# Camera reference

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

You can view the camera's angle and framing in the [Camera Preview panel](/unity-studio/develop/ui-refs/camera-prev.md). 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](/unity-studio/develop/gameobjects/camera/camera-movement.md#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](/unity-studio/develop/gameobjects/camera/camera-movement.md#match-the-camera's-transform). |

## Camera Controller properties

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.                |

### Camera Controller movement controls

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

| **Key**                | **Description**           |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------- |
| **W**                  | Move the camera forward.  |
| **A**                  | Move the camera left.     |
| **S**                  | Move the camera backward. |
| **D**                  | Move the camera right.    |
| **Q**                  | Move the camera up.       |
| **E**                  | Move the camera down.     |
| **Right click + drag** | Rotate the camera's view. |

## Additional resources

* [Change the camera view](/unity-studio/develop/gameobjects/camera/camera-movement.md)
* [Components](/unity-studio/develop/gameobjects/components/_index.md)
* [Primitives](/unity-studio/develop/gameobjects/primitives.md)
* [GameObjects](/unity-studio/develop/gameobjects/.md)
* [Unity Engine - Cameras](https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/Cameras.html)
* [Unity Engine - GameObjects](https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/GameObjects.html)
* [Unity Engine - Components](https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/Components.html)