Altered item side story

Contain 14 anomalous Cameras

Freeze Frame

Seven zones · Side story

Match each Instant Photo to its location, travel there, and approach the Camera from behind so you can close its shutter. Two Cameras sit in each of the seven zones, and the quest ends with a final Camera sequence in Downtown.

  • 14 Cameras
  • 7 Zones
  • 2 per Zone
Camera tracker0 / 14 Cameras contained
  • Середмістя0 / 2
  • Центральний сектор0 / 2
  • Евакуаційна зона0 / 2
  • Західна зона вторгнення0 / 2
  • Парк0 / 2
  • Тунель0 / 2
  • Невідоме0 / 2

Two Cameras per zone. You can finish them in any order, during the story or after it.

Quest at a glance

Type
Altered item side story
Cameras
14
Zones
7
Per zone
2
Finale
Downtown Camera sequence
Availability
Not missable · post-game friendly
Reward
Unverified

How Freeze Frame works

Every Camera is the same three problems: read the photo, reach the area, and arrive from the right side.

  1. Find the Instant Photos — picking one up is how the quest starts.
  2. Recognise the place the photo shows.
  3. Travel to that area and find the Camera.
  4. Work out a route that puts you behind it.
  5. Approach from behind and close the shutter.
  6. Repeat across all seven zones, then finish the Downtown sequence.
Do not approach from the front

Check the tripod head before you commit — the field of view faces the way the lens does.

You do not lose progress by leaving, and every Camera stays available after the story, so nothing here is missable.

Do not approach from the front

Every Camera watches a fixed field of view. Only the space behind it is safe.

Front approach

Dylan is frozen, the Camera vanishes, and you have to leave the area and wait for it to come back.

Behind

You can close the shutter and the Camera is contained.

Camera disappeared?

Expected camera behavior

A Camera that spots you does not break your quest. It teleports away and will come back if you give it room.

  • Move away from the immediate area.
  • Wait for the Camera's click.
  • Return using a route behind it.

Some Cameras actually expect this: letting one see you first can be how you buy time to open a shortcut.

14-Camera tracker

Tick the Cameras you have contained. Progress is saved in this browser only.

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Середмістя · Camera B

The FBC office that stays sealed until its power is restored.

Available now

Open Середмістя →
Location Finder

Cameras by zone

Every zone has two Instant Photos and two Cameras. Learn the card once and every zone reads the same way.

Середмістя

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Середмістя · Camera A

The upside-down building in the Dense Patterning area.

Missing
Ability gated
What the photo shows

An inverted building with the street hanging above you.

Nearest landmark

The upside-down building in the Dense Patterning area.

How to reach the area

Head into the Dense Patterning area and find the building whose interior is flipped. The Camera watches the upper side of that space.

How to get behind it

Shift across the gravity anomaly to reach the upper level, break the barrier at the top, then drop down behind the Camera.

Do I need to let it see me first?
No — stay out of the field of view the whole way.
Capture
Approach from behind and close the shutter.
If you're spotted
Step out of the area, wait for the click, then come back around.

Середмістя · Camera B

The FBC office that stays sealed until its power is restored.

Missing
Available now
What the photo shows

An FBC office front with an unpowered door beside the street.

Nearest landmark

The FBC office that stays sealed until its power is restored.

How to reach the area

Find the FBC office in Downtown and route power to its door so it opens.

How to get behind it

Once the door is open, use the interior to circle the Camera instead of walking straight at it.

Do I need to let it see me first?
No — stay out of the field of view the whole way.
Capture
Approach from behind and close the shutter.
If you're spotted
Step out of the area, wait for the click, then come back around.

Центральний сектор

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Центральний сектор · Camera A

The Watchtower above the Central rooftops.

Missing
Available now
What the photo shows

A tall watchtower seen from below, with scaffolding around it.

Nearest landmark

The Watchtower above the Central rooftops.

How to reach the area

Reach the streets directly below the Watchtower in Central.

How to get behind it

Climb the scaffolding to the upper walkway, follow the ceiling route across, then drop down behind the Camera.

Do I need to let it see me first?
No — stay out of the field of view the whole way.
Capture
Approach from behind and close the shutter.
If you're spotted
Step out of the area, wait for the click, then come back around.

Центральний сектор · Camera B

The warehouse rooftop above the Central streets.

Missing
Available now
What the photo shows

A warehouse roof with stacked crates along it.

Nearest landmark

The warehouse rooftop above the Central streets.

How to reach the area

Get up onto the warehouse rooftops in Central.

How to get behind it

Cross the roof away from the Camera, then come back along the raised walkway so you arrive at its back.

Do I need to let it see me first?
No — stay out of the field of view the whole way.
Capture
Approach from behind and close the shutter.
If you're spotted
Step out of the area, wait for the click, then come back around.

Евакуаційна зона

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Евакуаційна зона · Camera A

A rooftop south of the Sinkhole.

Missing
Available now
What the photo shows

A rooftop with the Sinkhole visible to the north.

Nearest landmark

A rooftop south of the Sinkhole.

How to reach the area

Approach from the south of the Sinkhole and climb onto the rooftops.

How to get behind it

Work along the roof out of the Camera's view, then step onto its platform from the rear.

Do I need to let it see me first?
No — stay out of the field of view the whole way.
Capture
Approach from behind and close the shutter.
If you're spotted
Step out of the area, wait for the click, then come back around.

Евакуаційна зона · Camera B

Apartment rooftops and billboards south of Railyard Street Station.

Missing
Available now
What the photo shows

Billboards standing on a rooftop above a street.

Nearest landmark

Apartment rooftops and billboards south of Railyard Street Station.

How to reach the area

Head south of Railyard Street Station and climb to the apartment rooftops.

How to get behind it

Use the billboards as cover to cross the roof, then close in from behind the Camera.

Do I need to let it see me first?
No — stay out of the field of view the whole way.
Capture
Approach from behind and close the shutter.
If you're spotted
Step out of the area, wait for the click, then come back around.

Західна зона вторгнення

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Західна зона вторгнення · Camera A

The House of Mirrors and the gravity-anomaly wall beside it.

Missing
Ability gated
What the photo shows

A mirrored building with a warped wall in front of it.

Nearest landmark

The House of Mirrors and the gravity-anomaly wall beside it.

How to reach the area

Reach the House of Mirrors in the West Incursion Zone.

How to get behind it

Shift across the gravity anomaly, then follow the wall around until the Camera is facing away from you.

Requires

Do I need to let it see me first?
No — stay out of the field of view the whole way.
Capture
Approach from behind and close the shutter.
If you're spotted
Step out of the area, wait for the click, then come back around.

Західна зона вторгнення · Camera B

The Museum of Curiosities, by the window-cleaning platform.

Missing
Available now
What the photo shows

A window-cleaning platform raised against a museum front.

Nearest landmark

The Museum of Curiosities, by the window-cleaning platform.

How to reach the area

Go to the Museum of Curiosities in the West Incursion Zone.

How to get behind it

Ride or climb the window-cleaning platform so you arrive above and behind the Camera.

Do I need to let it see me first?
No — stay out of the field of view the whole way.
Capture
Approach from behind and close the shutter.
If you're spotted
Step out of the area, wait for the click, then come back around.
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Парк · Camera A

A raised platform beside the sewer channel in The Park.

Missing
Available now
What the photo shows

A concrete platform next to a sewer channel.

Nearest landmark

A raised platform beside the sewer channel in The Park.

How to reach the area

Reach the sewer channel in The Park and find the raised platform beside it.

How to get behind it

Drop onto the platform from the far end so you land behind the Camera.

Do I need to let it see me first?
No — stay out of the field of view the whole way.
Capture
Approach from behind and close the shutter.
If you're spotted
Step out of the area, wait for the click, then come back around.

Парк · Camera B

Nomad Avenue Station, behind the sealed passage.

Missing
Ability gatedEither of these
What the photo shows

A station entrance with its passage blocked.

Nearest landmark

Nomad Avenue Station, behind the sealed passage.

How to reach the area

Go to Nomad Avenue Station in The Park.

How to get behind it

Burn through whatever is blocking the passage, then come at the Camera from inside the station.

Do I need to let it see me first?
No — stay out of the field of view the whole way.
Capture
Approach from behind and close the shutter.
If you're spotted
Step out of the area, wait for the click, then come back around.
0 / 2Locked by: Рекурсії та ітерації

Тунель · Camera A

East of the Underpass Vendor.

Missing
Progression gated
What the photo shows

A narrow market street with a vendor's stall.

Nearest landmark

East of the Underpass Vendor.

How to reach the area

Progress the Underpass until the Vendor area is open, then look east of the stall.

How to get behind it

Circle behind the stall and approach the Camera from the rear.

Do I need to let it see me first?
No — stay out of the field of view the whole way.
Capture
Approach from behind and close the shutter.
If you're spotted
Step out of the area, wait for the click, then come back around.

Тунель · Camera B

The island south of Tubes Island.

Missing
Progression gated
What the photo shows

A small island seen across the water.

Nearest landmark

The island south of Tubes Island.

How to reach the area

Progress through the Underpass until Tubes Island is reachable, then head for the island to its south.

How to get behind it

Land on the far side of the island and walk up behind the Camera.

Do I need to let it see me first?
No — stay out of the field of view the whole way.
Capture
Approach from behind and close the shutter.
If you're spotted
Step out of the area, wait for the click, then come back around.

Невідоме

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0 / 2Locked by: Pope's Research

This is late-game content. The route is collapsed until you reveal it.

Which photo do you have?

Pick the landmark you can recognise in the Instant Photo and jump straight to that Camera.

What do you see?

Once the real photo assets are wired in, this becomes a thumbnail matcher instead of a landmark list.

Downtown finale

Containing all 14 Cameras does not finish the quest. Zoe gets in touch and the last objective sends you back into Downtown for a continuous Camera sequence.

Final sequence still open
Area: Downtown · Lookout Point

One objective left: the Downtown Camera sequence.

Approach

Take each Camera in the sequence from behind. The sequence only advances while you stay out of every field of view.

Got spotted?

The sequence can step back a stage. Check the Camera's new position before you carry on, and use the respawn rule if it vanished.

Stage-by-stage positions, including which Camera moves where when the sequence steps back, are tracked as game state and are not published here yet.

Progress

Stage 1 of 7

Final Camera 1

Take each Camera in the sequence from behind. The sequence only advances while you stay out of every field of view.

Completion

Completion

Finishing every Camera in Freeze Frame counts toward the Panopticon Intern trophy.

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RewardUnverified candidate

Public guides report an Untapped Artifact for finishing Freeze Frame, and that each contained Camera contributes Zone XP to its area. Neither relation is verified against game data yet, so this page does not link an artifact entry.

Shiny Pebble

Tracked as a resolution task, not published as fact.

Freeze Frame troubleshooting

What's happening?

None of these? Open the Quest Troubleshooter
What next?

What can I do next?

Freeze Frame is an optional side story that stays available after the main route. Check what else is open in your zones, or see how the side content fits the story.

Stuck on a Camera?

Tell the assistant which zone and landmark you are at and it can work from that Camera's route instead of asking you again.

Ask about this Camera →
Where this page sits

Freeze Frame is one side story inside the quest hub. Return to the quest hub for another objective, or open the walkthrough to see how it fits the full route.