The Adventure Log can be a bit confusing if you’re trying to find out which memories you’re missing for the quest, as the log lists ALL cutscenes in chronological order - including the cutscenes that are irrelevant to the quest.
For that reason, the numbers of the memories do NOT correspond to the number of the cutscenes in the Adventure Log, and it happens sometimes that people see an empty space in the sixth slot of the log and automatically assume that the sixth memory goes into that space, when in reality the sixth slot in the Adventure Log isn’t even a memory from the quest in the first place and the cutscene they’re trying to find goes in slot number nine.
It is easy to see which memories you already found by looking at the pictures on the Sheikah Slate - the ones that you already found have a little film strip icon on them in the lower right corner, and the ones that you didn’t find yet lack this icon.
The Memories:
The five cutscenes marked as “EX” only appear in the Adventure Log if you actually have the DLC installed (EXpansion pass). They are neither present in the vanilla game, nor do they count for the Captured Memories quest.
| # Adv. Log | Name / Title | Captured Memories | Where/How to find |
|---|---|---|---|
| EX 1 | Champion Revali’s Song | Defeat Illusory Windblight | |
| EX 2 | Champion Daruk’s Song | Defeat Illusory Fireblight | |
| EX 3 | Champion Mipha’s Song | Defeat Illusory Waterblight | |
| EX 5 | The Champions’ Ballad | Defeat Maz Koshia | |
| 1 | Subdued Ceremony | Picture 1 | Sacred Ground Ruins |
| 2 | Revali’s Flap | Speak with Saki in Rito Village | |
| 3 | Resolve and Grief | Picture 2 | West of Lake Kolomo |
| 4 | Daruk’s Mettle | Rescue Yunobo, then talk to Bludo | |
| 5 | Zelda’s Resentment | Picture 3 | Ancient Columns |
| 6 | Urbosa’s Hand | Retrieve the Thunder Helm | |
| 7 | Blades of the Yiga | Picture 4 | Kara Kara Bazaar |
| 8 | A Premonition | Picture 5 | Death Mountain |
| 9 | Silent Princess | Picture 6 | West of the Castle (Irch Plain) |
| 10 | Mipha’s Touch | Speak with Muzu in front of Mipha’s Statue | |
| 11 | Shelter from the Storm | Picture 7 | West of Deya Village Ruins |
| 12 | Father and Daughter | Picture 8 | Zelda’s Study (Hyrule Castle) |
| 13 | Slumbering Power | Picture 9 | Spring of Power |
| 14 | To Mount Lanayru | Picture 10 | Sanidin Park Ruins |
| 15 | Return of Calamity Ganon | Picture 11 | Lanayru Road East(!) Gate[1] |
| 16 | Despair | Picture 12 | Southwest of Wetland Stable |
| 17 | Zelda’s Awakening | Picture 13[2] | Ash Swamp (near Fort Hateno) |
| 18 | The Master Sword | Pull the Master Sword |
Extra Troubleshooting:
The glowing spots will only appear after the “Captured Memories” quest has actually been started. If you’re trying to find the memories earlier than that (second playthrough, using guides, etc.) then you simply won’t find any. You HAVE to let Purah repair the Sheikah Slate and then show the pictures to Impa in order to start the quest and make the glowing spots appear.
All non-quest memories can be unlocked earlier.
Footnotes:
There is also a WEST Gate, but there is no memory there. If you’re in a spot that looks like the picture but no glowing spot can be found, you might be at the wrong end of the road. ↩︎
You can only find Memory no.13 after you have found the other 12 and spoke to Impa. If you search that area too early, you won’t find anything. ↩︎