Camera

The Camera was introduced in Update 0.3.0. It was removed from the game in Update 0.9.0, but was added again in Update 0.14.0 with a new texture and it was removed again in Update 0.14.2.

Function
Cameras were used to take third or second person screenshots of the player. Some devices have a built in feature to take screenshots but the camera was added as an alternative way to take screenshots.

Trivia

 * The bottom-half texture for the Camera has changed since its last appearance in Update 0.9.0.
 * If a Camera is placed, and the game is closed, it will summon lightning when the game is re-opened.
 * This was the first item in Minecraft, for any version, history to be removed, re-appeared, and then removed again.
 * Cameras got a new item id in Update 0.14.2- #489.