When accessing Action as a Timeline FX, you have access to a quick menu with some of these Camera settings. To see the full Camera menu, click the Editor button to enter Action.

Camera Tab

Camera Type box

Select Free (to view the scene in the direction that you aim the camera), or Target (to aim the camera at a target object in the scene based on a point of interest).

Free cameras are easy to use because you do not have to manipulate the point of interest. You can simply animate the camera rotation or camera tilt as though it were on a tripod. Use the Distance field in conjunction with Free Camera.

Field of View field

Displays the camera field of view value, measured in degrees. Editable.

When Physical Camera is inactive (in the Fog /DOF tab), use the field of view angle in the Y direction to adjust the width of the camera frustum. When Physical Camera is active, use the focal length for the same purpose.

Near field

Displays the near view of the selected camera. Editable.

Far field

Displays the far view of the selected camera. Editable.

See Moving the Clipping Planes.

X Position field

Displays the position of the camera eye on the X axis. Editable

Y Position field

Displays the position of the camera eye on the Y axis. Editable

Z Position field

Displays the position of the camera eye on the Z axis. Editable

Motion Path button

Enable to animate the camera eye on a motion path.

See Moving the Camera Eye and Point of Interest.

X Rotation field

Displays the level of camera rotation along the X axis. Available when Free is selected in the Camera Type box. Editable.

Y Rotation field

Displays the level of camera rotation along the Y axis. Available when Free is selected in the Camera Type box. Editable.

Z Rotation field

Displays the level of camera rotation along the Z axis. Available when Free is selected in the Camera Type box. Editable.

Distance field

Displays the position of the camera's focus. Available when Free is selected in the Camera Type box. This setting affects the depth of field (when enabled in the Action Setup menu). Editable.

X Point of Interest field

Displays the position of the point of interest on the X axis. Available when Target is selected in the Camera Type box. Editable.

Y Point of Interest field

Displays the position of the point of interest on the Y axis. Available when Target is selected in the Camera Type box. Editable.

Z Point of Interest field

Displays the position of the point of interest on the Z axis. Available when Target is selected in the Camera Type box. Editable.

Roll field

Displays the amount of camera roll (available with Target Camera). Available when Target is selected in the Camera Type box. Editable.

Parenting Offset box

Select an offset option for viewing an image when parenting a camera node. Origin sets the image to the camera origin; Target sets the image to the default viewplane distance relative to the camera; and Live Target sets the image to the current viewplane distance based on the FOV.

Parenting Offset field

Displays the offset value, as computed from the default camera field of view and the default image size. This value does not change even if other camera parameters are changed. Non-editable.

Result Camera box

Specify which camera is active. The active camera is the one that will be used when processing/rendering your scene.

Result Camera field

Displays the active camera number. Non-editable.

Import Camera button

Opens the Import Camera file browser to import a camera.

See Importing and Exporting Cameras.

Export Camera button

Opens the Export Camera file browser to save a camera. Exported data includes Position X, Y, and Z; Poi X, Y, and Z; FOV; Roll, Target or Free Camera; motion path and explicit keyframe camera animation.

See Importing and Exporting Cameras.

Reset Camera button

Resets the Camera menu to its default settings.

Fog / DOF tab

Fog box

Select a fog type to cause objects to fade as their distance from the camera increases.

See Applying Fog to the Scene.

Fog colour pot

Displays the fog colour. Editable.

Fog Start field

Displays the distance at which the fog should start. Editable.

Fog End field

Displays the distance at which the fog should end. Editable.

Fog Range field

Displays the range or distance from the camera for exponential type fog. Editable.

Physical Camera button

Enable to activate the physical camera, which simulates a manual camera. Use the physical camera fields to adjust the field of view for the camera.

f-stop box

Select a depth of field value. F-stop is the ratio between the focal length of the lens and the diameter of the aperture. For example, the F-stop value for a 100mm lens with a 50mm full aperture is 2 (or f/2).

Large f-stop values correspond to smaller apertures. The depth of field for your physical camera increases as you increase the f-stop value.

Film Size box

Select a standard film size. As the film size increases, the focal length also increases and the focal point moves further away from the camera eye. Changing the film size also increases the focal length.

Focal Length field

Displays the field of view. Changes to the Focal Length automatically update the field of view (based on the film size) and vice versa. Editable.

As the focal length increases, the field of view decreases. As the focal length decreases, the field of view increases.