Why Is The Camera Orientation Not Changing?

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I’m trying to make a basic security camera-like system where the camera faces in a certain orientation. Only problem is the position stays but the orientation is not following the Look Vector. Am I doing something wrong?


local Camera = game.Workspace.CurrentCamera

local UserInputService = game:GetService("UserInputService")

--Room Position Coordinates
local TestCamPos = Vector3.new(0, 10, 0)
local TestCamLookAt = Vector3.new(0, 0, 0)
local TestCameraCFrame = CFrame.new(TestCamPos, TestCamLookAt)

UserInputService.InputBegan:Connect(function(input)
	if input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.E then
		print("Pressed")
		Camera.CameraType = 6 -- Scriptable
		Camera.CFrame = TestCameraCFrame -- Correctly finds the camera position but fails to look in the desired direction
	end
end)

if Camera then
	print("Cam Exists")
end
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I’m not sure what’s going on with your code, but why set CameraType to a number?

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I would use CFrame.lookAlong() to look along a look vector.

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Camera type 6 is the same as “Scriptable”

5

Which direction does the camera point to instead of the desired direction?

I would also highly recommend using enums instead of numbers as they are descriptive/readable, in this case for your camera type:
Camera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Scriptable

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I checked the docs and I am aware, but it just makes it less readable and intuitive.

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I’ve concluded that using LookVector doesn’t control the direction your camera is oriented, but rather what coordinates it faces towards, so it’s fixed now.

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LookVector IS the direction your camera is facing.

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