Camera reference

Use the camera to capture and display the scene from a specific viewpoint.

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You can view the camera's angle and framing in the Camera Preview panel. You can't delete the camera, as it's required for your application to work.

Camera properties

Select the camera in the Scene view or Hierarchy panel to adjust its properties in the Inspector panel:

Property	Description
Hide Skybox	Hide or display the skybox. This might be a background image or the surrounding environment.
Projection	Select the projection type: Perspective: Objects appear smaller when farther away. Isometric: Objects stay the same size, regardless of distance.
Field of View	Adjust the camera's view angle. This setting is available only when Projection is Perspective.
Size	Adjust the size of the camera view. This setting is available only when Projection is Isometric.
Render Distance	Control how far from the camera objects are drawn. Increase to draw distant objects, decrease to hide distant objects.
Align with View	Set the camera's position and rotation to match your current Scene view. For more information, refer to Match the Scene view.
Align View to camera	Move the Scene view to match the selected camera's position and rotation. For more information, refer to Match the camera's transform.

The Camera component includes a Camera Controller component that lets you move the camera around the scene in Play mode.

You can adjust the Camera Controller's properties to control that movement.

Property	Description
Movement Speed	Adjust how fast the camera moves through the scene in Play mode.
Rotation Speed	Adjust how fast the camera rotates when you move.

Use the following keys to move the camera around the scene in Play mode.