The Animal Crossing: New Horizons 2.0 launch includes a new Pro Camera App that allows players to take photos in first-person and via tripod setup. While this feature has been introduced with the Happy Home Paradise DLC, the Pro Camera App is one of the many free updates in New Horizons 2.0. The Pro Camera App is one of the best additions included in the Animal Crossing 2.0 update because it allows players to take higher-quality photos of their island and decorations.
Before the Pro Camera App was released, players only had access to take photos from the birds-eye point of view that has been the main point of view in the Animal Crossing series. Having a photo option in Animal Crossing: New Horizons was a great addition, but the photo application quickly became outdated. When compared to the rest of the game's updates since its initial release in March 2020, Animal Crossing's photo capabilities were limited and couldn't deliver the same level of quality content. Luckily, the Pro Camera App improves the quality of photos tremendously.
The Pro Camera App needs to be purchased from the Nook Miles machine in the Town Hall, but it's not part of the paid Happy Home Paradise DLC. The Pro Camera App costs 1,500 Nook Miles, and it's an immediately delivered purchase. After purchasing the new Animal Crossing: New Horizons application, the villager will automatically install the Pro Camera App into their cell phone. The Pro Camera App is a single-purchase item and it becomes a permanent part of the applications available to the villager.
Animal Crossing: How To Use The Hand-Held & Tripod Camera
After purchasing the Pro Camera App, pull up the villager's phone and Animal Crossing will open up the new photo mode where players will now have access to the Handheld Camera and Tripod Camera. The different modes can be cycled through by pressing the "-" button on the controller. The Pro Camera App is a great way to take laughable photos of the various activities around the island, like when one of Animal Crossing's pitfall seeds catches a villager.
In Handheld Camera, players can slowly walk around in the first-person point of view with the camera guide on or off. Activating the Tripod Camera sets the phone down where ever the villager is, giving players the ability to control both their character and the camera at the same time. The Tripod Camera still has access to all of the same effects as the Handheld camera, like filters and lens changes, but this mode allows players to capture their villager in an eye-level photo.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons 2.0 is available now for Nintendo Switch.