# Camera System

Use when implementing cameras, smooth follow, screen shake, camera zones, and...

- Repository: https://github.com/jame581/GodotPrompter (914 stars)
- Category: Media
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-11-01
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add jame581/GodotPrompter --skill camera-system -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add jame581/GodotPrompter --skill camera-system -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add jame581/GodotPrompter --skill camera-system -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add jame581/GodotPrompter --skill camera-system -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add jame581/GodotPrompter`

## Description

Use when implementing cameras, smooth follow, screen shake, camera zones, and transitions for 2D and 3D

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Camera Systems in Godot 4.3+

All examples target Godot 4.3+ with no deprecated APIs. GDScript is shown first, then C#.

> **Related skills:** **player-controller** for first-person camera setup, **state-machine** for camera state transitions, **godot-optimization** for camera culling and performance, **physics-system** for physics interpolation and camera smoothing, **2d-essentials** for canvas layers, parallax scrolling, and coordinate conversion, **math-essentials** for smoothstep and lerp-based interpolation, **tween-animation** for camera shake and cinematic transitions, **phantom-camera** for a Cinemachine-style camera addon.

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## 1. Camera2D Basics

### Key Properties

| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `position_smoothing_enabled` | `bool` | Enables built-in position smoothing (lerp toward target) |
| `position_smoothing_speed` | `float` | Speed of built-in smoothing (default `5.0`) |
| `drag_horizontal_enabled` | `bool` | Enables a horizontal drag zone; camera only moves when target exits zone |
| `drag_vertical_enabled` | `bool` | Enables a vertical drag zone |
| `limit_left` | `int` | Left pixel boundary, camera will not scroll past this |
| `limit_right` | `int` | Right pixel boundary |
| `limit_top` | `int` | Top pixel boundary |
| `limit_bottom` | `int` | Bottom pixel boundary |
| `zoom` | `Vector2` | Zoom level; `Vector2(2, 2)` = 2× zoom in, `Vector2(0.5, 0.5)` = zoom out |

Set limits to match your tilemap or level bounds so the camera never shows outside the world. Limits are in world pixels, not tiles.

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## 2. Smooth Follow

A manual follow camera gives more control than the built-in smoothing, you can add look-ahead, offset, and custom easing.

### GDScript

```gdscript
extends Camera2D

## Target node to follow (assign in Inspector or via code)
@export var target: Node2D

## How quickly the camera catches up to the target (higher = snappier)
@export var follow_speed: float = 8.0

The rest: https://github.com/jame581/GodotPrompter/blob/HEAD/skills/camera-system/SKILL.md