Camera Beard

Camera Beard
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Basic Information
Worn by:	Spy
Slot:	Cosmetic
Equip region:	Template:Dictionary/items/er error
Released:	Classless Update
Availability:	Craft, Drop, Purchase
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Paintable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	No
Available Qualities
Unique Vintage Genuine Strange
Loadout Stats
Camera Beard 1 - 100 You wouldn't mind if I read this top secret document with my beard, would you?

“

Is it a beard? Or is it a camera? No one will guess that it is both! Great for infiltrating lumber yards, Canada, and strongmen competitions. — Dapper Rogue Catalogue for the Gentleman Scoundrel

”

The Camera Beard is a miscellaneous item for the Spy. It is a bushy, black, fake beard, covering the Spy's face from the nostrils down, with a film camera cleverly hidden within with tape.

The item description was written by Codo for the Hat Describing Contest and was slightly edited by Valve.

Painted variants

Main article: Paint Can

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Single colors
An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge	Color No. 216-190-216	Peculiarly Drab Tincture	Aged Moustache Grey
A Distinctive Lack of Hue	After Eight	Radigan Conagher Brown	Ye Olde Rustic Colour
Muskelmannbraun	Mann Co. Orange	Australium Gold	The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants
Dark Salmon Injustice	Pink as Hell	A Deep Commitment to Purple	Noble Hatter's Violet
A Color Similar to Slate	Zepheniah's Greed	Drably Olive	Indubitably Green
The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime	A Mann's Mint
Team colors
Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED)	Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU)	Balaclavas Are Forever (RED)	Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU)
Team Spirit (RED)	Team Spirit (BLU)	Operator's Overalls (RED)	Operator's Overalls (BLU)
The Value of Teamwork (RED)	The Value of Teamwork (BLU)	An Air of Debonair (RED)	An Air of Debonair (BLU)
Cream Spirit (RED)	Cream Spirit (BLU)	Unpainted (RED)	Unpainted (BLU)

Update history

August 13, 2009 Patch (Classless Update)

• The Camera Beard was added to the game.

December 17, 2009 Patch (WAR! Update)

• Moved to the Misc loadout slot so this miscellaneous item can be equipped with a hat.

December 22, 2009 Patch

• Changed so this miscellaneous item can be smelted into scrap metal.

March 19, 2010 Patch

• Changed to be treated as a hat in crafting, allowing this item to be used as an ingredient in the "Rebuild Headgear" crafting recipe.

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

• [Undocumented] Added a community-contributed description for this miscellaneous item.

December 2, 2010 Patch

• This miscellaneous item was made paintable.

Bugs

• This item has clipping issues with the Spy's cigarette, due to there not being a mouth hole on the item.

Trivia

• This item is a tongue-in-cheek reference to real-world spy micro-cameras, which are disguised as innocuous articles of clothing such as shirt buttons or wristwatches, or in this case, a fake beard.
• Initially, the Camera Beard was rejected by the Spy for being "ridiculous" on Day 4 of the Sniper vs. Spy Update, and elected to purchase the Cloak and Dagger and Dead Ringer instead.
• The Mann Co. Store prices the Camera Beard at about 60% of the price listed in the Dapper Rogue Catalogue (USD $2.49 in the Mann Co. Store vs. $4.12 in the Dapper Rogue Catalogue, or about 60.44%).
• Before Camera Beards were included in the "Rebuild Headgear" crafting recipe, players could craft three of them into a scrap metal.
• Prior to Camera Beards changing from a headgear item to a miscellaneous item, they were dropped at a high rate.