# A suggestion about Camera Controls

**URL:** <https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/a-suggestion-about-camera-controls/22349>\
**Category:** Suggestions\
**Created:** [May 24, 2016, 1:31am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/a-suggestion-about-camera-controls/22349 "2016-05-24T01:31:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![thelegorebel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/thelegorebel/32/27639_2.png) [@thelegorebel](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/thelegorebel)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 1:31am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/a-suggestion-about-camera-controls/22349/1 "2016-05-24T01:31:48Z")

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You might know this post right here where he takes the in-game screenshots and 'shops them to make them look extra special.

> [@I take Photoshop requests](http://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/i-take-photoshop-requests/21631):
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> Hello everyone! I am Rensius from the Knights of Friendship (YouTube Channel) and I take photoshop requests. Just take a nice screenshot of your town/soldiers/mods/monsters or whatever interesting subject in Stoneheart and upload it here. (Press Alt + Z to hide/unhide UI) I hope you guys come with nice shots, so together we can make some cool Fan-art! I’ll post some examples of what I made untill now: More Art can be found here: [http://steamcommunity.com/id/Rensius…](http://steamcommunity.com/id/Rensius/screenshots/#scrollTop=0)

Well, when I was trying to get a shot ready to take to him, I realized I couldn’t quite get the camera where I wanted, as it moved too much per key press.  
**For example**

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/stonehearth/original/3X/c/2/c227ad7aeacc2d063ae093bf70115b3b74788df3.jpg)  
**And then one right arrow key/letter D to the right.**  
 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/stonehearth/original/3X/7/2/7289ac3536e20efe38909464c4d9e04d9f9011fb.jpg)  
That’s a pretty big gap.  
**So my suggestion is this…**  
Whenever one holds down the Left Shift key while moving the camera any direction, that it would move in much smaller increments than normal, so as to take the perfect picture. It might also be of use when you’re building something very intricate.

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**Author:** ![Velerin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/velerin/32/51023_2.png) [@Velerin](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Velerin)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 1:36am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/a-suggestion-about-camera-controls/22349/2 "2016-05-24T01:36:49Z")

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Does your middle mouse button let you drag the camera? That’d give you the small movement you’re looking for.

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**Author:** ![8BitCrab](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/8bitcrab/32/48512_2.png) [@8BitCrab](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/8BitCrab)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 1:40am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/a-suggestion-about-camera-controls/22349/3 "2016-05-24T01:40:51Z")

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> [@Velerin](#):
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> Does your middle mouse button let you drag the camera?

yep, middle mouse button does that, you can also use spacebar + left mouse to do the same thing.

**edit:** oh, just spacebar and mouse movement actually, no need to click.

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**Author:** ![thelegorebel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/thelegorebel/32/27639_2.png) [@thelegorebel](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/thelegorebel)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 2:04am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/a-suggestion-about-camera-controls/22349/4 "2016-05-24T02:04:02Z")

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OOOOOO I had no idea, lol. They need a list of all the existing shortcuts somewhere. Feel free to close this topic.

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**Author:** ![8BitCrab](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/8bitcrab/32/48512_2.png) [@8BitCrab](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/8BitCrab)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 2:08am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/a-suggestion-about-camera-controls/22349/5 "2016-05-24T02:08:27Z")

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> [@thelegorebel](#):
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> They need a list of all the existing shortcuts somewhere

if i’m not mistaken the list on the wiki is actually up to date,

> **[Controls](https://stonehearth.fandom.com/wiki/Controls)**
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> These keyboard shortcuts are for Stonehearth Alpha 21 and may change in future updates. With the Latest Update to Alpha 21, users can now rebind their hotkeys! Instructions and example on how to rebind keys from a text editor are located at the...

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**Author:** ![KnightsofFriendship](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/knightsoffriendship/32/35247_2.png) [@KnightsofFriendship](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/KnightsofFriendship)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 4:53am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/a-suggestion-about-camera-controls/22349/6 "2016-05-24T04:53:23Z")

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I guess i’ll see your picture soon! 🙂

(Remember to remove the hud)

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**Author:** ![Relyss](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/relyss/32/41785_2.png) [@Relyss](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Relyss)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2016, 12:47pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/a-suggestion-about-camera-controls/22349/7 "2016-05-29T12:47:21Z")

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> [@thelegorebel](#):
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> I had no idea

I’d swear when you first open Stonehearth there are some little mouse tips/tutorial in the top-center of the screen.  
But they don’t appear again (I think it’s controlled via user\_settings), so you might have forgotten or simply didn’t read them at that time… 😕