Photo Mode
Photo Mode is a mode in Splatoon 3 where the player can use various settings to take customized screenshots of the game in a variety of locations. It is accessed with . Photos can be taken alone or with an amiibo while in Splatsville, Inkopolis Plaza, Inkopolis Square, the Grand Festival Grounds, or Recon mode. Photo Mode is also accessible during Private Battles when recon is toggled on, as well as within Alterna and the Order Sector, although in all of these cases amiibo usage will be disabled (Alterna and the Order Sector additionally further disallow use of the camera timer).
A photo taken in Photo Mode can be displayed in a locker using a photo stand, unlocked at Level 30.
Controls
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| Take Picture | |
| Rotate Camera | |
| Move Vertical | |
| Move Horizontal | |
| Zoom | |
| Tilt | |
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| Set Scene | |
| End Photo Shoot |
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Gallery
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Photo Mode in Splatoon 3
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Photo Mode with a monochromatic filter applied
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A photo taken in Photo Mode displayed in a locker
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A photo taken vertically in Photo Mode
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A photo taken in Flounder Heights with the Inkling (Yellow) Amiibo
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A photo taken in Flounder Heights with the Marie Amiibo
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A photo taken in Brinewater Springs with the Octoling (Blue) Amiibo
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A photo taken with the Smallfry Amiibo in Museum d'Alfonsino
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Placing an amiibo in Photo Mode
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Photo Mode with an amiibo and the Set menu open
Trivia
- Multiple elements of the weapons of invited amiibo are the player's ink color, such as a roller's column or a brush's tip.
- Using an idol's amiibo to take photos with them in their hub of origin (Shiver, Frye, or Big Man in Splatsville, Callie or Marie in Inkopolis Plaza, and Pearl or Marina in Inkopolis Square) will cause them and their partner(s) to disappear from inside the news studio.
- Additionally, when attempting to take photos with an idol in their hub of origin during a Splatfest (including the Grand Festival Grounds during both the Grand Festival and when accessed via a compatible amiibo), the game will tell the player that they can't due to said idol performing.
- The machine which takes the photos in most locations is the Shel-drone. It is unclear what device (if any) takes photos in the Order Sector.
- During SpringFest in Splatoon 3, Shiver's shawl would be rendered as invisible when viewed through one of the translucent tube decorations in Splatsville.
