Camera

The camera is an entity that is capable of capturing and storing images. $$, it works together with the portfolio item to create collections of pictures.

While cameras exist $$, they can be obtained only via pre-1.13.0 worlds or via inventory editing.

Obtaining
The camera can be obtained in the creative inventory or with the command.

Usage
Using a camera from one's inventory captures a first-person screenshot. It may also be placed, creating a camera entity that can track the user, and take pictures from the camera's perspective. Photos that are taken with the camera appear in the portfolio.

Close-up snapshots of an item on the ground can be taken by holding the Shift key while right-clicking.

All your photos taken with the Camera block will appear in C:\Users\user\%AppData%\Local\Packages\MinecraftUWP_(numbers)\LocalState\screenshots.

Future
At the Minecraft Pocket Edition panel at MineCon 2012, as well as one of Jbernhardsson's livestreams, it was stated that future plans include trying to have a proper use for cameras, perhaps an easier way to take screenshots and share them with others. In the BlockTalk Q&A, the camera was briefly mentioned as part of a broader "sharing" theme planned for in the future. It later got implemented into, using the camera to make screenshots and share them in a special book.

Trivia

 * The camera's texture underneath is rotated incorrectly.
 * The camera block breaks instantly.
 * The camera block doesn’t suffocate and is not transparent.