Photo mode in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 explained

Asobo Studio's latest game, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, looks absolutely stunning. The developers have used real satellite map data to replicate the entire planet in such a way that will leave you amazed when you fly over your city in the game. To make things better, there's also a photo mode using which you can capture in-game moments and show them off to your friends and family.

This guide explains how to use the photo mode in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 for both PC and Xbox gamers.

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How to turn on photo mode in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

To take snapshots in the game, you must first enable the photo mode. If you are inside the aircraft, you can do so by pressing Shift+V or LB+RB. As you enter photo mode, your aircraft will freeze mid-air, enabling you to take a good picture of the aircraft, or the view around.

You can hover over your city and take pictures of the view (Image via Asobo Studio)

Press the ESC key or LB+Y to Toggle Pause. However, be mindful that you can still crash while in photo mode.

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Photo mode controls explained

While there are a lot of aircraft available in Flight Simulator 2024, the controls for the photo mode remain the same for each one. With that being said, here are the controls for the photo mode for PC and Xbox.

PC:

• Toggle Photo Mode- Shift + V
• Toggle Auto Exposure- 2
• Toggle Auto Focus- 1
• Exposure Decrease- G
• Exposure Increase- T
• Focus Decrease- F
• Focus Increase- R
• Take Picture- Space

Xbox:

• Toggle Photo Mode- LB + RB
• Photo Mode Off- B
• Take Picture- A
• Toggle Auto Focus- X + Down on D-Pad
• Exposure Decrease- X + LB
• Exposure Increase- X + RB
• Focus Decrease- X + LT
• Focus Increase- X + RT

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Where will your photos get saved?

Once you capture an image, you can view it by going to your profile at the top corner of the screen. You can find an album of your photos here with the time and location of the picture mentioned. Images can also be deleted or exported from here.

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