Sensor+ Guide — Track Anything in Hyrule

Sensor+ is one of the most powerful quality-of-life tools in Tears of the Kingdom. Once unlocked, it turns your Purah Pad into a directional tracker for any photographed item, enemy, or material in the Hyrule Compendium. Instead of wandering hoping to stumble onto what you need, Sensor+ guides you straight to it.

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Unlocking Sensor+

Sensor+ is unlocked through Robbie's research questline at Lookout Landing.

Steps:

1. Complete Camera Work in the Depths to unlock the Camera function
2. After returning to Robbie, he begins upgrading the Purah Pad
3. Complete the follow-up quest A Trip Through History — Robbie asks you to visit specific ancient ruins and photograph Zonai structures
4. Return to Robbie with the photos — he installs Sensor+ as part of the upgrade sequence

Note: You need Camera unlocked first. Sensor+ is the second Robbie upgrade.

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How Sensor+ Works

Once active, Sensor+ monitors your surroundings for a targeted Compendium entry.

To set a target:

1. Open Purah Pad (- button)
2. Navigate to Sensor+
3. Browse the Compendium categories
4. Select any photographed entry as your active target

Feedback system:

• A gentle pulse tone plays periodically when you're in the general area
• Tone frequency increases as you get closer
• At very close range, rapid beeping indicates the target is nearby
• No directional arrow — it's proximity-based, so you need to move and listen

Range: The sensor works across a wide area — typically several hundred meters on the surface. In caves or the Depths, range may be reduced.

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Best Sensor+ Targets

Dragon Parts

Setting Sensor+ to any dragon body part turns it into a dragon flight path tracker. Useful for:

• Farming Dinraal, Naydra, Farosh, or the Light Dragon
• Knowing when a dragon is looping nearby so you can intercept from a Skyview Tower

Rare Gems

• Diamond — Set to Diamond and sweep through cave networks; beeping intensifies near gem deposits
• Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz — Same approach; saves time versus random ore breaking

Bubbulfrogs

Bubbulfrogs are nocturnal cave creatures that appear only at night inside caves. Setting Sensor+ to Bubbulfrog helps confirm whether a cave contains one before you dive in during daylight hours.

Golden Frogs (Farosh's Scale area)

Golden frogs near Lake Hylia and Faron respond to Sensor+ — track them for their materials if you're farming.

Specific Monster Materials

Need Lizalfos Tails for armor upgrades? Set Sensor+ to the Lizalfos type that drops the color you need and the sensor will point you toward the nearest camp.

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Sensor+ in the Depths

The Depths lack natural lighting landmarks, making navigation difficult. Sensor+ becomes critical there for:

• Zonaite deposits — set to Zonaite or Large Zonaite
• Poe locations — set to Poe and sweep the area around Lightroots
• Specific Depths enemies — Frox, Flux Constructs, Boss Bokoblins

The sensor works underground but may have a shorter effective range due to the dense terrain.

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Sensor+ vs. Map Markers

Sensor+ is best for moving targets (dragons, creatures) or scattered resources (gems in caves). Map markers are better for known fixed locations (shrines, Lightroots, stables).

Use both together for maximum efficiency:

1. Mark your intended region on the map
2. Set Sensor+ to the material you want before entering
3. Sweep the area, following the audio cues

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Compendium Photos for Sensor+

Sensor+ only works on entries you've photographed (or purchased a photo for). If you want to track something specific:

• Photograph it in the field, OR
• Buy the photo from Robbie for 100 Rupees

Priority purchases for Sensor+:

• All dragon types (to track them)
• Rare gems (diamond, sapphire, ruby)
• Bubbulfrog (for cave farming)
• Any monster whose drop you need for a Great Fairy upgrade

Investing 1,000–2,000 Rupees in Robbie's photo shop early pays back many times over in saved farming time.