[DAI Spoilers] Some advice on Getting all the shards

Hey there, I know this is something few people do more than once, if at all, but I recently did this again and wanted to share some advice.

I deliberately did not want my character to kill any dragons on this run, and one ocularum, in Emprise, is right next to a dragon. I wasn't sure if I could use it to spy the shards without killing this dragon, so looked for some advice online.

One said I could use the tactical camera to active the ocularum, but I could not get this to work on PS4, though it might well on PC. The other advice did work so I thought it a good idea to share here.

I took just my character to the spot. I saved the game, after disengaging (surprised it let me) and reloaded the save, just as advised. And just as it said, the ocularum was able to be activated, and I could spy all the shards.

Hope this is useful. I actually like going through the temple though I wish there was more lore to be gained here. Of course, finding the entrance is fun (not) and I know full well collecting all the shards can be a major drag. :)

Even so, I hope this is useful to someone.