Virtual Camera controls and settings

Controls

HUD

Field	Function
Settings	Opens the settings window to configure view options, joystick settings, recording options, etc.
Timeline	Shows whether or not a timeline is assigned in the Live Capture window.
SENSOR	Displays the current sensor size in millimeters.
TIME	Displays the timecode (hr:min:sec:frame) of the current recording session or clip.
FOCUS MODE	Displays the current focus mode.
FOCUS DIST	Displays the current focus distance in meters. This displays "N/A" when you select the "Clear" focus mode.
F-STOP	Displays the current aperture (f-number).
ZOOM	Displays the current focal length (zoom) in millimeters.
AR Tracking	Tap to enable/disable AR tracking.
Connection	Tap to open a connection window to connect or disconnect from a server.
Help	Tap to enter Help Mode. In Help Mode, tap any control to display a tooltip with more information about its functionality.

Axis rotation locking

Use the switches to lock or unlock rotation about each of the three axes (Tilt, Pan, Roll). This can be useful to simulate certain types of camera movement.

Motion Scale and axis position locking

You can change the motion scale to multiply the tracked motion along a given local axis. This can be useful if there is limited physical space, or to simulate the motion from a crane or a drone.

You can also select the lock icon beside each axis icon to lock or unlock the position along this axis. For example, to simulate a tripod, lock all three axes.

Damping Settings

You can apply positional and rotational damping to the camera motion from your mobile device as well as from the server (in the Unity Editor).

Field	Function
Body	Time in seconds for the rig to reach the target position. You can set a different value on each axis.
Aim	Time in seconds for the rig to reach the target rotation. The value you set applies to all three axes.
Enabled	Enables or disables positional and rotational damping on all axes.

When you use a Cinemachine Camera Actor, the damping only applies in Play Mode.

Reset Pose and Lens

Pressing the Reset Pose button repositions the camera rig to its origin. This has no impact on the rotation of the camera.

Pressing the Reset Lens button resets the camera lens to its default settings.

Focal Length

Change the focal length of the camera using focal length dial. Open the dial with the focal length button on the right control bar. Rotate the dial to change the value. The current focal length is displayed in the HUD under ZOOM.

Changing the focal length sets the distance, in millimeters, between the camera sensor and the camera lens. Lower values result in a wider Field of View, and vice versa.

Focus and aperture dials

The focus and aperture dials allow you to manually set the camera focus distance and aperture.

To display the focus and aperture dials, press the middle icon in the app screen's right vertical toolbar.

Dial display in manual mode	Dial display in autofocus (AF) modes

Dial	Description
Center	The aperture dial. It allows you to manually set the camera aperture in f-number. Its graduated scale shows the standard f-stop values for reference.
Outer	The focus dial. Its function depends on the selected focus mode: • In manual mode, this dial allows you to manually set the camera focus distance in meters. • In any of the two autofocus (AF) modes, this dial allows you to apply an offset to the automatically evaluated focus distance.

Focus mode

The focus mode defines how you want to control the camera focus from the app interface.

To change the camera focus mode, press the bottom icon in the app screen's right vertical toolbar, and select the mode in the list.

Mode	Description
Clear	Disables the depth of field (DoF). All elements of the scene appear in focus whatever their distance to the camera. Note: If you use the focus dial from this mode, the mode automatically changes to Manual.
Manual	Allows you to manually set the camera focus distance in two alternative ways: • Tap the screen to focus on a specific 3D point of the scene. A reticle briefly appears where you tapped the screen, and then disappears. • Use the focus dial to manually set up a focus distance value.
Reticle AF	Automatically and constantly focuses the camera at the 3D point of the scene under the displayed reticle. • Tap the screen if you need to change the reticle position. Notice the reticle is persistent in this mode. • Use the focus dial if you need to apply a focus distance offset. Note: This mode is resource intensive, as Unity constantly calculates the focus distance. You might need to lower the quality of the video stream to maintain the desired framerate.
Tracking AF	Allows you to automatically and constantly keep the focus on a specific selected element of the scene. • Tap the screen to select the scene element you want to keep the focus on. A reticle briefly appears where you tapped the screen, and then disappears. • Use the focus dial if you need to apply a focus distance offset. Note: To be able to select an object to keep focus on, its mesh must be readable and use at least a material with a pass matching one of the following tags: Forward, ForwardOnly, SRPDefaultUnlit, GBuffer, ForwardLit, Unlit, UniversalForward. Built-in SRP and ShaderGraph materials should be covered, remember to tag one of your passes when working with custom shaders.

Note: You might also be able to click in the Unity Editor Game view to set the reticle position depending on the Virtual Camera Device component Reticle Control property value.

How the reticle displays on the app screen.

Timeline Control

If there is a Timeline assigned to in the Live Capture window top control panel, tap the timeline button in the botttom left to bring up a playback control radial slider. Scrub the radial slider to move through the playback.

Pressing record will automatically play the Timeline from the selected head position.

Note the playback progress bar at the top of the screen under the HUD.

Settings

Open the settings by tapping the Settings button in the top left of the HUD.

View Options

Option	Description
Show Joysticks	Toggles the visibility of the virtual joysticks
Show Controls	Toggles the visibility of the camera controls on the left and right of the screen
Show HUD	Toggles the visibility of the HUD bar at the top of the screen. To re-enable, tap the screen with 3 fingers
Show Crosshair	Toggles the visibility of a crosshair in the center of the screen to help frame shots
Ergonomic Tilt	Tilts the device orientation relative to the virtual camera orientation to allow for a more ergonomic grip
Set To Current Tilt	Sets the tilt according to the current orientation of your device.
Reset	Resets the tilt to 0.

Controls Tab

• Set if the pedestal joystick (the right joystick) moves up in global or local space
• Set the sensitivity of the joystick in each axis