Component:Camera

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Camera component as seen in the Scene Inspector

The Camera component represents a Unity Camera which is centered on the slot and facing in the forward direction.

Fields

Fields

Name	Type	Description
persistent	Bool	Determines whether or not this item will be saved to the server.
UpdateOrder	Int	Controls the order in which this component is updated.
Enabled	Bool	Controls whether or not this component is enabled. Some components stop their functionality when this field is disabled, but some don't.
DoubleBuffered	Bool	Determines if DoubleBuffering is applied or not.
ForwardOnly	Bool	Determine whether the render technique is only forward. This can badly effect performance.
Projection	CameraProjection	Determines whether it's perspective or orthographic
OrthographicSize	Float	The size of the render-output in orthographic view. (Only active when Projection is set to Orthographic
FieldOfView	Float	The vertical field of view of the camera. (Only active when Projection is set to Perspective
NearClipping	Float	The point in meters where the camera ignores near objects.
FarClipping	Float	The point in meters where the camera ignores far objects.
UseTransformScale	Bool	Determines if the scale of the camera should be taken into account.
Clear	CameraClearMode	See Camera Clear Mode for what this does.
ClearColor	ColorX	If CameraClearMode is set to Color.
Viewport	Rect	2D rectangular where the camera is allowed to render
Depth	Float	Whether this camera should be rendered before or after other cameras render.
RenderTexture	RenderTexture	The RenderTextureProvider input in order to get a ITexture2D
Postprocessing	Bool	Determines if post processing is allowed.
ScreenSpaceReflections	Bool	Determines if ScreenSpaceReflections are rendered.
MotionBlur	Bool	Determines if MotionBlur is rendered or not.
RenderShadows	Bool	Determines if shadows are rendered or not.
SelectiveRender	direct AutoSyncRefList`1<Slot>	A list of SyncReferences to slots the camera is allowed to render.
ExcludeRender	direct AutoSyncRefList`1<Slot>	A list of SyncReferences to slots the camera is NOT allowed to render.

Usage

Put the component onto a slot, and position the slot. The produced image can either be accessed through a RenderTextureProvider component or by creating a Texture2D asset using the Render To Texture Asset Protoflux node.

If a camera is connected to a RenderTextureProvider, it will flash its contents to the screen whenever any field of the RenderTextureProvider is changed. To work around this, be sure to set the Depth value on the Camera component to something below 0 if you plan to change any fields while it is active. See this comment on issue #964 for more information.

If this component is disabled through the Enabled field it will freeze-frame on the last frame it saw and will not update until it is re-enabled

Examples

Security cameras, drones, picture takers, layered texture bakers, scanners, and more.

See also

• Component:CameraPortal, which is often used as a mirror.