# Camera Level-up

Leveling up your camera enhances its capabilities and unlocks new potential through a strategic progression system:    

* **Cost and Time:** Leveling up requires $PICTO tokens, with costs increasing based on the camera’s level and rarity. The process takes time, with higher levels requiring longer durations, but players can spend additional $PICTO tokens to accelerate the process or make it instant.  
* **Points for Characteristics:** Each new level grants points (based on the camera’s rarity) that can be used to level up its characteristics (Lens, Streak Power, Cleanability), improving performance in quests.
* **Socket Unlocking:** Leveling up may unlock new sockets for upgrades, with the exact level of unlocking being random (as described in the Socket Unlocking section).