can only be fought once, so if you miss out on taking their picture you will need to buy the photos from Robbie for 500 Rupees.

Missables and One-Time Events Guide

Take Pictures of Materials You Want to Farm

If you have unlocked Sensor +, you can take a picture of the material you want to farm and track it as you explore. On the Hyrule Compendium, select the material you want to use and press the Y Button to track it.

How to Unlock the Sensor +

How to Unlock the Camera

Complete Camera Work in the Depths

You unlock the Camera as you progress through the Camera Work in the Depths main quest. This quest appears after activating the first Skyview Tower in Lookout Landing.

Camera Work in the Depths Walkthrough

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Related Guides

All Abilities and How to Unlock

List of All Abilities

All Abilities
Zonai Arm Abilities	Purah Pad Abilties	Sage Abilities

All Purah Pad Abilities

All Purah Pad Abilities
Amiibo	Map	Camera
Sensor	Sensor +	Hero's Path Mode