knawx 175 Posted December 20, 2013 What if you could find a functional camera in DayZ. A DSLR that you could actually take pictures with in game. The camera would be fully functional and you would be able to adjust things like iso, aperture, and shutter speed. The camera would consist of four parts. A body, lens, sd card, and battery. All of these would have to be combined to make it work. Perhaps there could even be multiple lenses in the world to find. 35mm, 50mm, 85mm, and 200mm etc. The photos would be viewable through the inventory system. Right click on camera to see the option "view photos". This would bring the photos up full screen for you to flip through. From here you could select photos to "save". These would be saved to your computer like a screenshot. Think about killing someone and discovering they had a camera, you could then flip through all of their photos. I believe this would add a pretty awesome feature to DayZ that could be enjoyed by the players. Thoughts? 13 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SalamanderAnder (DayZ) 1747 Posted December 20, 2013 Holy cow, I had the same exact idea yesterday. I found myself taking screenshots of the environment, simply out of how beautiful it is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
desmond_hume 26 Posted December 21, 2013 +1 on thisJust reading it made me think of places and things i wanted to photograph ingame Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
knawx 175 Posted December 21, 2013 I can only imagine the community would snap some amazing shots. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PastorPounder 73 Posted December 21, 2013 (edited) What if you could find a functional camera in DayZ. A DSLR that you could actually take pictures with in game. The camera would be fully functional and you would be able to adjust things like iso, aperture, and shutter speed. The camera would consist of four parts. A body, lens, sd card, and battery. All of these would have to be combined to make it work. Perhaps there could even be multiple lenses in the world to find. 35mm, 50mm, 85mm, and 200mm etc. The photos would be viewable through the inventory system. Right click on camera to see the option "view photos". This would bring the photos up full screen for you to flip through. From here you could select photos to "save". These would be saved to your computer like a screenshot. Think about killing someone and discovering they had a camera, you could then flip through all of their photos. I believe this would add a pretty awesome feature to DayZ that could be enjoyed by the players. Thoughts? I agree with everyone else on taking nice scenic pictures. But I REALLY like your idea of flipping through a bandits or anyone elses camera and seeing what there "Adventures" and exploration has consisted of.. Almost reminds me of like.. the Wolf Pack looking through the crazy pictures at the end of the Hangover movies haha. Edited December 21, 2013 by PastorPounder 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
knawx 175 Posted December 21, 2013 Yeah I think it would be pretty incredible to find a camera on a body and look at the photos that they had taken. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frost20 20 Posted December 21, 2013 ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ GIVE CAMERA 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darrus Dreadtiger 6 Posted December 21, 2013 The idea is quite nice and would sit well along with custom writable notes. But I can imagine, that the multitude of pictures to be saved would put a massive load on the hive server... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thedogfoodyayho 295 Posted December 21, 2013 Would be cool if it wasn't a digital, so it printed the pictures fter you take them. Also, camera flash. Imagine seeing random flashes coming from an Apartment window. That could also be used to see loot in a dark room. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
knawx 175 Posted December 21, 2013 Interesting ideas. I like the camera flash idea. As to the concern about the load that the images might have on the server, perhaps you could make so each memory card could only hold a certain number of photos to keep the quantity down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James MacDonald 14 Posted December 21, 2013 Awesome idea. However, this should not and will not be their main priority.If this does get implemented it will probably be a lot closer to beta - full release. : ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bad_mojo (DayZ) 1204 Posted December 21, 2013 Hell ya. http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/132682-cameras/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
broguenz 333 Posted December 21, 2013 Shot on sight version 2 Papara-Z 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steezeortiz 69 Posted December 21, 2013 The camera would consist of four parts. A body, lens, sd card, and battery. All of these would have to be combined to make it work. Perhaps there could even be multiple lenses in the world to find. 35mm, 50mm, 85mm, and 200mm etc. This is a great idea, but I think it should be a Polaroid Camera instead of a Digital Camera. Once you take the picture it prints immediately and is added to your inventory. You can then either right click it and inspect it, or hold in your hand and view the photo in first person. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
knawx 175 Posted December 22, 2013 This is a great idea, but I think it should be a Polaroid Camera instead of a Digital Camera. Once you take the picture it prints immediately and is added to your inventory. You can then either right click it and inspect it, or hold in your hand and view the photo in first person. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
knawx 175 Posted December 22, 2013 I thought of this as well, but I really like the idea of being able to control the depth of field and other controls as well that a Dslr would provide. A way to print them and leave them in the world would be awesome though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wookieenoob 191 Posted December 22, 2013 What if you could find a functional camera in DayZ. A DSLR that you could actually take pictures with in game. The camera would be fully functional and you would be able to adjust things like iso, aperture, and shutter speed. The camera would consist of four parts. A body, lens, sd card, and battery. All of these would have to be combined to make it work. Perhaps there could even be multiple lenses in the world to find. 35mm, 50mm, 85mm, and 200mm etc. The photos would be viewable through the inventory system. Right click on camera to see the option "view photos". This would bring the photos up full screen for you to flip through. From here you could select photos to "save". These would be saved to your computer like a screenshot. Think about killing someone and discovering they had a camera, you could then flip through all of their photos. I believe this would add a pretty awesome feature to DayZ that could be enjoyed by the players. Thoughts? Polaroid camera Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gingerizhere 25 Posted December 22, 2013 So much want. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TankyWanky 18 Posted December 22, 2013 Great idea,could be used as a binoculars too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zreks 14 Posted December 22, 2013 i would go around taking photos of ppl at night with flash lol... maybe take pictures of some bandits as they aim their guns at me and look in the camera and see themselves before they kill me >< that one thing shouldnt get damaged like anything else tho... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites