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The Camera is an in-game tool that allows users to take photos to capture their experiences in VRChat.

Accessing

There are multiple ways to access the camera in VRChat:

Open the Action Menu, select Tools, then select Camera.
Open the Quick Menu and click on the Camera tab on the bottom row. The Quick Menu provides options for all camera modes.
Double-click the Camera tab on the bottom tab of the Quick Menu. This will immediately take out or put away the camera.

Modes

The camera modes determine how the camera behaves when taking a photo. There are seven camera modes which corresponds to different features:

Local Photo

After taken, it captures a regular photo. This is the default mode.

Multi Layer

After taken, it captures a photo and creates images of each enabled mask. This mode does support focus or filters and may cause frame lag.

It can create up to three additional images (besides the regular photo): "Environment", "Player" (Combines the Local & Remote Player masks), and "UI". The "Player" & "UI" masks save with alpha transparency.

Stream

Replaces the desktop view with the camera view. In desktop mode, the "Spout Stream" toggle will appear, allowing the user to receive the camera view through supported applications.

The "Spout Stream" toggle requires applications to support the Spout protocol to receive the camera view.

This mode is only available on PC.

Gallery

After taken, a UI appears allowing the user to zoom, reposition and mirror the photo within a rectangular crop. "Save & Apply" saves it to the Photo Gallery section of the Inventory. Requires VRC+.

User Icon

After taken, a UI appears allowing the user to zoom, reposition and mirror the photo within a circular crop. "Save & Apply" saves it to the User Icon section of the Inventory and will automatically set the user icon to it. Requires VRC+.

Sticker

See also Stickers for more detailed information.

Shows a square outline, highlighting the cropping region. After taken, the "Create Sticker" UI appears, allowing the user to zoom, reposition and mirror the photo with six preset crops. "Save" saves it to the Stickers section of the Inventory. Requires VRC+.

Print

See also Prints for more detailed information.

After taken, the print UI appears, allowing the user to edit the note. "Print & Save" saves it to the Prints section of the Inventory and will automatically print the print within the world. Requires VRC+.

Emoji

See also Emojis for more detailed information.

Shows a square outline, highlighting the cropping region. After taken, the "Create Emoji" UI appears, allowing the user to choose animations, zoom, reposition and mirror the photo with six preset crops. "Save" saves it to the Emoji section of the Inventory. Requires VRC+.

Animated options require the user to take a photo for every frame (4 or 16).

Emoji (1)
Animated (4)
Animated (16)

These two modes are not accessible through the Camera Mode button, but rather other means:

Camera Drone: See also Camera Drone for more detailed information.; Brings out the Camera Drone.
Screenshot: Takes a photo without HUD elements. Captures in 1920x1080 by default, unless changed in the config file.
Photo Invite: Invite/Request Invites or Invite/Request Responses can be sent with an image. After taken, a UI appears allowing the user to zoom, reposition and mirror the photo within a rectangular crop. "Save & Apply" attaches it to invite/response. Requires VRC+.

Options

The options consist of the toggles are appear around or on the camera frame. Some options can be controlled by both the UI and the Menu.

UI

The UI toggles are toggles that are on the on center, left or right sides of the camera frame.

Default

Close

Closes the camera.

Orientation

Switch between landscape and portrait orientation.

Flip

Flips the camera. When Anchor is set to "Default", the camera lens turns around 180°, otherwise the image is flipped horizontally.

Zoom

Zooms the camera in or out. The camera FOV can be zoomed from 20 to 150, with 45 being the default value.

Exposure

Changes the exposure (brightness) of the image. The exposure can be set from -10 to 4, with 0 being the default value.

Reset

Resets the zoom and exposure slides to their default values.

Info

Shows the status of different camera toggles. Click on a status to quickly cycle through options.

Camera Mode: Cycles through the Photo, Stream, and Multi Layer camera modes.
Pins: Cycles through pins 1, 2 and 3.
Focus: Cycles through Full Auto, Semi Auto, and Manual focuses.
Filters: Cycles through the Blueprint, Glitch, Speed, Hypno, Pixelate, Sketch, Sparkle, Trippy, and Olde camera filters.

Toggle

Fly Speed

Determines how fast the camera moves in Fly mode. Values range from 0.1 to 15, with 3 being the default.

Slider shown only when using Desktop mode or when the Flying toggle is on.

Turn Speed

Determines how fast the camera rotates in Fly mode. Values range from 0.1 to 5, with 1 being the default.

Slider shown only when using Desktop mode or when the Flying toggle is on.

Smoothing Strength

Determines how much smoothing is applied to camera movement. Values range from 0.1 to 10, with 5 being the default.

Slider shown only when using the Smoothed toggle.

Horizontal Offset

Determines the horizontal offset from the center of the image when using Look-At-Me. Values range from -25 to 25, with 0 being the default. Using the Auto Level Roll toggle will disable this slider.

Slider shown only when using the Look-At-Me toggle.

Vertical Offset

Determines the vertical offset from the center of the image when using Look-At-Me. Values range from -25 to 25, with 0 being the default.

Slider shown only when using the Look-At-Me toggle. Using the Auto Level Pitch toggle will disable this slider.

Focal Distance

Determines the depth of field's focal distance.

Slider shown only when using the Manual focus toggle.

Aperture

Determines the depth of field's aperture.

Slider shown only when using the Semi Auto or Manual focus toggles.

Green Screen

Displays sliders to adjust the color of the green screen mask. The sliders are Hue, Saturation, and Lightness.

Sliders shown only when using the GreenScreen toggle.

Hue
Saturation
Lightness

Duration: Determines the duration of new dolly points when using time-based motion.; Slider shown only when the Dolly toggle is selected.

Take Photo: Takes a photo.
Timed (5s): Takes a photo with a five-second delay. Remote users will see a circular indicator around the lens winding down to when the photo is taken. Photo can be cancelled before the five seconds has passed.
Camera Mode: Determines how the camera behaves when taking photos. See the Modes section above to view all options
Flying: Allows the camera to fly within the world. Movement is applied to the camera instead of the avatar. When flying normally, the camera is limited to a 15 meter? radius, with Camera Dolly, the radius is increased to 150 meters?, and with the Camera Drone, the range is unlimited.; Toggle appears only on VR & Mobile devices.
Spout Stream: Allows the camera view to be received through supported applications. This requires applications to support the Spout protocol.; The "Stream" camera mode must be selected for it to appear.
Audio From Camera: Audio heard will be from the camera position instead of the avatar.; The "Stream" camera mode must be selected for it to appear.

Anchor

Determines where the camera is attached.

Default: Attached to the user.
Local: Follows user movement but not head movement.
World: Attached to the world, independent of user movement.

Behavior

Desc

Smoothed: Stabilizes video for smoother footage.
Look-At-Me: Camera follows where your head is facing.
Auto Level Roll (VR): two colons plus definition
Auto Level Pitch: two colons plus definition
Roll When Flying (VR): two colons plus definition
Trigger Takes Photos (VR): Only works when the camera mode is not local photo

Focus

Controls the focus mode.

Off: two colons plus definition
Full Auto: Automatically sets the aperture and focal distance.
Semi Auto: Allows adjustment of aperture only. (Aperture slider appears on right)
Manual: Allows adjustment of both aperture and focal distance. (Focal Distance, Aperture slider appears on right)
Show: (shows focus visualizer)

Pins

Saves camera presets.

Anchor, Behavior, Mask, and Filters can be saved to pins.

Pin 1
Pin 2
Pin 3

Mask

Determines which layers are included in pictures.

Local User: Includes the user and their avatar.
Remote User: Includes other users.
World: Includes the world environment.
GreenScreen: Replaces the environment with a green screen.
UI: Includes UI elements like the radial menu and camera interface.
Items: Includes items placed by users in the world.

Dolly

See also Camera Dolly for more detailed information.

This option is only available on PC & Android (Standalone VR).

Add

two colons plus definition

Play (3s)

two colons plus definition

Clear Last

two colons plus definition

Clear All

(are u sure)

Advanced

Desc

Export: (export path relative to world or local)
Import: (import path)
Show Paths: Desc

Lens Visibility

Sets how the camera is rendered within the world.

Off: Shows only a small light.
Ghost: Displays a light blue transparent camera lens.
Solid: Displays a solid camera lens.

Filters: Adds visual filters to the camera. Only one filter can be active at a time.

None
Blueprint
Glitch
Speed
Hypno
Pixelate
Sketch
Sparkle
Trippy
Olde

Photo Resolution

Changes the resolution of taken photos.

720p
1080p
1440p
2160p
4320p
Config File: Applies the resolution specified within the config file.

Stream Resolution

Changes the resolution of the Spout Stream output.

720p
1080p
1440p
2160p
Config File: Applies the resolution specified within the config file.

Lock: Disables camera pickup interaction. VR Only.
Grid: Displays a rule of thirds grid on the camera.
Save Metadata: Attaches metadata to photos when taken.; Metadata attached includes: Author display name, Author ID, World display name, and, World ID. If the photo is taken in a private world, the world ID, and world display is not attached.

Behavior

Indicators

Red Beam

When a user has their camera out, a red beam will projected upwards and downwards from their camera position. In addition, it will also project a red quad indicating the what direction the camera is facing. These red beams are only visble when the Quick Menu is open.

Timed

Audio From Camera

Accessing saved photos

Windows operating systems will store VRChat photos using the default file path of the Pictures folder C:/Users/(Owner)/Pictures/VRChat. Photos will be sorted by month and year. On desktop and PCVR versions of VRChat, opening the Camera tab in the Quick Menu and choosing "Open Photos Folder" will directly open the File Explorer to that file path.

Steam users can access their Steam screenshots, separate from VRChat photos using the default file path C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/userdata/XXXXXXXXX/760/remote/438100/screenshots

Standalone VR users can access their photos through the Files/Photos app on their respective system dashboard or through their respective apps on the user's phone or other device if synced.

Mobile devices can access their VRChat photos through the Gallery app, or from the Files app on their device.

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