Photo Mode

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Snapshot Mode in Super Mario Odyssey.
The Snapshot Mode menu in Super Mario Odyssey

Photo Mode (formerly known as Snapshot Mode) is a special screenshot mode featured in Super Mario Odyssey, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, Mario Kart World, and Donkey Kong Bananza. At any time during normal gameplay, pressing Down Button in Super Mario Odyssey and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury or Minus Button in Mario Kart World on the left Joy-Con or on the D-pad of the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller pauses the game and activates Photo Mode (Snapshot Mode). The player can then move and rotate the camera around, apply filters to what is on screen, and add the logo of the game they are playing to the shot before taking a screenshot of it using the Nintendo Switch's built-in screenshot function. In Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, logos are available for Super Mario 3D World, Bowser's Fury, and both at once.

There are 22 different filters available to use in Super Mario Odyssey, 11 in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, and none in Mario Kart World. Both games' filters are listed below.

Snapshot Mode cannot be used during cutscenes, when speaking with characters, or while viewing Hint Art in Super Mario Odyssey (although normal screenshots can still be taken in all three situations), and has the same camera restrictions seen in normal gameplay. In Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, Snapshot Mode can be used on the World Map or during levels. Snapshot Mode additionally removes the in-game HUD and all dialogue boxes from any nearby NPCs, and adds a white border around the screenshot. In Mario Kart World, Photo Mode can be used in nearly every mode available, but cannot be used in local multiplayer. While being used offline, everything in the world freezes. If being used while playing online, only the player using Photo Mode will freeze.

In Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, Stamps collected in the game can be placed on surfaces in Snapshot Mode.

Filter gallery

Super Mario Odyssey

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

Profiles

Mario Kart World

  • In-game manual:
    • French:
      Vous pouvez prendre des photos avec Minus Button. Immortalisez des instants uniques, et n'oubliez pas de sourire ![1] (You can take photos with Minus Button. Immortalize unique moments, and don't forget to smile!)

Names in other languages

Snapshot Mode

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese スナップショットモード[?]
Sunappushotto Mōdo
Snapshot Mode
Chinese (simplified) 抓拍模式[?]
Zhuāpāi Móshì
Capture Mode
Chinese (traditional) 快照模式[?]
Kuàizhào Móshì
Snapshot Mode
Dutch Foto's
Foto's maken
[?]
Photos
Making Photos
Trailers
French Mode photo[?] Photo Mode
German Schnappschuss-Modus[?] Snapshot Mode
Italian Modalità foto[?] Photo Mode
Korean 스냅숏 모드[?]
Seunaebsyos Modeu
Snapshot Mode
Portuguese Câmara[?] Camera
Russian Фоторежим[?]
Fotorezhim
Photo Mode
Spanish Cámara[?] Camera

Photo Mode

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese カメラ[?]
Kamera
Camera
Chinese (simplified) 照相机[?]
Zhào xiàng jī
Camera
Chinese (traditional) 照相機[?]
Zhào xiàng jī
Camera
Dutch Foto maken[?] Take a photo
French Mode photo[1] Photo mode
German Fotomodus[?] Photo mode
Italian Modalità foto[?] Photo mode
Korean 카메라[?]
Kamera
Camera
Portuguese Modo foto[?] Photo mode
Russian Фоторежим[?]
Fotorezhim
Photo mode
Spanish Modo fotos[?] Photo mode

Notes

  • Although everything in Super Mario Odyssey immediately freezes upon entering Snapshot Mode, Bonneters can be seen slightly moving for a few frames after the game is paused.[2]
  • The manga filter in Super Mario Odyssey occasionally has areas that flicker even when the camera is still.

References

  1. ^ a b Mario Kart World in-game manual from French European localization. (Archived 12 Jun. 2025 via Imgur.)
  2. ^ Supper Mario Broth [@MarioBrothBlog] (November 29, 2020). "Normally, when Snapshot Mode is entered in Super Mario Odyssey, time stops and all movement is halted immediately. The only characters that have the ability to move during Snapshot Mode are Bonneters, who rotate slightly towards Mario for a few frames after it is activated." (Tweet) – via Twitter. Retrieved December 9, 2020. (Archived March 7, 2021, 20:46:26 UTC via Wayback Machine.)