# Render()

> Render the camera manually.

## Definition

* **Type:** Method
* **Namespace:** [UnityEngine](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEngine.CoreModule

```csharp
public void Render()
```

### Remarks

This will render the camera. It will use the camera's clear flags, target texture and all other settings.

The camera will send [MonoBehaviour.OnPreCull()](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/monobehaviour/onprecull.md), [MonoBehaviour.OnPreRender()](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/monobehaviour/onprerender.md) and [MonoBehaviour.OnPostRender()](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/monobehaviour/onpostrender.md) to any scripts attached, and render any eventual image filters.

This is used for taking precise control of render order. To make use of this feature, create a camera and disable it. Then call Render on it.

You are not able to call the Render function from a camera that is currently rendering. If you wish to do this create a copy of the camera, and make it match the original one using [Camera.CopyFrom](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/camera/copyfrom.md).

Additional Resources: [Camera.RenderWithShader](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/camera/renderwithshader.md).

### Examples

```csharp
using UnityEngine;

public class Example : MonoBehaviour
{
    // Take a "screenshot" of a camera's Render Texture.
    Texture2D RTImage(Camera camera)
    {
        // The Render Texture in RenderTexture.active is the one
        // that will be read by ReadPixels.
        var currentRT = RenderTexture.active;
        RenderTexture.active = camera.targetTexture;

        // Render the camera's view.
        camera.Render();

        // Make a new texture and read the active Render Texture into it.
        Texture2D image = new Texture2D(camera.targetTexture.width, camera.targetTexture.height);
        image.ReadPixels(new Rect(0, 0, camera.targetTexture.width, camera.targetTexture.height), 0, 0);
        image.Apply();

        // Replace the original active Render Texture.
        RenderTexture.active = currentRT;
        return image;
    }
}
```