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The camera mode menu allows to change camera views while on the Driver and Surveyour modes. It is marked on the picture below. The current camera mode is shown on the Trainz menubar.
Clicking it will bring down the camera menu, allowing you to
choose from one of 5 camera modes.
There are several 3D views, as well as a 2D top down one. 
You can zoom in and out, pan around, and change the
camera focus point with each of these views.
[[File:Camera tab.jpg|400px|thumb|left]]
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== [[File:Cab interior view.jpg]] Cab Interior View ==
Firstly, make sure the view is focused on a
locomotive (Click on a locomotive to focus
the view), then click on the Cab Interior View
(or “Cab View”) entry in the camera menu. Your view is now from the driver’s
seat of the cab. 
* HOTKEY: press the “1” key.
* Hold the right mouse button and move the mouse to look around the cab and out of the windows. 
* Change your viewpoint within the cab by pressing the “[“ and “]” keys.
* If the locomotive has a second cab, press ALT + C to switch between the cabs.
* Use your mousewheel to zoom the camera in and out
==[[File:Chase view.jpg]] Chase View ==
When you first start a Driver session, you will
normally be in Chase (or “External”) View by
default. The scene will be focused on a particular
locomotive. Selecting Chase View, or pressing the
“2” key, will return you to this camera mode. While in Chase
View, press the right mouse button + Drag to rotate and elevate the view, and the
mouse wheel (or Page Up / Page Down keys) to zoom. Chase
View will follow the currently selected vehicle as it moves
around the map.
If you Click on one of the cars attached to the locomotive,
the view will move along the train so that the selected car
becomes the new focus. You can also press the “-“ and “+”
keys on the keyboard to select the next or previous car in the
consist. You can still control the locomotive using the HUD or
keyboard controls even while viewing a parts of the consist
other than the engine.
To shift the focus to a different train, simply Click on the
desired train, use the driver selector in the bottom left of the
screen, or click on the consist icons in the 2D Map View.
==[[File:Lineslide view.jpg]] Lineside View (Tracking Camera) ==
Click on Lineside View (or “Tracking Camera”)
and your view changes to the nearest pre-placed
camera. You can also go to Lineside View view
by pushing the “3” key. There are two types of
cameras, static and tracking.
These cameras are placed in the 3D world in Surveyor mode.
Static cameras will stay fixed in a direction, and allow the
tracked object to enter, cross and move out of the frame.
Tracking cameras are fixed in place, but pan with the tracked
object, keeping it in the centre of the view. If there are no
cameras within visual range of the tracked object, the view
reverts back to Chase View functionality until a camera
comes within range.
==[[File:Free roaming view.jpg]] Free Roaming View ==

The fourth camera mode is Free Roaming View.
This is accessed by selecting it from the menu
or pushing the “4” key. It operates in a similar
fashion to navigating in the route editor (Surveyor).
To move the camera focus point, simply press the right mouse button in the 3D
world to where you want the new central focus point to be.
The view will then smoothly move to the new focus point.
You can use the cursor keys to rotate or change elevation. To
zoom in and out scroll the mouse wheel or press the Page
Up/Page Down keys. Like in Surveyor, in Free Roaming Mode
you are able to zoom out all the way to satellite altitudes at
which point it transitions into Map View.
Hold down the right mouse button and move the mouse to continuously change
the focus point, and hence the view point. By combining
this mouse movement with the cursor keys and the zoom
function, you will be able to roam around the route with
great speed and precision.
==[[File:Map view.jpg]] Map View ==
The fifth camera mode isn’t really a camera mode
at all - it is the 2D map view. You can get to the
map by using the Map View menu item, or by
pressing ‘M’. You will find the Map View is useful
for getting an overview of where your trains are in relation
to the industries, the track configuration, plotting your train
movements and checking turnout settings and signal states.
In the Map View you will see the position, length, and
name of each Consist, the direction set for each turnout
and important names for assets such as turnouts, industries
and stations. Zoom in and out using the mouse wheel or the
Page Up/Page Down keys. Unlike entering Map View from
Free Roaming View, you are able to zoom in close without it
transitioning into the 3D map.
The map follows the movement of the currently selected
Consist. The currently selected Consist shows as green, and
all other Consists show as gray on the map. Click on one of
the gray Consists to centre the Map view on that Consist.
Click with the right mouse button on a point on the map to centre the map view to a
new location, losing focus on any particular consist.
You can also set the turnouts by clicking on them and seeing
the direction arrows change. Also visible is the state of any
signals on the route. Exit the map screen either by picking
another camera mode, or pressing CTRL + M again to close
the map.

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