Red Dead Redemption 2: Photos - how to take? Red Dead Redemption 2 Guide and Walkthrough
On this page of the Red Dead Redemption 2 guide, we show how to unlock the camera and how to take photos.
Last update: 23 September 2022
Red Dead Redemption 2 has an option to take pictures. Your character gets a camera during the main storyline. On this page you can learn when you receive a camera and how to take pictures in RDR 2.
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You receive a camera automatically at the beginning of the second chapter - when the gang breaks a camp in Horseshoe Overlook.
You can select a camera by opening the inventory and choosing Items tab. A camera is in the Kit slot which, in default, is taken by binoculars. Press any of the triggers to change the currently active item to a camera.
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A camera has two main modes. The first allows you to take a regular pictures - press L2 or LT (default buttons). Here, you can adjust focus, zoom in or zoom out.
![The second mode allows you to take selfies by placing the camera on the ground - do that by pressing the right analog stick (R3) - Red Dead Redemption 2: Photos - how to take? - Arthur and Dutchs gang - Red Dead Redemption 2 Guide](/red-dead-redemption-2/gfx/word/617129062.jpg)
The second mode allows you to take selfies by placing the camera on the ground - do that by pressing the right analog stick (R3). Besides adjusting zoom and focus, you can also order Arthur to make different poses and expressions.
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You can save every picture. Also, the game has the option to send them to Rockstar Social Club. You can store up to 96 photos.
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![Additional information: In the main city of the game - Saint Denis - there is a photo studio - Red Dead Redemption 2: Photos - how to take? - Arthur and Dutchs gang - Red Dead Redemption 2 Guide](/red-dead-redemption-2/gfx/word/617129109.jpg)
Additional information: In the main city of the game - Saint Denis - there is a photo studio. After your visit you can pay 5 dollars for taking a professional profile photo of Arthur. The game allows you to set the same settings as if you were taking your own self.