| abstract | - Some characters use a camera. These characters love their camera. They'll have the device with them everywhere they go and they'll use it well, usually sticking it in the most unwelcome of places - they'll take the most inane pictures they can, record everything they see or all of the above. Something embarrassing happens? They'll snap a shot. Important plot event? They caught it on tape. You can always expect this character to wear their camera on their sleeve for any important or non-important moment that may arise, often feeling uncomfortable without the object at near. Its possible that they derive some kind of strange pleasure from watching people, though its best not to get into that. On the bright side, they'll provide the scrapbook Montage of happy times near the end of the series. May themself be annoyed by being caught on film or having their picture taken. Expect one of the cast to use this to their advantage at some point. Unlike Going for the Big Scoop, these characters are motivated by the simple act of taking pictures compulsively and occasionally (read: often) using them to their advantage while a characters Going for the Big Scoop are motivated by getting a good story (they can occasionally overlap). Also, this character isn't necessarily a reporter. An Intrepid Reporter off duty tends to fall into this. Sometimes referred to as a Shutter Bug. Because this character is often a budding film or media student, s/he is very likely to be an Author Avatar of the production's writer, director, or producer. See also the Japanese Tourist, who will more often than not be one of these. For the darker side of this trope, see The Peeping Tom. Examples of Camera Fiend include:
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