Camera is a special node that displays what is visible from its current location. Cameras register themselves in the nearest [Viewport] node (when ascending the tree). Only one camera can be active per viewport. If no viewport is available ascending the tree, the camera will register in the global viewport. In other words, a camera just provides 3D display capabilities to a [Viewport], and, without one, a scene registered in that [Viewport] (or higher viewports) can't be displayed.
</description>
<tutorials>
<linktitle="Third Person Shooter Demo">https://godotengine.org/asset-library/asset/678</link>
If this is the current camera, remove it from being current. If [code]enable_next[/code] is [code]true[/code], request to make the next camera current, if any.
Returns the transform of the camera plus the vertical ([member v_offset]) and horizontal ([member h_offset]) offsets; and any other adjustments made to the position and orientation of the camera by subclassed cameras such as [ClippedCamera], [InterpolatedCamera] and [ARVRCamera].
Returns [code]true[/code] if the given [code]layer[/code] in the [member cull_mask] is enabled, [code]false[/code] otherwise.
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</method>
<methodname="get_frustum"qualifiers="const">
<returntype="Array"/>
<description>
Returns the camera's frustum planes in world space units as an array of [Plane]s in the following order: near, far, left, top, right, bottom. Not to be confused with [member frustum_offset].
Returns [code]true[/code] if the given position is behind the camera.
[b]Note:[/b] A position which returns [code]false[/code] may still be outside the camera's field of view.
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</method>
<methodname="make_current">
<returntype="void"/>
<description>
Makes this camera the current camera for the [Viewport] (see class description). If the camera node is outside the scene tree, it will attempt to become current once it's added.
Returns a normal vector from the screen point location directed along the camera. Orthogonal cameras are normalized. Perspective cameras account for perspective, screen width/height, etc.
Returns the 3D point in world space that maps to the given 2D coordinate in the [Viewport] rectangle on a plane that is the given [code]z_depth[/code] distance into the scene away from the camera.
Returns a normal vector in world space, that is the result of projecting a point on the [Viewport] rectangle by the inverse camera projection. This is useful for casting rays in the form of (origin, normal) for object intersection or picking.
Returns a 3D position in world space, that is the result of projecting a point on the [Viewport] rectangle by the inverse camera projection. This is useful for casting rays in the form of (origin, normal) for object intersection or picking.
Enables or disables the given [code]layer[/code] in the [member cull_mask].
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</method>
<methodname="set_frustum">
<returntype="void"/>
<argumentindex="0"name="size"type="float"/>
<argumentindex="1"name="offset"type="Vector2"/>
<argumentindex="2"name="z_near"type="float"/>
<argumentindex="3"name="z_far"type="float"/>
<description>
Sets the camera projection to frustum mode (see [constant PROJECTION_FRUSTUM]), by specifying a [code]size[/code], an [code]offset[/code], and the [code]z_near[/code] and [code]z_far[/code] clip planes in world space units.
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</method>
<methodname="set_orthogonal">
<returntype="void"/>
<argumentindex="0"name="size"type="float"/>
<argumentindex="1"name="z_near"type="float"/>
<argumentindex="2"name="z_far"type="float"/>
<description>
Sets the camera projection to orthogonal mode (see [constant PROJECTION_ORTHOGONAL]), by specifying a [code]size[/code], and the [code]z_near[/code] and [code]z_far[/code] clip planes in world space units. (As a hint, 2D games often use this projection, with values specified in pixels.)
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</method>
<methodname="set_perspective">
<returntype="void"/>
<argumentindex="0"name="fov"type="float"/>
<argumentindex="1"name="z_near"type="float"/>
<argumentindex="2"name="z_far"type="float"/>
<description>
Sets the camera projection to perspective mode (see [constant PROJECTION_PERSPECTIVE]), by specifying a [code]fov[/code] (field of view) angle in degrees, and the [code]z_near[/code] and [code]z_far[/code] clip planes in world space units.
Returns the 2D coordinate in the [Viewport] rectangle that maps to the given 3D point in world space.
[b]Note:[/b] When using this to position GUI elements over a 3D viewport, use [method is_position_behind] to prevent them from appearing if the 3D point is behind the camera:
[codeblock]
# This code block is part of a script that inherits from Spatial.
# `control` is a reference to a node inheriting from Control.
control.visible = not get_viewport().get_camera().is_position_behind(global_transform.origin)
If multiple cameras are in the scene, one will always be made current. For example, if two [Camera] nodes are present in the scene and only one is current, setting one camera's [member current] to [code]false[/code] will cause the other camera to be made current.
If not [constant DOPPLER_TRACKING_DISABLED], this camera will simulate the [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doppler_effect]Doppler effect[/url] for objects changed in particular [code]_process[/code] methods. The Doppler effect is only simulated for [AudioStreamPlayer3D] nodes that have [member AudioStreamPlayer3D.doppler_tracking] set to a value other than [constant AudioStreamPlayer3D.DOPPLER_TRACKING_DISABLED].
[b]Note:[/b] To toggle the Doppler effect preview in the editor, use the Perspective menu in the top-left corner of the 3D viewport and toggle [b]Enable Doppler[/b].
The camera's field of view angle (in degrees). Only applicable in perspective mode. Since [member keep_aspect] locks one axis, [code]fov[/code] sets the other axis' field of view angle.
For reference, the default vertical field of view value ([code]70.0[/code]) is equivalent to a horizontal FOV of:
The camera's frustum offset. This can be changed from the default to create "tilted frustum" effects such as [url=https://zdoom.org/wiki/Y-shearing]Y-shearing[/url].
The camera's projection mode. In [constant PROJECTION_PERSPECTIVE] mode, objects' Z distance from the camera's local space scales their perceived size.
The camera's size in meters measured as the diameter of the width or height, depending on [member keep_aspect]. Only applicable in orthogonal and frustum modes.
Preserves the horizontal aspect ratio; also known as Vert- scaling. This is usually the best option for projects running in portrait mode, as taller aspect ratios will benefit from a wider vertical FOV.
Preserves the vertical aspect ratio; also known as Hor+ scaling. This is usually the best option for projects running in landscape mode, as wider aspect ratios will automatically benefit from a wider horizontal FOV.
Simulate [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doppler_effect]Doppler effect[/url] by tracking positions of objects that are changed in [code]_process[/code]. Changes in the relative velocity of this camera compared to those objects affect how audio is perceived (changing the audio's [member AudioStreamPlayer3D.pitch_scale]).
Simulate [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doppler_effect]Doppler effect[/url] by tracking positions of objects that are changed in [code]_physics_process[/code]. Changes in the relative velocity of this camera compared to those objects affect how audio is perceived (changing the audio's [member AudioStreamPlayer3D.pitch_scale]).
