Unity Virtual Camera features

Preview, recording, and playback

• Live preview via video streaming between the Unity Editor and the mobile app.

• Editor viewport to see the virtual camera's view from the editor workstation.

• Video streaming support for Unity's built-in, URP and HDRP render pipelines.

• Record camera performances to animation clips and play back the results.

• Works in both Edit mode and Play mode in the Unity Editor.

Physical camera controls

• Bi-directional control of camera settings from either the Unity Editor or the mobile app.

• Control focal length, focus distance and aperture with configurable damping for a smoother feel.

• Reticle Autofocus (AF) mode to automatically set the focus distance based on a screen reticle.

• Tracking Autofocus (AF) mode to have focus distance dynamically match a scene object's distance to the camera.

Camera motion tracking

• Camera tracking via Apple's ARKit.

• Additional camera motion controls via virtual joysticks.

• Temporarily halt tracking and reposition around the physical space.

• Motion scaling to multiply physical motion.

Dolly simulation and ergonomics

• Axis locking to prevent motion in any combination of 6 degrees of movement.

• Camera motion damping.

• Steadicam simulation using Cinemachine.

Workflows

• Non-destructive and iterative workflow – change camera settings such as damping and focal length after a capture session.

• Snapshots system to save an image along with your camera's position and metadata like lens information that can be loaded to pick up where you left off.