Camera

The camera is used to render a scene from a specific viewpoint, and has parameters including position, orientation, field of view, and projection mode (orthographic or perspective).

Engine Details

The calling sequence the engine uses to determine the camera position for each viewport are[1]:

1. UGameViewportClient::Draw
   

2. ULocalPlayer::CalcSceneView
   

3. [https://api.unrealengine.com/INT/API/Runtime/Engine/Engine/ULocalPlayer/GetViewPoint/index.html ULocalPlayer::GetViewPoint]
   

4. [https://api.unrealengine.com/INT/API/Runtime/Engine/GameFramework/APlayerController/GetPlayerViewPoint/index.html APlayerController::GetPlayerViewPoint]
   

   to determine position

   APlayerCameraManager::GetFOVAngle
   

   to determine the field of view.

5. APlayerController::GetViewTarget
   

6. APlayerCameraManager::GetViewTarget
   

   to determine the camera position and orientation.

See Also

Documentation

• Using Cameras | Unreal Engine Documentation
• Adding Camera Shake | Live Training | Unreal Engine
• Camera Animation

API

• Camera Component
• Player Camera Manager
  • Configured via APlayerController::PlayerCameraManagerClass
• Camera Modifier
• Post Process Component
• Post Process Volumes
• Post Process Settings

References

1. | UE4Examples