Camera

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A camera, (disposable, high-end and regular one) is an electrical item.

Usage

They are currently considered junk items and have no use beyond dismantling.

Crafting

Dismantling

Cameras can be dismantled if the player has a screwdriver, which will result in one scrap electronics.

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Scrap Electronics	One of: Cordless Phone ×1 Digital Watch ×1 Earbuds ×1 Flashlight ×1 Hand Torch ×1 Headphones ×1 Video Game ×1	Screwdriver	none	none	0.5 Electrical

Item IDs

Icon	Name	Item ID
	Film Camera	Base.Camera
	High-end Camera	Base.CameraExpensive
	Disposable Camera	Base.CameraDisposable

Trivia

Cameras in the mid-1990s were quite popular, most all of which used film negatives and analog zooming, if any zooming at all.

Distribution

The loot distributions can be found in the table(s) below.

Camera distribution Show / Hide

Effective chance calculations are based off of default loot settings, and median zombie density. The higher the density of zombies in an area, the higher the effective chance of an item spawning. Chance is also influenced by the lucky and unlucky traits.

Containers
Building/Room	Container	Effective chance
all	Outfit_Tourist	6.41%
all	inventoryfemale	0.43%
all	inventorymale	0.43%
all	junk	0.43%
camerastore	displaycase	23.28%
camerastore	displaycase	41.14%
closet	crate	23.28%
closet	crate	41.14%
garagestorage	crate	23.28%
garagestorage	crate	41.14%
kitchen	counter	1.7%
livingroom	counter	1.7%
livingroom	sidetable	1.7%
storageunit	crate	23.28%
storageunit	crate	41.14%

Vehicles
Type	Container	Effective chance
Ambulance	Glove Box	0.43%
Carpenter	Glove Box	0.43%
Construction Worker	Glove Box	0.43%
Distillery	Glove Box	0.43%
Doctor	Glove Box	0.43%
Electrician	Glove Box	0.43%
Farmer	Glove Box	0.43%
Fire	Glove Box	0.43%
Fisherman	Glove Box	0.43%
Fossoil	Glove Box	0.43%
All	Glove Box	0.43%
Golf	Glove Box	0.43%
Heralds	Glove Box	0.43%
Hunter	Glove Box	0.43%
Mass Gen Fac	Glove Box	0.43%
McCoy	Glove Box	0.43%
Metal Welder	Glove Box	0.43%
Painter	Glove Box	0.43%
Postal	Glove Box	0.43%
Ranger	Glove Box	0.43%
Spiffo	Glove Box	0.43%
Survivalist	Glove Box	0.43%
Transit	Glove Box	0.43%

CameraExpensive distribution Show / Hide

Effective chance calculations are based off of default loot settings, and median zombie density. The higher the density of zombies in an area, the higher the effective chance of an item spawning. Chance is also influenced by the lucky and unlucky traits.

Containers
Building/Room	Container	Effective chance
all	Outfit_Tourist	2.81%
all	inventoryfemale	0.41%
all	inventorymale	0.41%
all	junk	0.41%
camerastore	displaycase	23.28%
camerastore	displaycase	41.14%
closet	crate	23.28%
garagestorage	crate	23.28%
kitchen	counter	1.63%
livingroom	counter	1.63%
livingroom	sidetable	1.63%
storageunit	crate	23.28%

Vehicles
Type	Container	Effective chance
Ambulance	Glove Box	0.41%
Carpenter	Glove Box	0.41%
Construction Worker	Glove Box	0.41%
Distillery	Glove Box	0.41%
Doctor	Glove Box	0.41%
Electrician	Glove Box	0.41%
Farmer	Glove Box	0.41%
Fire	Glove Box	0.41%
Fisherman	Glove Box	0.41%
Fossoil	Glove Box	0.41%
All	Glove Box	0.41%
Golf	Glove Box	0.41%
Heralds	Glove Box	0.41%
Hunter	Glove Box	0.41%
Mass Gen Fac	Glove Box	0.41%
McCoy	Glove Box	0.41%
Metal Welder	Glove Box	0.41%
Painter	Glove Box	0.41%
Postal	Glove Box	0.41%
Radio	Glove Box	12.41%
Radio	Trunk	23.28%
Radio	Trunk	41.14%
Ranger	Glove Box	0.41%
Spiffo	Glove Box	0.41%
Survivalist	Glove Box	0.41%
Transit	Glove Box	0.41%

CameraDisposable distribution Show / Hide

Effective chance calculations are based off of default loot settings, and median zombie density. The higher the density of zombies in an area, the higher the effective chance of an item spawning. Chance is also influenced by the lucky and unlucky traits.

Containers
Building/Room	Container	Effective chance
all	Outfit_Tourist	12.41%
all	inventoryfemale	0.44%
all	inventorymale	0.44%
all	junk	0.44%
camerastore	shelves	23.28%
camerastore	shelves	41.14%
closet	crate	23.28%
garagestorage	crate	23.28%
kitchen	counter	1.75%
livingroom	counter	1.75%
livingroom	sidetable	1.75%
storageunit	crate	23.28%

Vehicles
Type	Container	Effective chance
Ambulance	Glove Box	0.44%
Carpenter	Glove Box	0.44%
Construction Worker	Glove Box	0.44%
Distillery	Glove Box	0.44%
Doctor	Glove Box	0.44%
Electrician	Glove Box	0.44%
Farmer	Glove Box	0.44%
Fire	Glove Box	0.44%
Fisherman	Glove Box	0.44%
Fossoil	Glove Box	0.44%
All	Glove Box	0.44%
Golf	Glove Box	0.44%
Heralds	Glove Box	0.44%
Hunter	Glove Box	0.44%
Mass Gen Fac	Glove Box	0.44%
McCoy	Glove Box	0.44%
Metal Welder	Glove Box	0.44%
Painter	Glove Box	0.44%
Postal	Glove Box	0.44%
Ranger	Glove Box	0.44%
Spiffo	Glove Box	0.44%
Survivalist	Glove Box	0.44%
Transit	Glove Box	0.44%

Foraging
Amount	Skill level	Biomes	Weather modifiers				Month modifiers
Amount	Skill level	Biomes	Snow	Rain	Day	Night	Months available	Bonus months	Malus months
1	0	all with 15 chance	-	-	-	-	all	-	-

CameraFilm distribution Show / Hide

Effective chance calculations are based off of default loot settings, and median zombie density. The higher the density of zombies in an area, the higher the effective chance of an item spawning. Chance is also influenced by the lucky and unlucky traits.

Containers
Building/Room	Container	Effective chance
camerastore	crate	23.28%
camerastore	crate	41.14%
camerastore	crate	76.55%
camerastore	displaycase	23.28%
camerastore	displaycase	41.14%
camerastore	metal_shelves	23.28%
camerastore	metal_shelves	41.14%
camerastore	metal_shelves	76.55%
camerastore	shelves	23.28%
camerastore	shelves	41.14%
closet	crate	23.28%
closet	crate	41.14%
garagestorage	crate	23.28%
garagestorage	crate	41.14%
photoroom	counter	23.28%
photoroom	counter	41.14%
photoroom	counter	76.55%
photoroom	shelves	23.28%
photoroom	shelves	41.14%
photoroom	shelves	76.55%
storageunit	crate	23.28%
storageunit	crate	41.14%

Vehicles
Type	Container	Effective chance
Radio	Glove Box	23.28%
Radio	Glove Box	41.14%
Radio	Trunk	23.28%
Radio	Trunk	41.14%
Radio	Trunk	76.55%

Code

Code snippet! This section contains source code from Project ZomboidShow / Hide

Disposable Camera
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\newitems.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item CameraDisposable
    {
        DisplayCategory = Junk,
        Type				= Normal,
        DisplayName			= Disposable Camera,
        Icon				= CameraDisposable,
        Weight				= 0.2,
        WorldStaticModel    = CameraDisposable_Ground,
        Tags                = Camera,
    }

Camera
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\newitems.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item Camera
    {
        DisplayCategory = Junk,
        Type				= Normal,
        DisplayName			= Camera,
        Icon				= Camera,
        Weight				= 0.2,
        WorldStaticModel    = Camera_Ground,
        Tags                = Camera,
    }

Expensive Camera
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\newitems.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item CameraExpensive
    {
        DisplayCategory = Junk,
        Type				= Normal,
        DisplayName			= High-end Camera,
        Icon				= CameraExpensive,
        Weight				= 0.3,
        WorldStaticModel    = CameraExpensive_Ground,
        Tags                = Camera,
    }

Usage

Crafting

Dismantling

Item IDs

Trivia

Distribution

Code

See also