
It is unknown at this time if a final or "perfect" version of the Camera Obscura exists. Asou were in fact, all just prototypes, hence why each camera has different functionalities. In Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water, the "Notes" Entry, On the Camera Obscura states that the cameras created by Dr. However, as stated in the "Notes" section for Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water, it could be that their current owners do not possess the capacity to operate them. Eventually, the many cameras became rare collectibles scattered throughout Japan and some no longer functioned to capture images of the other side.

Asou studied) progressed, the Camera Obscura's abilities expanded and gained attention from many occultists and paranormal enthusiasts. Asou used local materials utilised in their ritual masks to create a film plate, which he believed would further his research.Ĭamera Obscuras (possibly prototypes) on display at the Kunihiko Asou Museum.Īs the advancement of "Mystical Science", (the field in which Dr. Asou considered functional was given to his friend Seijiro Makabe, a folklorist who took the camera along with him to research All God's Village.įurther development of the Camera Obscura was conducted at Rougetsu Island, where Dr. Asou and his assistants were responsible for creating more than one Camera Obscura, seven of which have been featured in the games so far. Kunihiko Asou, the Camera Obscura was devised to look beyond the material world and, "take pictures of impossible things".
