Camera

The Camera (labelled "oculus" in Latin) is a collectible item that appears in FAITH: Chapter III.

When equipped, pressing the action button will activate the camera, creating a flash that can momentarily light up the surrounding area. When used, there is a cooldown of about 3-4 seconds before it can be used again. There is no limit to how many times the camera can be used.

History

October 29th, 1987

In the New Haven Apartment Complex, John Ward is informed that to remove the seal blocking Lisa's door, he must find and exorcise a mask and dagger, but that "only those who have ascended to the highest point can descend to the lowest depths". After entering the maintenance room on the top floor of the building, John surrenders his cross into a dumbwaiter, which sends it to the basement.

Leaving the maintenance room, John is forced to enter the elevator, which will take him to the fourth floor. There, he finds the camera laying in the middle of the hallway. Upon picking it up, the power to the apartment complex goes out, leaving him in total darkness. John will have to navigate through the darkness to the basement using nothing but the flash of the camera.

In a secret tunnel in room 3B, there are three thralls standing in front of an altar. If John uses the camera while in view of these thralls, they will immediately pursue him and stab him to death. John must not use the camera in front of the thralls if he wishes to proceed.

In another secret tunnel in room 2A, the Peekaboo Demon will silently appear behind John in the darkness. The next three photos John takes will be of a cutscene of the demon creeping slowly towards the camera. Upon taking the fourth photo, gameplay will resume with the Peekaboo Demon quickly pursuing John, which he must escape from.

Upon finding the cross in the basement, the power to the apartment complex will come back on, and the camera will be discarded from John's inventory.

Random events

• There is a chance for John to be seen leaving a trail of blood behind him when using the camera. The bleeding may stop after a certain amount of time, or after John enters a new area. The bleeding does not affect John's health in any way.
• There is a chance for a small circle of red symbols to appear around John when using the camera. The symbols will disappear by the time the camera is used again.
• There is a chance for a thrall to be seen chasing John from a random direction when using the camera. The thrall will not be able to hurt John and will have disappeared by the time the camera is used again.
• There is a small chance for John to be transported into an empty replica of the Martin House's attic. John may be able to escape from here by using the camera a certain number of times, where he will immediately be transported back to his original position.
• There is a small chance that using the camera will cause a short cutscene of Malphas's face to appear, taking up the entire screen. Once the flash fades, gameplay resumes, and a creepy musical stinger will play.
• After picking up the camera, If John stands still in the darkness for about a minute, audio will start playing of Airdorf whispering excerpts of a declassified FBI document into the microphone.