Want to gather some keepsakes during your Monster Hunting memories? The Photo mode allows you to take photos of hunts, characters, monsters, and the massive environments of Monster Hunter Wilds that you’ll encounter on your journey.

It’s not exactly the most robust photo mode feature, but it gets the job done, especially with the multiplayer aspect in play. Here is how you can use the photo mode in Monster Hunter Wilds and get the most out of it.

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Photo Mode in Monster Hunter Wilds

There are a few ways to use the photo mode in Monster Hunter Wilds, but the default method is by hitting the Options/Menu button on your controller or Escape on your keyboard and selecting thePhoto Modeoption in theSystemstab.

While this isn’t exactly difficult, I recommend adding the Photo Mode option to theRadial Menu, which makes it easier to access the feature. Here’s how to do that:

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Photo Mode Features Monster Hunter Wilds

The photo mode will pause the game if you’re playing offline, but it will not pause the world if you’re in a multiplayer lobby. Players can switch between a first-person and third-person view, change the pose of their character, perform gestures, and adjust the depth of field and the zoom level.

Once you’re happy with the image, simply hit A/X to take the photo. you may view the photos from the Album in the pause menu.

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Monster Hunter Wilds Photo Mode Screenshots Location

The photo mode screenshots of Monster Hunter Wilds are also saved locally on PC at the following location where Monster Hunter Wilds is installed:

These are saved in the JPG format and the quality is decent if not exceptionally high quality. I would much prefer using Steam’s uncompressed screenshot utility while in photo mode with the UI hidden.

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Overall, the photo mode of Monster Hunter Wilds is decent, though we’d love to see more features added like filters, color adjustment, and camera tools.

Ali Hashmi

Ali has been writing about video games for the past six years and is always on the lookout for the next indie game to obsess over and recommend to everyone in sight. When he isn’t spending an unhealthy amount of time in Slay the Spire, he’s probably trying out yet another retro-shooter or playing Dark Souls for the 50th time.

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