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Handheld Camera

Handheld Camera

Tool

A modern piece of marvel that allows a more detailed way of saving landscape.

Weight1000 gMax stack1SkillElectronics Lv 3StationElectronics Assembly

Notes

The Handheld Camera is a tier 4 Tool used to capture detailed images of the landscape, consuming 5 calories and 1 durability per use with a maximum of 250 uses. It deals negligible animal damage (×0.2) and low base damage, so it is not intended for combat. When its durability runs out, it can be recycled into Scrap Tool, making it worth keeping even after it breaks.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

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Ingredients

Ingredients for this recipe
IngredientQtyType
Fiberglass20item
Plastic8item
Synthetic Rubber2item
Glass Lens1item
Light Bulb1item
Basic Circuit2item

Byproducts (garbage)

Garbage byproducts of this recipe
MaterialQty / craft
Plastic Scrap1.28
Glass Scrap0.72
Iron Scrap0.24
Copper Scrap0.07
Gold Scrap0.03
Chemical Waste0.02

Crafting waste collects in the station's garbage output and must be hauled away or recycled โ€” see the Garbage & Recycling guide.

Crafting

Crafting stats
Labor250 calories
Craft time0.5 min
Throughput120 Handheld Camera / hour (base)

As a tool

Tier4Damage1Vs animals×0.2Calories/use5Durability/use1Max durability250

Recycling & waste

Salvages into (per unit)

The same salvage value leaks out as garbage when this item is consumed in crafting.

How garbage, sorting & recycling work

Total raw to craft this

Steps88Total labor46810.57 calTotal time472.11 min

Approximate โ€” category ingredients and any production cycles are counted as raw.

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