So you've picked up the Research Camera and now you want to begin exposing your opponents' weaknesses? Fair enough. Here's a list of all the bonuses and tonics that you'll gain while honing your photography skills throughout Rapture:


Houdini Splicer

• Research Level 1: Increased Damage (+)
• Research Level 2: Natural Camouflage
• Research Level 3: Increased Damage (++)
• Research Level 4: Easier to see where Houdini Splicers will re-appear.
• Research Level 5: Increased Damage (+++)

Leadhead Splicer

• Research Level 1: Increased Damage (+)
• Research Level 2: Scrounger
• Research Level 3: Increased Damage (++)
• Research Level 4: Static Discharge 2
• Research Level 5: Increased Damage (+++)

Nitro Splicer

• Research Level 1: Increased Damage (+)
• Research Level 2: Permanent 15% chance that any enemy grenade will be a dud.
• Research Level 3: Increased Damage (++)
• Research Level 4: Permanent 35% chance that any enemy grenade will be a dud.
• Research Level 5: Increased Damage (+++)

Spider Splicer

• Research Level 1: Increased Damage (+)
• Research Level 2: Spider Splicer Organs are turned into First Aid Kits.
• Research Level 3: Increased Damage (++)
• Research Level 4: Extra Nutrition 3
• Research Level 5: Increased Damage (+++)

Thuggish Splicer

• Research Level 1: Increased Damage (+)
• Research Level 2: SportBoost
• Research Level 3: Increased Damage (++)
• Research Level 4: SportBoost 2
• Research Level 5: Increased Damage (+++)

Security Bot

• Research Level 1: Increased Damage (+)
• Research Level 2: Security Expert 2
• Research Level 3: Increased Damage (++)
• Research Level 4: Hacking Security Bots is instant and automatic.
• Research Level 5: Increased Damage (+++)

Security Camera

• Research Level 1: Increased Damage (+)
• Research Level 2: Twice as much Film found on destroyed Cameras.
• Research Level 3: Increased Damage (++)
• Research Level 4: Flow speed reduced while hacking any Camera.
• Research Level 5: Increased Damage (+++)

Turret

• Research Level 1: Increased Damage (+)
• Research Level 2: Twice as much Machine Gun ammunition found on destroyed Turrets.
• Research Level 3: Increased Damage (++)
• Research Level 4: Hacking Turrets is instant and automatic.
• Research Level 5: Increased Damage (+++)

Big Daddy (Bouncer)

• Research Level 1: Increased Damage (+)
• Research Level 2: Wrench Jockey 2
• Research Level 3: Increased Damage (++)
• Research Level 4: Permanent 50% increase to Wrench damage.
• Research Level 5: Increased Damage (+++)

Big Daddy (Rosie)

• Research Level 1: Increased Damage (+)
• Research Level 2: Photographer's Eye 2
• Research Level 3: Increased Damage (++)
• Research Level 4: Rosie drops almost always contain rare invention parts.
• Research Level 5: Increased Damage (+++)

Little Sister

• Research Level 1: Small increase to your maximum health and EVE.
• Research Level 2: Small increase to your maximum health and EVE.
• Research Level 3: Small increase to your maximum health and EVE.
• Research Level 4: Small increase to your maximum health and EVE.
• Research Level 5: Small increase to your maximum health and EVE.