Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas/Photo Ops

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When you arrive in San Fierro you can start taking pictures of various local places of interest. Most of these snapshot locations look slightly unusual compared to the normal textures and constructions in the game but the only way to check a location is to view it through the camera viewfinder. A true snapshot location will have a small purple icon with a camera on it. It sounds confusing but you will know it when you see it.

To take a snapshot you need to zoom in on the icon and try to centre it in the viewfinder. The R1 button causes CJ to look through the camera, and zooming is controlled with L2 and R2.

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List of Camera Locations

• Upstairs bedroom in CJ's mother's house in Ganton (next to the spray can)
• Southwest corner of the Cranberry train station

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List of Photo Opportunities

Many sites have lists, each with their own order. This list is in the same order as in the Bradygames guide:

1. Missionary Hill. Go to the TV station and look at the orange tower.
2. Avispa Country Club. Stand around the tennis courts and look at the domed tower.
3. Easter Bay Airport. Look at the sign at the entrance, just below the airplane.
4. Esplanade North. Look at the clock tower next to the Garver bridge
5. Garver bridge leaving San Fierro, about halfway across. Look at the top of the supporting structure.
6. Xoomer gas station, Easter Basin. Look at the rotating X.
7. Shady Industries, Doherty (south of the Xoomer). Look at the center of thetwo cylindrical tanks, from the east.
8. Avispa Country Club. Stand on the tennis courts and look above the nets.
9. City Hall. Look at the domed building from the west.
10. Palisades. Right in the middle of the donut atop Tuff Nut
11. Gant Bridge. Leaving San Fierro, look at the lower crossbar of the first support tower
12. Da Nang Boat, in the bay east of Gant Bridge. You can get close to the ship by taking a fishing boat. Look at the communications mast at the top of the ship.
13. USS Numnutz submarine in the harbour. Look at the conning tower.
14. First support tower of Garver Bridge (not Kincaid Bridge as listed in the Bradygames guide), about halfway up.
15. Aircraft carrier, Easter Basin.Look at the bridge (the "building" part of the ship with the window). You will acquire a five star wanted level upon entering the base! But you can also get this one from the airport. Go to the end of the runway and look at the aircraft carrier. You will not see the purple icon but if you zoom in far enough you will get credit for the shot.
16. Cranberry Station. Look at the Iron and glass roof over the platform
17. Tower in King's. From the garage in Doherty, go north, take a left and a right. Look at the highest point of the tower.
18. Southwest corner of Chinatown. Look at the pagoda tower across from trolley station.
25. Statue in the square, Downtown
30. City Hall. Stand in the plaza and look west at City Hall, between the two columns at the entrance.
35. Construction crane, building site, Doherty
42. Hashbury Joint Festival banner (there are two, this is the one that faces onto the park)
43. The cinema, Hashbury
49. FinalBuild board, construction lot, Garcia

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Tips

A motorcycle or bicycle is good for getting around town fast, and you can kill two birds with one stone by buidling up your skill at riding. There are people riding bicycles on MIssionary Hill.

Rewards

Upon completion of the mission, new spawn points for weapons are unlocked. These will now be available at the CJ's Garage in Doherty:

• Micro-SMG
• Grenades
• SPAS-12 Shotgun
• Sniper Rifle

You also get a $100,000 bonus.

External Links

• SAM Snapshots location map
• Snapshots location map by 708145 This has a full map of the locations, linked to screenshots of CJ, the camera, and the map at each one.
• Because of inaccuracies in the official strategy guide, BradyGames has released full-page updates of both the San Fierro Photo Ops List (PDF, 137 KB) and the San Fierro Photo Ops Location Shots (PDF, 13.5 MB).
• Snapshot Directional Guide by YuGiOhFm2002 and YuGiOhAngel